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Paul Davidson
Big telecoms decry high costs of 'traffic-pumping'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 6, 2008 - 9:57amAT&T says schemes that route adult chat and other calls made by its customers to rural phone numbers are costing it hundreds of millions of dollars and may force it to raise the price of its $55 unlimited-calling plan.
Many wireless resellers going under
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 6, 2008 - 7:15amA few years ago, organizations from Disney to 7-Eleven to the local pinochle club were jumping into the cellphone business, leveraging their brands to appeal to niches untapped by the big carriers.
Nationwide cellphone alert system in the works
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 9, 2008 - 7:24amThe Federal Communications Commission is expected to take a major step toward development of a nationwide emergency alert system that would send text messages to cellphones and other mobile devices wherever a crisis occurs.
Cable companies cry foul on Verizon
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 24, 2008 - 7:48amLast updated: April 22, 2008 - 3:43pm
The battle between phone and cable companies is getting uglier. Three cable giants are accusing Verizon of illegally using proprietary information it obtains as a wholesale telecom provider to retain customers who had planned to switch to the cable providers for their phone service.
