News tagged with phone solicitation

Gov't addresses 'robocall' annoyance with new ban

(AP) -- Americans tired of having their dinners interrupted by phone calls touting car warranties or vacation packages will soon get some relief.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Zayo Group buying AboveNet for $2.2B

(AP) -- Telecommunications company Zayo Group said Monday it will acquire AboveNet Inc. for $2.2 billion. Both companies offer Internet and phone services to companies over fiber-optic networks.

Technology / Business

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple's market clout likely to draw more scrutiny

In everything it does, from product design to business deals, Apple strives for as much control as possible.

Technology / Business

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

(AP) -- Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

For some consumers, surveys breed feedback fatigue

(AP) -- We appreciate your decision to read this story. Would you take a short survey about your satisfaction with the reading experience? Could you review this article on a website? Rate it for other readers?

Technology / Internet

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Ford to open Silicon Valley lab

Ford Motor Co. is the latest automaker to open a research lab in Silicon Valley, where it hopes to scout out new technology and keep ahead of trends.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spammers propel India to junk-mail top spot

India has emerged as the world's top source of junk mail as spammers make use of lax laws and absent enforcement to turn the country into a centre of unsolicited email.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Assange: Financial blockade may close WikiLeaks (Update)

(AP) -- WikiLeaks - whose spectacular publication of classified data shook world capitals and exposed the inner workings of international diplomacy - may be weeks away from collapse, the organization's leader ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 10

3Qs: Is mobile marketing a trend or just trendy?

Smart phone users are constantly on the move, and advertisers are increasingly trying to catch them along the way. Groupon, for instance, has now launched a service pitching deals to users based on their current location. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Porn company is amassing 1-800 numbers

(AP) -- For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex. Dial the same number now and you get a recording of giggling women offering ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

South Carolina bill targets prisoners on Facebook

(AP) -- Islam Dunn updates his Facebook page with a phone like so many other 19-year-olds, only he must hide the device so the prison guards don't notice.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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