AT&T, federal government partner to expand smart cities
Which cities and specific technologies are still unknown, but modern solutions for safety, lighting, transportation, and parking are expected to be an aspect of the partnership between AT&T and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
FCC: Prison phone rates must be ?just, reasonable, and fair?
The FCC will consider an item at its October meeting that will reform inmate calling services. The reforms, if approved, will apply to all types of calls ? local, long distance, and international ? and establish caps on all inmate calling rates.
Buried FTC report found Google altered search results
The Wall Street Journal was mistakenly sent a 2012 FTC report that concluded that Google was indeed, as suspected, altering search results.
Cablevision launches Wi-Fi-only service
Cablevision is launching Freewheel, a new metropolitan New York-based Wi-Fi mobile phone service that operates on available Wi-Fi links -- not through a cellular network.
CWA and IBEW leaders announce plan to stay on job, continue fight for fair contract
Verizon refuses to build out FiOS to many underserved communities up and down the East Coast, and has abandoned upkeep of the traditional landline network, leading to extensive service problems for consumers. In these negotiations, the union members? interest is linked...
CWA urges FCC to address Verizon abuses
In meetings with the FCC, CWA urged the agency to move forward quickly to update its rules to protect consumers during this period of transition from copper to fiber networks -- and to prevent a repeat of Verizon's controversy following Hurricane Sandy.
Municipal networks will not wire U.S. for broadband
All communities need high-speed networks, but what?s a city to do when the local provider refuses to invest in next-generation broadband? Look at models that work.