01.12.2010
Verizon Wireless to launch 4G service on Sunday
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless says its new "4G" wireless broadband network will start accepting customers on Sunday in 38 cities. Initially, only laptop users will be able to take advantage of the higher... |
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01.12.2010
FCC net neutrality plan faces battle with GOP (Update)
(AP) -- A proposal to prohibit broadband providers from blocking or discriminating against Internet traffic flowing over their networks has an uncertain future with just lukewarm support from large phone and cable... |
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26.11.2010
Australian Senate approves $35B broadband network
(AP) -- The Australian Senate on Friday approved legislation that enables the government to roll out a 36 billion Australian dollar ($35 billion) high-speed national broadband network. The Senate`s... |
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08.11.2010
Ericsson announces 4G telecom contract in Denmark
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Monday it had won a contract to supply Danish operator TDC with a fourth-generation (4G) communications network. "Ericsson will roll out a complete... |
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03.11.2010
T-Mobile renames upgraded 3G network `4G`
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless are building wireless data networks using new technologies that the industry calls fourth-generation, or 4G. Not to be outdone, T-Mobile USA launched a campaign this... |
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01.11.2010
Broadcasters keep upper hand in TV disputes
(AP) -- A recent spate of TV blackouts and the lack of government intervention suggests that broadcasters have the upper hand over TV signal providers when it comes to negotiating fees, at least until Congress decides... |
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28.10.2010
Verizon Wireless to pay $25M for spurious fees
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. government and at least $52.8 million in refunds to customers who inadvertently racked up data charges on their phones over the last three years,... |
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21.10.2010
UN report: Internet users to surpass 2B in 2010
(AP) -- If the Internet were a country, it would be experiencing explosive population growth. According to a U.N. report released Tuesday, the number of people worldwide with access to the Internet has... |
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20.10.2010
Fox, Cablevision dispute stretches into 5th day
(AP) -- The dispute between Fox and Cablevision that has left 3 million cable subscribers in the New York area without Fox programming has stretched into its fifth day. Fox, owned by News Corp., says... |
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13.10.2010
FCC rules seek to avoid surprise wireless bills
(AP) -- Federal regulators want to stop cell phone "bill shock" by requiring wireless companies to alert subscribers before they run out of minutes, hit data usage or text messaging caps or start racking up... |
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