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Manhattan gets a new 332 area code - here's why [telecom]

CNN reported that the borough is getting a new area code in the coming weeks. Now, 332 is joining 212, 917, and 646. De...

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The Phones We Love Too Much [telecom]

If you had to make a choice, would you choose your phone or your partner? Don't answer that. We have an intimate relati...

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FBI allays some critics with first use of new mass-hacking warrant [telecom]

FBI allays some critics with first use of new mass-hacking warrant By Aliya Sternstein Mass hacking seems to be all the...

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Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them [telecom]

Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them Hajime battles with Mirai for control over the In...

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Think Pittsburgh drivers are bad? Turns out they're the worst [telecom]

Think Pittsburgh drivers are bad? Turns out they're the worst By Ed Blazina / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This is one categ...

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[telecom] cellular telco region with lowest "911" and other gov't fees?

Given the increasing use of "two factor authorization" which sends a "good for five minutes" password via sms text to y...

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FCC Chair Ajit Pai announces plan to eliminate Title II [telecom]

FCC Chair Ajit Pai announces plan to eliminate Title II net neutrality rules Vote to begin net neutrality rollback sche...

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F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules [telecom]

F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Federal Communications...

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New Jersey's plan to aid ailing 911 system: Expand the tax [telecom]

NJ.COM reported that Governor Chris Christie plans to push for an additional $13 million for upgrading the state's arch...

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History: General Telephone and Sylvania merger, 1958 [telecom]

Most of thought of the former "independent" General Telephone & Electronics (GTE) as the owner of Sylvania, which made...

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Verizon CEO considering merger options [telecom]

Bloomberg News reported that Verizon Communications Inc. is considering merger possibilities to reset the course of the...

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Verizon vacates Philadelphia's Bell Atlantic tower, rival Comcast takes the space [telecom]

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that telecom giant Verizon is poised to vacate the Center City office tower built fo...

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Anthem to data breach victims: Maybe the damages are your own darned fault [telecom]

Anthem to data breach victims: Maybe the damages are your own darned fault Hacked insurer seeks forensic exams of perso...

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Internet pioneer Robert Taylor dies [telecom]

One of the founding fathers of the internet, Robert Taylor, has died. While working at the Pentagon in the 1960s, he in...

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MAC randomization: A massive failure that leaves phone open to tracking [telecom]

Security flaws smash worthless privacy protection Analysis To protect mobile devices from being tracked as they move th...

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