Economy Apr 23 How Tesla and other companies are dealing with tariff turmoil By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press
Nation Jul 12 AT&T says data of nearly all customers downloaded in a 2022 security breach The company said Friday that it has launched an investigation and engaged cybersecurity experts to understand the nature and scope of the criminal activity. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation Feb 23 This week’s cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing When some people's cellphone service went down for a while because of an AT&T network outage, among the alternatives suggested were using landlines. But landlines have practically reached urban legend status among many age groups in today’s America. By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press
Nation Feb 22 AT&T says its cellphone network has been restored after a widespread outage hit users across the U.S. So far, no reason has been given for the outages. But Lee McKnight, an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, cited the most likely cause of the outage as a cloud misconfiguration, or human error. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation Jan 18 AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm The decision from the telecommunication companies arrived Tuesday as the Biden administration tried to broker a settlement between the telecom companies and the airlines over a rollout of new 5G service, scheduled for Wednesday. By David Koenig, Associated Press
Apr 05 Corporations gave over $50 million to backers of voting restrictions By Associated Press Telecom giant AT&T was the most prolific, donating over $800,000 since 2015 to authors of proposed restrictions, cosponsors of such measures, or those who voted in favor of the bills, the report found. Continue reading
Dec 27 US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast By Associated Press The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 27 Officers give harrowing account of Nashville RV bombing By Kimberlee Kruesi, Eric Tucker, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press Police officers on Sunday provided harrowing details of responding to a Christmas morning explosion in downtown Nashville, at times getting choked up reliving the moments that led up to the blast and offering gratitude that they were still alive. Continue reading
May 20 AT&T to drop misleading ‘5G’ marketing for non-5G networks By Tali Arbel, Associated Press AT&T in December 2018 began talking about a “5G Evolution” service. But it was not 5G. It was merely the existing 4G network with minor speed boosts, at least compared to the fastest type of 5G networks. Continue reading
Oct 01 FCC can’t stop states from enacting net neutrality rules, court decides By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The Federal Communications Commission can drop its own rules that keep internet providers from favoring some services over others, the court ruled. Continue reading