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Category: Cell Phones
If Trump Fans Love Freedom, They Should Love Net Neutrality
Imagine a world where Comcast slows video streaming from Fox News’s website to a pixelated crawl while boosting Rachel Maddow-who happens to star on Comcast-owned MSNBC. What if Verizon, which owns the liberal Huffington Post, charged you more to visit right-wing Breitbart.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
Verizon Exempts Fios Mobile App From Data Caps
The offer applies to Fios customers who also use Verizon for their mobile phone service, with one exception: those on the new unlimited plan. With the worry over possible net neutrality violations now in its rearview , Verizon is pumping the gas on unlimited video streaming.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
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AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
We just wanted to let you know that our site content is, of course, available to you absolutely free of charge. Our ads are the only way we have to be able to bring you the latest high-quality content, which is written by professional journalists, with the help of editors, graphic designers, and our site production and I.T. staff, as well as many other talented people who work around the clock for this site.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
FCC says it will investigate AT&T wireless 911 outage
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday night it will investigate “the root cause” of an outage that prevented AT&T wireless customers in several states from connecting to 911. FCC chairman Ajit Pai tweeted, “.@FCC AT&T has reported to me that 911 service is now restored.
America’s Favorite Cell Phone Perk Is Coming Back, FCC Head Says, Because Of Obama Regs Roll-Back
Ajit Pai, the Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said that the recent uptick in “unlimited” data offerings from telecommunications companies is due to his reversal of burdensome federal oversight imposed by the Obama administration. Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T – the four largest wireless providers in the U.S. – all launched new unlimited data plans in recent weeks in an apparent attempt to capitalize on the change.
T-Mobile stock climbs on report SoftBank open to Sprint combination
The stock of Bellevue-based T-Mobile US rose 5.5 percent Friday following a report that SoftBank would be willing to give up control of Sprint if it would help cement a potential merger of the two mobile-phone carriers. The stock of Bellevue-based T-Mobile US rose 5.5 percent Friday following a report that SoftBank Group would be willing to give up control of Sprint if it would help cement a potential merger of the two mobile-phone carriers.
TCPA: The Next Wave of Class Action Lawsuits Asserts Consumer’s …
Last year, we warned large and small companies about the proliferation of class action lawsuits brought by plaintiffs alleging violations of the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty, and Notice Act , related to website terms and conditions. TCCWNA was an overlooked statute that the organized plaintiffs’ bar attempted to exploit in the form of broad class action lawsuits and claims.
Litigation Alert: The Ninth Circuit Holds That a Telephone Consumer…
This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that allegations that unsolicited advertisement text messages were sent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act established a concrete injury sufficient to confer Article III standing in Van Patten v. Vertical Fitness Group, LLC , No.
FTC mails $20M in refunds to T-Mobile customers in ‘cramming’ case
FTC mails $20M in refunds to T-Mobile customers in ‘cramming’ case Typical charges added unwanted $9.99 monthly fees for horoscopes, sport or celebrity gossip. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jZqJOg T-Mobile recently introduced a new “Kickback” program which is designed to give customers who don’t use much data a credit of $10 a month.
Dennis to Scrutinize Verizon Request For Use of Municipal Right-of-Ways
Engineer John Gibson reported to Dennis Township Committee Jan. 24 that he received communication from Verizon that it would like to use Dennis’ metal and wood poles along township right-of-way to establish new service antennae or use the poles to expand existing antennae. “Verizon said that there are fewer landlines each year with people moving more and more to cell phones, and some don’t have a landline at all.
Verizon Shares Drop More Than 2% After Company Misses Q4 Profit Expectations
Verizon Communication Inc. shares fell 2.7% in premarket trade on Tuesday after the mobile phone and cable TV provider reported fourth-quarter profit that was below Wall Street expectations. Net income for the quarter was $4.6 billion, or $1.10 per share, compared with $5.5 billion, or $1.32 per share, during the same quarter a year ago.
Hedge Fund Renaissance Picks Winner in Hot Japan Tech Stock
For the secretive U.S. hedge fund started by Jim Simons, it turned out to be an especially savvy bet. Shares of V Tech, as it’s known, surged almost threefold in 2016, with much of the gain coming after Renaissance first reported a stake.
Apple Sues Qualcomm Over Patent Royalties in Antitrust Case
Apple Inc. sued Qualcomm Inc., accusing it of monopolizing the market for chips for wireless devices and withholding $1 billion in retaliation for cooperating with South Korean antitrust authorities. Apple is demanding Qualcomm hand over money that was supposed to be a rebate for licensing fees.
Apple Sues Qualcomm Over Patent Royalties in Antitrust Case
Apple Inc. sued Qualcomm Inc., accusing it of monopolizing the market for chips for wireless devices and withholding $1 billion in retaliation for cooperating with South Korean antitrust authorities. Apple is demanding Qualcomm hand over money that was supposed to be a rebate for licensing fees.
Qualcomm sued in US over claims of unfair phone chip patent deals
Qualcomm, the world’s biggest producer of mobile phone chips, forced Apple to exclusively use its products in return for lower fees, US regulators claim. Details of the alleged deal were listed by the competition watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission, as part of a lawsuit against the chipmaker.
Hidden Fees Cost Consumers Billions: Which Ones Are the Worst?
Fees for common items like mortgages, credit cards, bank accounts and online deliverables, among many others, can really add up, and do hit consumers hard in the pocketbook. That goes double for so-called “hidden fees” – shadowy charges on goods and services that buyers usually don’t know about.
At CES, voice assistants speak up
In the very near future, instead of controlling your gadgets by pressing buttons or tapping on screens, you may just talk to them. Intelligent assistant technology like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo is starting to spread widely.
Qualcomm Fined $853 Million by South Korean Antitrust Agency
South Korea’s antitrust regulator slapped a record 1.03 trillion won fine on Qualcomm Inc. for violating antitrust laws, the latest in a string of government actions that threaten the U.S. chipmaker’s most profitable business. The South Korean Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that the company licensed its key patents only to mobile-phone makers and didn’t properly negotiate the terms of its licenses.
S.Korea Fines Qualcomm $854M for Violating Competition Laws
South Korea’s antitrust regulator fined Qualcomm Inc 1.03 trillion won for what it called unfair business practices in patent licensing and modem chip sales, a decision the U.S. chipmaker said it will challenge in court. The fine, the largest ever levied in South Korea, marks the latest antitrust setback for Qualcomm’s most profitable business of licensing wireless patents to the mobile industry, at a time when the business is facing headwinds from a cooling smartphone market.
Qualcomm Fined $853 Million by South Korean Antitrust Agency
South Korea’s antitrust regulator slapped a record 1.03 trillion won fine on Qualcomm Inc. for violating antitrust laws, the latest in a string of government actions that threaten the U.S. chipmaker’s most profitable business. The South Korean Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that the company licensed its key patents only to mobile-phone makers and didn’t properly negotiate the terms of its licenses.