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FCC Commissioner issues separate statement on TV spectrum sharing [telecom]
One of the FCC Commissioners has /also/ issue his own statement about today's report and order for TV spectrum sharing. As with Chairman Genachowski's statement, I'm at a loss to explain why. Robert...
 
FCC Chairman Genachowski issues separate statement on TV spectrum sharing [telecom]
The FCC Chairman has issued a separate statement about today's Report and Order to allow spectrum sharing between TV stations and cellular/data providers - but, for the life of me, I can't figure out...
 
FCC Issues order to allow TV bandwidth sharing [telecom]
The FCC has issued a order that will allow TV stations to share bandwidth with new data and other future cellular uses. The Report and Order is at...
 
(fwd) How To Complain About Your Wireless Service [telecom]
Curious mnemonics available for these: "...-927..." = "...-WAR...", "425 378-4000" = "4 ALERT 4000". Intentional, do you think? Cheers, -- tlvp
 
LightSquared Lenders Pressure Falcone [telecom]
LightSquared Lenders Pressure Falcone Some of LightSquared Inc.'s lenders want hedge fund manager Philip Falcone to step aside as the public face of the wireless communications firm as a condition for...
 
How To Complain About Your Wireless Service [telecom]
Consumers Union has a web page that offers advice on cutting red tape if there's a problem with a cellular carrier. How To Complain About Your Wireless Service Got a gripe about your wireless service?...
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How to Win a Complaint Dispute With Verizon Wireless [telecom]
How to Win a Complaint Dispute With Verizon Wireless How many times have you complained to Verizon Wireless and gotten nowhere? The process listed below will get you to the executive levels that can...
 
Grassley to lift block on FCC nominees amid LightSquared tangle [telecom]
Grassley to lift block on FCC nominees amid LightSquared tangle Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said he plans to stop blocking confirmation of two Federal Communications Commission nominees caught in...
 
[telecom] FCC points to rogue Google engineer over Street View Wi-Fi snooping
FCC points to rogue Google engineer over Street View Wi-Fi snooping April 28, 2012 Devindra Hardawar While Google got off easy over its Street View data mining case with the FCC - it was only charged...
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[telecom] The Flight From Conversation
The Flight From Conversation By SHERRY TURKLE April 21, 2012 WE live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection. At...
 
[telecom] 3.2m in Mass. have had data lost, stolen
3.2m in Mass. have had data lost, stolen 4-year study shows consumers need more safeguards By Jenn Abelson Globe Staff / April 24, 2012 Nearly half of Massachusetts residents have had their personal...
 
Q.: Caller-ID fraud -- grounds for class actions? [telecom]
What with all the misleading and fraudulently posted Caller-ID signs on the one hand (000-000-0000 or 800-421-0000 or your very own phone number, etc.), which of course results from the phone...
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[telecom] 'What Were You Thinking?' For Couples, New Source of Online Friction
'What Were You Thinking?' For Couples, New Source of Online Friction By LAURA M. HOLSON April 25, 2012 The more than 43,000 Twitter followers of Rosanne Cash, the singer and daughter of Johnny Cash,...
 
[telecom] 11 percent of all sexts end up sent to the wrong recipient
11 percent of all sexts end up sent to the wrong recipient APRIL 19, 2012 BY NATT GARUN Sexters beware: A new poll finds that your sexy messages may end up in the wrong hands if you're not careful...
 
[telecom] Airline pilot distracted by new text messages botches landing attempt
Airline pilot distracted by new text messages botches landing attempt APRIL 19, 2012 BY MIKE FLACY While U.S. residents that fly commercially have to turn off their cell phones prior to take-off, a...
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