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Article | 16/06/2011 LightSquared may seek extension on GPS report
LightSquared said it may ask for another two weeks to compile a report on possible interference between its planned cellular network and the GPS syste...
Article | 10/06/2011 AT&T says its needs T-Mobile spectrum
AT&T will be able to significantly improve its mobile network capacity and give better service to its customers because of its proposed acquisitio...
Article | 7/06/2011 Free Press files tethering complaint against Verizon
Verizon Wireless is violating U.S. Federal Communications Commission rules by blocking users from using third-party tethering applications on Android ...
Article | 2/06/2011 Cisco predicts 15 billion network devices in 2015
The Internet will see explosive growth in connected devices and in traffic, with global traffic quadrupling between 2010 and 2015, Cisco Systems predi...
Article | 1/06/2011 Sprint, others ask FCC to deny AT&T deal for T-Mobile
Sprint Nextel, joined by an army of thousands of consumers, have filed requests for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to block AT&T's pro...
Article | 27/05/2011 Lawmakers question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile
AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would give customers fewer choices and drive up prices, some U.S. lawmakers said ...
Article | 25/05/2011 Groups ask US agencies to reject AT&T, T-Mobile deal
Two U.S. agencies reviewing AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA should reject it because it's anticompetitive and will hurt consumers and ...
Article | 17/05/2011 Experts: Small firms can take steps to improve cybersecurity
Wading into e-commerce waters can be scary for small businesses because of cybersecurity threats, but they can take steps to protect themselves, a gro...
Article | 12/05/2011 Senators question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA
Several U.S. senators questioned Wednesday whether AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would be good for customers, as th...
Article | 11/05/2011 US launches wireless public safety network
The U.S. government and the country's top mobile phone service providers on Tuesday launched a public safety program that will allow people to receive...
Article | 6/05/2011 FCC chairman defends net neutrality rules
U.S. government regulators should depend on antitrust laws to protect broadband customers, instead of the network neutrality rules the U.S. Federal Co...
Article | 28/04/2011 Groups: FCC should deny AT&T spectrum purchase
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should deny AT&T's plan to buy US$1.9 billion worth of wireless spectrum from Qualcomm because of the t...
Article | 26/04/2011 Group offers steps for FCC to improve broadband
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can take new steps to encourage broadband deployment, including an awards program for local governments tha...
Article | 11/04/2011 Level 3 to acquire Global Crossing in stock deal
Telecom infrastructure provider Level 3 Communications will acquire Global Crossing, which provides Internet Protocol-based networks and Ethernet serv...
Article | 9/04/2011 House votes to strike down FCC net neutrality rules
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to kill network neutrality rules approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in December,...