14.10.2005
"Cramming" Hits Consumers When They Least Expect It
Cramming• AT&T Settles Cramming Suit• Feds Settle with BSG/ZPDI/Billing Concepts• Verizon Signs Florida Anti-Cramming Agreement• Embarq Agreement Protects Florida Consumers from Cramming• Florida Company Agrees to Repay `Cramming` Charges• Florida Files "Cramming" Suit• Congress, Feds Sleep While Cramming Charges Afflict... |
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05.01.2004
"Junk Fax-Blaster" Fined $5.4 Million
The Federal Communications Commission has fined Fax.com Inc. a record-breaking $5.4 million for faxing unsolicited advertisements to consumers. The California company is a "fax broadcaster," sending others` messages for a fee. Fax Blasters• • Missouri Jams Fax Blaster• Missouri Sues Fax Blasters• "Junk Fax-Blaster" Fined $5.4... |
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22.03.2006
"Net Neutrality" Battle Heats Up
Broadband Access• Report: Metered Broadband Bad For Consumers, Businesses• FCC Votes to Punish Comcast for Content Blocking• Comcast Tries to Polish Its Image• Communications Industry Urges Congress to Act on Broadband• Comcast Cuts Deal With Vonage on Internet Traffic• Court Upholds FCC`s Video Rules• Report: U.S. Broadband... |
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08.11.2006
"Smishing" Emerging As New Threat To Cell Phone Users
Identity Theft• Consumers Cautioned About Voter Registration Scams• Young Adults Seen As Prime Identity Theft Targets• Researchers Find Security Flaws In Online Banking Sites• `Red Flags Rules` for Identity Theft on the Way• Identity Theft: One Woman`s Story• Xbox or PC Stolen? Don`t Forget to Cancel Your Credit Cards• Identity... |
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08.09.2006
"Thin-Film" Batteries May Reduce Fire Danger
A new, safer battery technology called thin-film, may be replacing the somewhat volatile lithium-ion battery. The recent Dell, Apple and Panasonic recalls of almost 6 million laptop batteries has had a catalytic affect on thin-film battery research.Thin-film batteries have a solid lithium core compared to the liquid core of the lithium-ion batteries. That solid core... |
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2 Million AOL Subscribers Quit in Last Year
America Online`s customers are deserting at twice the rate previously reported, the company conceded today, and the New York Times reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued subpoenas to several top company officials.AOL said that as of Sept. 30, it had 24.7 million U.S. subscribers compared with 26.7 million a year earlier. Additionally,... |
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01.01.2004
20th Anniversary of AT&T Breakup
It was 20 years ago that AT&T, the once-mighty "Ma Bell," was broken up on the order of Judge Harold H. Greene of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Since the break-up, consumers have had a staggering array of choices for local and long-distance phone service, they`ve been able to buy their own telephones, hook up fax machines, modems and other devices... |
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19.04.2005
911 Issue Becoming an Emergency for VOIP Providers
New York is among the states thought to be looking closely at marketing claims made by Vonage and other Internet telephone companies. Texas sued Vonage last month, claiming it does not adequately disclose that does not provide enhanced 911 service. VOIP-911• FCC Wants Enhanced 911 Service For Cell Phone, VoIP Users• Vonage 911 Caller Put On Hold While... |
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26.07.2008
A Done Deal: XM-Sirius Merger Wins Approval
• XM-Sirius Merger Approval Nears Completion• No Surprise: FCC Chair Decides to OK Sirius-XM Merger• Consumer Groups Urge FCC to Reject XM-Sirius Merger• States Raise Questions about XM-Sirius Merger• XM-Sirius Merger Gets Antitrust OK• Senate, FCC Chairman Spar Over Media Consolidation• Wisconsin Seeks To Block Satellite Radio... |
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09.05.2005
A New Worm Crawls the Web
It`s time to be sure your virus protection software is up to date and to be careful with suspicious emails -- another computer worm is crawling through the Internet. Computer security firm Trend Mico says it declared a "Medium Risk Virus Alert" to control the spread of WORM_MYTOB.ED. The company said it has received several infection reports indicating that it is... |
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