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Deal to Combine AT&T, T-Mobile USA Raises Antitrust Questions
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- AT&T's surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a fair price if they must choose between just two national companies? That debate will be at the center of the government review of the $39 billion cash-and-stock deal announced Sunday. If approved, the purchase would catapult AT&T past Verizon Wireless to become the nation's largest cellphone service provider. Tim Boyle, Getty Images It was reported Sunday that ...
Communications Giants Offer Free Calls to Japan
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsResponding to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint are providing free phone calls to the country. "We have seen an increase in the number of calls made by our customers to family, friends and colleagues in Japan who have been touched by the events that occurred earlier today," Time Warner Chairman and CEO Glenn Britt said in a statement Friday. "They are all in our thoughts, and we hope that this program removes a small measure of worry from our customers." Each phone company is presenting the offer for a limited time, with various ...
Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsMore than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their phones to their ears. Amid this confusion comes a report from health and safety activists that the government's cell phone watchdog -- the Federal Communications Commission -- is putting industry desires before public well-being. Investigators for the Environmental Working ...
Report: La. First Lady's Charity Attracts Corporate Money
By not in system - AOL NewsMajor corporations involved in high-stakes issues before the Louisiana state government have made commitments of nearly $1 million to a charitable foundation set up by the wife of Gov. Bobby Jindal, The New York Times reports. Pledges to the Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana's Children include $250,000 from Marathon Oil, which last year got state approval to boost refining capacity at its facility in Louisiana, according to a review of records by the newspaper. AT&T, which pushed legislation allowing it to market its cable-TV service without negotiating with local regulators, also ...
Supreme Court: No 'Personal Privacy' Rights for Corporations Under FOIA
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that corporations do not have the same privacy rights as individuals when it comes to blocking requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act, the federal statute that requires the government to make available certain documents and records. Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts said that the language of the transparency law clearly precluded corporations like AT&T, the plaintiff in the case, from claiming it had "personal privacy" rights that could prevent the public release of certain requested information on file with ...
IPhone Jailbreak Legalized! 6 Key Questions Answered
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 26) -- Let freedom ring! On Monday, the federal government announced that iPhone users are now legally permitted to "jailbreak" their phones and upload app programs not officially sanctioned by Apple. A jailbreak consists of overriding preset software locks put in place on iPhones to control what applications, or cell phone carrier, can be used on the devices. Apple tightly controls which apps it sells to customers and has an exclusive carrier agreement with AT&T. Jailbreaking a phone offers a variety of new functionality, including new Internet browsers (say good-bye to Safari) and ...
Steve Jobs Relaxed About iPhone Complaints as Class-Action Lawsuit Brews
By Kathryn Yao - AOL NewsUPDATE: Apple has denied that Steve Jobs was behind the emails telling a customer to "relax," about the iPhone's alleged technical glitches. Boy Genius Report, which first published them, maintains their veractiy. UPDATE: Gawker's Valleywag blog reports Apple is dealing with at least four different federal lawsuits concerning iPhone 4 reception problems as users continue flocking to lawyers. Apple Inc. and AT&T are being sued by disgruntled iPhone 4 users who have experienced defects on the phone. Gizmodo, a holder of one of the official complaints, said the lawsuit accuses the two companies ...
iPhone Coming to Verizon in January 2011: Why It Matters
By Carl Franzen - AOL NewsIn what's likely to be music to many a frustrated cell phone customer's ears, Bloomberg today reported that the iPhone will be available on Verizon Wireless beginning in January. Coming from anonymous sources close to Verizon and Apple, the rumors should be taken with a grain of salt, as Engadget points out, seeing as similar claims have arisen in the past and yet no Verizon iPhone plan has materialized. However, if authentic, the news represents a tectonic shift in the mobile communications market for several reasons, and not all of them are good for Apple or Verizon. Take a gander: 1. ...
iPhone 4 Problems Reported -- How Bad Are They?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe good news for Apple is that long lines of customers formed for Thursday's release of the company's new iPhone 4. The bad news is that a slew of complaints about the new smart phone began piling up almost as quickly. Two main problems have been reported in the first hours since the phone went on sale. 1. Screen Discoloration As reported by Mashable, several customers are reporting that the iPhone 4's spectacularly clear "Retina display" can develop a smudgy yellow line or small discolored circles on its face. That's not exactly the kind of clarity that Steve Jobs touted when he ...
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