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NEWS ABOUT: phone service

phone service stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - AT&T has had a change of heart—perhaps prompted by an ongoing FCC inquiry into competition—and will now allow iPhone users to connect with Skype and other Internet phone services over its 3G wireless network. Previously, AT&T had allowed such services in only a limited capacity—through... More »

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iPhone • Skype • phone service • AT&T • iPhone applications • Google Voice

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 Bye-Bye Landlines, 
 Hello New Problem 


Aug 15, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are gleefully dropping landlines at a rate of 700,000 per month without any regard for the long-term consequences, the Economist says. Few of us will weep for businesses that rely on landlines—telemarketers and pollsters come to mind—but emergency services like fire and police also need them.... More »

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cell phones • phone service • land lines • mobile phones

 AT&T Hacks 12,000 Jobs 

The telecom says its mobile and broadband divisions are continuing to grow

Dec 4, 08 8:10 AM CST
(AP) - AT&T is cutting 12,000 jobs, or 4% of its workforce, mostly in the landline segment that has lost market share to cell phones, cable operators, and Internet calling options, reports the AP. AT&T, which has cut more than 25,000 jobs so far this year, said it... More »

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layoffs • phone service • Internet phone • AT&T • job • mobile phones

Service Lets Callers Dodge Conversation

Slydial users can sneak a message straight onto voicemail

Aug 2, 08 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new phone service is a hit with people who want to make a phone call without actually talking to anybody, the New York Times reports. Slydial allows users to skip directly to leaving a message on voicemail without the recipient realizing they have an incoming call. Users say the... More »

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cell phones • communication • telecom • phone service • voicemail • telephone

Analog Service Hanging Up
on Customers

Digital networks soon only option, but
service has its kinks

Jan 21, 08 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Phone customers still dialing up using old analog networks will be out of luck—and service—beginning Feb. 18 when the nation’s wireless companies shut down the outdated technology and switch to digital. Of the quarter-billion American cell phone users, the vast majority use digital networks, but some 1... More »

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FCC • Verizon • General Motors • AT and T • Sprint Nextel • phone service • Alltell • digital networks • analog networks • T-Mobile

Globetrotting iPhone Users Get Flat Rate Data Plan

Company responds to roaming rage

Nov 2, 07 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Traveling iPhone users rejoice: AT&T is offering flat rate international data plans for the trendy Apple handset starting at 25/month for 20MB of data, reports AppleInsider. That's after irate customers complained about running up huge bills from accessing the Web at roaming rates while overseas, when the iPhone automatically... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • AT and T • phone service • Internet phone • roaming

Google Phone Rumors Build

Consumers would trade free minutes for targeted advertising

Sep 29, 07 7:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Consumers may soon be able to trade free phone calls for targeted advertising, if Google gets its way. Industry experts speculate that the tech giant is quietly developing plans to market cell phones with an ad-based service in exchange for free minutes, BusinessWeek reports. The big wireless carriers, while privately... More »

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Google • cell phones • Verizon • AT and T • Sprint Nextel • advertisements • phone service • smartphones • Virgin Mobile

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