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VoIP provider files net neutrality complaint with FCC
A Florida VoIP carrier has filed a net neutrality complaint against a Georgia utility and broadband provider, after the utility accused the VoIP firm...
10 years later, Alcatel-Lucent revisits Cisco and Juniper in the core
Alcatel-Lucent is set to give Cisco and Juniper another run for the money in core routing 10 years after its initial attempt failed.
Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance
Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on...
For LTE network slow but thorough will win the day, Sprint says
Sprint Nextel's methodical rollout of new cell sites with LTE may not win the deployment race, but each market that gets the upgrade will see...
Public Knowledge asks providers for details about data caps
Mobile and wired broadband providers should disclose detailed information about data caps, and the U.S. regulators should "vigilantly...
Vodafone offers $1.68 billion for Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Vodafone has offered to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for APS1.04 billion (US$1.68 billion), as it aims to strengthen its enterprise...
LightSquared wins two-year reprieve for spectrum payments to Inmarsat
LightSquared has a further two years in which to seek regulatory approval for its LTE mobile network in the U.S. before it must begin making payments...
Lawmakers ask how much LightSquared tests cost taxpayers
Two U.S. lawmakers pressed a federal agency on Monday to say how much taxpayer money went into testing the proposed LightSquared network, a private...
Verizon to stop offering standalone DSL
Verizon Communications next month will stop offering so-called "naked DSL" -- high-speed Internet without landline phone service -- in a move that...
Verizon to stop offering standalone DSL
Verizon Communications next month will stop offering so-called "naked DSL" -- high-speed Internet without landline phone service -- in a...
Ten ways your smartphone knows where you are
One of the most important capabilities that smartphones now have is knowing where they are. More than desktops, laptops, personal navigation devices...
India's top court declines review of 2G licenses cancellation
India's Supreme Court has declined to review its earlier order to cancel 122 mobile licenses in 22 service areas, that will affect the Indian...
T-Mobile to lay off nearly 2,000 call center workers
A T-Mobile call center consolidation will cost 1,900 people their jobs, as the company works through a restructuring following the failure of...
T-Mobile to lay off nearly 2,000 call center workers
A T-Mobile call center consolidation will cost 1,900 people their jobs, as the company works through a restructuring following the failure of...
US ISPs commit to new cybersecurity measures
A group of U.S. Internet service providers, including the four largest, have committed to taking new steps to combat three major cybersecurity...
Google faces class action lawsuits against new privacy policy
Google faces consumer complaints in federal courts in New York and California which claim that its new privacy policy violates the company's...
Apple battles Nokia, RIM and Motorola over nano-SIM standard
Next week, two proposals for a new, smaller SIM card, dubbed nano-SIM -- one backed by Apple and the other by Nokia, Research In Motion and Motorola...
Cell-to-Wi-Fi roaming is on the way, but may come with a price
Getting your phone onto Wi-Fi networks may get a lot easier starting in about a year, but it won't necessarily get cheaper.
Defiant LightSquared says FCC action would violate its rights
The FCC's proposal to kill LightSquared's planned LTE network would violate the fledgling carrier's property rights by taking away its...
Defiant LightSquared says FCC action would violate its rights
The FCC's proposal to kill LightSquared's planned LTE network would violate the fledgling carrier's property rights by taking away its spectrum and...
T-Mobile to lay off nearly 2,000 call center workers
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