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AT&T: We’ll Soon Be Charging You More For Wireless Broadband – Company wants ‘variable pricing,’ admits few will pay for iPad 3G

In: Apple| Cellphone| Communication| Computer| Finances| Networks| Site Feeds| Software| VoIP| broadbandreports.com| iPhone

3 Mar 2010

AT&T is once again dropping hints that the carrier wants to change (read: increase) wireless data pricing. Many investors have been pressuring the company to ditch the $30 unlimited iPhone data plan and instead replace it with some kind of metered billing model.

NBC Lawyer Again Places Foot In Mouth On Piracy Debate – From popcorn farmers to viral tidal waves of evil!

In: Communication| Editorial| Finances| Networks| Rants| Site Feeds| Unusual| broadbandreports.com

20 Feb 2010

Back in 2007, NBC lawyer Rick Cotton issued a statement to the FCC demanding they force ISPs to take action against piracy for the sake of the American corn farmer. According to Cotton, piracy was becoming such a menace it was keeping people out of theaters, in turn resulting in less popcorn sold.

Warner Music Commits Evolutionary Seppuku, Won’t Allow Catalog to be Used for Ad-driven Streaming Services

In: Audio| Communication| Computer| Editorial| Finances| MP3| Music| Site Feeds| broadbandreports.com

11 Feb 2010

ISPs are seriously considering bundling subscription music services like Spotify and others for a small additional, optional fee. Spotify, which offers users streaming access to music free with ads or for a monthly fee, is one way the recording industry can shake off the impacts of piracy without resorting to suing children and grandmothers. But Warner Music apparently is having none of it.

Billing Companies Think Metered Billing “Inevitable”, Still a Hard Sell

In: Cellphone| Communication| Editorial| Finances| Gadgets| Hardware| Networks| Site Feeds| Software| Wireless| broadbandreports.com

10 Feb 2010

Fierce Wireless asks a number of vendors who make a living off of billing systems their thoughts on metered billing in the wireless space, and unsurprisingly is told by each one that a shift to metered billing is “inevitable” in wireless.

Big Carriers May Apply For Second Round Stimulus Funds

In: Communication| Computer| Editorial| Finances| Hardware| Internet| Networks| Site Feeds| Software

6 Feb 2010

As the broadband stimulus bill was being hashed out, you’ll recall it was stripped of some very lucrative, carrier-lobbied-for tax credits that would have given companies like Verizon billions for doing absolutely nothing differently.

AT&T Makes SMS Plans Mandatory For Many Phones

In: Cellphone| Communication| Computer| Editorial| Finances| Hardware| Networks| Premium| Site Feeds| Software| Wireless| broadbandreports.com

2 Feb 2010

Previously, both AT&T and Verizon had only made data mandatory for smartphones. Apparently, neither carrier wants you buying an Internet-enabled phone, then only using free Wi-Fi instead of their pricey 3G networks. From the sound of things, now carriers don’t want you using free IM services instead of SMS, either.

Comcast, Verizon Step Up Big For Haiti – Verizon Expedites Cash Delivery Process

In: Breaking| Cellphone| Communication| Editorial| Finances| Site Feeds| Wireless| World Events| broadbandreports.com

18 Jan 2010

Normally, there’s a ninety day window in between the user donation and the relief getting delivered, as user billing cycles must complete, payment must be verified, and then handled by an intermediary. Verizon and Sprint are stepping up and expediting this process.

AT&T Drops Unlimited Voice & Data Price Plans… Just Like Verizon

In: Cellphone| Communication| Finances| Save Money| Wireless| iPhone

16 Jan 2010

AT&T today announced new unlimited plans across all devices – including its industry-leading lineup of smartphones – to provide more value and choice for customers who want to talk, text and surf on the nation’s fastest 3G network.

FileMaker Announces Bento 3 Contact & Customer Manager Template

In: Apple| Breaking| Communication| Computer| Finances| Software

13 Jan 2010

Announced today, Filemaker has released a free Contact & Customer Manager template via the Bento Template Exchange – a free exchange of templates for Bento 3 that extends the living daylights out of Bento 3 from just an easy way to interface a deceptively simple yet powerful database that arranges notes, recipes, meetings, contacts, even contracts and invoices to an even more powerful application.

AT&T Also Raising DSL Prices In 2010…

In: Breaking| Communication| Computer| Editorial| Finances| Hardware| Internet| Networks| PC| Site Feeds| Software| VoIP| broadbandreports.com

7 Jan 2010

Judging from some leaked AT&T talking points posted to our forums, AT&T is getting ready to hit regular DSL customers with some price hikes as well.

Yelp + Google… Not So Fast

In: Breaking| Communication| Computer| Finances| Google| Internet| Networks| Rumors| Software| Wireless

21 Dec 2009

In a deal that was all but sealed going into the weekend, seems like Yelp’s CEO Jeremy Stoppleman has abandoned that prior deal with Google.

AT&T: iPhone Data Pricing Comments ‘Taken Out Of Context’ – AT&T Simply Wants to “Educate” You

In: Apple| Cellphone| Communication| Editorial| Education| Finances| Gadgets| Hardware| Internet| Networks| Site Feeds| Wireless| broadbandreports.com| iPhone

12 Dec 2009

iPhone users need to be educated exactly what a megabyte is, apparently. And the argument that an already hugely profitable company wants to charge even more money for bandwidth isn’t one that sits well with consumers.

$860 Million Dollar Fines for LCD Manufacturers that Plead Guilty to Price Fixing

In: Breaking| Computer| Finances| Gadgets| Hardware

12 Dec 2009

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), among some others, seemed to have gotten a bit greedy for almost 5 years by secretly meeting and agreeing upon setting the price(s) for some TFT LCD displays used commonly in computer monitors.

Vivendi Agrees, Comcast/NBC Deal Soon – $5.8 billion for Vivendi’s stake in NBC Universal

In: Breaking| Communication| Finances| Networks| Site Feeds| Television| Video| broadbandreports.com

1 Dec 2009

Vivendi executives have agreed with General Electric in principle on a price to offload their 20% stake in NBC Universal, eliminating the final obstacle in Comcast’s planned acquisition of the media giant.

Charter Exits Chapter 11 $8 billion less in debt

In: Communication| Computer| Finances| Internet| Networks| Site Feeds| Software| broadbandreports.com

30 Nov 2009

Despite the best efforts by creditors who didn’t like the bankruptcy conditions, Charter Communications has announced that the company has exited Chapter 11 after filing for bankruptcy back in March of this year.


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