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Bell Logo History [telecom]
Bell System Memorial- Bell Logo History http://www.porticus.org/bell/bell_logos.html
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Americans and Their Cell Phones [telecom]
Americans and Their Cell Phones Mobile Devices Help Solve Problems But Create New Annoyances August 15, 2011 More than eight in ten (83%) American adults own some kind of cell phone. These devices...
 
Shame On You! [telecom]
(This is an email which I sent to the editors of The Philadelphia Enquirer.) To the Editors, The online version of the Inquirer for August 17th contains an image which insults both the individual...
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Google Vs. Apple: Clash Of The Titans In Wireless [telecom]
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM EDT Google Vs. Apple: Clash Of The Titans In Wireless Google will buy Motorola's cell phone division to take on Apple. We'll look at the clash of titans in...
 
Verizon Stirke - war of words [telecom]
The Phila Inqr had a long article describing ad campaigns by both Verizon and the CWA to explain their position to the public. In a high-stakes strike like the one between Verizon and its 45,000 union...
 
iOS devs pay $50,000 for collecting children's info in apps [telecom]
iOS devs pay $50,000 for collecting children's info in apps by Jacqui Chen The parent company of Broken Thumbs Apps - a prominent iOS app maker responsible for games like Zombie Duck Hunt, Truth or...
 
Avoid socializing by pretending to use your phone? You're not alone [telecom]
Avoid socializing by pretending to use your phone? You're not alone By Casey Johnston If you pretend to use your cell phone to avoid talking to others, congratulations-you are part of the rudest 13...
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HTC attempts serious patent play against Apple in federal court [telecom]
HTC attempts serious patent play against Apple in federal court By Chris Foresman HTC has decided to up the ante in its smartphone patent tussle with Apple. The company has filed a patent infringement...
 
NYC ordered to retain street call boxes [telecom]
From the NY Times: A federal judge in Manhattan has refused to allow the Bloomberg administration to eliminate 15,000 emergency-help boxes from New York's streets, saying the city's proposed...
 
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for The Telecom Digest [nfp]
***** Moderator's Note ***** This is the second draft of the Frequently Asked Questions list for The Telecom Digest. I welcome your suggestions on ways to keep improving this "FAQ" document: your...
 
BART cuts off subway cell phone service [telecom]
SAN FRANCISCO . Bay Area Rapid Transit district officials said they were attempting Sunday to shut down a hacker's group website that lists the names of thousands of San Francisco Bay area residents...
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Telecom Digest FAQ [nfp]
This is the list of frequently-asked questions for The Telecom Digest. It is posted whenever the contents change, and once per quarter even if the contents have not changed. Q. What is The Telecom...
 
Extensions to pay phones? [Telecom]
At an old-phone show today, someone had a sign tellings callers of a pay phone to listen first before depositing money; this was to ensure the line wasn't in use. Years ago, it was common for a small...
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Verizon strike [telecom]
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. It shows how much the world has changed. Today, Vz's unionized employees represent only a small part of its workforce, and everything today is highly...
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London Rioters' Unrequited Love For BlackBerry [telecom]
London Rioters' Unrequited Love For BlackBerry BY NIDHI SUBBARAMAN Aug 8, 2011 Rioters in North London have been using BlackBerry Messagess to rally, presuming RIM's phone-to-phone, encrypted messages...