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Sprint to FCC: Hurry up on AT&T/T

Sprint Nextel sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission on Friday asking for the agency to move with more speed in its decision on AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Sprint filed an ex parte letter to the FCC, joining Dish Network and Public Knowledge, which filed their own ex parte letters late last month. The document urges the …

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A beginner’s guide to telecom jargon, part 8

Nokia is “aligning” its workforce. Translation: It’s cutting several thousand jobs. Nokia The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace, and it’s difficult to keep up–even without the technical jargon most industry insiders throw around. And they do love to toss those terms about. This week, I explain what a geo-fence is, why a feature phone is really just a …

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