"Hello? Who's calling?" For many Americans these days, the call is coming from a "bot" or automated program that seeks to trick them into giving up money or important personal data.
Telecom
Jun 8, 2019
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Federal regulators voted Thursday to give phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers' permission first.
Telecom
Jun 6, 2019
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Already, the first 60 of SpaceX's planned 12,000 internet-delivery satellites have appeared as a decidedly unnatural string of lights in the night sky. Scientists worry the company's plan to ring Earth with orbiting "Starlink" ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2019
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The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that aims to combat the illegal robocalls torturing Americans .
Telecom
May 23, 2019
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Earlier this year, twin papers authored by seven former Food and Drug Administration commissioners, published by Health Affairs and the Aspen Institute on the same day, suggested that the FDA should become an independent ...
Social Sciences
May 16, 2019
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U.S. communications regulators on Thursday rejected a Chinese telecom company's application to provide service in the U.S. due to national security risks amid an escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Business
May 9, 2019
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That late-night telephone call you just got that amounted to one ring—don't call back.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 9, 2019
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As T-Mobile's bid to merge with Sprint continues to face challenges on Capitol Hill, the company is continuing to make its case to regulators.
Telecom
Mar 11, 2019
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Mobile phones are increasingly more accessible by people with disabilities, but significant gaps remain, according to a newly published study from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Inclusive Technologies ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 13, 2019
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California regulators have canceled a plan to charge a fee for text messaging on mobile phones.
Telecom
Dec 17, 2018
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