Media Decoder Blog: Verizon Teaming With Redbox for DVD and Streaming Service
The two companies will combine to try to give customers more access to video on the Web, and possibly position the new venture as an alternative to Netflix.
Media Decoder Blog: Verizon Teaming With Redbox for DVD and Streaming Service
The two companies will combine to try to give customers more access to video on the Web, and possibly position the new venture as an alternative to Netflix.
Media Decoder Blog: New in Your Wireless Store: The Cable Guy
A pending $3.6 billion transfer of spectrum will give Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, a presence in select Verizon Wireless retail locations, where Comcast salesmen will offer Verizon customers special offers if they sign up for the cable ...
France Télécom to Sell Orange Switzerland to Apax Partners
The deal is the first major step in the chief executive’s plan to unload slow-growing European operations to focus on faster-growing markets.
Business Briefing | Telecommunications: U.S. Seeks Withdrawal of AT&T Antitrust Case
The Justice Department said it wanted to withdraw its antitrust case against the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T.
F.C.C. Report on AT&T Deal Details Merger Shortcomings
The Federal Communications Commission allowed AT&T to withdraw an application to buy T-Mobile and said the merger would have reduced competition and slashed jobs.
F.C.C. Plans to Direct More Support to Broadband
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to change an $8 billion fund that subsidizes telephone service in rural areas into one that will expand broadband Internet service.
Media Decoder Blog: At The Times, Era of ’111-111-1111′ Nears Its End
The now-famous New York Times caller ID display will be replaced by a more generic, and less threatening, number.
It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know
A German politician was surprised to learn he was being tracked by his cellphone carrier.
Business Briefing | Telecommunications: F.C.C. Clears Acquisition of Qwest, With Conditions
The approval, which requires the new company to provide cheap broadband Internet access and computers to poor households, was the final regulatory hurdle for the deal.
Europe Seeks Ways to Lower Data Roaming Charges
The European Union’s telecommunication commissioner said that she was likely to seek new regulations to put an end to “rip-offs” that Europeans face when traveling.
Chicago News Cooperative: After a Year, Chirp Radio Has Made Gains, but Is Still Awaiting Its Own Frequency
Chirp Radio, a Chicago community radio project, recently celebrated its first birthday but still has no frequency and operates only on the Web.
