http://www.physorg.com/technology-news/telecom/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on telecommunications, telecom, telecom technology and telecommunications technology. (AP) -- Verizon Wireless says it started charging customers more to break service contracts for smart phones because those devices cost much more. http://www.physorg.com/news180378413.html Technology - Telecom Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:30:01 EST news180378413 Google, already a disruptive presence in the mobile phone industry, seems to be itching to reshape it once more. As early as January, the company plans to sell directly to consumers a new smart-phone that will not be "locked" to any wireless carrier, according to published reports. That means consumers could pick which carrier they want to use among those whose networks are compatible with the phone. http://www.physorg.com/news180293390.html Technology - Telecom Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:04 EST news180293390 Lisa Helminiak, who uses her iPhone as a computer as much as to talk, has declared her independence from the slow cell phone network. Instead of using AT&T's network, she's using her phone's Wi-Fi capability to connect to the Internet via speedier Wi-Fi hotspots. http://www.physorg.com/news180286896.html Technology - Telecom Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:10:05 EST news180286896 (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas and other underserved communities. http://www.physorg.com/news180265315.html Technology - Telecom Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:26 EST news180265315 (AP) -- The number of households with cell phones but no landlines continues to grow, but the recession doesn't seem to be forcing poor cellular users to abandon their traditional wired phones any faster than higher-income people are. http://www.physorg.com/news180205055.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:02:10 EST news180205055 (AP) -- Expanding the fund that subsidizes telephone service for poor and rural communities and finding more spectrum for wireless broadband services will be key pieces of a federal plan to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans. http://www.physorg.com/news180204712.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:52:34 EST news180204712 (AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking to close a loophole that allows cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from rival providers such as satellite TV. http://www.physorg.com/news180110779.html Technology - Telecom Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:47:06 EST news180110779 (AP) -- Comcast subscribers can now watch several cable TV shows and movies on the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news180101610.html Technology - Telecom Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:02 EST news180101610 Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera announced Monday the launch in Stockholm and Oslo of the world's first commercial 4G/LTE mobile network, up to 10 times faster than current networks. http://www.physorg.com/news179995754.html Technology - Telecom Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:20:02 EST news179995754 India's long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services will be held on schedule next month, a minister said Friday, dismissing media speculation of a delay. http://www.physorg.com/news179757198.html Technology - Telecom Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:38:07 EST news179757198 (AP) -- The Canadian government said Friday that it has approved a request from Egyptian-backed telecom Globalive Wireless Management Corp. to launch its mobile phone service in Canada. http://www.physorg.com/news179755974.html Technology - Telecom Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:30:02 EST news179755974 (AP) -- Federal regulators receive tens of thousands of customer complaints about wireless services every year, but don't do enough to follow up or to protect consumers who have problems with their mobile carriers, government auditors have found. http://www.physorg.com/news179676493.html Technology - Telecom Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:09:05 EST news179676493 Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services. http://www.physorg.com/news179607463.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:30:02 EST news179607463 A ubiquitous health monitoring system that automatically alerted the patient's family or physician to problematic changes in the person's vital signs could cut hospital visits and save lives, according to Japanese researchers writing in the International Journal of Web and Grid Services. http://www.physorg.com/news179590018.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:50:03 EST news179590018 India's government has missed a deadline for inviting bidders to take part in its long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services. http://www.physorg.com/news179588385.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:04 EST news179588385 (AP) -- Wireless data hogs who jam the airwaves by watching video on their iPhones will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T Inc. executive said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news179589109.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:53:30 EST news179589109 (AP) -- The chief executive of Time Warner Cable Inc. offers this warning to Comcast Corp. on its purchase of a controlling stake in NBC Universal: Mixing content and distribution is harder to accomplish than it looks. http://www.physorg.com/news179512608.html Technology - Telecom Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:50:04 EST news179512608 (PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists in California and elsewhere are deliberately setting out to compromise the mobile phone system used by around three billion people. The system uses Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) encryption technology to prevent eavesdropping. http://www.physorg.com/news179479214.html Technology - Telecom Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:50:01 EST news179479214 (PhysOrg.com) -- A cheap way to deliver interactive communications to remote communities has been successfully tested in Brazil and Italy. http://www.physorg.com/news179471109.html Technology - Telecom Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:20:01 EST news179471109 (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones. http://www.physorg.com/news179171423.html Technology - Telecom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:30:01 EST news179171423 (AP) -- The 2010 World Cup is going 3-D. Sony Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal with FIFA, the international football governing body, to record up to 25 World Cup games in 3-D - a technology that gives viewers an illusion of depth on the screen. http://www.physorg.com/news179117888.html Technology - Telecom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:20:02 EST news179117888 (AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its cable TV services and watch more video online. http://www.physorg.com/news179117964.html Technology - Telecom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:59:51 EST news179117964 Mark Morgenthaler wants nothing more than to hire 15 people to help expand his wireless Internet service, Surfnet Communications in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He can't wait to start accepting applications, interviewing candidates, and making job offers. http://www.physorg.com/news179052810.html Technology - Telecom Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:20:01 EST news179052810 (AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is giving up on a technology that allows some Sprint-branded phones to use a "push-to-talk" walkie-talkie service similar to what's available on the company's Nextel-branded phones. http://www.physorg.com/news178824354.html Technology - Telecom Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:40:01 EST news178824354 Owners of Roku's digital video player will soon have a bunch more channels to choose from. http://www.physorg.com/news178462170.html Technology - Telecom Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:03 EST news178462170 (AP) -- The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off for illegal file-sharing. http://www.physorg.com/news178374890.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:50:02 EST news178374890 On September 11, firefighters, police officers and ambulance workers faced a terrifying rescue effort in the World Trade Center complex. They battled to save people from the collapsing Twin Towers, searched for survivors, tackled fires and evacuated as many people as they could in an area which contained an estimated 17,000 people. And making their jobs even harder was the problem of poor communications: frightened workers and their relatives jammed mobile networks with calls and the emergency services' own radio communications turned out to be incompatible with one another. http://www.physorg.com/news178369250.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:10:01 EST news178369250 South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said. http://www.physorg.com/news178349448.html Technology - Telecom Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:32:56 EST news178349448 Multimedia services will surpass text messaging this year as the main source of mobile operators' non-voice revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, industry analyst IDC said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178183201.html Technology - Telecom Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:30:01 EST news178183201 If you've ever gotten the dreaded "network busy" message while trying to make a cell phone call, you've experienced the complication of sharing a single network with numerous other users. http://www.physorg.com/news177692830.html Technology - Telecom Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:08:04 EST news177692830