T-Mobile U.S. reportedly considering Mint Mobile purchase
T-Mobile U.S. is reportedly considering acquiring mobile virtual network operator Mint Mobile, a low-cost provider that uses T-Mobile's network and offers monthly contracts starting at...
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U.K. mandates new homes to be built with gigabit connectivity
The U.K. government has enacted new law to ensure that new homes are built with gigabit broadband connections and to allow telecoms companies to provide...
Qualcomm and Irdium enters partnership to bring satellite connectivity to android phones
Qualcomm and Iridium Communications have collaborated to offer a satellite-based messaging service on premium smartphones running Google's Android operating system. The collaboration will bring satellite...
Some models of Cisco IP phones have high-severity vulnerability
Cisco says firmware fix won't be available until
ISPs reportedly hiding fees, dishing out arbitrary costs
In its first-of-its-kind nationwide examination of internet service providers (ISP), Consumer Reports, an independent nonprofit research organization uncovered arbitrary price differences, confusing bills, hidden fees,...
Telecoms firms want EU to pay Big Tech for network costs
According to sources close to the matter, telecom companies are pushing the European Union to pass new laws that would require Big Tech to pay...
T-Mobile to charge customers $35 transaction fee for new activations and upgrades
T-Mobile says $35 activation fee will soon be applied to almost all device transactions. It will make it impossible to circumvent the fee by using...
Broken fiber cables in France affect internet connection worldwide
The internet connection has recently been affected worldwide due to fiber optic cable damage in the south of France and the Shetland Islands, affecting subsea...
Starlink launches aviation internet services
Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, will soon be available on select aircraft, with the official launch of Starlink Aviation next year. The service will provide...
Howard SolomonCurrently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times.
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