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Carriers Deny Cell Shutdown Following Boston Bombings
April 16, 2013 10:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWireless operators say they did not shut down cell service following the deadly bombings at the finsh line of the Boston Marathon yesterday. Amid the chaos and confusion immediately following the explosions, the Associated Press issued a report citing an unnamed source who claimed cell service had been terminated in the Boston...
Man Gets over 3 Years in iPad Data Breach Case
March 19, 2013 8:49 am | by David Porter, Associated Press | News | CommentsAn admitted online "troll" was sentenced Monday to the maximum prison term under federal guidelines — more than three years — for illegally gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing more than 100,000 email addresses of iPad users. Dozens of Andrew Auernheimer's supporter...
Apple CEO Required to Testify in NY eBooks Case
March 14, 2013 9:17 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsApple CEO Tim Cook has been ordered to testify in a New York court case the Justice Department brought against the company over the pricing of eBooks for consumers. Federal Judge Denise Cote on Wednesday granted a government request to depose Apple Inc.'s chief executive...
Largent Slams NYT Op-Ed Piece
January 31, 2013 11:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsCTIA President and CEO Steve Largent slammed an opinion piece, "How to Get America Online", which was published by New York Times. In the piece, Times contributor Susan Crawford argues that access to Internet services...
Dish Lays off Sprint, Softbank Deal
January 30, 2013 10:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsDish Network told the FCC that it would not file to block Softbanks' proposed $20 billion acquisition of Sprint. In January 16 filing, Dish had asked that the shot clock in the Sprint, Softbank proceeding be paused until Sprint's bid for Clearwire...
