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Comcast sells A&E stake to Disney, Hearst for $3B
July 10, 2012 2:55 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsComcast's NBCUniversal is selling its stake in A&E Television Networks to Disney and Hearst for $3.03 billion in cash.
Comcast’s VoiceEdge arrives in Houston
July 9, 2012 3:26 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe MSO has now extended the new cloud-based business services product to 19 states in its footprint.
AT&T beefs up U-verse apps
July 9, 2012 3:24 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsU-verse subscribers have access to more premium content, and those with iPhones and iPod Touches get new features.
FCC denies delay request on Verizon AWS deal
July 9, 2012 3:23 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC has denied a request to delay its review of Verizon Wireless' AWS spectrum purchase for the third time since the proceeding got underway.
Troy Cable building regional network with Adtran gear
July 9, 2012 3:21 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe broadband stimulus winner selects Adtran's broad portfolio of carrier access and enterprise solutions.
C Spire gets into landline replacement biz
July 9, 2012 3:19 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsC Spire Wireless is taking on AT&T's dominance in the home phone market with a new fixed wireless device designed to serve as a replacement for subscribers' landline phones.
ITU seeks to facilitate peace among OEMs
July 9, 2012 3:17 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsFor the good of innovation everywhere, the International Telecommunications Union called for the "high-level roundtable discussion between standards organizations, key industry players and government officials.”
U.S. seeks fiber-optic cable for Guantanamo Bay
July 9, 2012 3:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. military hopes to install a $40 million underwater fiber-optic cable that could improve communications at Guantanamo Bay.
Suddenlink tunes up free Wi-Fi hotspots for power outage areas
July 6, 2012 1:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications is helping to keep its customers connected in its services areas that were impacted by the Mid-Atlantic storms by providing free Wi-Fi hotspots.
Groups want delay extended on Verizon's AWS deal
July 6, 2012 1:51 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsPublic Knowledge and the Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) want the FCC to delay its review of Verizon's AWS acquisition for the third time.
Wobbly Enablence secures bridge loan
July 6, 2012 1:46 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsHaving missed debt payments, the company is making moves to endure long enough for an order for new products to roll in.
Report: Net wireless adds plunge in Q1
July 6, 2012 1:41 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe major wireless providers fell flat in the first quarter on slowing smartphone adoption, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
Sandvine lands $2M order with U.S. telco operator
July 6, 2012 1:40 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe unnamed service provider purchased Sandvine’s Policy Traffic Switch (PTS), Fairshare Traffic Management and Usage Management products.
Samsung tips record-high profit for Q2
July 6, 2012 1:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSmartphones powered Samsung Electronics to record quarterly earnings, but its shares fell as lower-than-expected overall sales underlined the threat from Europe's economic malaise.
Mini iPad could mark departure for Apple
July 6, 2012 1:25 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsShares of Apple soared on a report from The Wall Street Journal that said Apple's Asian suppliers are ramping production for the launch of a smaller, less-expensive "iPad Mini."
