Telecommunications Industry

Skype flaw reveals users’ location, file-downloading habits

Cable group to sell spectrum to Verizon for $3.6 billion

SpectrumCo had faced criticism for not developing the AWS spectrum it purchased in 2006

House subcommittee approves spectrum incentive auctions

The JOBS Act would also provide spectrum and funding for a nationwide public safety network

Sprint, Clearwire lay out deals on LTE, WiMax, funding

The companies will cooperate on continued WiMax service and future LTE buildouts

AT&T fires back at FCC staff report on T-Mobile deal

The FCC's report raises questions about the impartiality of the agency, an AT&T executive says

AT&T, China Telecom to share infrastructure

The carriers will share certain telecommunication infrastructure including Wi-Fi hotspots in the U.S. and China

FCC riles AT&T by releasing report on T-Mobile merger

AT&T said the report, which disputes the benefits of the merger, should not have been released

Google Maps app for Android adds indoor floorplans

Users get access to internal maps of retail stores, malls, airports and other large venues

Facebook denies disputed page to both Merck companies

Merck in Germany said last week it had inexplicably lost administrative rights to the Facebook page

AT&T hackers have terrorist connections, say Philippines police

The hackers in the Philippines were raising funds for a terrorist group in Saudi Arabia