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AT&T to offer to sell up to 40 percent of T-Mobile -- Bloomberg Sat, 11/26/2011 - 19:06 by amiteshwar AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is planning to offer to divest a large chunk of T-Mobile USA to gain clearance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its takeover, Bloomberg reported citing a person familiar with the plan. Comments Read more	AT&T withdraws merger application, to take $4 billion charge Fri, 11/25/2011 - 18:50 by amiteshwar AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent of T-Mobile, have withdrawn their applications with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the agency's chairman moved to thwart AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Comments Read more	911 service update: text, photo, video support coming soon Fri, 08/12/2011 - 16:18 by NeelamGoswami The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to revamp the United States' aging 911 emergency systems, making it capable of accepting texts, videos, photos and location data. Comments Read more
FCC mulling new rules to curb mystery fees in phone bills Tue, 06/21/2011 - 12:25 by Anter Prakash Singh The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Monday that it is mulling new rules to curb the menace of mystery fees levied in the bills of consumers by phone companies, a move aimed at protecting consumers from the ‘bill shock’. Comments Read more	Sprint urges FCC to block AT&T and T-Mobile deal Wed, 06/01/2011 - 15:37 by Jamie Anderson The third-largest U.S. mobile network operator, Sprint Nextel, has asked regulators to block AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA, alleging that the deal would thwart competition and lead to higher prices for the subscribers. Comments Read more	Government approves Comcast-NBC deal, imposes conditions Wed, 01/19/2011 - 15:33 by Anter Prakash Singh The federal regulators have approved Comcast Corp. bid to takeover NBC Universal Tuesday but have imposed certain conditions. Comments Read more
KINGMAX PD33 and PD30: Stylish and Sporty USB Flash Drives Complete Story	Verizon Blasts Cellular South's LTE Plans, Argues Against Federal Oversight Sat, 12/04/2010 - 09:40 by Mike Dano Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless pounced on Cellular South's pending launch of LTE network technology, via partner Samsung, and used the issue to bolster its argument against government oversight of next-generation network deployments. Comments Read more	FCC to propose steps to prevent inflated bills Thu, 10/14/2010 - 12:06 by Anter Prakash Singh With an aim to protect the customers from unexpectedly high bills and the mysterious fees charged by the operators, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has plans to propose a comprehensive set of rules for the wireless carriers in the United States. Comments Read more
Verizon Wireless to pay out millions Mon, 10/04/2010 - 09:27 by Rakhi Basking Ridge, N.J. -- Verizon Wireless said Sunday it will pay out tens of millions of dollars to 15 million cellphone customers the U.S. communications company overcharged. Verizon, based in Basking Ridge, N.J., said it would apply credits to current customers and mail refund checks to former customers this month and next for "mistaken past data charges" because "we always want to do the right thing for our customers." "In most cases, these credits are in the $2 to $6 range; some will receive larger credits or refunds," Verizon said in a statement on its Web site. Comments Read more	FCC approves use of unused TV spectrum or white spaces Fri, 09/24/2010 - 12:31 by Anter Prakash Singh The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of unused TV spectrum, known as white spaces, and with this the long drawn debate seems to have come to an end. Comments Read more	FCC revisits argument on news diversity Tue, 06/22/2010 - 10:46 by Rakhi Washington -- The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's 2010 review of media ownership rules revisits a debate about diversity in news versus the size of news companies. Limits on how much of a market a news organization can control date back to the time when three major television networks dominated the electronic news business, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday. Now, with numerous newspaper companies filing for bankruptcy as advertisers move to the Internet, news companies are pressing to abolish or water down size restrictions. "These rules need to fall away," said Allbritton Communications attorney Jerry Fritz. Allbritton owns eight television stations in seven different news markets, plus the online news outlet Politico. Comments Read more