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iPhone X could boost global smartphone sales in 2018

If smartphone sales grow in 2018, the industry might have the iPhone X to thank. The irony is that that growth may have everything to do with the iPhone X being hard to get in 2017. A Gartner study forecasts that 2018 will be the first year of smartphone growth since 2015, with sales cooling off in 2016 and 2017. Shipments are expected to …

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Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E

Verizon has agreed to pay $17.7 million to resolve parallel FCC and Justice Department investigations into possible violations of competitive bidding rules for E-Rate subsidies, which help deliver broadband to schools and libraries. The settlement stems from an investigation into Verizon’s involvement in the program’s use by the New York school district, the FCC said in a statement (PDF) Tuesday. …

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