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Sprint Receives HSR Notification Related to DISH Network Proposal

Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) today announced that it had received formal notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the 'HSR Act') that Charles Ergen, Chairman of DISH Net... (more...)

FCC Chairman Genachowski to become Senior Fellow at Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute announced today that Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will become senior fellow at the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program upon... (more...)

Comcast to Double Speeds of Two of Its Most Popular XFINITY Internet Speed Plans in Colorado at No Additional Cost

Comcast, the nation's largest Internet service provider, today announced it is increasing the speeds of two of its most popular XFINITY Internet speed plans, Blast! and Extreme 50, in Colorado for no ... (more...)

Comcast Doubles Speeds Of Two Of Its Most Popular XFINITY(TM) Internet Speed Plans In Indiana At No Additional Cost

Comcast, the nation's largest Internet service provider, announced it is increasing the speeds of two of its most popular XFINITY Internet speed plans, Blast! and Extreme 50, in Indiana starting today... (more...)

TAG Mobile Now Offers Lifeline-Supported Phone Service in Six New States

TAG Mobile now offers its TAG Mobile Lifeline service in six new states. The new states where the company is now offering the service include Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and ... (more...)

Latest FCC Broadband Performance Tests Show Verizon FiOS Internet Continues to Deliver Reliably Fast Online Connections for Consumers

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday (Feb. 15) issued the results of its 'Measuring Broadband America February 2013' broadband speed and reliability testing for residential broadband servic... (more...)

BlackBerry Changes Continue - Company Announces Two New Board Directors

BlackBerry today announced it has appointed two new Directors to the Company's Board of Directors - Richard 'Dick' Lynch, retired Executive Vice President of Verizon Communications Inc. and Bert Nordb... (more...)

NICT Announces World's First TV White Space Prototype Based on IEEE 802.22 for Wireless Regional Area Network

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. and ISB Corporation have developed the world's first prototypes of base station (BS) and consu... (more...)

AT&T To Acquire Wireless Spectrum and Assets from Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., Enhance Wireless Coverage in Rural Areas

AT&T* today announced that it has signed an agreement with Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (ATNI) to acquire the company's U.S. retail wireless operations, operated under the Alltel brand, for $780 millio... (more...)

Clarity and ClearCaptions Launch Ensemble, a First-of-Its-Kind Amplified Phone That Allows Users to Read as Well as Hear Conversations

Clarity and ClearCaptions have joined together to launch Ensemble, a first-of-its-kind amplified phone that allows individuals with hearing loss to read conversations as well as hear them. (more...)