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Article | 10/09/2011 AT&T: DOJ's opposition to merger hurts consumers
The U.S. Department of Justice would "severely set back growth and competition" in the U.S. mobile telecom market if its efforts to block the acquisit...
Article | 9/09/2011 Ten years after 9/11: Public safety network may be near
Ten years ago, on Sept. 11, terrorists crashed airplanes into the Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon in northern Virginia and a field in rural Penn...
Article | 2/09/2011 Experts: AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile may not be dead yet
The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit opposing AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA may not mean the end of the deal, according to some ...
Article | 1/09/2011 Consumer groups cheer DOJ's move to block AT&T acquisition
Several consumer and digital rights groups applauded the U.S. Department of Justice's opposition to AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile ca...
Article | 1/09/2011 US DOJ to block AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring mobile competitor T-Mobile USA, with the agency saying the US$39 b...
Article | 12/08/2011 Groups push for telephone subsidy overhaul
A proposal to overhaul U.S. subsidies and shift money to broadband deployment needs backing from lawmakers, supporters said in a letter to congression...
Article | 10/08/2011 FCC officials: We won't let LightSquared hurt GPS
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission won't allow LightSquared's proposed mobile broadband service to interfere with GPS signals, even though the...
Article | 9/08/2011 Clearwire's LTE push highlights growing momentum
LTE (Long Term Evolution) has picked up steam in the last few weeks, with operators moving forward and auctions taking place, helping the technology b...
Article | 6/08/2011 Contest shines light on broadband providers' tactics
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has given awards to three computer science teams for application development or research that helps broadba...
Article | 5/08/2011 New group plans 100,000 broadband-enabled jobs in US
A group of U.S. businesses has announced a goal of creating 100,000 call center jobs in the country over the next two years, using broadband as the su...
Article | 3/08/2011 FCC: Broadband delivers close to advertised speeds
Wired broadband providers in the U.S. deliver speeds that are close to, and sometimes exceed, the service they promise customers, according to a repor...
Article | 30/07/2011 Carriers, trade groups propose broadband fund
A U.S. Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telephone service in rural areas would transition into broadband subsidies under a pl...
Article | 28/07/2011 Universities launch ultra-high-speed broadband initiative
A group of 29 US universities has banded together in an effort to accelerate ultra-high-speed broadband deployment to their campuses and surrounding c...
Article | 26/07/2011 Group: Spectrum plan could shut down TV stations
A U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposal to transfer 120MHz of television spectrum from broadcasters to mobile broadband carriers could requi...
Article | 22/07/2011 Verizon posts revenue growth on mobile additions
Verizon Communications on Friday reported revenue of US$27.5 billion for the second quarter of 2011, up 2.8 percent from the second quarter of 2010, l...