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Verizon: 4G LTE Means Even Longtime Customers Lose Unlimited Data

The number of unlimited data plans in the U.S. wireless industry has been gradually fading. Now, Verizon Wireless plans to 86 the unlimited data plan it grandfathered in for its 3G customers, Fierce Wireless has reported, citing Verizon chief financi...

New York Leaders: Verizon-Cable Deals Might Give Residents the Short Stick

Mayors in Upstate New York told the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Justice they are concerned Verizon will never build a high-speed "FiOS" network in their cities due to agreements between Verizon Wireless and U.S. cable companie...

Key Mobile Broadband Trends for Service Providers

Get a snapshot of the things shaping innovative business models and new services that are becoming reality with the commercialization of LTE, network infrastructure investments and the playing out of the video-related profitability gap.Visit us: http://bi...

Schumer Fights Cellphone Theft with New Bill

U.S. senator Charles Schumer on Wednesday introduced legislation that would subject a criminal to five years in the slammer for tampering with the unique identification number of a cellphone. The Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2012 was unveile...

Unity Telecom Picks Entone's FusionTV

Unity Telecom, with U.S. headquarters in Mesa, Ariz., has chosen Entone's FusionTV solution to launch what the companies call a first-of-its-kind broadband TV service that unites live HDTV programming and cloud-based services. Entone says FusionTV is...

Chicago, Chicago, That Toddling Town

I am in Chicago most of this week for a myriad of different meetings. The primary one is to attend International Telecoms Week (ITW). Most of you know Broadvox as a SIP Trunking service provider but our legacy is as a carrier’s carrier or wholesale SIP...

More T-Mobile Employees To Lose Jobs

T-Mobile USA employees, brace yourself for more dour news: Your job may be on the line. The company plans to cut 900 jobs, its second round of layoffs in recent months, The Wall Street Journal reported. "We are restructuring the organizat...

Network Management Requirements in the Age of Big Data

It is true that service providers and their vendor partners mastered the art of network management years ago and have been a model for other industries. But requirements keep changing and so must the art. This B/OSS Reader Survey on Network Management rep...

Apple's Next iPhone: News of Larger Screen Breaks Ahead of Release Date

The debate rages on about exactly when Apple will debut its next iPhone – likely with built-in LTE compatibility – but one of the most widely talked-about rumors is getting the backing of America's best-known financial publication. Apple has repor...

NBC, Fox Execs Slam DISH Over Commercial-Free DVR Feature

DISH Network Corp. has irked some media executives with a DVR capability that makes it easier for customers to avoid commercials. Released last week, the "Auto Hop" capability for the Hopper HD DVR system lets users skip commercials for most r...

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