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Commentary: Hot spots not that hot yet

January 17, 2004 TAGS: Wayport, service provider, hot spot, subscriber, shipment, broadband service, T-Mobile, Wi-Fi, broadband, cell phone

Commentary: T-Mobile and Boingo--a match made in heaven?

November 13, 2003 TAGS: Boingo Networks, T-Mobile, service provider, subscriber

AOL tests waters for dial-up price cut

April 28, 2005 As Internet users flock to high-speed services, America Online experiments with lower dial-up prices. TAGS: high-speed service, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., subscriber, Internet service, service provider, broadband, U.S.

Wireless price war hotter by the minute

February 2, 2004 America's three biggest cell phone service providers--Verizon Wireless, Cingular and AT&T--introduce new dialing plans and give away talk minutes. TAGS: cell phone service provider, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Wireless, service provider, AT&T Wireless, subscriber, cell phone, AT&T Corp., T-Mobile, minute, Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, America, U.S.

Vonage drops Cisco VoIP adapter

December 8, 2003 The broadband telephone service provider replaces Cisco Systems with Motorola as its exclusive telephone adapter supplier. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., telephone service provider, Motorola Inc., VoIP, subscriber, broadband, service provider, adapter, telephone company

Mobile games hit next level in India

November 24, 2004 Wireless games are emerging as a hot market in the subcontinent--and it's expected to get a whole lot hotter. TAGS: India, game company, market research company, subscriber, mobile phone, service provider, games

Vonage cuts Net phoning prices

May 17, 2004 The company drops $5 from its unlimited North American Net phone dialing plans, as Net phone service providers battle for customers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet telephone service provider, Internet phone, subscriber, AT&T Corp., VoIP, service provider

IPTV chugs along

June 18, 2007 Microsoft is upgrading IPTV software for service providers, but flashy, consumer-oriented features will take more time to roll out. TAGS: IP television, AT&T Corp., deployment, subscriber, IP, TV, Verizon Communications, service provider, Microsoft Corp.

Canadian ISPs win on copyright ruling

June 30, 2004 Court says service providers aren't responsible for cached copies of music on their servers. TAGS: tariff, Internet Service Provider, liability, court, subscriber, decision, P2P, service provider, music, server

NetZero launches broadband service

November 16, 2006 United Online's Internet service provider offers DSL broadband, which it'll deliver over the Verizon network. TAGS: NetZero, United Online Inc., EarthLink Inc., Verizon Communications, broadband, broadband service, DSL, service provider, subscriber, Internet Service Provider

Cometa has slight burp in McDonald's test

March 2, 2004 Cometa Networks has lost AT&T as its service provider for a hot-spot test with McDonald's in New York City, but prospects may be heating up on the other coast for the Wi-Fi company. TAGS: Cometa Networks, AT&T Corp., service provider, wireless service, Wi-Fi, subscriber, New York City, supplier

Sprint PCS to talk wireless data

January 8, 2004 The carrier is expected to present fresh evidence at CES that U.S. cell phone users are showing more interest in wireless data. It will also unveil new offerings related to downloadable games. TAGS: cell phone service provider, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, subscriber, text messaging, data service, cell phone, carrier, Cingular Wireless, service provider, Consumer Electronics Show, U.S., games

Will unlocked cell phones free consumers?

January 24, 2007 Handset makers in the U.S. are dabbling in selling phones directly to consumers, but will the model be attractive enough to consumers? TAGS: American Technology Research, Motorola Inc., Cingular Wireless, cell phone, handset, carrier, service provider, subscriber, T-Mobile, U.S., Nokia Corp.

Porting problems put carrier swaps on hold

January 22, 2004 Cell phone provider networks are still working out the bugs--and long delays--two months after a mandate that lets subscribers swap carriers and keep their old numbers. TAGS: cell phone service provider, Sprint Nextel, carrier, cell phone, phone provider, service provider, request, provider, subscriber, billing, spokesman, U.S.

AOL unveils a $299 PC deal

December 4, 2003 The company is offering a PC, monitor and color printer for $299 to subscribers who sign up for one year of Internet access, the latest effort to prop up its subscriber base. TAGS: America Online Inc., color printer, StarOffice, subscriber, Internet Service Provider, broadband, offer, broadband service, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Time Warner Inc., member, Internet access, Internet service, service provider, printer, PC

FAQ: FCC sets rules for VoIP 911

June 15, 2005 New FCC guidelines require Net phones to include a sticker warning that calls to 911 may not get through to a live operator. TAGS: VoIP service, VoIP, VoIP company, operator, rule, service provider, caller, Internet phone, subscriber, call, broadband, adapter, U.S.

Flaw threatens T-Mobile voice mail leaks

February 25, 2005 The cellular service provider's default phone settings could allow attackers to access a victim's voice mail. TAGS: voicemail, T-Mobile, victim, Paris, attacker, subscriber, password, flaw, service provider, mobile phone

Microsoft maps out wireless offering

March 22, 2004 The software giant partners with Sprint and Bell Mobility to sell services, mainly to businesses, that exploit a mobile phone's ability to broadcast its exact location. TAGS: Bell Mobility, carrier, server software, cell phone service provider, subscriber, location, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, AT&T Wireless, Microsoft Corp., service provider, mobile phone, developer, software company, server

RIAA steps up file-trading suits

February 17, 2004 The Recording Industry Association of America files 531 new copyright suits against alleged music swappers. TAGS: RIAA, file-trading, lawsuit, Internet service, NPD Group Inc., Internet Service Provider, service provider, pace, suit, file-swapping, evidence, court, subscriber, music, U.S.

Sprint to offer video, 3D games for cell phones

January 9, 2004 Downloadable video clips from CNN and others are next on the carrier's agenda, CEO Gary Forsee says, as Sprint looks to sell data services to make up for the plunging cost of voice calls. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, cell phone service provider, text messaging, data service, subscriber, AT&T Wireless, cell phone, CNN, camera phone, service provider, 3D, camera, U.S., video