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FCC nominee Wheeler says will promote competition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications industry ...
13 hours ago from Reuters Technology
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Verizon reportedly considers purchasing Canada's Wind Mobile
Competition in the Canadian cellphone space is on shaky ground when Wind Mobile faces an uncertain future. If The Globe and Mail's sources are accurate, however, Wind may get a lifeline ...
Mon 17 Jun 13 from Engadget
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Massive benchmark shows AT&T fastest mobile network, Verizon most reliable
If you've ever questioned the claims made by big cellular network operators like "America's fastest network", then here's an article just for you. After driving more than 20,000 ...
Mon 17 Jun 13 from Techspot
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Sprint launches LTE in 22 new cities, unveils plans for 13 more
Sprint's LTE cells have been popping up a lot lately, and today they're spreading like the blazes -- the carrier just flicked the (official) switch on its faster network in 22 new cities. ...
Mon 17 Jun 13 from Engadget
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Dish needs spectrum to fuel wireless broadband biz
Dish Network has ambitions to become a challenger in the home broadband market, but it needs valuable spectrum from Clearwire, Sprint, and LightSquared. [Read more]
Tue 18 Jun 13 from CNET
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Saudi Arabia may block WhatsApp within weeks
Popular mobile chat app warned of possible blockage after voice and messaging app Viber was blocked last week. [Read more]
Sun 16 Jun 13 from CNET
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T-Mobile + MetroPCS Network Integration Moving Ahead Of Schedule
T-Mobile + MetroPCS. That's a thing now, remember? And it seems that the former is well ahead of schedule when it comes to integrating networks with the latter. A release shot out this week ...
Sun 16 Jun 13 from HotHardware
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For New York's tech scene, Mayor Bloomberg is a tough act to follow
Anthony Weiner New York's thriving tech sector may wish Mayor Michael Bloomberg would keep extending those term limits. Come January 1st, the country's largest and most influential ...
20 hours ago from The Verge
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Obama acts to free up spectrum to ease crunch
US President Barack Obama moved Friday to free up more broadcast spectrum used by federal agencies to help meet the surging demand from smartphones and other mobile devices.
Fri 14 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Roaming Charges Across EU Countries To Be Lifted From July 2014
It has been announced that Europeans will no longer have to incur carrier roaming charges in any of the EU’s 27 member states from July 2014. Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original ...
Sun 16 Jun 13 from Ubergizmo
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