Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been appointed to a board that advises the Federal Communications Commission on telecommunications issues, ranging from cable franchising to broadband access. Elin Swanson Katz, the state’s advocate for consumers, will be the Democratic governor’s designee on the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Board.
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AT&T Intros Tool To Stop Spam Calls
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The Worst Cable Stocks of 2016
As more consumers cut the cord, competition in the pay-TV industry is growing increasingly fierce. That’s led some companies to seek consolidating acquisitions like AT&T did last year by buying DIRECTV.
Brokerages Set DISH Network Corporation (DISH) Target Price at $68.41
Shares of DISH Network Corporation have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two brokerages that are currently covering the firm. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company.
China’s Huawei Vows to Shake Everything Up in a Tougher 2017
Huawei Technologies Co. pledged to overhaul its culture and rethink the way it conducts business, expecting global uncertainty to mount in 2017 after sales growth slowed.
China’s Huawei Vows to Shake Up Its Business for a Tougher 2017
Huawei Technologies Co. pledged to overhaul its culture and re-think the way it conducts business, expecting global uncertainty to mount in 2017 after sales growth slowed.
Stock Face-Off: Verizon Communications Inc. vs. Sprint Corp.
In an industry where economies of scale play a deciding role, this is a massive business advantage for Big Red. The company can strike billion-dollar deals without breaking a sweat, take large business risks without betting the farm, and negotiate from a position of cash-backed strength.
Trump touts thousands of new jobs in deal with SoftBank CEO
President-elect Donald Trump says wireless carrier Sprint Corp will bring 5,000 jobs back to the United States. President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has reached a deal with SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son that would generate thousands of jobs in the United States, the latest in a string of unusually direct negotiations between Trump and corporate America.
State, Casey try to keep broadband money in Pa.
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AT&T Intros Tool To Stop Spam Calls
Robocalls have become a “scourge” on U.S. consumers, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said this past summer upon calling on the tech industry to help find solutions. One proposed fix, just launched by AT&T, is to provide wireless customers with automatic blocking of fraudulent calls and warnings of suspected spam calls.
UPDATE 1-Mobile phone company to pay $30 million in U.S. fraud case
A KDDI Corp mobile phone unit has agreed to pay $30 million to resolve U.S. government claims that it defrauded a low-income subsidy program by seeking reimbursement for ineligible consumers, prosecutors said on Thursday. Total Call Mobile LLC agreed to no longer participate in the Lifeline subsidy program or reimburse tens of thousands of ineligible consumers who had enrolled, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.
Net Neutrality Rule to Get Scrutiny From FCC Republicans ‘Soon’
Republicans poised to control the Federal Communications Commission next month said they’d revisit the net neutrality regulation “as soon as possible,” laying out plans to address a rule they’ve opposed and that Democrats support. The statement Monday from Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly indicates that opponents of the rule such as top broadband providers AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. may not need to wait for Congress to grapple with the regulation that requires equal treatment of web traffic.
Net Neutrality Or Level Playing Field
It was announced on December 15, 2016 that the current Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission , Thomas Wheeler, would be stepping down as of January 20, 2017. It was announced on December 15, 2016 that the current Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission , Thomas Wheeler, would be stepping down as of January 20, 2017.
Net Neutrality Rule to Get Scrutiny From FCC Republicans – Soon’
Republicans poised to control the Federal Communications Commission next month said they’d revisit the net neutrality regulation “as soon as possible,” laying out plans to address a rule they’ve opposed and that Democrats support. The statement Monday from Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly indicates that opponents of the rule such as top broadband providers AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. may not need to wait for Congress to grapple with the regulation that requires equal treatment of web traffic.
FCC Adopts Real-Time Text (RTT) Services for Americans with Disabilities
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Dec. 19, 2016 – PRLog — FCC Adopts Real-Time Text Services for Americans with Disabilities The Federal Communications Commission on Dec 15th, 2016 ruled that phone companies replace the currently used text telephone communications to now support real-time text to provide better technology and more reliable telephone communications for Americans who are deaf, hard of hearing, Deaf-blind or those with a speech disability.