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Continuing his rollout of initiatives designed to expand broadband access nationwide, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski Wednesday unveiled the Connect to Compete venture at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington D.C.

At a time when rumors are rife that Google and Samsung's imminent smartphone Nexus Prime or Galaxy Nexus is going to be launched on Oct. 27 after its scheduled launch on Tuesday got postponed, new reports have emerged stating that it has passed through the FCC earning approval for a world capable version.

The Supreme Court is back, and it's got Cher swearing.

LightSquared will be running an open letter from its CEO Sanjiv Ahuja in major US newspapers on Sept. 26, explaining its position over the controversy surrounding its LTE (long-term evolution) network, specifically concerns about its interference with GPS (global positioning system).

Fox's new singing contest show, The X Factor, has already stirred up controversy as a watchdog group is charged last week's episode violated decency standards.

The FCC has filed its net neutrality rules with the Federal Register, and the controversial rules will go into effect Nov. 20. Don't expect Internet service providers to go down without a fight.

Apple is expected to release iPhone 5 in mid-October with an upgraded operating system in the form of iOS 5 that contains more than 200 new features.

AT&T, Inc.(NYSE:T), the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., faces an uphill battle as the Department of Justice's (DoJ) action and upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) action suggests a philosophy of too much wireless M&A too soon.

The Federal Trade Commission has some bad news for the 150,000 smartphone users who purchased apps promising to alleviate acne: they don't work.

Droid Bionic may not be able to enjoy its hallowed title of the most powerful phone on Verizon LTE network for long as rumors of some strong 4G LTE contenders have been doing rounds lately.

Apple iPhone 5 has a new rival on the block. It is Samsung Stratosphere, which is expected to be a QWERTY slider phone with 4G LTE support.

Sprint argues that the proposed takeover would harm retail consumers and corporate customers by causing higher prices and less innovation.

With Samsung, Apple and Motorola delaying the launch of any high-end smartphone, and with Samsung battling out their dispute with Apple, HTC sneaked through with many smartphones from the beginning of this year.

EchoStar and Hughes had originally entered into a $26-billion merger agreement in October 2001.

AT&T is going to make concessions to get the T-Mobile deal approved according to a report from Reuters.

AT&T (NYSE:T), the No.2 wireless carrier in the U.S., faces an uphill battle to get the T-Mobile deal approved by regulators following the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) antitrust suit to enjoin the merger and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have echoed DoJ concerns.

Vonya B. McCann,senior vice president of Government Affairs for Sprint, has issued a statement noting that by filing the lawsuit to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile, the Justice Department has put consumers' interests first.

Although the nation's unemployment rate currently stands at 9.1 percent, the U.S. refused to be swayed by AT&T's offer of job creation, and has moved to block the merger between the telecom giants.

The Justice Department said its move is to ensure that competition remains and that everyone to include consumers, businesses and the government continues to get high quality, competitively priced mobile wireless products and services.

The U.S. government sued to block AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA because of anti-competition concerns, launching the biggest challenge to a takeover by the Obama administration.

Irene does damage to 1,400 cell towers, but for the most part, telecom infrastructure was left alone.