'Up to' claims for Internet connection speeds next to worthless
When it comes to high-speed Internet access, are you getting what you pay for?
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Mar 2, 2010
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Verizon posts 4Q loss on $3B in layoff costs
(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday posted an unusual loss for the fourth quarter, as a charge for layoffs in its shrinking landline business overshadowed the growing, and profitable, wireless business.
Business
Jan 26, 2010
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Verizon Wireless to FCC: smart phones more costly
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless says it started charging customers more to break service contracts for smart phones because those devices cost much more.
Telecom
Dec 18, 2009
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Comcast unveils online viewing of cable TV shows
(AP) -- Comcast subscribers can now watch several cable TV shows and movies on the Internet.
Telecom
Dec 15, 2009
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FCC asks Verizon Wireless to explain fees
(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones.
Telecom
Dec 4, 2009
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FairPoint phone company files for bankruptcy
(AP) -- Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by about 62 percent.
Business
Oct 26, 2009
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Verizon profit falls 30 pct on restructuring costs
(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. reported a 30 percent drop in third-quarter earnings Monday as it couldn't sign up enough new subscribers to offset higher costs from laying off workers and absorbing an acquisition.
Business
Oct 26, 2009
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Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money
(AP) -- The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets ...
Telecom
Oct 11, 2009
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DirecTV, TBS, TNT to put shows online
(AP) -- DirecTV Group Inc. is in talks with the TBS and TNT cable networks to offer their shows online, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Business
Aug 27, 2009
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TiVo Inc. sues AT&T, Verizon over DVR patents
(AP) -- TiVo Inc. on Wednesday sued AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for patent infringement, including one covering the ability to pause and rewind live TV.
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Aug 27, 2009
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