Verizon will soon offer a video calling service over its LTE network that will work like Apple’s FaceTime app. Video chatting with far-flung family members could get even easier for Verizon wireless customers. Verizon executives said Tuesday that the company will be launching a FaceTime-like video calling service later this year as part of its …
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Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam on CNBC talking about the Netflix/Comcast deal. Screenshot of CNBC video Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam laid to rest on Tuesday rumors that his company is looking to buy satellite TV provider Dish Network. Following AT&T’s announcement that it intends to buy DirecTV for nearly $49 billion, rumors started circulating that Verizon might be interested in …
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When it comes to communications mergers this year, it’s all about the bundle. Attention will focus on federal regulators this year as they now have not one but two major communications mergers to consider. So far, chances look good that AT&T and DirecTV will be allowed to consummate their $48.5 billion proposed merger. The best thing that AT&T and DirecTV …
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From tracking lost luggage to turning your smartphone into a wireless microphone to making it even easier to troubleshoot your customer-service calls, AT&T engineers have been cooking up some interesting new applications to make your life easier. The company showed off some of these new software driven applications at a technology innovation showcase in New York City on Friday. None …
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The FCC commissioners (left to right): Ajit Pai, Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler (chairman), Jessica Rosenworcel, and Michael Oâ??Rielly. FCC The Net neutrality proposal may have been the headline news at the Federal Communications Commission’s meeting on Thursday, but it wasn’t the only important vote the FCC conducted there. The commission also voted to approve rules governing the upcoming spectrum incentive …
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AT&T and BabyFirst have created a “second screen” app for babies and toddlers. AT&T As if one screen for a baby wasn’t enough, AT&T is launching a so-called educational app for its U-verse TV service that promotes a “second screen” experience for toddlers. The new app developed in partnership with BabyFirst allows babies to create images on an iPhone or …
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The Federal Communications Commission wants to make sure that smaller wireless operators have a shot at buying airwaves in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction. And it’s developing a policy for this auction slated for next year that it hopes will do just that. On Thursday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler began circulating among his fellow commissioners a proposal that will set …
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If you’ve been thinking about trading in an older Samsung Galaxy S device, now is the time to lock in your price. According to the trade-in site Nextworth, older Samsung Galaxy smartphones are at their peak. But prices are likely to start dropping in the coming weeks. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I talk to a NextWorth executive who …
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CNET/Marguerite Reardon AT&T has threatened to not participate in the upcoming incentive spectrum auction if the Federal Communications Commission adopts rules that set aside spectrum for smaller carriers. In a filing with the FCC on Wednesday, AT&T said that it has never declined to participate in a spectrum auction in the past. And it said it has no intention to …
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Buying last year’s model often pays off when you’re shopping for a new car. It can also save you big bucks when you’re looking for a new smartphone. Indeed, Samsung’s Galaxy line provides a good example. The company released its new Galaxy S5 on Friday on all four major wireless networks. But despite a couple of much-talked-about new features, most …
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