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14 min ago | ComputerWorld

Early Google Glass users finding 'sense of freedom'

A software engineer for Comcast got his early version of Google Glass last weekend, grabbed his bike and shot video of his ride across the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Comcast, San Francisco, CA

4 hrs ago | CED

AT&T updates on demand storefront

With search and recommendation becoming key assets for video service providers to reduce churn, AT&T has made it easier for its U-verse customers to find the content they're looking for.

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Related Topix: AT&T, Startups, Telecom, Versant, ATT, TV, Electronics

8 hrs ago | CED

Rogers Business Solutions extends network with Cologix

Through its PoP, Rogers Business Solutions, which is the commercial services division of Rogers Communications, can now offer connectivity services on its network to enterprises and carrier organizations globally.

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Related Topix: TechTV, Startups, Rogers Communication, Telecom, Rogers Communications Inc.

12 hrs ago | International Business Times

FCC nominee Wheeler will divest holdings if confirmed

Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Divestments are common for nominees to avoid conflicts of interest.

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Related Topix: Business News, Federal Communications Commission, Telecom, ATT, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology

Fri May 17, 2013

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Hackers ring up $500,000 phone bill; business left with charges

The sound of a ringing phone is normally a good thing for Melissa Bream, owner of Remax Stars Real Estate Company.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Charter Communications, Telecom, Television

Scanews.com

St. Louis keeps nine slots in Fortune 500

Despite mergers and corporate moves, St. Louis still has nine companies big enough to make the Fortune 500.

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Related Topix: Charter Communications, Telecom, Television, Social Solutions, Express Scripts

Seeking Alpha

Time Warner Cable Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call

John Edward Sununu - Director, Chairman of Nominating & Governance Committee, Member of Finance Committee and Member of Marketing & Customer Care Committee Good afternoon, everyone.

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Related Topix: Telecom, Time Warner Cable, Marketing

Bloomberg

Telus Mobilicity Deal Foils Competition Effort

Telus Corp. 's purchase of mobile-phone provider Mobilicity and the potential sale of another new entrant, Wind Mobile, is casting doubt on Canada 's ability to increase competition in the wireless market.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, BCE Incorparation, Telecom, Rogers Communications Inc.

The Gazette

Reuters News Service wrote a new blog post: Time Warner Cable weighing bid for Hulu

Cable companies want to plant a flag in the online video space by buying a stake in one of the hottest new media properties available.

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Related Topix: hulu, Telecom, NaviSite, Time Warner Cable

Business Journal

Cox seeks nominees for conservation award

Cox Communications is looking for nominations for its second annual Cox Conserves Heroes awards program.

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Related Topix: Cox Communication, Television, Telecom, Cox Communications

TVSPY

DirecTV May Fight Retrans Fees with Antennas

For viewers, hearing the two words "Retrans fees" can conjure up nights spent not being able to watch their favorite network shows or local news because their cable provider/satellite provider/network/sports network/local channel can't agree on how much showing the program is worth.

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Related Topix: Directv, Entertainment, Television

The Globe and Mail

How four wireless players are manoeuvring for advantage

Telus said Mobilicity's 250,000 customers should experience no interruption in service Telus said Mobilicity's 250,000 customers should experience no interruption in service BCE Inc.

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Related Topix: BCE Incorparation, Telecom

Thu May 16, 2013

BizPacReview.com

Smug Comcast CEO takes fire at shareholders meeting over gun ad ban

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts came under fire Wednesday at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Philadelphia when he was asked about a new policy of banning gun shops ads , while continuing to air a wide array of violent programming.

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Related Topix: Comcast, Opinion

Insider Monkey

Apple Inc. (AAPL): Another Labor Review of Foxconn Revealed

Apple Inc. does not have direct control of its suppliers, certainly, but it know full well that it is the outward face of the brand and the manufacturers of the pieces that go into making the iPhones, iPads and MacBooks that are in the market.

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Related Topix: Comcast, Apple, Startups

Mi2n

Bongo Boy Records Brings TV Show Series To Your Living Room

Email: bongoboyrecords@aol.com Website: http://www.bongoboyrecords.com May 10, 2013 Belvidere, NJ Contact: Monique Grimme - email bongoboyrecords@aol.com Their first TV episode aired on December 2011.

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Related Topix: Belvidere, NJ, Universal Studios, Comcast, Pop/Rock, The Smithereens, Plainfield, NJ, Oxford, NJ

The Motley Fool

Looking for Dividend Growth in the Canadian Communication Industry: Shaw Communications

Michael is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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Related Topix: Shaw Communications, Telecom, Television, Blog News, TechTV, Startups, Rogers Communication, Rogers Communications Inc.

ITWorld Canada

Rogers deploys PoP in Toronto colocation centre

A data centre in downtown Toronto received a boost in connectivity capability with a recent point of presence deployment in its building by Rogers Communications.

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Related Topix: Rogers Communication, Telecom, TechTV, Startups, Rogers Communications Inc., Internet Service Providers

The Age

Telstra customer data revealed online

Lee Gaywood, 31, of Chelsea Heights in Victoria, contacted Fairfax Media about the information being freely accessible to anyone online after conducting a specific Google search that turned up Telstra spreadsheets.

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Related Topix: Telstra Corporation, Telecom, TelstraClear, Next New Networks, Transaction Wireless, Marketing, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Wed May 15, 2013

GigaOM

at&T Ceo: a subsidized mobile internet is coming to an operator near you

Content providers will soon pay mobile carriers to exempt their traffic from consumers' mobile data plans, says AT&T's Randall Stephenson.

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Related Topix: ATT, Telecom, Stanley

WTVF Nashville

911 Call Answered By Dispatchers Out Of State

FRANKLIN, Tenn. A woman living in Houston, Texas had her 911 emergency call answered by a dispatcher in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Franklin, TN, Comcast

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