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Verizon sees opportunity with online ID service
December 5, 2011 2:04 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsVerizon has achieved a certification for a digital credentials program that in the short term will give the company a big advantage competing for work with the federal government, and in the long term might point the way toward the establishment of secure digital IDs in the consumer market.
Carrier IQ controversy continues; 2 lawsuits filed
December 5, 2011 1:56 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsCompany battles perception that it is capturing consumer data.
Ad watchdog slaps Verizon for FiOS quality claim
December 2, 2011 1:42 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsComcast challenged Verizon Communications’ claim and asked the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus to investigate it.
AT&T, FCC clash over merger report
December 2, 2011 1:40 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T has come out swinging against the FCC's scathing report on its merger with T-Mobile USA, calling the agency's analysis "obviously one-sided" in a post on its official blog.
Comcast, TWC, Bright House sell wireless spectrum to Verizon for $3.6B
December 2, 2011 12:11 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsStrange days indeed. Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks announced that they are selling their wireless spectrum, which was held under the guise of joint venture SpectrumCo, to Verizon Wireless for $3.6 billion.
Cable backs cybersecurity bill
November 30, 2011 3:17 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe House Intelligence Committee has introduced legislation aimed at improving the nation's cybersecurity by encouraging better communication between private industry and the federal government.
Congressman: 'Sooner the better' on spectrum inventory
November 30, 2011 3:04 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsRepublican Congressman Cliff Stearns called the United States' standing in global broadband deployment and speeds "embarrassing."
FCC report critical of AT&T, T-Mobile deal
November 30, 2011 3:02 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC blasted AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile USA in a 111-page report, citing "substantial material questions of fact" about many of AT&T's claims about the deal's benefits.
AT&T, T-Mobile merger opponents want withdrawal blocked
November 29, 2011 1:41 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsTwo advocacy groups want the FCC to block AT&T's attempt to withdraw its application to merge with T-Mobile USA – Public Knowledge and Media Access Project.
Qualcomm pushes FCC to move on Flo deal approval
November 29, 2011 1:39 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsIt's been nearly a year since AT&T announced it would pay $1.93 billion for the airwaves used in Qualcomm's discontinued Flo TV mobile television service.
Verizon has 6 months to re-engineer FiOS VOD
November 28, 2011 2:18 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsIn the latest development in its long-running patent infringement case brought against it by ActiveVideo, a U.S. District Court decided to grant ActiveVideo's request for an injunction against FiOS VOD.
EU court: Countries can't impose Internet filters
November 28, 2011 2:17 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA European Union court said Internet service providers cannot be required to install filters that would prevent the illegal downloading of files.
AT&T pulls T-Mobile application to avoid FCC hearing
November 28, 2011 2:15 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T is threatening to sue the FCC if it moves forward with a plan to hold a hearing on the troubled T-Mobile USA deal after the operator withdrew its application for the $39 billion merger.
AT&T 'reviewing all options' on T-Mobile deal after FCC setback
November 23, 2011 1:38 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsChairman Julius Genachowski plans to refer AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA to an administrative law judge after the agency was unable to approve the deal on the grounds it would diminish competition and lead to "massive" job losses.
Super committee flop dashes spectrum auction hopes
November 22, 2011 1:53 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe "super committee" charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal deficit over the next decade was unable to break its bipartisan gridlock, triggering major cuts to the nation's spending on defense, Medicare and other programs.
