News tagged with telephone company
Technology convergence may widen the digital divide
(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...
May 17, 2012 |
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South Korean phone company bets on K-pop
(AP) -- South Korea's largest fixed-line telephone company is trying to capitalize on the worldwide popularity of Korean pop music, or K-pop, to increase revenue from overseas.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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FBI contacted phone monitoring firm about software
A senior executive at a technology company that makes monitoring software secretly installed on 141 million cellphones said Thursday that the FBI approached the company about using its technology but was reb ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Mobile phone operators are advised to take more care of their customers
Competition between mobile telephone companies like Telephone Systems International, Vodafone, or T-Mobile unleashes an offers war between operators to capture new customers. A study at the University of Val ...
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Nov 15, 2011 |
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FCC unveils rules for rural broadband fund
Federal regulators have unveiled a plan for overhauling the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor. It redirects the money toward broadband expansion.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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US lawmakers target pre-paid cellphone anonymity
US lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday to enable law enforcement to identify users of pre-paid cell phones, charging that anonymity makes the devices attractive to terrorists, drug kingpins and gangs.
May 26, 2010 |
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Call center optimization
A research report in the current issue of the International Journal of Engineering Systems Modeling and Simulation suggests that help desks can be optimized by adding very few extra staff.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Qwest 2Q profit up 18 pct on one-time tax savings
(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc.'s second-quarter earnings rose 18 percent because of one-time tax savings, even as revenue continued to slide as customers abandon landline telephones, the phone company said ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Remote Wash. community to get phone service
(AP) -- One of the most remote communities in the lower 48 states is finally set to get phone service.
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Federal judge tosses warrantless wiretap cases
(AP) -- A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly taking part in the government's e-mail and telephone eavesdropping program ...
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Web founder makes online privacy plea
Plans by Internet service providers to deliver targeted adverts to consumers based on their Web searches threaten online privacy and should be opposed, the founder of the Web said Wednesday.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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