Nation Feb 22 AT&T says its cellphone network has been restored after a widespread outage hit users across the U.S. 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
Nation May 03 Verizon sells Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion Verizon spent about $9 billion buying AOL and Yahoo over two years starting in 2015, hoping to jump-start a digital media business that would compete with Google and Facebook. By Associated Press
Nation Oct 01 FCC can’t stop states from enacting net neutrality rules, court decides The Federal Communications Commission can drop its own rules that keep internet providers from favoring some services over others, the court ruled. By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Politics Apr 03 Trump signs bill blocking Obama-era rule over online privacy After his press secretary blasted it as an example of rampant government overreach, President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Monday that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about their customers' browsing habits. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Apr 13 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Verizon workers protest expired contracts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, nearly 40,000 Verizon employees across nine states walked off the job to protest the company’s alleged attempts to freeze pensions, make layoffs easier and hire more contract workers. Also, the CDC reported that Zika virus… Continue watching
Apr 13 Tens of thousands of Verizon workers strike over contract dispute By News Desk About 39,000 Verizon workers are protesting the lack of progress negotiating their contract on Wednesday by walking off the job. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Kerry and Putin meet in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry met face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, to discuss divisions over Ukraine, Syria and other issues. Also, Iran announced that its warships will escort a cargo ship… Continue watching
May 12 Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 billion By Joshua Barajas Verizon announced Tuesday that it’s buying AOL Inc. for $50 a share, valued at approximately $4.4 billion, to bolster the company’s plans for mobile and web video. Continue reading
Feb 25 Talking heads skew ‘net neutrality’ debate By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Is President Barack Obama taking over the Internet? Not by a long stretch, but that’s not stopping political banter in the “net neutrality” debate. Continue reading