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U.S. Aims to Cut Abuses of Phone Subsidy for the Poor

The top U.S. communications regulator on Monday proposed measures to eliminate the waste and fraud plaguing a telephone subsidy for the poor, and broaden the program to bring high-speed Internet to more low-income households.

AT&T Launches 4G LTE in New York City

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AT&T may have lagged in the 4G LTE race but the mobile giant has finally launched the speedy network in New York City and 10 other markets, with hopes to roll the service out completely by the end of 2013.

Hulu Plus, Netflix or Amazon Prime: Which is Best for Streaming Content?

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Hulu Plus, Netflix and Amazon Prime are great for streaming content, so here's how to choose which is best for you. As broadband gets cheaper and more plentiful, more and more people are cutting the cord and canceling their cable subscriptions. That's because all that broadband capability is allowing for a revolution in streaming content online, specifically, streaming videos
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Acme Packet forecasts weak Q4; shares fall

Acme Packet Inc forecast a fourth quarter that lagged analysts' estimates and cut its 2011 outlook on concerns of crippled capital spending budgets at its telecommunication customers in North America.
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AT&T to pay TiVo to settle patent dispute

AT&T Inc has agreed to pay TiVo Inc a minimum of $215 million and additional monthly licensing fees to settle a patent infringement dispute related to recording live TV.
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Reliance Industries Invests in TV18 Group

Reliance Industries said it would invest in media group TV18's two main companies, marking a major foray into the media sector by the energy-focused conglomerate and giving a boost to its plans to launch 4G services.
Attendees preview the latest gadgets in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the 2011 International CES.

CES 2012: Top New Technology Trends to Look For

If you are yet to decide how to use the new gadgets you've just received this Christmas, hold your breath as another set of minblowing tech bonanzas are ready to turn you around next week. This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from Jan. 10 to Jan. 13.
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2011: The Year of Esports

With the proliferation of cheap and fast video streaming, passionate fans, and eager corporate sponsors, electronic sports may be poised to become a standard ingredient in the global entertainment mix -- although the budding industry still faces a few challenges.
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Verizon ditches $2 fee after customer uproar

Verizon Wireless has reversed its decision to charge a $2 fee for telephone and online bill payments, bowing to a storm of criticism from consumers and the U.S. communications regulator.
Verizon president and COO Lowell McAdam (L) talks on stage with Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg (R) and Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro (C) after the Verizon keynote address on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in

Verizon Cracks Under Pressure: Cancels $2 Convenience Fee

Lest you fear Verizon has gone mad with power by trying to charge people $2 for paying their bills online, take heart because the Interwebz have spoken. Less than 24 hours after news got around that Verizon was going to institute the convenience fee in January, the company has retracted the fee.
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Verizon to add $2 bill-pay charge

Verizon Wireless, which this month angered customers with three separate data service problems, said on Thursday it will add a $2 fee for one-time telephone and online bill payments.
No January Release Date for Apple iPad 3

iPad 3 Won't Have January Release Date: Rundown of Apple Rumors So Far

Sorry, Apple fans: Numerous inside sources report that the iPad 3 will not have a January launch. To tide you over until its eventual release, however, here's everything we know (and everything that's been disproved) about the tablet computer's specs, upgrades, release date and price range from the Apple rumor grapevine.
Customers wait at a Verizon Wireless store in Boca Raton, Florida February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Verizon 4G Network Loses Power Yet Again

Verizon may be the largest U.S. mobile broadband supplier, but a series of network outages throughout December have plenty of customers on edge, and it's the kind of thing many customers won't forget. After all, it was just this kind of coverage issue that drove so many people from AT&T over to Verizon a year ago as AT&T slipped to the number two spot among U.S. teleco's.
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Verizon says it fixed 4G network problem

Verizon Wireless said it had fixed a data service problem that started early on Wednesday, the second high-profile service problem this month for the company that boasts it is the most reliable.
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Verizon battles a network problem again

Verizon Wireless engineers worked on fixing an issue with its high-speed wireless network in the early hours of Wednesday, the second high-profile service problem this month for the company that boasts it is the most reliable.

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