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  • July 2008

    • Troubled Sprint Woos Angry Subscribers

      New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 9:52 AM CDT

      Troubled Sprint Woos Angry Subscribers

      (Newser) - Facing upset customers, merger fallout, and peeved execs, Sprint’s new CEO started the job with his work cut out for him. The company has the sector's highest rate of customer dissatisfaction. But by getting personal with patrons and employees, new boss Daniel Hesse is fighting to save the company, the New York Times reports. More »

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      cell phones  • Sprint Nextel  • telecommunications companies  • customer service  • Daniel Hesse

  • June 2008
  • April 2008

    • AT&T, Verizon Plan New WiFi in Old TV Spectrum

      Washington Post  |  Apr 6, 08 1:00 AM CDT

      AT&T, Verizon Plan New WiFi in Old TV Spectrum

      (Newser) - Verizon and AT&T are talking big about recent bandwidth acquisitions at an FCC auction, the Washington Post reports. The companies promised fast, high-tech new networks in the next few years based on long-range frequencies, newly available from television broadcasters, that can penetrate deep into buildings. A Verizon spokesman said the company hoped to connect “anything and everything together,” Reuters reports. More »

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      FCC  • Verizon  • AT&T  • spectrum auction  • telecommunications companies  • wireless technology  • AT&T Wireless

  • March 2008

    • Mukasey Open to Spy Bill Deal

      Reuters  |  Mar 21, 08 8:18 PM CDT

      Mukasey Open to Spy Bill Deal

      (Newser) - The nation's top lawman welcomed a deal today on a stalled federal spy bill, Reuters reports. “If somebody has some brilliantly creative compromise, I'm happy to hear that,” Attorney General Michael Mukasey said. A recent House bill would allow lawsuits against phone companies that gave records to Washington, but Bush has vowed to veto it. More »

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      Senate  • Michael Mukasey  • warrantless wiretapping  • FISA  • telecom  • House Democrats  • telecommunications companies

    • House Rejects Immunity for Telecoms Again

      Reuters  |  Mar 14, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      House Rejects Immunity for Telecoms Again

      (Newser) - The House again spurned President Bush today, passing a version of an anti-terrorism surveillance bill that does not grant retroactive immunity to the telecom companies that participated in the government's warrantless-wiretapping program. The vote was 213-197, far less than the two-thirds majority needed to override a promised presidential veto, Reuters reports, and followed an unusual secret session convened last night. More »

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      George W. Bush  • warrantless wiretapping  • FISA  • immunity  • telecommunications companies  • National Security Agency  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

  • December 2007

    • Democrats Withdraw Spy Bill

      Washington Post  |  Dec 18, 07 3:20 AM CST

      Democrats Withdraw Spy Bill

      (Newser) - Legislation that would have granted retroactive immunity for phone companies that cooperated in the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program was abruptly withdrawn by Senate majority leader Harry Reid late yesterday. The legislation, favored by the White House, had deeply divided Democrats. Reid said the Senate would deal with the bill in the next session. More »

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      Harry Reid  • warrantless wiretapping  • Christopher Dodd  • FISA  • immunity  • telecommunications companies  • American Civil Liberties Union  • FISA Court

    • NSA Deepens Tense Alliance with Telecoms

      New York Times  |  Dec 16, 07 2:33 PM CST

      NSA Deepens Tense Alliance with Telecoms

      (Newser) - The telecom industry will be all ears to proceedings beginning tomorrow on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers will decide if companies helping the government’s warrantless surveillance program should receive immunity. President Bush personally lobbied Congress to further the NSA’s tenuous alliance with the industry, whose members are increasingly resistant to phone record requests, the New York Times reports. More »

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      privacy  • Verizon  • Michael Mukasey  • AT and T  • Drug Enforcement Administration  • NSA  • Mike McConnell  • telecommunications companies  • Qwest

    • As Razr Loses Edge, Motorola Could Cut Itself

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 13, 07 8:37 AM CST

      As Razr Loses Edge, Motorola Could Cut Itself

      (Newser) - In an era of rampant telecom convergence, Motorola may be headed the other way. With its once-popular Razr phone leading a money-losing cellphone business, Carl Icahn, the company’s No. 3 shareholder, thinks slicing up the company would create $20 billion in shareholder wealth. The math works, the Wall Street Journal says, but a breakup would also highlight problems in each division. More »

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      Carl Icahn  • telecom industry  • Motorola  • telecommunications companies  • Razr  • Greg Brown

    • Bush Blasts Lawmakers for Neglecting Bills

      Washington Post  |  Dec 3, 07 5:49 PM CST

      Bush Blasts Lawmakers for Neglecting Bills

      (Newser) - Lawmakers returned from Thanksgiving break today to face a scolding from President Bush over a number of unfinished bills, the Washington Post reports. Chiefly, Bush blasted them for stalling on Iraq funding—he wants $50 billion—as he cited “surge” success and warned of defense department layoffs if Congress keeps withholding money. More »

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      Iraq  • Defense Department  • US Congress  • telecommunications companies  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

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