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Articles tagged with: Federal Communications Commission and Verizon Wireless
U.S. Telecom and Cable Credit Profiles to Weaken in 2009
Debt ratings agency, Fitch has issued a report where it says it believes that growing event risk associated with economic, competitive and regulatory pressures will weaken the credit profile of most operators within the U.S. telecommunications and cable sector in 2009. Growing unemployment, continuing home foreclosures, the acceleration of cord-cutting, evolution of wireless smart-phone-based data services, and a changing regulatory environment with a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) make-up and key regulatory programs up for reform represent some of the challenges to the industry in 2009. more
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Verizon, Alltel Merger Brings Questions About Worker Health
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers wants the Federal Communications Commission to require Verizon Communications and Alltel to adopt a nationwide safety program protecting people from harmful radio frequencies as a condition of their proposed merger. more
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FCC Approves Verizon, Rural Cellular Merger
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved a merger between Verizon Communications and Rural Cellular Corp, which does business as Unicel. more
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Verizon Wireless To Divest in 85 Markets for Alltel Merger
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless is offering to divest airwaves in 85 markets as a part of talks with the Justice Department over a pending merger with Alltel. more
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UPDATE: FCC Vote Delayed on Skype Bid for Open Networks
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission delayed a vote scheduled for Thursday that would have denied a petition from Ebay's Skype to open up cellular networks. more
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Sprint's Termination Fees Were Legal, But Too High - Lawyer
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A California jury ruled on Thursday that Sprint Nextel didn't violate laws with its early termination fees, but the carrier may still need to pay damages. more
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FCC Chairman Calls for Federal Rule on Cellphone Fees
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Thursday pressed for federal regulation of early termination fees for cellphone users. more
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FCC Vote Delayed on Skype Bid for Open Cellular Networks
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission has delayed a vote scheduled for Thursday that would have denied a petition from Ebay's Skype to open up cellular networks. more
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DISH Network, Alcatel to Test Mobile TV Technology
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- DISH Network wants to bring video service to not only its subscribers' televisions, but their cellphones too. more
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FCC Auction Winners and Google's Role Could be Revealed Soon
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- The winners of more than $19 billion in valuable wireless airwaves auctioned by the federal government could be revealed as early as April 2, though the role of search giant Google remains unclear. more
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