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The Curious Case of the 103-Year-Old Car Phone [telecom]

You think the mythology swirling around Apple and the iPhone is impressive? The ghost of Steve Jobs ain't got nothin' o...

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[telecom] FCC ack's the problem with call completion to high priced areas

The problem: complaints by customers in (mostly far off) rural areas that people calling them have lots of trouble gett...

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dannyb

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Ryvicker: Stations Losing $10.4B In Retrans [telecom]

By Diana Marszalek, TVNewsCheck, September 18, 2013 | "Broadcast captures 35% of the audience, gets 7% of programming f...

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Overland Park, Kansas waves yellow flag at Google Fiber [telecom]

By Jim Barthold, FierceCable, September 17, 2013 | A technicality in the legal agreement between Overland Park, | Kansa...

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Here we go again: another retrans-consent battle! [telecom]

| Dish Network nears Media General blackout in 16 markets | By Steve Donohue, FierceCable, September 16, 2013 | | Media...

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X.25 links still available? [telecom]

Does anybody know if it is possible to get an X.25 hook up nowadays? Ideally over the D channel of a basic ISDN connecti...

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sampsal

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[telecom] On Campus, a Faculty Uprising Over Personal Data

On Campus, a Faculty Uprising Over Personal Data By NATASHA SINGER September 14, 2013 IMPROVING health while holding do...

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monty

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[telecom] Verizon, facing protest, won't kill wireline phone in hurricane-damaged area

Verizon, facing protest, won't kill wireline phone in hurricane-damaged area Instead of wireless-only voice service, Ve...

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monty

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[telecom] NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans' data with Israel

NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans' data with Israel Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewen MacAskill The...

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monty

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[telecom] With 30 tuners and 30 TB of storage, SnapStream makes TiVos look like toys

With 30 tuners and 30 TB of storage, SnapStream makes TiVos look like toys Houston company's monster DVRs power Colbert...

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monty

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[telecom] Gov't standards agency "strongly" discourages use of NSA-influenced algorithm

Gov't standards agency "strongly" discourages use of NSA-influenced algorithm NIST: "we are not deliberately... working...

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monty

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[telecom] Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone

Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone By NICK WINGFIELD SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 SEATTLE - Before Micro...

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monty

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[telecom] E-ZPasses Get Read All Over New York (Not Just At Toll Booths)

E-ZPasses Get Read All Over New York (Not Just At Toll Booths) Kashmir Hill, Forbes Staff 9/12/2013 After spotting a po...

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monty

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[telecom] No Child Left Untableted

No Child Left Untableted By CARLO ROTELLA September 12, 2013 Sally Hurd Smith, a veteran teacher, held up her brand-new...

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monty

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[telecom] Retailers tap into college student market

Retailers tap into college student market At Fenway Park event, retailers attract students with freebies, try to sell t...

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monty

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