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Time Warner Cable service focuses on moving subs
July 12, 2012 2:55 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe new program is designed to help moving customers get their cable services in their new digs up and running ASAP.
Judge lets start-up relay live TV to iPhones in NYC
July 12, 2012 2:52 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe judge said the case probably would have been decided in favor of the broadcasters were it not for the case challenging Cablevision's RS-DVR system.
Viacom blocks online episodes in DirecTV fight
July 12, 2012 2:50 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsViacom shut off access to full-length episodes on its own websites such as MTV.com and ComedyCentral.com to all visitors, even those who have no stake in the dispute.
Hyatt begins rollout of interactive TV
July 12, 2012 2:48 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe system, provided by start-up Roomlinx, enables customers to access hotel services through onscreen menus.
FreedomPop adds Sprint LTE to MVNO mix
July 12, 2012 2:42 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsFreedomPop is adding Sprint's soon-to-be-launched LTE network to its free wireless service and reportedly plans to phase out its use of Clearwire's WiMAX network.
NYC bringing wireless Internet to pay phone kiosks
July 12, 2012 2:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNew Yorkers have been making fewer and fewer calls on the city's 12,000 pay phones, yet the kiosks will likely be getting heavier use soon.
W.Va. officials defend stimulus broadband spending
July 12, 2012 2:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWest Virginia bought more than 1,000 expensive Internet routers from Cisco with federal stimulus funds.
Hevey is WICT’s Woman of the Year
July 12, 2012 2:32 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsWomen in Cable Telecommunications named Carol Hevey, executive vice president of the East Region at Time Warner Cable, as the recipient of its 2012 Woman of the Year award.
Calix lowers Q2 guidance, citing soft sales
July 12, 2012 2:30 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCalix's shares lost nearly a third of their value after the broadband equipment company lowered its second-quarter forecast.
Verizon Wireless claims T-Mobile swap ‘enhances’ AWS deal
July 11, 2012 2:44 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is telling the FCC that its agreement to swap spectrum with T-Mobile USA makes its purchase of AWS spectrum even better for consumers.
FCC commissioner aiming for Dish spectrum rules by September
July 11, 2012 2:37 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsDish Network's plan to use a large swath of satellite spectrum for a wireless network could get a final decision from federal regulators.
Viacom channels are off DirecTV systems
July 11, 2012 2:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDirecTV subscribers are losing access to "The Daily Show" and "SpongeBob SquarePants."
PCT International secures $25M
July 11, 2012 2:30 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company will use some of the money to recapitalize earlier debt, with the balance used to support global expansion.
Xfinity Home lands in South Florida
July 10, 2012 3:15 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe broadband service enables customers to remotely monitor their home and control digital thermostats and lights in real time.
House Dems again criticize Verizon AWS deal
July 10, 2012 3:11 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsHouse Democrats are pressuring federal regulators for the second time in a month about Verizon Wireless' marketing deals with those cable operators from which it has proposed buying AWS spectrum.
