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Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts

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14 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) --The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards. About 15 minutes into the show, a scrolling announcement told ...

Fiber-wireless (Fi-Wi) to provide ultra-high-speed, short-range communication

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Mar 09, 2010 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 6 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- By looking at the latest electronic communication devices that have emerged over the past few years, it's clear that the trend of smaller, portable devices is strong and expected to continue. ...

Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming

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Mar 08, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups.

TiVo hopes for a lift from DVR blending 'Net, TV

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Mar 02, 2010 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

TiVo Inc., the pioneer of the digital video recorder, hopes its new DVRs coming out this spring will keep the company relevant in an age when broadcast and broadband will be combined in TVs.

German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data

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Mar 02, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Germany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails, saying it posed a "grave intrusion" to personal privacy rights and ...

Survey: 26 pct of Americans get news via phone

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Mar 01, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

New EU rules limit Internet charges for cell phone

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Mar 01, 2010 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Mobile phone operators must now limit how much they charge customers for using the Internet within the European Union, after new rules went into effect Monday.

Topeka aims to become Google Internet test site

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Feb 28, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- A campaign to make Topeka a test site for a new, ultrafast Internet service is gathering speed.

Kohl critical of NBC online Olympic coverage

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Feb 27, 2010 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A Democratic senator criticized NBC on Friday for its handling of online access to the Vancouver Olympics, calling it unfair and restrictive.

GPS Jamming Devices Pose Many Threats (w/ Video)

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Feb 25, 2010 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 16 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest GPS jamming devices are now being used by car thieves in the UK to render stolen cars and trucks undetectable by law enforcement. These devices also pose a threat to airlines and ...

T-Mobile USA racks up prepaying subscribers

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Feb 25, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Thursday it gained 371,000 new customers in the fourth quarter, reversing subscriber losses in the third quarter.

Regulators propose grant program for public safety

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Feb 25, 2010 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Federal regulators will recommend that Congress devote up to $16 billion over 10 years to pay for a nationwide wireless broadband network that would allow police officers, firefighters and other emergency workers ...

Cablevision service lets customers see PCs on TV

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Feb 24, 2010 | 1.8 / 5 (5) | 1

(AP) -- Watching online video and other content on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. Cable TV provider Cablevision ...

FCC seeking more spectrum for wireless broadband

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Feb 24, 2010 | 3 / 5 (3) | 2

(AP) -- Federal regulators are hoping to find more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband services by reallocating some airwaves now in the hands of television broadcasters and other users.

Wireless carriers tell FCC they disclose fees

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Feb 24, 2010 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The nation's biggest wireless carriers are telling federal regulators that they give consumers adequate notice about early termination fees that apply when a service contract is broken before it expires.

FCC survey shows need to teach broadband basics

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Feb 23, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The government's plan to provide fast Internet connections to all Americans will have to include some basic instruction in Web 101, according to a new survey of Internet users and non-users.

Tech review: Devices let Internet go where you do

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Feb 23, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

I'm envisioning a future where you get Internet access everywhere through the air, like your cellphone.

Poor but networked: UN says cell phone use surging

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Feb 23, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- More than half of the people in the developing world are now cell phone subscribers, a U.N. report said Tuesday, highlighting strong global growth in telecommunications.