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New Verizon network going live on 12/5

Dec 1, 2010
Verizon will flip the switch on their new LTE network, which they're calling "4G", on December 5th. It's important to note: IT'S NOT 4G. At least...

You know how that iPad makes you look cool? Sorry.

Nov 19, 2010
In a few months, you'll be driving the OLD model. The Edsel. Rockin' the 8-track there, Burt Reynolds. Does that thing get CB?...

Verizon to pay the FCC and customers

Oct 28, 2010
I'm not really sure how much of a difference $25 million makes to a company like Verizon (they'll probably make that in the opening seconds of the...

Verizon to pay up to $90 million in refunds to customers

Oct 4, 2010
There were all these little charges of $1.99 charged to customers over the years because of data exchanges initiated by software built into their...

Verizon: pay to play data plans coming soon

Sep 23, 2010
Mobile phone carrier Verizon wireless will soon start charging users tiered rates depending on how much data they download. That's according to...

For public good, not for profit.

GAO finds wireless customers benefit despite few carriers

Aug 26, 2010
A new report from the Government Accountability Office confirms there's not much competition among wireless service providers. Nonetheless,...

Leading Thinkers on Net Neutrality

Aug 19, 2010
Net Neutrality is a complicated issue. The recent Google/Verizon policy proposal has raised new questions about the open internet - the idea that...