Verizon backtracks on bill-paying fee
01.05.12
A huge and immediate backlash forced Verizon to stop plans to institute a $2 bill-paying fee. Read More »
FCC grants AT&T approval to buy Qualcomm spectrum
01.04.12
The FCC gives AT&T approval to buy $1.9 billion worth of spectrum from Qualcomm. Read More »
Verizon and cable: bad for the country
01.04.12
Verizon's deals with cable companies will not only curtail FiOS build out, but will bring down wages in the industry. Read More »
Major technology fights in Washington will continue in 2012
12.22.11
Online privacy, Open Internet and major mergers all will be back as hotly contested political issues in 2012. Read More »
2011: a wild year for mobile
12.22.11
In 2011, the mobile industry's billion-dollar deals, dreams and disasters unreeled month after month. Read More »
The Internet of Things Is Spreading
12.21.11
Computer communications are now embedding themselves in industrial and home technology -- whether you want them or not. Read More »
Six Million Americans Use Mobile-only to Access the Internet
12.21.11
The number of Americans accessing the Internet by mobile only climbed 430,000 in 2011 to six million. Read More »
Genachowski and Knight Foundation name winners of “Apps for Communities” project
12.21.11
Thirteen software apps won $100,000 from the Apps for Communities Challenge, sponsored by the FCC and the Knight Foundation. Read More »
Spectrum sale won’t make it through Congress this year
12.19.11
Federal plans to buy airwaves from broadcasters and auction them to wireless companies failed to make it into law this year. Read More »
With AT&T/T-Mobile deal blocked, Verizon extends its empire
12.19.11
Shortly after buying wireless services from Comcast, Time Warner and Bright House, Verizon paid Cox Communications $315 million for another 20 MHZ. Read More »
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