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Verizon to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion

Verizon to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion

25 Jul, 2016

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Verizon to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion

The deal includes Yahoo’s search, finance, sports, video, and email services, as well as the Tumblr social network. It’s the latest sign Verizon wants to be a tech. company.

Verizon to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion

New report debunks claims of Lifeline fraud

New report debunks claims of Lifeline fraud

22 Jul, 2016

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New report debunks claims of Lifeline fraud

“This investigation confirms that the GOP’s over-the-top allegations of widespread fraud in the Lifeline Program are not based on facts,” Rep. Pallone said in a statement on the report.

New report debunks claims of Lifeline fraud

Labor, civil rights, consumer groups support HUD proposal to encourage broadband access

Labor, civil rights, consumer groups support HUD proposal to encourage broadband access

20 Jul, 2016

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Labor, civil rights, consumer groups support HUD proposal to encourage broadband access

More than half of low-income renters don’t have access to broadband. HUD’s common sense proposals demonstrate how federal agencies can adopt policies to stimulate broadband access.

Labor, civil rights, consumer groups support HUD proposal to encourage broadband access

We touch our smartphones 2,600 times a day

We touch our smartphones 2,600 times a day

15 Jul, 2016

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We touch our smartphones 2,600 times a day

When was the last time you made a call, read an email, or responded to a text message on your phone? Probably not long ago – and it probably won’t be long before you reach for it again.

We touch our smartphones 2,600 times a day

FCC adopts rules for next generation 5G wireless

FCC adopts rules for next generation 5G wireless

15 Jul, 2016

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FCC adopts rules for next generation 5G wireless

The new rules, adopted by unanimous vote, will make high-frequency spectrum available for a 5G network – the next generation wireless network with fiber-fast broadband speeds.

FCC adopts rules for next generation 5G wireless

Telecom expert Harold Feld explains the importance of the tech. transition

Telecom expert Harold Feld explains the importance of the tech. transition

15 Jul, 2016

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Telecom expert Harold Feld explains the importance of the tech. transition

The FCC establishes rules for telephone companies that want to replace their copper plant with fiber networks. Feld explains the importance of a regulated technology transition, highlighting the everyday consequences of telecom policy.

Telecom expert Harold Feld explains the importance of the tech. transition