16.04.2009
AT&T Looks To Extend iPhone Exclusivity
It`s the elephant in the room that no one`s talking about. Will AT&Tbe the exclusive network for Apple`s iPhone after next year?The question is relevant to consumers considering an iPhone purchasebecause, to get one, you have to sign a two year AT&T contract. But asit now stands, AT&T exclusive rights to the iPhone is reportedly setto expire in... |
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10.04.2009
Time Warner: Metered Broadband Will Prevent "Internet Brownouts"
If Internet users don`t moderate their bandwith consumption, and providers don`t put in caps on their usage, the Internet could start seeing "brownouts" by 2012, said Time Warner Cable`s chief operating officer Landel Hobbs today. Preventing outages for users was the rationale behind Hobbs` latest statement on Time Warner Cable`s plans to expand its metered... |
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08.04.2009
FCC Launches National Broadband Internet Plan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today launched the first phase of its "national broadband plan" to bring affordable, high-speed Internet to all Americans. As part of the economic stimulus plan passed by Congress, the agency must complete the plan by February 17, 2010. The FCC began the process through an open meeting this morning in Washington, D.C.,... |
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07.04.2009
Time Warner Doubles Down on Metered Broadband Plans
In the face of a massive negative backlash against its plan to expand pay-by-the-byte broadband Internet plans and caps on usage for certain markets, Time Warner Cable has reiterated that the new plans will be necessary to ensure customers get the best service possible — and that many of them don`t use enough bandwith to be affected. Landel Hobbs, chief... |
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03.04.2009
FCC Pressed To Defend Wireless Open Internet
As cellphones evolve ever faster into "convergence" devices that surf the Web, check email, and enable users to watch and even send videos, the question is — will the wireless Internet be as free and open as its wired counterpart? Or will telecom carriers continue to lock down their networks and block third-party services at a whim?That`s the question media... |
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01.04.2009
Time Warner Expands Metered Broadband Billing
Time Warner Cable today announced plans to expand its plans to charge Internet users by the byte for heavy bandwith consumption, a controversial practice usually referred to as "metered broadband."The tactic combines "caps" for broadband access usage with "overage" charges if the subscriber goes over the limit, and is widely unpopular with subscribers accustomed... |
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26.03.2009
Feds, States Sue Dish Network
The Department of Justice has filed suit charging that satellite television provider Dish Network, directly and through its authorized dealers, made telephone sales pitches to consumers whose phone numbers are on the national Do Not Call Registry.The firm also stands accused of violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule, or TSR, by assisting and supporting its... |
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25.03.2009
Digital Converter Box Program Vows to Replace Expired Coupons
It might sound like a rerun but the federal government says that this time it really, really has figured out how to help taxpayers make the transition to digital over-the-air television.With the once-postponed June 12 deadline for the nationwide conversion to digital TV approaching, the program has now started to accept replacement requests from eligible households... |
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20.03.2009
Recession Has Consumers Thinking Of Hanging Up Cell Phones
It`s hard to imagine anything coming between consumers and their cell phones, but a sagging economy might be the thing that finally does.As fears about the recession become more widespread, millions of Americans are on the verge of disconnecting expensive cell phone plans, according to a survey by Opinion Research Corporation.Two out of five Americans with... |
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18.03.2009
CD Sales Decline, Downloads Rise in 2008
In the 80`s, compact disks replaced vinyl LPs as the preferred medium to listen to music, and now, nearly three decades later, digital downloads threaten to make dinosaurs of CDs. According to market research firm The NPD Group digital music purchasers increased by just over 8 million in 2008 — to 36 million Internet users. Purchases of online digital music... |
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