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Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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FCC seeks input on rules for online services
(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking public input on what rules should apply to wireless Internet access and specialized services that aren't part of the Internet but are delivered over wired ...
Wed 1 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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Melding Wi-Fi with digital TV 'white space'
Rice University researchers have won a $1.8 million federal grant for one of the nation's first, real-world tests of wireless communications technology that uses a broad spectral range -- including ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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FCC rejects proposal for free wireless service
(AP) -- Federal regulators have shot down a proposal by a startup called M2Z Networks Inc. to build a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using a spare slice of airwaves.
Wed 1 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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FCC Kills M2Z’s Free Broadband Plan
The prospect of a national, free, but low-bandwidth wireless broadband network, promoted by M2Z Networks, has been killed by the FCC, reports Wireless Week. The main objection was that signals ...
Wed 1 Sep 10 from dailywireless.org
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AT&T is Ready for Hurricane Earl in Delaware
DOVER, Del., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced it stands ready for the impact of Hurricane Earl, as it passes to the east of Delaware, with an arsenal of disaster response equipment ...
18 hours ago from RedOrbit
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AT&T Accelerates Timetable for Expanding Service in Michigan
MUSKEGON, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* said today that the timetable for expanding AT&T service in Michigan has been accelerated and that it expects to complete network upgrades ...
9 hours ago from RedOrbit
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New cables tie West Africa closer to Internet
(AP) -- For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the Internet has been a single fiber-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet.
Mon 30 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Motorola Co-CEO and Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown to Speak at 2010 Citi Global Technology Conference
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Co-CEO and Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown is scheduled to speak at the 2010 Citi Global Technology Conference in New York ...
Tue 31 Aug 10 from RedOrbit
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Faster Forward: Verizon ups DSL speeds to 10 to 15 Mbps
Broadband users in a hurry now have a faster option from Verizon -- an upgraded version of its digital-subscriber-line service that comes a lot closer to the speed of its Fios access. The company ...
Mon 30 Aug 10 from The Washington Post
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