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FTC report tackles privacy, suggests changes
March 27, 2012 2:50 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission is calling on mobile companies to work toward improved privacy protections, including the development of shorter, more succinct privacy disclosures.
TiVo fires back at Motorola in patent spat
March 26, 2012 2:48 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTiVo ups the stakes in a patent dispute with Verizon’s supplier of DVRs by dragging Time Warner Cable into the fray
Verizon, cable ops shed light on AWS, marketing deals
March 26, 2012 2:45 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and the four cable operators it is buying spectrum from have presented the FCC with a nuanced explanation of a marketing and cross-selling arrangement that was penned at the same time the companies agreed on a $3.9 billion sale of AWS spectrum.
AT&T to FCC: 'I told you so' about T-Mobile layoffs
March 26, 2012 2:42 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T is linking the layoffs of 1,900 T-Mobile USA call center workers to the FCC's decision to block the two companies' merger, a scathing critique that prompted a quick response from the agency.
Australia bans Huawei from Web network
March 26, 2012 2:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCiting hacking attacks attributed to China, Australia sours on Chinese network gear suppliers.
Comcast: We tried to sell AWS to 'virtually every' U.S. carrier
March 22, 2012 3:02 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsA top Comcast executive said during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that it had tried to sell its AWS spectrum to "virtually every wireless carrier in the country" before forging a multi-billion-dollar deal with Verizon Wireless.
FCC vote may advance Dish spectrum use
March 21, 2012 2:32 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC is expected to pass a proposal at its open meeting, which could advance Dish Network's plans to use its satellite spectrum for an LTE network.
Google, Motorola merger held up by China review
March 20, 2012 3:28 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsChina's antitrust authorities are prolonging a second investigation into Google's $12.5 billion merger with Motorola Mobility.
Olympics to strain U.K. broadband infrastructure
March 20, 2012 3:13 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAs the Olympic sprinters race down the tracks, will London's Internet infrastructure be able to keep up? Let's hope so.
Witnesses set for Senate hearing on Verizon, cable AWS sale
March 19, 2012 2:48 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsExecutives from Verizon and Comcast will square off against the Rural Cellular Association and Free Press at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Verizon Wireless' $3.9 billion acquisition of nationwide AWS spectrum from four cable operators.
Comcast Business Services’ Metro Ethernet passes test with school district
March 19, 2012 2:44 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business Services is providing its Metro Ethernet services to the Farmington, Conn., Public School District in order to help the district’s 4,000 students meet a statewide online test-taking initiative ahead of schedule.
LightSquared: 'There's too much at stake to walk away'
March 19, 2012 2:35 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC's decision to stop it from launching its wireless network violated its constitutional rights, it said, vowing to find a way to move forward.
Comcast ready to jolt electronics industry on energy awareness
March 16, 2012 3:28 pm | by Special to CED | News | CommentsCognizant of its new size and expanded influence, Comcast intends to push for better management of energy consumption in both network infrastructure and in the home.
It's over: Sprint ends LightSquared LTE deal
March 16, 2012 3:25 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint walked away from a multi-billion-dollar deal to host LightSquared's spectrum on its network and has returned $65 million in prepayments to the foundering company, whose wireless plans are on the rocks because of problems with GPS interference.
Rural Canadian cell phone users won't get faster networks soon
March 16, 2012 3:15 pm | by The Canadian Press | News | CommentsCanada’s attempts to encourage the expansion of access are unlikely to bear fruit quickly.
