| 单词 | telephone company |
| 例句 | Eric nearly collapsed, and Jesse mustered all his well- honed phone skills with the telephone company, talking his way past the first rank to a supervisor, then claiming he was misled. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The phones at Sierra-tel, the national telephone company, weren’t going through anymore. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He also wore a heavy leather belt, and Stuart realized that he must be a repairman for the telephone company. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Inquiry of the telephone company revealed that a “Mrs. Small” had called and requested that the service for that number be disconnected, “for vacation.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t have graduated without her. And if I hadn’t graduated, I would have never gotten that job at the telephone company, and I would have never met Gene, and...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X reached home in Long Island, one of his followers, telephoning him there, got, instead, a telephone company operator who said that the OL 1-6320 number was “disconnected.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He rented a room across the hall, contacted a fellow resistance fighter who worked for the telephone company, and arranged to listen in on Quisling’s phone line. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He got a bill from the telephone company. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Will Chalky get a job working for the telephone company with his new friend? 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Lessons to Last a Lifetime 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Smith began performing as a toddler in plays that her father, a telephone company employee, directed at churches the family belonged to. Lois Smith’s Year of Working Constantly 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z That would put them on equal footing with cable TV operators, satellite TV services and telephone companies AT&T and Verizon, which also offer TV packages. FCC chairman proposes expanding video channel access rules 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z There were posters of women holding drill bits: “Do the job he left behind,” they said, so she called up the telephone company where Bob had worked and tried to get a job there. She was born the day women got the vote. And then a century passed. . . 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Cable TV providers will continue to struggle to hang onto customers amid increasing competition from satellite TV, telephone companies offering TV channels -- and lower cost online video services, according to a new report. Cable TV predicted to lose customers to phone and satellite firms 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Everyone wants to work at the telephone company, and our four heroines are among the lucky few; one also commits crimes. How Do I Fill the ‘Succession’-Size Hole in My Sunday? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The telephone company accused Rainbow of giving a "competitive advantage" to its parent, Cablevision Systems, which competes with AT&T's U-verse TV services in Connecticut. AT&T slams Cablevision for "unfair" Mad Men talks 2010-07-14T20:42:00Z Conceived to convey permanence, the signature building opened in the midst of the telephone company’s breakup. For AT&T, Balancing Change and Preservation Under the Same Broken Pediment 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z It was a piquant sketch of contemporary life and widowhood involving hapless encounters with operators at telephone company call centers and the eye-crossing rage that wrestling with technology can elicit. Delia Ephron Writes Her Way Through Cancer to a Happy Ending 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z “My father worked for the telephone company but he was a jazz piano player and had a small band. My uncle had been a professional bass player.” Trumpeter Jim Knapp, key architect of Seattle’s modern jazz scene, dies at 82 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Edward Pimentel, a telephone company technician from Albuquerque, New Mexico, got the unusual prize after the audience at the competition voted him their favourite for his dapper and assured R&B performances. Karaoke winner bags a million Russian dumplings 2010-09-26T00:03:00Z She hadn't had other experiences, working at a telephone company and everything, but she had not thought of this for herself. "We do have power": "Queens of Resistance" books profile the politicians who inspire us most – women 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z He started in the 1970s by photographing graffiti murals on his way to work for a telephone company, then moved on to B-boy battles in clubs and rap concerts in community centers and concert halls. Lens Blog: Ernie Paniccioli, Chronicler of Hip-Hop 2013-04-18T15:31:54Z He said his father became a car mechanic in Shanghai at age 12 before shifting to a telephone company. Hollywood producer honors Shanghai roots in film 2011-06-13T11:28:10Z In a middle class household and my dad worked for the New York telephone company. Lori Loughlin on “Full House” fandom, Hallmark mysteries and parenting in the age of Finstagram 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z That involved clearing the sidewalk of unsightly telephone poles, a task that required permission from the telephone company to bury the lines. Inside Art: An Ellsworth Kelly Facade and a George Bellows Retrospective 2011-09-30T00:01:02Z If they lose a bid with a telephone company they’ve represented for years, it would put the firm in dire financial straits. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 3: Who Voted for Trump? 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z But by day he held down a job at Telefónica, the state telephone company. Pedro Almodóvar: ‘I can no longer hide’ 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Later, much later, she would hear about some female engineers who had worked with Bob at the telephone company back in the days when he hadn’t wanted his own wife to get a job. She was born the day women got the vote. And then a century passed. . . 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Then the building opened in the midst of the telephone company’s breakup. The Hidden Feats That Built New York’s Towering Skyscrapers 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Currently only cable, satellite and telephone companies that offer TV channels are defined as multichannel video programming distributors. FCC chairman proposes expanding video channel access rules 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Avigail, who is 48 and from Tel Aviv and once worked at the telephone company. Israeli rabbis work around the clock — even on the Sabbath — to count the dead from Hamas attack 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Or are they are “common carriers,” like telephone companies, with a duty to be equally open to all views and subject to government regulation? Supreme Court will decide if Texas and Florida can regulate social media to protect 'conservative speech' 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z There are some countries that utilize the North American numbering model but then add a carrier choice to the mix to help enhance competition among telephone companies. How To Send An International Fax 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z "It's high time that social media and telephone companies took financial liability for the rising levels of fraud taking place on their platforms," he said. Banks warn of big increase in online scams 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Among other activities at Goldman, Mr. Brody advised the U.S. government on the privatization of Conrail and the Mexican government on the privatization of the state telephone company. Kenneth Brody, investment banker who led Export-Import Bank, dies at 79 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z She was working as a secretary for the Puerto Rican telephone company when a friend suggested that she try out for the Miss Puerto Rico contest. Marisol Malaret, First Puerto Rican Miss Universe, Dies at 73 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z When he was laid off from now-defunct telephone company Pacific Bell in 1995, he told reporters it was because of budget constraints. The bewildering descent of Scott Adams and ‘Dilbert’ 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “I would preferably take either one of those guys,” said Alvarez, a lineman for a telephone company. Who should lead? Democrats, Republicans struggle to decide 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Shortly after World War II, Chuck Burchard’s father, Charles, started a new job with the local telephone company. Perspective | Spur-of-the-moment nicknames can last a lifetime 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z AT&T itself was the product of many successful takeovers, starting with the regional Bell telephone companies. Was This $100 Billion Deal the Worst Merger Ever? 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z The Commission oversees the purchase of stations to avoid media monopolies and adjudicates consumer complaints against radio, television, and telephone companies. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z The other thing to remember is that the telephone system was created among trusting parties—all of the telephone companies knew each other. The Robocalls Problem Is So Bad That the FCC Actually Did Something 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Two competing telephone companies offer different payment plans. Precalculus 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z He has also argued that social media platforms "are the twenty-first century descendants of telegraph and telephone companies." “Constitutional trainwreck”: Trump-appointed justices help block Texas GOP social media law 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z In response to the emergency application, Ken Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, wrote that “the platforms are the 21st-century descendants of telegraph and telephone companies: that is, traditional common carriers.” Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z “The platforms are the twenty-first century descendants of telegraph and telephone companies,” Paxton wrote. Supreme Court blocks Texas social media moderation ban 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z “I had to go across the street to the bar and convince the bartender to let me use his phone. There’s additional irony: Our hotel was across the street from the telephone company’s central office.” Working phone booths dot South Whidbey Island, where residents still can make local calls — for free 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z It can establish public schools, enact land use laws, regulate the services and restrict the profits of such public utilities as natural gas, oil, electric power, and telephone companies, and do much, much more. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother who worked for telephone companies, told the Greenville News in 2014 that rising crime in Detroit and the death of Judge Childs’s father when she was 14 prompted the move. A Product of Public Universities, Michelle Childs Would Be an Unconventional Court Pick 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The central government has directed the police, as well as internet and telephone companies, to share information about residents’ travel history with community workers so that the workers can decide whether residents are considered high-risk. Living by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z He added that police had created a “security corridor” to protect gasoline shipments and truck drivers, and that airports, Coast Guard boats and some hospitals and telephone companies had received fuel. Haiti’s fuel crisis deepens; banks announce partial closure 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z It will also be difficult for Ofcom, which was designed to regulate telephone companies and TV channels, to pivot to the vast, online world and its difficult-to-measure impacts on human rights. Britain leads the way for reining in Facebook, Twitter, YouTube 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The government obtained that information from three major telephone companies, as well as location history data from sources such as Google and 10 data aggregation companies. As mountain of video evidence grows, Capitol riot trials are pushed to 2022 and beyond 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z American law recognizes that some critically important businesses must accept all customers and treat everyone fairly because they are not easily or economically efficient to duplicate — think railroads, electricity providers and telephone companies. Opinion | Let’s Make Google a Public Good 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z A group of Discovery and AT&T executives retired to the telephone company’s executive dining room, with its panoramic views of the Dallas skyline. Inside the Discovery-AT&T Deal: Cute Emails, a Big Loan and Now, a Media Giant 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z In 2013, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. revised Justice Department rules to further tighten limits on when the government is allowed to subpoena telephone companies for logs of a reporter’s phone calls. Trump Justice Dept. Seized CNN Reporter’s Email and Phone Records 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z His father, he said, was a lineman for the telephone company and his mother a nurse’s aide. Former student pledges additional $15 million to Morgan State, a landmark gift for HBCUs 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z North American companies were once the kings of another essential industry: the gear that telephone companies need to route the world’s communications. Winning With Uncle Sam’s Help 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z It was used again to force the breakup of the AT&T telephone company in 1984 and against Microsoft in 1998, though an order to split that company into two was later overturned on appeal. Is big tech now just too big to stomach? 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z An activist group is pressuring the NBA to oust Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores unless his private equity firm divests itself of a prison telephone company. Activists urge NBA to oust Pistons owner Tom Gores over prison phones investment 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z There are now four big airlines, three big mobile telephone companies, two big beer companies. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z A visit from someone with the telephone company changed that. Folk artist brings frogs to life in unique garden 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z He was the eldest of three children of a telephone company executive. James Randi, magician and escape artist devoted to debunking the paranormal, dies at 92 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Jones said he never bothered to change telephone companies. Dems allege GOP lawmaker not eligible for November ballot 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Coxe went on to work as a graphic designer, TV reporter and ice-cream salesman, while Taylor worked for a telephone company. Synth pioneer Simeon Coxe of Silver Apples dies 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z As a person in the employ of the telephone company, Wickwire himself would spend time working on the booth. Rockwell phone booth now a spot for photos, not calls 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Newer employers, like mobile phone companies, simply refused to treat workers in the same way as older employers like the landline telephone companies. Opinion | The Jobs We Need 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z For example, it screens out companies that use cheap prison labor and identifies telephone companies that charge prisoners exorbitant rates to call family members, said Jay Lipman, a co-founder and president. How Investors Are Addressing Racial Injustice 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Several acknowledged they celebrated just a bit when the telephone companies gradually abandoned old-fashioned circuit-switching for what was called “Voice Over IP” or VoIP. Your Internet is working. Thank these Cold War-era pioneers who designed it to handle almost anything 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Their father was a service representative for a telephone company, their mother a homemaker. Robert Durst murder trial: Witnesses testify to abuse of first wife 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z On this date in 1881, Tucson’s first telephone company was organized by Charles H. Lord, early merchant and postmaster of Tucson. Arizona history March 8-14 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The Federal Communications Commission told U.S. telephone companies to report details on their use of equipment from Huawei Technologies and ZTE, Chinese gearmakers accused by the Trump administration of posing a risk of espionage. FCC seeks details on China technology 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Nothing requires incumbent telephone companies to upgrade, but he said they should after receiving subsidies for years. Kansans struggle without high-speed internet 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Those anecdotes all end the same way, with the telephone company titans of the day essentially treating the Netheads as precocious but fundamentally misguided children who, some day, might understand how telecommunications technology really worked. Your Internet is working. Thank these Cold War-era pioneers who designed it to handle almost anything 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z As the general counsel of G.T.E., one of the country’s largest telephone companies, he persuaded regulators to approve mergers that benefitted his employer while arguing against those which benefitted rivals. William Barr, Trump’s Sword and Shield 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z It also argued that lawmakers, based on legislative records from the 1960s, clearly intended to protect citizens from being surreptitiously recorded by police or telephone companies — not to shield public officials from scrutiny. Court weighs ban on secret recordings of public officials 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Ebbers, now 78, steered WorldCom through a series of acquisitions that took it from a small telephone company in Mississippi to a juggernaut competing with AT&T and other national long-distance carriers. Bernie Ebbers, WorldCom Chief Jailed for Fraud, Will Leave Prison Early 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z His mother was a homemaker who later worked at the telephone company Southern Bell. Howard Cruse, underground cartoonist and ‘godfather of queer comics,’ dies at 75 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z But no commercial telephone company wanted to spend the money to plant the poles and string the wires to connect Jackson and Owsley Counties to the rest of the world. The One-Traffic-Light Town with Some of the Fastest Internet in the U.S. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Is a telephone company allowed to listen in on your phone calls, keeping track of key words in hopes of gleaning information that will be useful in selling you a good or service? Recent Kansas Editorials 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The measure would require telephone companies to offer free services to customers allowing them to block robocalls. Consumer Reports urges NY Assembly to OK new robocall rules 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z His mother was a secretary, and his father was a telephone company manager who worked closely with Norman Vincent Peale, their church pastor and the author of “The Power of Positive Thinking.” James Ketchum, who conducted mind-altering experiments on soldiers, dies at 87 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z When AT&T recruiters compete for young talent on college campuses, they want to show how the old telephone company has become a modern media firm. Get ready for Gen Z, employers. First hint: They’re not millennials | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z With a loan from the federal government, they built a telephone company, as Gabbard describes it, “from scratch.” The One-Traffic-Light Town with Some of the Fastest Internet in the U.S. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Such activity today would be illegal in America, and if the telephone companies tried to change the law, privacy advocates would be wild with rage. Recent Kansas Editorials 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z For many years the biggest obstacle to town-funded broadband in New Hampshire was opposition to government-aided competition by telephone companies, cable firms and other communications industries. In a first for NH, town pays to get fiber broadband for all 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The Times reported that her mother worked for the telephone company and that her stepfather, who adopted her, worked for the subway system. Heidi Toffler, unheralded half of a futurist writing team, dies at 89 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z The telephone company said in November it planned to reduce its costs in Spain and Italy to respond to challenging business conditions. Vodafone plans to cut up to 1,200 jobs from its Spanish business 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Her father was a telephone company executive, her mother an amateur actress who pushed her young daughter into dramatics and dancing. Obituary: June Whitfield 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The tug-of-war is over so-called retransmission fees — the money that cable, satellite TV and telephone companies must pay to broadcast local TV station signals as part of their channel lineups. Potential KTLA-Channel 5 blackout looms for Charter Spectrum customers, threatening Rose Parade viewing tradition 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The commission is the state agency in charge of regulating landline telephone companies operating in Washington. The Latest: State regulators to investigate 911 outage 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In Washington, CenturyLink is the provider of 911 services for the state’s 7 million residents and its largest telephone company, serving approximately 1 million residents, according to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. 911 outage in Washington and other states triggers federal investigation of CenturyLink 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Under Nunes, the committee declined to issue a subpoena to the telephone company to determine whether Trump, Jr., had been talking with his father. Adam Schiff’s Plans to Obliterate Trump’s Red Line 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z It alleges the president received millions of dollars in exchange for persuading unsophisticated investors to put money into a telephone company, ACN. Lawsuit accuses Trump of misleading investors with get-rich-quick schemes 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z He told Moroney that he welcomed the coming Zip code, as it might be helpful in “taking the heat off” the telephone company. Perspective | The Zip code may seem benign now, but some Americans smelled a rat 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z After working for the telephone company, he attended Chicago’s Loyola University, graduating in 1955 and receiving a law degree in 1959. David P. Schippers, lawyer who helped bring impeachment charges against Bill Clinton, dies at 88 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Trump sent, among others, a long-haul truck driver, a telephone company clerk, a gas company meter reader, a country club cabana attendant, a Republican National Committee intern and the owner of a scented candle company. ‘This guy doesn’t know anything’: the inside story of Trump’s shambolic transition team 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Ramirez arrived at the rarefied halls of Yale from Shelton, Conn., a town just 30 minutes away, the daughter of a telephone company lineman and a medical technician. In a Culture of Privilege and Alcohol at Yale, Her World Converged With Kavanaugh’s 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z “Verizon is not a telephone company anymore and neither is AT&T,” he said. Tech index refresh could give under-the-radar names their day in... 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Passed in 1968, it requires telephone companies to provide technical assistance to law enforcement in tapping a phone if they present a court order. Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: FBI's encryption fight with Facebook could have broad impact on smartphone users' privacy 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The fee is supposedly meant to cover payments to local telephone companies, property taxes, and other legal expenses, Sprint claims. Sprint quietly increased the cost of its admin fee for all customers earlier this year 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z He was among three dozen Costa Rica fans who were awarded the same prize by the country’s state telephone company. Costa Rica fans get surprise call about free World Cup trip 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Inside Time Warner, executives have expressed concern that a fast-paced creative culture could be stymied by a telephone company unfamiliar with the idiosyncrasies of making and marketing movies and television. AT&T Beat the Government Over Time Warner—Now Comes the Hard Part 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Jim Sellars worked more than three decades for a telephone company, served as a reserve police officer and had a lifelong passion for weather and HAM radios. Tornado chaser wants his ashes launched into a twister 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z He moved to Virginia - where he met the woman who would become his wife - and began a career working for a telephone company. North Carolina vet surprised by long lost military records 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Some legal experts compared the use of public genetic databases to the way authorities can scan other personal data provided to third-party sources, including telephone companies and banks. Data on a genealogy site led police to the ‘Golden State Killer’ suspect. Now others worry about a ‘treasure trove of data’ 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The investigation started in 2016 when the FCC heard from a few customers and rural telephone companies in Wisconsin that some calls originating on T-Mobile phones weren’t reaching phones in three rural areas. T-Mobile to pay $40 million after using fake ring tones on some customer calls 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z After all, it’s said, much of the innovation that blossomed in Silicon Valley was the result of the breakup of the telephone company AT&T in 1982. Is it time to break up the tech giants such as Facebook? | Larry Elliott 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Traditional telephone companies say the measure puts them on equal tax ground with cable television and wireless phone companies, which offer similar services. Missouri bill lowers local taxes for telephone companies 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The Belgian national day parade in Brussels includes troops but also police officers, ambulances, postmen and telephone company vans. Why the President's idea for a military parade divides Americans 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z That debate broke into the public consciousness in 2015, as the FCC under Chairman Tom Wheeler took the step of regulating Internet providers like legacy telephone companies. The Senate’s push to overrule the FCC on net neutrality now has 50 votes, Democrats say 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The Missouri Telehealth Network would then work with telephone companies and other organizations to put new broadband into facilities. Telehealth gives rural Missouri more access to health care 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Those rules treated broadband providers like old-school telephone companies, and in practice they prevented the likes of AT&T, Charter, Comcast* and Verizon from blocking or slowing down access to websites and services. It ain’t over: Net neutrality advocates are preparing a massive new war against Trump’s FCC 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The reach of those systems are limited by the phone lists they use — usually a combination of data bought from private marketers, telephone companies and numbers provided by voluntary subscribers. Alarming failures left many in path of California wildfires vulnerable and without warning 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Because the caller’s information was voluntarily transmitted to a third party — the telephone company — the caller had no reasonable expectation that the numbers called would remain private. Justices appear to favor more restraints on government access to digital information 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Because the caller’s information was voluntarily transmitted to a third party — the telephone company — he or she had no reasonable expectation that the numbers called would remain private. Supreme Court confronts how technology impacts U.S. notion of privacy 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The telephone company — at police request, but without a judicial warrant based on probable cause — attached a “pen register” at its central office that recorded numbers dialed from Smith’s home. Opinion | The Supreme Court’s privacy precedent is outdated 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z In early 1984, executives at the telephone company Pacific Bell made a fateful decision. From inboxing to thought showers: how business bullshit took over 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z After tomorrow’s vote, incumbent telephone companies will be able to discontinue copper services at will, with no notice or analysis of its impact on its customers. The FCC is having a terrible month, and consumers will pay the price 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z There are also homegrown companies like CenturyLink in Monroe, which began as a tiny telephone company and is now a big player in technology. Louisiana editorial roundup 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z His father worked for the local telephone company. Bobby Doerr, Red Sox Hall of Famer and teammate of Ted Williams, dies at 99 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The proposed tie-up is part of a push by cable and telephone companies to own the content that flows through their pipes. AT&T and antitrust officials have discussed shedding CNN in the telecom’s mega-deal for Time Warner 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The request marks the industry’s latest step to weaken federal rules that regulate broadband companies like legacy telephone companies. Verizon, Comcast working to ensure states don’t pass their own net-neutrality rules 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “Shopping is like my therapy,” said Ms. Petculescu, 64, who retired five years ago from her accounting job at a state-owned telephone company. Europe’s Fastest-Growing Economy Could Be Headed for Trouble 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Yes, a telephone company makes television; it's a crazy world! Ron Livingston is grumpy but appealing in 'Loudermilk' 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Two planes from Spain's telephone company also arrived over the weekend to help re-establish services. Puerto Ricans Are Hunting for Wi-Fi and Cell Signal 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The telephone company wasn’t in a big hurry. Arkansas phone booth on National Register of Historic Places 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Later the act would be amended to provide loans to telephone companies to run wire to the same rural communities and farms, and voila! The politics of mean 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Her father was a manager with the telephone company, and her mother was a social worker. Virginia Bouvier, who worked for peace in Colombia, dies at 58 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The regulator said it expected telephone companies' services to be resilient enough "to the greatest extent possible" to connect emergency calls at all times, even in challenging circumstances. Hull telecoms firm KCOM fined over 999 call failures - BBC News 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The judge accepted a request from federal prosecutors that telephone companies clarify whether wiretaps occurred within the legal parameters. Brazil suspends murder trial in Samarco disaster over possible illegal evidence 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z In 2015, the FCC — then controlled by Democrats — implemented rules that classified internet service providers as “common carriers” under a 1934 law called Title II that was originally intended to regulate telephone companies. Tech companies rally to protest rollback of net neutrality 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z She moved to Los Angeles with her children a decade after high school, worked in garment factories and at a telephone company, and enrolled in college at what is now California State University, Los Angeles. ‘Auntie Maxine’ Waters Goes After Trump and Goes Viral 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Like many families, we were taken by a 360-degree movie about Canada sponsored by a consortium of telephone companies but made by the distinctly American Disney studios. Canada Is Turning 150. Oh, to Be 100 Again, for Expo 67. 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The requirements were modeled after a law passed decades ago by Congress that prohibited telephone companies from collecting customers’ calling histories and selling the information to third parties. How Congress dismantled federal Internet privacy rules 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The judge accepted a request from federal prosecutors that telephone companies clarify whether wiretaps occurred within the legal parameters. Brazil suspends murder trial in Samarco disaster over possible illegal evidence 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z He worked for the telephone company, but decided too much moving around was required. Longtime employees leave their stamp on post offices 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z But most courts have said people do not have the same right to privacy for data kept by others, including the logs of calls that are maintained by telephone companies. Supreme Court will decide whether police can use cellphone data to track suspects 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The dead and wounded were almost all Afghan civilians and security forces: police officers, bank clerks, cart pullers, telephone company workers. Massive blast in the heart of Kabul’s diplomatic quarter kills at least 80 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The rule would apply to electrical utilities Entergy Corp. and Mississippi Power Co., private natural gas providers including Atmos Energy Corp. and CenterPoint Energy, and a number of small telephone companies. Regulators seek more utility work for Mississippi companies 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z He also scouted for the Milwaukee Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox, and was a telephone company official. Luis Olmo, a Pioneering Puerto Rican Baseball Player, Dies at 97 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The proposal from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai marks the first step toward undoing a key decision of the Obama era, one that forced Internet providers to behave more like legacy telephone companies. The FCC just released a plan to undo its own net neutrality rules 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But they were outmatched by telecom services and telephone companies, which spent more than $120 million in 2016 to lobby this and other issues. Business Highlights 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Proponents of net neutrality, including Google and Facebook, persuaded the Federal Communications Commission to treat ISPs as “common carriers,” akin to traditional telephone companies. Opinion | Google and Facebook oppose managing the Internet. Except when they’re doing it. 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z And Democrats have declined to play ball unless the legislation preserves the FCC's ability to regulate Internet providers like legacy telephone companies, something Republicans have strongly resisted. Analysis | The future of net neutrality in Trump’s America 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Instead, she was abducted by rebels loyal to an opposition group calling itself MTN, after a popular African telephone company. Rape reaches 'epic proportions' in South Sudan's civil war 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Another family down the road, the Wilsons, checked on the cows between jobs at the hospital and the telephone company. Burying Their Cattle, Ranchers Call Wildfires ‘Our Hurricane Katrina’ 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The event, which AT&T called a “Stars & Stripes Reception,” showcased the company’s transformation from a telephone company to a media powerhouse with $164 billion in revenue. AT&T tries to connect in capital where Trump has changed the game 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Kathie was the youngest daughter and the fifth child of a telephone company representative, who died in 1966, and a working mother. 35 Years Later, Sister in Durst Case Is Still Looking for Answers 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z After retiring in December from a near-20-year-career with a telephone company, he’s hoping to now be able to produce new videos about once a week. New Hope man teaches woodworking skills, life lessons 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z U.S. defense contractor and information technology company Harris Corp and Mexico's America Movil, which owns Claro, Brazil's third-largest cellular telephone company, were the most interested, it said. Brazil Air Force to privatize air traffic control telecom system 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z His mother was a writer and a teacher, and his father was an electrical engineer for the Bell telephone company. Peter Nowell, who has died at 88, revolutionized cancer research — by accident 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z It's “in the same way that a telephone company is not responsible if you use your phone to hire a contract killer,” said J.M. Tech companies ‘profit from ISIS,’ allege families of Orlando shooting victims in federal lawsuit 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The State Department’s first warnings under the new law went to a Canadian mining company, which had taken over a huge nickel mine, and a Mexican investment group, which had purchased the Cuban telephone company. Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Randall Stephenson made an $85 billion wager last month that would turn the giant telephone company into one of the world’s biggest media companies by swallowing Time Warner Inc. Donald Trump vs. AT&T: A Signal Test of How Business Will Fare in New Washington 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Lee, a union leader at South Korean’s main telephone company, heard from fellow workers that their employer was handling the calls locally, even as it charged South Koreans millions for calling Britain. South Korea’s Whistle-Blowers Sound Off at Their Own Risk 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z But some telephone company officials say that kind of end-user funding is obsolete in the context of the internet, where the biggest users of the system aren’t necessarily the end-of-the-line consumers. Slow internet connection the newest threat to rural Kansas 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The regulations put the providers in the same legal category as more highly regulated conventional telephone companies. Internet service providers would need customer permission to share sensitive data under FCC proposal 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The number represents a decline in the number of homes that received a bundle of video channels from a cable, satellite or telephone company compared with the first quarter of 2016. Cord-cutting accelerates in second quarter; 812,000 fewer homes with pay-TV 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The $4.8-billion acquisition of Yahoo—the brand and its Internet properties—by a telephone company, Verizon, is a watershed moment in the history of the Internet. Does the Snapchat Generation Even Know What Yahoo Is? 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Technology stocks and banks rose more than the rest of the market, while utilities and telephone companies, which investors have favored recently for their steady dividends, fell. S.& P. 500 Hits Record, as Dow Nears Peak 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation Thursday compelling telephone companies and internet providers to save and store the private communications of its customers, notwithstanding concerns raised by human rights advocates and big business alike. Putin signs sweeping surveillance measures into law; Snowden declares a ‘dark day for Russia’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z There was a moment when it seemed DSL—digital subscriber line service, which is provided by telephone companies over copper wires—would compete with cable companies for broadband services. Net Neutrality Is Great, but It Won’t Make Broadband Cheaper 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z More broadly, the decision affirms Washington's ability to regulate Internet providers like legacy telephone companies. Cable and telecom companies just lost a huge court battle on net neutrality 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court upheld government net-neutrality rules Tuesday, handing a defeat to cable and telephone companies trying to fend off tighter oversight of the consumer broadband business. FCC’s Net-Neutrality Rules Upheld by Appeals Court 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z United States markets were lower in early trading on Thursday as telephone companies and utilities continued to drag the indexes lower. Wall St. Is Down as Investors Gird for Rate Increase 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as telephone companies and utilities continue to drag down the markets. Stocks open lower after Fed reveals thoughts on interest rates 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z More than 20 local telephone companies sought last fall’s hearing after the bill stalled in the Legislature. House approves legislation spreading fees to cellphones 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Freedom Act, searches bulk data held by the telephone companies. Judge Rejects Challenge to Searches of Emails Gathered Without Warrant 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z In 2009, a consortium of telephone companies called Syringa Networks sued the state over the broadband deal, contending the Department of Administration illegally handled the contract to install the infrastructure in schools. Records: Broadband deal had called for $7.2 million payment 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The Justice Department has blocked proposed mergers between the country’s biggest cable and telephone companies. Why Big Business and Big Government Haunt America 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z A consortium of Idaho telephone companies called Syringa Networks sued the state in 2009 contending that the Department of Administration illegally handed Qwest the $60 million contract to install the broadband infrastructure. State agrees to pay attorney fees in broadband lawsuit 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Those rules put broadband providers in the same legal category as more highly regulated conventional telephone companies. Proposed FCC rules would limit how Internet service providers can use your data 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z It replaces a temporary main office in a former telephone company office building on Valley View Boulevard. Southern Nevada Health District moves into new main building 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z They were the folks trying to climb up the hill, and broadcasters and telephone companies tried to stop them. The Dragonslayer 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Obama urged the independent FCC to put broadband providers in the same legal category as more highly regulated conventional telephone companies. FCC Democrats caved to Obama on net neutrality rules, Senate Republican probe finds 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Supreme Court case, which involved a telephone company, to the San Bernardino situation. Apple calls FBI iPhone request 'unprecedented' in court filing 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The telephone company told the F.B.I. to get its own wires and string them into the apartment of one of the alleged gamblers some other way. The Dangerous All Writ Precedent in the Apple Case 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z It’s previously been used to compel a telephone company to help install a pen register, for example. The FBI’s attack on Apple could force Congress to rule on encryption 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Should private railroads, wind farms, telephone companies or cable providers be able to use the power of eminent domain to expand their networks to serve more of the public and therefore access more paying customers? How Bush Finally Landed a Punch on Trump 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Horan, a retired telephone company worker and longtime labor activist, was diagnosed in July with advanced lung cancer. New Hampshire woman who sued over medical marijuana has died 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Ellis, the manager of the local telephone company that bought the Holsman, went to The Dalles to pick up the car. Bend’s first car may be up and running soon 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z “He’s very direct,” said Tisdale, 53, who works for a telephone company. Sanders prepares to challenge Clinton on Super Tuesday and beyond 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Snowden disclosed the so-called metadata collection program, through which the NSA collects from telephone companies the time, date and length of Americans’ phone calls, and stores that information for five years. After San Bernardino, the pendulum may swing back toward more surveillance 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The newspaper reports trucks and cable in and outside the portion of the building where the telephone company offices are were severely damaged. Fire damages pizza shop, telephone company in western SD 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Under legislation approved by Congress earlier this year, the government will now depend on telephone companies to hold that data. Hillary Clinton says tech firms must work to deny 'virtual territory' to Islamic State 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The net-neutrality rules, the latest version of which were adopted earlier this year by the Federal Communications Commission, apply to Internet access providers such as wireless, cable and telephone companies. Judges Challenges Both Sides in Net Neutrality Case 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Brnovich said there’s no difference in ownership involving cable companies and telephone companies. Arizona attorney general seeks ouster of utility regulator 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z In many cases, the telephone company also provided the systems that were used to answer calls and display the location of the caller as well as the creation and maintenance of the location database. The 911 System Isn’t Ready for the iPhone Era 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Horan, a retired telephone company worker and longtime labor activist, was diagnosed in July. Woman with lung cancer seeks court order on marijuana card 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Under the new USA Freedom Act, records collection is scheduled to shift to private telephone companies by Nov. 29, at which point the government must obtain court approval to query information. U.S. judge again rules NSA collection of phone data is likely unconstitutional 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The state Public Service Commission began hearing arguments Tuesday on a petition filed by more than 20 local telephone companies. Regulatory ruling could extend service fee to cellphones 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Bitter Smith says she works for non-regulated cable companies, not for telephone companies that are regulated by the commission. Arizona attorney general seeks ouster of utility regulator 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The only internet cafés are branches of the state telephone company, where customers can use an archaic terminal under the surveillance of a government worker sitting a few feet away. Cuba is coming online, but who will control its internet? 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z In 2013, the firm bought an office and warehouse complex long used as a telephone company service center in the neighborhood of Kreuzberg. Tech Companies Flock to Berlin 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z An audit report last year by the regulatory board found that most of the telephone companies reported the incidence of dropped calls “way above” the 3 percent cap, board Chairman Ram Sewak Sharma said. India’s mobile phone dreams become nightmare of dropped calls 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z But the work wasn’t easy, and telephone companies were draconian employers, according to the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, which notes: The Woman Who Made History by Answering the Phone 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z In his 1976 article, Dr. Flanagan recalled that digital speech recognition was originally developed by the telephone company to verify the identity of callers and deter credit card fraud. James L. Flanagan, Acoustical Pioneer, Dies at 89 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z She decided she needed to support herself, and landed a job as a telephone company operator - a coveted job for women at that time. Those ‘with same scar’ find peace at Hiroshima nursing homes 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z As we drove in, my telephone company sent an SMS message to my phone, which said: Letter from Africa: Big walls can cause big problems - BBC News 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z But telephone company officials said they must work with the world’s lowest spectrum bandwidth, or the radio frequency bands used to transmit data. India’s mobile phone dreams become nightmare of dropped calls 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Both ISPs and telephone companies are also required to publicly disclose their charges and practices. FCC's First Net Neutrality Fine Heralds The Big Internet Chill 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Other options would be to use EU structural funds—normally earmarked for development projects—or to use Greek assets, such as its stake in the state telephone company, as collateral for eurozone loans. Eurozone Seeks Short-Term Financing for Greece 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z A consortium of Idaho telephone companies called Syringa Networks sued the state in 2009 saying that the Department of Administration illegally handed Qwest the $60 million contract to install the broadband infrastructure. APNewsBreak: Letter shows Otter knew of broadband money woes 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z But the legislation also proposed a six-month transition period while the NSA moves to a new system that relies on asking telephone companies for specific records rather than maintaining a central government database. Secret court approves NSA bulk collection one last time: 'Plus ça change …' 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The commission’s decision “affirmed consumers’ rights to control the calls they receive,” while also clarifying that it was fully legal for telephone companies to offer robocall-blocking technology to customers. Our National Robocalling Nightmare May Soon Be Over 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Public oversight of tariffs was intended to restrain the practices of the monopoly telephone company while the concomitant protection from liability mitigated to some extent the disincentives to investment created by pervasive FCC regulation. FCC's First Net Neutrality Fine Heralds The Big Internet Chill 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The proposal, set to be voted on Thursday, would give telephone companies the go-ahead to offer to consumers technologies that are designed to block robocalls. Proposed robocall rule could change polling, and what we know about ourselves 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z A slim majority of Americans – 53% – say they trust neither government agencies nor businesses like cellular telephone companies and internet providers to keep records of their phone calls or internet activity secure. Americans divided on government surveillance 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z It plans to legalise technology that blocks such calls and wants telephone companies to offer the tools to their customers. US PayPal users face marketing robot cold calls - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Starting Nov. 29, the nation's telephone companies will be expected to store toll records themselves and to format them for potential searches. The NSA will stop collecting U.S. phone data. Now what? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Once a tariff takes effect, a telephone company can’t be fined by the FCC or held liable in court for the charges and practices in its tariff. FCC's First Net Neutrality Fine Heralds The Big Internet Chill 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z And if law enforcement officials deemed privacy speech necessary because of reasonable suspicion, Marshall insisted that telephone companies disclosed any secure information otherwise inaccessible to government only when presented with a warrant. Sen. Rand Paul: Don't Trust a Lying Government 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z From there, the telephone companies would turn over records of those communications, as well as records of communications made by the target’s contacts, for a six-month period. Back from the dead: US officials to ask secret court to revive NSA surveillance 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The new legislation, which President Obama signed into law on Tuesday night, requires the NSA and other intelligence agencies to obtain a warrant from a counter-terror court before accessing data from telephone companies, AP reports. Edward Snowden Praises Anti-Surveillance Law 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z All that would change is that the telephone companies would hold the data rather than transferring it to NSA and, then, NSA would access the data after first obtaining a court order. Former NSA Director Michael Hayden: Rand Paul Is Wrong About the NSA 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The development was welcomed by the White House, which has also come to support the USA Freedom Act after Barack Obama proposed that the NSA could seek specific records directly from telephone companies instead. NSA reform: Bush-era powers expire as US prepares to roll back surveillance 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The Obama administration last year proposed ending the government’s collection of telephone data and instead having telephone companies hold the information. NSA bulk collection of phone data stops; Senate fails to act before deadline 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The bill would prohibit the government from engaging in the mass collection of phone records, but would leave those records in the hands of private telephone companies, which would keep them for 18 months. Rand Paul vows to force expiration of Patriot Act 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Although the cable and telephone companies spend huge sums of money on advertising trying to lure each others customers, they rarely compete on price. Charter Time Warner Might Be A Monopoly But Let's Identify The Right Monopoly 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z The program is funded by fees from telephone companies and consumers. The FCC wants to expand Internet subsidies for the poor 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The NSA contacted telephone companies to explain their plans and discuss how to help the private companies stop the automatic provision of calling records. If NSA surveillance program ends, phone record trove will endure 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The program allows the government agency to collect vast troves of call data from telephone companies as part of the fight against international terrorism. Kentucky conflict? Paul, McConnell start to clash 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z These records would remain with telephone companies subject to a case-by-case review. US Senate blocks bill to end NSA phone data collection - BBC News 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z The bill would empower the agency to search data held by telephone companies on a case-by-case basis. US House rejects NSA bulk collection of phone data - BBC News 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The House bill would leave customers’ toll records with telephone companies, not the NSA. House votes to end NSA's mass collection of phone records 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The proposed reform bill would leave customers’ toll records with telephone companies, not the NSA. House bill targets NSA's power to hold phone data 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Opponents say the seizure and search of telephone company records violates Americans' expectations of privacy under the Fourth Amendment. GOP candidates divided over renewing USA Patriot Act 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Instead, it would allow the agency to request records held by telephone companies under a court order in terrorism investigations. 5 things to know about the NSA court ruling 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z "The use of cell phones is ubiquitous now and some citizens may want to stop telephone companies from compiling cell tower location data or from producing it to the government," the majority ruling said. Warrant Protection for Cellphone Location Data Tossed on Appeal 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Others took to Twitter to complain that their cable, satellite or telephone companies could not process their orders fast enough to unlock the pay-per-view broadcast, or at all. Periscope, a Streaming Twitter App, Steals the Show on Boxing’s Big Night 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Lechleider, who died on April 18 at his home in Philadelphia at 82, was an electrical engineer at the Bell telephone companies’ research laboratory, Bellcore. Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the DSL Internet Technology, Dies at 82 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z It would allow the agency to request certain records held by the telephone companies under a court order in terrorism investigations. House reaches deal on bill to end NSA phone collection 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Instead, it would allow the agency to request certain records held by the telephone companies under a court order in terrorism investigations. House reaches deal on bill to end NSA phone collection 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z On paper, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required the big telephone companies to lease their networks to competitors. Stopping the Comcast–Time Warner Merger Is Only the Start 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z But banks are definitely riskier vehicles for mass shareholder capitalism than telephone companies. Analysis: The dangers of the Lloyds plan 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z They were a big victory for those who sought utility-style regulation, which would prohibit cable and telephone companies from speeding up, slowing down, or blocking Web traffic. The Threat to Obama from the Courts 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The rules, approved in February and posted online on March 12, treat both wireless and wireline Internet service providers as more heavily regulated "telecommunications services," more like traditional telephone companies. FCC sued by broadband companies over net neutrality rules 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Last year the Administration proposed that if collection does continue, the data should be stored by telephone companies rather than NSA itself, but that approach was rejected by the phone companies. U.S. to stop collecting bulk phone data if Congress lets law expire 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z He then returned to Arkansas and worked for a telephone company. Washington-area obituaries of note 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z He served 26 months and went on to work for the telephone company for 35 years. Palazzo presents overdue medals to Hattiesburg WWII veteran 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Under the Dutch law, telephone companies were required to store information about all fixed and mobile phone calls for a year. Court scraps Dutch data retention law, cites privacy concern 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z But Justice Sonia Sotomayor said those decisions stopped short of allowing inspection of the records of “virtually every public accommodation entity, whether it’s a telephone company or a day school or a hospital.” Supreme Court May Be Open to Hotel Registry Checks 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The judges ruled that the FCC was trying to treat broadband providers like more highly regulated conventional telephone companies without formally classifying them that way under Title 2 of the telecommunications law. FCC's new net neutrality rules are sure to be challenged 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Broadband Internet providers will now face some of the same heavy regulations that the federal government imposes on telephone companies. The FCC approves strong net neutrality rules 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z And most significantly, for net neutrality supporters, Congress told the FCC to oversee mobile voice calling under the section of the telecommunications law — Title 2 — that covered conventional, highly regulated telephone companies. FCC chief cites wireless industry as precedent in net neutrality proposal 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z The NSA under George W. Bush, and now under President Obama, has claimed the authority to collect the phone numbers, times and directions of calls made on U.S. telephone companies’ systems. Jeb Bush declares independence from father and brother, cites Iraq mistakes 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z His father, Henry Baldwin Stone, had run a railroad and telephone companies in Chicago and helped stage the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, according to a memorial written after his death. First Americans to die in WWI may have been volunteers in French army 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Now Mr. Wheeler’s plan is to reclassify broadband providers as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act — a legal designation that currently applies to firms such as old-school telephone companies. Settle the net-neutrality debate with legislation 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The project is estimated to cost between $250 million and $350 million and will depend on telephone companies adding on to it to reach residential and commercial customers. Beshear gets behind telephone deregulation bill 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Simply put, this means the FCC will treat ISPs like telephone companies. What the FCC's New Net Neutrality Move Means for Video - A Lot 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z The bill would stop requiring telephone companies to provide landlines in areas with more than 15,000 apartments or homes. News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EST 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The draft rules seek to impose a modified version of Title II, which was originally written to regulate telephone companies. The head of the FCC just proposed the strongest net neutrality rules ever 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The modem allowed any consumer with a computer and a telephone line to access data services without requiring network alterations by the telephone company. Distributed Energy Needs Grid Neutrality 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z But, as he told The Washington Post in an interview in October, he made his fortune in “sales, very high-ticket sales to telephone companies and other enterprises.” Questions swirl around fire that consumed $6 million Annapolis mansion 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z President Barack Obama’s administration has pushed the Federal Communications Commission to regulate providers more heavily like telephone companies. US Sen. Thune to head first Senate committee hearing 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The first big great success was in my native UK when the government were able to raise well over £20 billion from the mobile telephone companies. Falling Mobile Carrier Stocks Show That The Spectrum Auctions Are Working Perfectly 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z For example, reclassification would require telephone companies, like AT&T and Verizon, to allow new ISPs access to some of their existing infrastructure, including their utility poles. Google Helps FCC Make Its Case on Internet Service Providers 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Difo says his father went to the United Sates to work for a telephone company nearly 19 years ago, stayed, started a new life and never returned. Wilmer Difo, Washington Nationals’ top Dominican prospect, bloomed late 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The proposal would eliminate a requirement that telephone companies offer basic local phone service once federal regulations kick in transitioning from land lines to digitized Internet-protocol technology. Ohio director: Telecom plan would spur Kasich veto 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Both view Title II regulation as a means to prevent cable and telephone companies from stifling competition. A Plumbing Problem for the Internet (and the Stock Market) 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z The Leahy bill would set a stricter definition of the search terms the NSA may use to seek data from telephone companies in its efforts to find terrorists. Senate moves to consider bill to limit NSA surveillance 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Supporters of tough net neutrality rules also want broadband providers subject to regulation similar to that of telephone companies. Obama strongly endorses tough net neutrality rules 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z These include regulating Internet infrastructure companies more strictly — as common carriers, like the old telephone companies — under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. The Stock Market Is on Edge About a Cable Merger 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z “It’s very clear that this information is owned by the telephone company, not by the subscribers themselves,” he said. Court hears arguments on constitutionality of NSA collection of phone records The FBI obtains logs of calls from telephone companies and feeds the "metadata" into a massive NSA database, which keeps the records for up to five years. Privacy advocates urge appeals court to halt NSA phone collection 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Broadband providers say reclassification would subject them to a range of outdated rules that were written for telephone companies. Everything You Need to Know About Net Neutrality 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Instead he worked in a telephone company, dressed as a mod, enjoyed local celebrity with a couple of bands that never quite made it. The anarchic experimental schools of the 1970s 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z My background as I grew and evolved was sales, very high-ticket sales to telephone companies and other enterprises. New at the top: Don Pyle is chief operating officer at ScienceLogic “There is no protected constitutional interest that’s been invaded by the mere collection of the business records of a telephone company,” said H. Thomas Byron III, an attorney with the Justice Department’s civil division. Court hears arguments on constitutionality of NSA collection of phone records Its networks are critical to the bundle of channels that its parent, the Walt Disney Company, sells to cable, satellite and telephone companies. ESPN Will Stream Out-of-Market Games on Web as Part of N.B.A. Deal 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z If you’ve ever been acquired by a telephone company, you might know what I’m talking about. Merger Lessons From Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, And Lady Gaga 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Internet but rather to expand new-style Internet deregulation to telephone companies. Don Quixote Lives at the FCC 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z In retrospect, the solution is not to bring old-style telephone regulations to the Internet but rather to expand new-style Internet deregulation to telephone companies. Don Quixote Lives At The FCC 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Oracle continues to expand the number of industry-specific applications it offers in areas such as financial services, banks, telephone companies, retailers, hotels and restaurant chains. OracleVoice: Larry Ellison Is Still Here 7 More Things About Oracle 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z With the Internet being regulated like traditional telephone companies, under Title II, Internet Service Providers would be subject to the same laws and restrictions as common carriers. As Initial Public Comment Period On Net Neutrality Ends, Predictions Are Made 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z In that decision, the court reasoned that the consumer was voluntarily turning the information over to the telephone company and so didn’t have a legitimate expectation of privacy. Phone snoop ruling sets precedent on technology 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z “There are maybe 200 telephone companies in the world, but only a few global ones that are dominant.” The Era of Cloud Computing 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z In a deal that would combine the third and fourth largest wireless telephone companies respectively, Sprint is reportedly close to acquiring T-Mobile in a deal that values T-Mobile at around $32 billion. Sprint Reportedly Set To Buy T-Mobile in Another Major Merger 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Experts say Cup visitors will discover that Brazil’s mobile communications services are severely lacking, mostly because the government and telephone companies are ill-prepared for the month-long tournament. Brazil’s weak service makes WCup Tweets unlikely 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The breakup resulted in the creation of seven regional telephone companies, the “Baby Bells,” along with a slimmer version of the old AT&T. A new era of telecom competition began. Telecom nightmare: merging our way into a scary future 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Those advocates want the FCC to reclassify Internet providers as utilities, like telephone companies, rather than as the less-regulated information services they are now. Amid protests, FCC to vote on new 'net neutrality' proposal 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The best plan for the FCC is to ensure net neutrality by regulating cable and telephone companies as common carriers. Tell us what you think about the FCC's net-neutrality proposal 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z They call on the FCC to reclassify Internet providers as utilities, like telephone companies, rather than the less-regulated information services they are now. FCC vote on 'net neutrality' will kick off long battle 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Here, Google is part of the technology sector, but so are long distance telephone companies, wireless carriers, software wholesalers, and payroll handlers. Every Company Is A Tech Company 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Called “net neutrality,” short for network neutrality, it is essentially this: The cable and telephone companies that control important parts of the plumbing of the Internet shouldn’t restrict how the rest of us use it. Defending the Open Internet 2014-05-10T17:15:26Z It would instead leave the records with telephone companies. Bill to overhaul NSA data collection clears hurdle in U.S. Congress 2014-05-08T01:38:00Z The call data would be kept with telephone companies that would not be required to keep the information any longer than they normally do, the officials told the Times. Obama to propose curbing NSA bulk collection of phone records: report 2014-03-25T01:54:51Z About three years ago, he began working as a service representative through Arise, first for a major telephone company and now for an electronic security firm. Older, They Turn a Phone Into a Job 2014-03-24T22:48:26Z A number of years ago, I applied for a position at a telephone company as a utility-line repairman. Chad: Robinson Cano shows Seattle Mariners’ money can’t buy everything 2014-03-09T16:36:09Z As precedent, he points to the early 1980s, when AT&T was broken up into regional telephone companies. Fair Game: Break Up the Bank? It’s Not for You to Ask 2014-03-01T16:10:50Z Since some of the barriers to entry have been removed, the telephone companies have captured about 10 percent of the pay-TV market, according to the Wall Street Journal. COLUMN-Who's afraid of Comcast? 2014-02-20T17:03:41Z Pay-TV providers, including cable, satellite and telephone companies, resisted Chu’s idea because it would require them to install new equipment, he said, when they prefer to reuse the less efficient components of old set-top boxes. Another Way Cable Companies Are Ripping You Off, According to Steven Chu 2014-02-14T13:43:00Z She worked for Pacific Bell, the California telephone company; reviewed credit card applications for Citigroup; and most recently, taught special education students in Arizona. Older, They Turn a Phone Into a Job 2014-03-24T22:48:26Z And I know the telephone companies sometimes make empty promises about consumer protection and transparency. Transcript: Senate Intelligence hearing on national security threats 2014-01-29T19:27:52Z He persuaded the telephone companies to improve cellphone service. Wilson Journal: Arkansas Town’s New Owner Has Visions of Its Renaissance 2014-01-20T02:08:52Z Newly privatised Spanish firms scooped up Latin American banks, telephone companies and utilities, drawing sometimes-unfavourable comparisons to their armour-clad Conquistador ancestors 500 years earlier. Latin American "reconquest" well-placed for Spanish recovery 2014-01-08T12:32:08Z Newly privatized Spanish firms scooped up Latin American banks, telephone companies and utilities, drawing sometimes-unfavorable comparisons to their armor-clad Conquistador ancestors 500 years earlier. Latin American 'reconquest' well-placed for Spanish recovery 2014-01-08T12:37:37Z New York-based Verizon, the second-largest U.S. telephone company by revenue, unveiled its move on Thursday following pressure from activist investors concerned about the extent of network operators' roles in systematic government surveillance. AT&T to join Verizon in government data-request disclosures 2013-12-20T20:57:05Z New York-based Verizon, the second-largest U.S. telephone company by revenue, announced the move on Thursday following pressure from activist investors concerned about the role of network operators in government spying operations. Under pressure, Verizon plans more data-request disclosures 2013-12-20T00:06:47Z A group of investors, concerned about the role of telephone companies in government spying operations, last month pushed Verizon and AT&T Inc to disclose details on their sharing of customer information with governments. Verizon to detail government information requests 2013-12-19T21:00:44Z The domestic logs are collected directly from telephone companies. Documents Say Phones Outside U.S. Are Tracked 2013-12-05T03:06:15Z White phone boxes A strange fact about Hull is that telephone company BT have never run the public phone boxes in the city. 5 things you need to know about Hull 2013-11-20T14:59:51Z Special interests want to require traditional landline telephone companies like Verizon and to increase investment in antiquated technologies like copper-based telephone services that most consumers are choosing not to use. Government Should Mandate That Car Makers Invest Billions In Horse-Drawn Carriages! 2013-10-22T19:34:00Z According to a 2011 report by the Senate Commerce Committee, “telephone companies place approximately 300 million third-party charges on their customers’ bills each year, which amount to more than $2 billion worth of charges.” Verizon Customers Face Final Deadline For Requesting Refunds For Fraudulent Third-Party Billing Charges 2013-10-18T22:51:00Z The $5 monthly fee, scheduled to start January 31, will require that telephone companies send customers a bill each month. Georgia clamps down on free cell phone calls for the poor 2013-10-15T23:22:42Z The Act was promoted to the public as a way to foster competition, allowing telephone companies to offer TV service and cable operators to deliver phone service, for example. Cable TV Model Not Just Unpopular But Unsustainable 2013-10-14T13:05:00Z Earlier this year Sperring, a retired telephone company manager in Duluth, Georgia, discovered 40 still photographs taken on the sets of The Oregon Trail. The hunt for a long-lost John Wayne film 2013-10-10T01:20:54Z Germany, Italy, and India, along with subsidiary Vodacom, one of Africa’s biggest mobile telephone companies. Will AT&T Try to Buy Vodafone? 2013-09-05T19:24:46Z “The fact that the government is paying money to telephone companies to turn over information that they are compelled to turn over is very troubling.” NSA paying U.S. companies for access to communications networks 2013-08-30T00:22:03Z Bundles are clusters of channels that media companies like Disney sell to cable, satellite and telephone companies. Remote Control: To Protect Its Empire, ESPN Stays on Offense 2013-08-27T03:11:01Z It is replacing Speed, the motor sports network, on cable, satellite and telephone company channel menus. Tv Sports: An ESPN Challenger Will Try to Punch Above Its Weight 2013-08-16T00:47:02Z True, but the 184 games that will be digitally streamed free on Premier League Extra Time will be accessible only to those who pay for cable, satellite or telephone company subscriptions that include NBCSN. NBC Is Set to Showcase Elite Soccer 2013-08-16T00:53:51Z The US government needed to keep those records itself for up to five years because telephone companies normally do not keep their own records that long. US agency 'surveillance leviathan' 2013-08-12T15:41:41Z Without the government database, he added, some records would disappear in as few as 15 months because telephone companies do not save the records. U.S. lawmakers say little political support for phone surveillance 2013-07-17T17:36:32Z AT&T, the largest U.S. telephone company, is counting on new markets to help stimulate sales and offset its 11 percent decline in land-line subscribers last year. Tech firm sees first signs of recovery; AT&T to open 2 research centers 2013-06-30T19:55:38Z Cable, telephone companies and utilities gear up for a burst of new customers and cancellations. July 1 Is Day for Mass, Messy Moves in Montreal 2013-06-29T02:39:05Z The 29-year-old former CIA and NSA contract worker has admitted giving the newspapers information about NSA programmes that seize vast quantities of data on telephone calls and internet communications from US internet and telephone companies. US spy chief in rare Senate briefing 2013-06-13T11:25:25Z But soon after the protest, TracFone, a telephone company owned by America Movil, filed a complaint accusing the group of being part of smear campaign against Slim and his companies in the United States. Mexican Billionaires Slim and Azcarraga Not Concerned With Impact Of New Anti-Monopoly Telecom Law 2013-06-11T20:13:15Z Supreme Court ruled in 1979 that call records in the possession of a telephone company are not entitled to privacy protection, although the case related to a single criminal investigation and not bulk records. U.S. lawmakers say little political support for phone surveillance 2013-07-17T17:36:32Z One program related to the NSA’s gathering of records of customers of U.S. telephone companies for counterterrorism purposes. From obscurity to notoriety, Snowden took an unusual path 2013-06-10T01:21:52Z Everyone, that is, except the cable and telephone company. Demands sent to the dead 2013-05-14T23:40:44Z The notion of avoiding any First Amendment resolution by the courts by going right to the telephone company with no notice to the press organization is outrageous.” Phone Records of Journalists of The Associated Press Seized by U.S. 2013-05-14T01:21:03Z The country’s largest telephone company, Telecom New Zealand, awarded Huawei a contract in April to build a new nationwide wireless network. Huawei's CEO Ren Zhengfei Speaks To Media For First Time 2013-05-09T07:30:05Z Supporting these bills, of course, are the nation’s cable and telephone companies. Economic Scene: Google Project May Spur Broadband Competition 2013-05-07T22:28:15Z The U.S. telephone company said, however, that it would still be a willing buyer of Vodafone's 45 percent share of their Verizon Wireless venture. Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions 2013-04-03T10:22:54Z Postpaid customers are highly valued by telephone companies, as they typically pay more each month to use the latest smartphones. Wind adds 80,000 Canadian wireless customers as it moves upscale 2013-03-06T22:16:55Z So telephone companies backed off and ceded the field to cable companies. Controversial activist takes on the telecom industry 2013-03-03T01:47:58Z On a separate topic, Paradis said the government did not intend at present to lift foreign ownership restrictions on Canada's large telephone companies. UPDATE 1-Canada may have to review future RIM handset unit sale 2013-01-22T15:51:49Z Look at the old mandates that require the firms we used to call telephone companies to maintain their copper-wire phone lines and voice-call switching infrastructure. Big Broadband's Secret Plan to Deliver Wildly Popular Content and Apps to Happy Consumers 2013-01-21T14:41:15Z The telephone company also said its results for the period would be depressed by high smartphone costs and damage from . AT&T Warns of $10 Billion Fourth-Quarter Charge for Pension Costs 2013-01-18T01:06:11Z The telephone company also said that results would be hurt by higher than expected smartphone costs and damage due to Superstorm Sandy. AT&T faces $10 billion pension charge, other costs 2013-01-18T00:24:02Z The telephone company said the pension charge related to an actuarial loss of about $12 billion, which was partially offset by an asset gain of about $1.9 billion. AT&T warns of massive fourth-quarter charges 2013-01-17T22:52:19Z She made full use of new powers granted by the government and went after credit card companies, realtors and mobile telephone companies for practices she suspected were harmful to consumers. Canada's former competition watchdog rejoins law firm 2013-01-14T17:53:37Z At roughly the same time, the telephone companies realized they might someday carry video over their phone lines. Big Broadband's Secret Plan to Deliver Wildly Popular Content and Apps to Happy Consumers 2013-01-21T14:41:15Z Colonel Finken was the youngest of 10 children, the son of a telephone company worker and a homemaker. The Hard Road Back: A Soldier’s Family Mourning, but Moving Forward 2013-01-13T00:55:11Z Imagine if Apple partnered with a cable, satellite or telephone company as a device for some period of exclusivity on that network, and simply provided a much better user experience. Apple TV: Big Potential in 2013 2012-12-31T14:08:29Z Last week she made $1.3 million selling shares in a Russian telephone company. Russia’s Romeo & Juliet 2012-12-17T09:45:00Z Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006 was passed in order to prevent pretexting of telephone companies to obtain subscriber information. Kate Middleton's Medical Information: The Larger Issue 2012-12-13T17:55:45Z The tower at Madison Avenue between 55th and 56th streets was built as the headquarters of what was then the world's biggest corporation, telephone company AT&T Corp. First-round bids for NYC's Sony Tower due on Monday 2012-12-10T23:37:36Z The communications path of an attack can be convoluted and involve numerous parties, such as ISPs, telephone companies, and third party systems used as proxies by the attacker. Caution: Active Response to Cyber Attacks Has High Risk 2012-11-29T15:52:41Z Dale Price, retired from the telephone company, has a flapping American flag painted on the hood of his black Volkswagen Jetta. | Donna's Diner: This Land: With a New Menu and a Makeover, a Pledge to Keep Going 2012-10-18T02:33:09Z But because of legal twists -- and, perhaps, an old-fashioned cultural norm skeptical of the telephone company listening in on calls -- broadband and wireless providers are being left behind. Verizon Draws Fire for Monitoring App Usage, Browsing Habits 2012-10-17T14:45:38.920Z Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected those arguments, finding the telephone companies immune. U.S. top court won't review telecom immunity for surveillance 2012-10-09T21:49:46Z The cable network, which carries Mets games, is a growing media asset potentially worth at least $1 billion, with revenue generated largely through cable, satellite and telephone company subscribers. Mets and SNY Seek Banks’ Help With Debt 2012-10-06T01:59:22Z “The telephone company once decided which neighborhood you were in,” he said. Amateur Mapmakers Reshape New York Neighborhoods Online 2012-09-10T00:40:04Z He went on to work as chief electrician for a Hungarian telephone company before moving to Paris. Nikola Tesla museum campaign earns $500,000 online in two days 2012-08-17T17:30:36Z In the meantime analysts expect home Internet providers--whether it be cable or telephone companies -- to move toward metered pricing away from flat monthly fees for unlimited usage. New data pricing from Verizon, AT&T may complicate family life 2012-07-25T18:47:55Z It's a way of working that would not have been possible before the local telephone company Kcom, formerly known as Kingston Communications, decided to lay fibre-optic cables that could reach every property in Bell's village. Kcom's fibre-optic rollout puts rural Yorkshire at forefront of 'digital spring' 2012-06-25T17:22:13Z I tried to explain to her that a Nexus card was equivalent to a passport, but it was like talking to an operator with the telephone company. Evidently Delta Never Got the Memo On America's Express Border Crossing Program 2012-06-11T12:53:46Z Imagine if Apple partnered with a cable, satellite or telephone company as a device for some period of exclusivity on that network, much like the iPhone and AT&T Wireless. Four Reasons Why Apple Could Revolutionize Television 2012-06-11T12:36:10Z Boozer retired from the N.B.A. after winning the title with the Bucks and returned home to Omaha to work for the Northwestern Bell telephone company. Off the Dribble: Boozer Leaves Legacy on and Off Court 2012-05-22T02:58:47Z He returned to Omaha after his playing days and worked as a telephone company executive. Bob Boozer, Former N.B.A. and Olympic Player, Dies at 75 2012-05-22T00:38:17Z Boozer retired from the N.B.A. after winning the title with the Bucks, and returned home to Omaha to work for the Northwestern Bell telephone company. Off the Dribble: Boozer Leaves Legacy On and Off Court 2012-05-21T17:34:25Z Boozer returned to Omaha after his playing days and worked as an executive for the telephone company. Ex-NBA star, Olympian Bob Boozer dies at 75 2012-05-21T02:16:06Z That’s just one example of how Washington is trying to avoid the myriad of regulations and rules that have caused decades of legislation and litigation for land-line telephone companies. Wonkbook: What if we'd had Europe's rules? 2012-05-21T12:12:53Z He returned to Omaha after his playing days and worked as an executive for the telephone company. Ex-NBA star, Olympian Bob Boozer dies at 75 2012-05-20T20:22:10Z Ms Rionge is as famous in Kenya for her success in starting up several companies at the same time as she is for Wananchi.com, a cable, broadband and internet-based telephone company. Africa's new digital frontier 2012-05-14T13:22:42Z A telephone company donated a discarded pole, a farmer a discarded wagon wheel and axle. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z The outlook brightened in recent weeks after quarterly results from Cisco exceeded profit and sales estimates and analysts predicted that AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. telephone company, would step up capital spending. Avaya Is Said to Plan Its $1 Billion IPO for as Soon as April 2012-02-16T20:58:03Z The legislation may affect computer security spending at businesses including Southern Co., the largest U.S. utility owner by market value, and AT&T Inc., the nation’s biggest telephone company. Cybersecurity Measure in U.S. Senate Calls for Industry Rules 2012-02-14T16:08:01Z Royal KPN NV, the biggest Dutch telephone company, dropped 6 percent. European Stocks Post First Weekly Drop in Six; Petroplus Plunges 2012-01-28T00:43:24Z Facing hostility from the Obama administration, the two telephone companies scrapped the deal. DealBook: Antitrust Chief Is Said to Be Leaving 2012-01-23T21:19:25Z But I believe the same applies to business: During the monopoly era, U.S. telephone companies had to provide service to every household in their region, no matter the household's credit history. You're Not Making Enough Mistakes 2012-01-05T21:00:00Z Dallas-based AT&T, the largest U.S. telephone company, said last month it was ending the $39 billion deal for T-Mobile USA following a lawsuit from the Justice Department and opposition from the Federal Communications Commission. Medco No Botched AT&T Deal as Drugs Create a Windfall: Real M&A 2012-01-04T01:25:22Z AT&T’s decision came after the judge in the Justice Department lawsuit agreed on Dec. 12 to put the case on hold as the telephone company decided whether or how to revise the transaction. AT&T Pulls $39 Billion T-Mobile Bid After Regulator Opposition 2011-12-19T22:08:22Z Royal KPN NV, the biggest Dutch telephone company, dropped 6 percent after predicting a decrease in 2012 profit and cash flow. European Stocks Post First Weekly Drop in Six; Petroplus Plunges 2012-01-28T00:43:24Z The most common complaints involved cable- and satellite-television providers and telephone companies, a change from previous surveys, when automobile issues generated the most frustration. Fighting Back---and Winning 2011-12-03T02:24:37Z She had been to the empty house that day with an employee of the telephone company, and they had extracted a foot of the precious wire. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z The competition for the job was held by a Syrian telephone company, which Area didn’t name, according to the statement. Syrian Monitoring Project May End as Italy Firm Weighs Options 2011-11-09T02:05:27Z Energy, industrial and telephone companies led gains in eight of ten industry groups in the S&P 500. Stocks, Euro Rise, Treasuries Drop on Greece-Bailout Speculation 2011-11-03T15:26:04Z The U.S. telephone companies moved forward investment plans this year, which will reduce spending by the companies in the fourth quarter, when outlays usually peak, Miller Tabak & Co. analyst Alex Henderson wrote in an e-mail. Allot, Ceragon Slump on Network Spending Plans: Israel Overnight 2011-10-22T22:23:03Z Gauges of technology, financial and telephone companies in the S&P 500 lost more than 0.8 percent to lead declines among the 10 main industry groups. Stocks, Commodities, Euro Slide Amid Discord in European Talks 2011-10-20T16:32:01Z I got a job with a regional long-distance telephone company. The Boss: From Granny?s Store to G.M. 2011-10-15T20:14:32Z So he called up the telephone company, and arranged that connection should be put in at once. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z After graduation, Coleman became a switchboard operator at the telephone company. Wisconsin family accused of letting protector die on floor of home, leaving remains in garage 2011-10-09T17:29:54Z All 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 retreated, with utilities and telephone companies leading declines. S&P 500 Poised for Bear Market on Greece as Treasuries Retreat 2011-10-04T19:35:02Z Large-scale thefts of telephone company cables were labeled property damage. Puerto Rico Is Prodded to Get Tough on Police 2011-10-04T17:14:12Z The RedZone was the league’s way to give cable operators, telephone companies and the Dish Network a taste of Sunday Ticket, which shows all out-of-market games on Sunday afternoons. NFL Network and Time Warner Continue to Spar 2011-10-04T15:27:23Z "Why, don't you know the telephone company is glad to have their phones wherever they can get them?" he evaded. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z She oversaw two major acquisitions — the online payment firm PayPal, which was a good idea, and the Internet telephone company Skype, which was not. Idea of Whitman at H.P. Distresses the Tech World 2011-09-22T00:49:37Z The telephone company said the problems were limited to its wireline business and that its mobile network held up well and would report a good quarter. Verizon says storms, strike cost it up to $250 million 2011-09-14T19:52:50Z Australia’s largest telephone company, posted second-half earnings that beat analysts’ estimates on Aug. 11 after winning mobile customers and cutting operating costs and executive jobs. Bond Market Shuts as Spreads Hit 10-Month High: Australia Credit 2011-08-25T14:22:01Z The Communications Workers of America filed unfair labor practice charges against the telephone company, complaining that it "refused to bargain in good faith." Verizon, union swap labor complaints 2011-08-13T00:56:09Z On Wednesday, the United States imposed new sanctions on a Syrian state bank and on Syria’s biggest mobile telephone company. Syrian Security Forces Kill 12 People in Attack on a Western Town, Activists Say 2011-08-12T01:10:08Z “I wish the telephone company worked like this.” The eBay of Electricity 2011-08-09T12:53:24Z France Telecom, the nation’s largest telephone company, generated more than 45 billion euros in revenue last year, with almost half in its home nation. France Telecom Swiss Sale Said to Attract Apax, EQT, Liberty 2011-08-05T17:32:02Z The telephone company, France’s largest, generated more than 45 billion euros in revenue last year, with almost half in its home nation. France Telecom Said to Lure Apax, EQT, Liberty for Swiss Unit 2011-08-05T16:29:04Z Financial firms and telephone companies led gains in six of 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 today. Stocks Halt Slump on M&A as Oil Drops; Greek, Spain Bonds Slump 2011-06-13T20:28:43Z The Tennis Channel’s nationwide availability expands during major tournaments with free previews on cable, satellite and telephone company systems. Straight Sets: How to Watch the Men's Semifinals (and Not Travel to Paris) 2011-06-02T19:34:45Z Gains in the S&P 500 were led by industrial and telephone companies, with only health-care stocks retreating among 10 groups. Stocks Rise as LinkedIn Doubles in IPO; Commodities Retreat 2011-05-19T21:18:30Z Industries less tied to economic growth, including utilities, health-care, consumer staples and telephone companies, outperformed the index. U.S. Stocks Pare Earlier Declines as Dollar Erases Advance 2011-05-12T16:51:43Z Telekom Austria bid 1.1 billion euros on May 4 to buy Serbia’s state telephone company, an offer that the Balkan nation’s government rejected as inadequate. Telekom Austria Has Wider-Than-Expected Loss on Job-Cut Cost 2011-05-11T09:18:59Z Telephone giant Telefonos de Mexico once brought criminal charges against executives of a rival telephone company that sued Telmex for high interconnection fees. Widow Arrested in Televisa Case 2011-04-26T03:51:04Z However, the government said it would also reduce its 20% stake in former telephone company Hellenic Telecommunications SA this year, and sell a 17% stake in the power company Public Power Corporation SA next year. Greece Outlines 5-Year Austerity Plan 2011-04-15T13:03:29Z He telephoned the garage for his roadster, and hurried out to the old Verbeck place, taking with him a lineman from the telephone company’s office. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z Cellular Corp. and Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. The agency also voted 5-0 to lower rates that telephone companies pay to attach lines to utility poles. AT&T, Verizon Forced to Let Rivals Use Networks For Data 2011-04-07T16:17:04Z Birla Group is also talking with telephone companies in the U.S. and Europe about a deal for the stake in Idea, said two of the people. Idea Cellular Said to Weigh Sale of Stake, Hold Talks With MTN 2011-04-04T18:32:02Z Accordingly the two lads immediately hustled around to the central station of the telephone company, where they could use the long distance phone to better advantage than in a drug-store. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z Think of wireless companies, satellite companies, biotech companies, energy companies, cable companies, telephone companies, transportation companies--these companies raise hundreds of millions of dollars before breakfast, with no one even batting an eye. Inside the $41 Million Investment in Color 2011-03-28T16:26:00Z AT&T rose 2 percent to $29.43 to lead telephone companies in the S&P 500 to a 1.5 percent advance, the biggest gain among 10 groups. U.S. Stocks Gain as Consumer Spending Tops Economist Forecasts 2011-03-28T16:05:03Z The new head of the Tunisian Internet Agency, Moez Chakchouk, says he was astounded when he recently visited a secured room at the state telephone company where the filtering equipment was kept. U.S. Products Help Block Mideast Web 2011-03-28T02:56:54Z Only two integrated telephone companies with market values of more than $10 billion lost more shareholder value in that period than AT&T, the data show. AT&T Paying Twice Valuation for Customer-Losing Firm: Real M&A 2011-03-22T06:07:48Z They collect a stream of revenue from cable, satellite and telephone companies, and from advertising. Trustee Questions 2004 Loan That Madoff Offered Mets 2011-03-19T00:51:56Z It had A$2.6 billion invested in Australia’s largest telephone company Telstra Corp., part of the seeded capital provided by the government when the then state- owned Telstra was sold to the public. Australia Invests in Tobacco Firms to Pay Lawmakers Retirement 2011-03-11T04:53:01Z The telephone company “will be advised on the royalty rate for future years in due course,” he said. Du Full-Year Profit Jumps to $357 Million on Royalty Fee Cut 2011-03-03T07:58:10Z Apple, Google, and a host of cable, entertainment and telephone companies are making headway with their own plans for streaming video. Analysis: Netflix short sellers may yet have their day 2011-03-01T16:02:06Z Then, the telephone company cut off communications completely. Eyewitness Account: The Battle for Gaddafi's Capital 2011-02-24T05:55:00Z Brigades of university employees and telephone company employees joined the protests, as did a column of legal scholars in formal black robes. As Egypt Protest Swells, U.S. Sends Specific Demands 2011-02-09T11:10:05Z Debt issued by Georgia Power Co., an electricity generator in Atlanta, and BellSouth Telecommunications Inc., a telephone company in Dallas, are among Fovinci’s recent purchases, he said. Treasuries Are World’s Worst-Performing Bonds Before Auction 2011-02-09T05:38:03Z Debt issued by Georgia Power Co., an electricity generator in Atlanta, and BellSouth Telecommunications Inc., a telephone company based in Dallas, are among Fovinci’s recent purchases, he said. Treasuries World’s Worst-Performing Bonds Before 10-Year Sale 2011-02-09T04:42:01Z “It was designed for a world with separate local and long-distance telephone companies, a world of traditional landline telephones before cellphones or Skype, a world without the Internet — a world that no longer exists.” F.C.C. to Propose Expanding Broadband Service to Underserved Areas 2011-02-07T02:48:22Z TeliaSonera AB may move after Sweden’s largest telephone company said fourth- quarter net income rose as demand increased. European Stock-Index Futures Slide; Deutsche Bank May Be Active 2011-02-03T07:45:02Z The same is true of the telegraph and telephone companies, the life and fire insurance companies, and of many of the larger manufacturing enterprises. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Then, in a flurry of punctuality, they raced for the telephone company to begin their “Number, please.” The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Telecom Italia SpA, Italy’s largest telephone company, may fall as JPMorgan Chase & Co. advised betting the shares will slide. Europe Index Futures Are Little Changed Before U.S. GDP Report 2011-01-28T07:27:36Z "The Somali business people who established these private telephone companies took a risk," Mr Farah says. Searching for signal 2011-01-26T12:42:38Z His father worked for a local telephone company and also as a dance instructor. Jack LaLanne, Fitness Impresario, TV Program Host, Dies at 96 2011-01-24T04:06:45Z In Tunis, a man died after setting himself on fire outside a telephone company. Shooting probe pledged as protests target Tunisia PM 2011-01-23T08:51:33Z The records that prosecutors said they planned to enter into evidence include documents from Amazon.com, Twitter, several telephone companies and banks, the University of Massachusetts hospital and Clemens’s major league teams. Use of Records Planned in Clemens Case 2011-01-22T03:37:33Z PT Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s largest lender by market value, sank 7 percent and PT Indosat, the nation’s No. 2 telephone company, plunged 7.5 percent. Indonesia Stocks Tumble Most in Two Years on Inflation Concern 2011-01-10T06:46:01Z Mr. Kahn also moved to discontinue the telephone companies’ wasteful practice of providing free directory assistance for customers. Economic View: A Champion of Plain English 2011-01-08T18:33:07Z Broadband providers and telephone companies, though, want freedom to boost profits by deciding which content gets to whom first and fastest. Corporate entanglement of the web 2010-12-23T21:00:00Z Apax’s investments include stakes in TDC A/S, Denmark’s biggest telephone company, and Hit Entertainment Ltd., a children’s entertainment company that owns Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder. Apax Said Close to Deal to Buy Advent’s Takko for $1.7 Billion 2010-12-22T18:22:51Z Net neutrality is the idea that cable and telephone companies must treat all Web content equally by not interfering with the information their subscribers access on the Web. U.S. FCC Adopts Rules for Web Service by AT&T, Comcast 2010-12-21T19:31:59Z “Oh, yes, now I remember!” the telephone company manager exclaimed. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z It's ironic that at a telephone company someone can talk about being entrepreneurial, but we were starting our own Baby Bell. Restructuring expertise opens many doors 2010-12-05T23:07:00Z Level 3's networks deliver content such as videos, Web sites and games to networks operated by cable and telephone companies, which then transmit the data over the "last mile" of Internet pipes into American homes. Level 3 Communications calls Comcast fees for Netflix feeds unfair 2010-11-30T04:35:00Z Cambodia's government is seeking to monitor all internet use inside the country, by appointing the state-owned telephone company to operate the sole internet exchange. How south-east Asia keeps web users in line 2010-10-21T15:56:00Z Small-time telephone companies that wanted to buy Huawei's equipment didn't always have the money to pay. History of telecom company illustrates lack of strategic trust between U.S., China 2010-10-08T03:33:00Z “If we get a wire before the telephone company does, I’ll try to send it for you.” Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z Taking its spot as the local operator, we built from scratch a cable and telephone company. Restructuring expertise opens many doors 2010-12-05T23:07:00Z In the early 1960s, Kao was a young engineer at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, the research arm of a British telephone company. Nobel Prize for Physics Went to Scientists Behind Colonoscopies, Digital Cameras 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z His parents worked for the telephone company, and he was obsessed with switchboards. Keith Fullerton Whitman surprises himself with experimental electronic music 2010-09-17T04:00:00Z If the deal goes through, it would be this year's biggest takeover of a European telephone company, Thomson Reuters data shows. UPDATE 3-CVC near $3.3bln buy of Swiss telco Sunrise-sources 2010-09-16T21:50:00Z One of the few business places still standing was the big white stone building that housed the local telephone company. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z AT&T, the largest U.S. telephone company, uses software sold by Spigit Inc. to let employees generate ideas and bet on which ones will succeed. Workers of the World, Innovate 2010-09-08T03:30:00Z With a new development, the city grants rights of way, which allow cable and telephone companies to lay new lines. What Politics Taught Me About Business 2010-09-01T16:00:00Z "It is unfortunate that the Commission has failed to allow competitors the ability to innovate and compete with the telephone companies on a deeper level," said Bill Sandford, president of Telnet Communications, an independent ISP. Canada's small Internet providers get higher speed 2010-08-31T00:01:00Z Sometimes telephone companies assign debtors' phone numbers to someone else. 'Debt tagging' by collection agencies a growing problem 2010-08-08T04:00:00Z Farther down the debris-clogged street the girls came to the telephone company offices. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z Slim, a born deal maker, spent his early life in finance before he bought state telephone company Telmex in 1990 in a move that saw his net worth skyrocket. World's richest want better health in Latin America 2010-06-15T21:22:00Z Kohl also expressed concern with the ability of pay television services provided by cable, satellite and telephone companies to compete with Comcast to gain access to NBC programing. Key senator wants Comcast to divest Hulu 2010-05-26T18:10:00Z The other three arrests included an executive of the local unit of Norwegian telephone company Telenor Group and a man who owned a computer shop in Islamabad, the intelligence official said. Pakistan Arrests Four Over Times Square Plot 2010-05-21T16:38:00Z Gaskins was working for the Canadian telephone company Northern Telecom in the 1980s--a job that required frequent traveling and presentations--when he came up with the idea for slide-creating software. The Underground Art Of PowerPoint 2010-05-11T10:00:00Z “I was starting for the telephone company office when I met you.” Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z There were factory workers, government workers, employees of a telephone company and handicapped men and women. Protests Outside Egypt?s Parliament Test Government 2010-04-29T04:02:00Z The deal combines two of the largest landline telephone companies in the United States. UPDATE 1-CenturyTel to buy Qwest in all-stock deal 2010-04-22T10:58:00Z The deal would unite two of the largest landline telephone companies in the United States, with operations in some 40 states, but sources warned that a last-minute snag was still possible. Qwest, CenturyTel in merger talks - WSJ Online 2010-04-22T06:28:00Z The Kabul company’s investors include Monaco Telecom International, a company 49 percent owned by Cable and Wireless Communications, Britain’s No. 2 fixed-line telephone company, and TeliaSonera, Sweden’s largest phone company. Letter from Washington: Fighting the Taliban With Cellphones 2010-03-23T17:20:00Z But under a contract with a private telephone company, calls to detainees’ families and lawyers back in New York are decidedly long distance. Immigration Detainees More Isolated Since Move Across Hudson 2010-03-17T01:46:00Z "These fly-by-night companies are out there and the telephone companies are happy to take their money," he said. Misdials help 'crammers' ring up millions in phone bill scam 2010-03-01T05:00:00Z Instead, according to the 289-page report, F.B.I. agents informally requested the records from employees of three unidentified telephone companies who were stationed inside a bureau communications office. 2010-01-21T07:22:00Z It also obtained records using a practice referred to by the FBI and telephone companies as "sneak peeks." 2010-01-20T17:46:00Z The telephone company have some with binding posts and some without. Whispering Wires It was a message from the telephone company, and it came from Slattery, county prosecutor. The Broken Gate A Novel This is the condition the telephone company tries to establish between its various offices. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. A telephone company cannot legally discriminate between two competing telegraph companies by giving one the telephone call word "Telegram" and thereby depriving the other telegraph company of business. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman At times, telephone company employees simply invited FBI personnel to view the records on their computer screens. 2010-01-20T17:46:00Z “Not a word from your men or the telephone company?” asked Stockbridge, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. Whispering Wires First, the skeptical telephone company had mixed with the class a number of women who had been in the service for a long while, and had even been selected as teachers in the telephone school. Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought Being the Third in a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood. Jacob's Ladder Nor can a telephone company legally charge a higher rental for a telephone to a telegraph company than to any other patron. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman "I'm the man from the telephone company," he said amiably. Direct Wire “Didn’t you tell me the telephone company rang up and wanted you to put the receiver on the hook in the library?” Whispering Wires In less than thirty years the number of miles of wire has increased to nearly four million, and thirty thousand persons are regularly employed by the telephone companies. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 Another great improvement was begun in 1901 by a private telephone company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Dan thinks he can land something for me with the telephone company. The Wishing Moon A very considerable part of these were securities of Chicago surface and elevated railway, gas, electric light and telephone companies. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times I never left that door until they told me the telephone company’s loidy wanted me on the wire. Whispering Wires To-day Ambrosia's job is being kept open by the telephone company, and it is thought some arrangement may be made by which the installment house will not garnishee her salary next week. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories This set-up, however, requires four wires between the two stations and you know the telephone company uses only two wires. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son “Well, I suppose mistakes will happen in the best regulated telephone companies.” Outside Inn Mind-to-mind communication, of course; I'm not interested in the United States mail or the telephone companies. Occasion for Disaster The telephone company, the wire-chief at Gramercy Hill, and an official I know, have been enlisted in getting to the bottom of these calls. Whispering Wires The telegraph and telephone companies gave his messages preference over all others. Carmen Ariza To protect the house and your apparatus from lightning insert a fuse and a little carbon block lightning arrester such as are used by the telephone company in their installations of house phones. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son Don't take any hooey from the telephone company that it's against the rules. Death Points a Finger Despite improvements in tax collections, the government's fiscal deficit is growing due to increases in current expenditures and financial losses from the state energy and telephone companies. The 2008 CIA World Factbook The telephone company, Delaney, have a device they call a howler. Whispering Wires Now, Weasie, what do you see that looks like—like the original public service telephone company, or the first gas and electric plant? The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue The actual set-up used by the telephone company 254is a little different from that which I have shown because it uses a single common battery at a central office between two subscribers. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son Western Electric Co., 22nd St. and Forty-eighth Ave. This company supplies the chief part of the equipment of the Bell telephone companies of the U.S. and has about 17,000 employees. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Despite improvements in tax collections, the government's fiscal deficit is growing due to increases in current expenditures and financial losses from the state energy and telephone companies. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Didn’t I send you out to call up the vice-president of the telephone company? Whispering Wires Since that time, the administration has privatized the electric power generation sector, the state airline, the state telephone company, and the national railroad. The 1996 CIA World Factbook Recent investigation in the states of Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana showed that out of 200,000 subscribers to the independent telephone companies of those states about one-sixth were in farm homes. Chapters in Rural Progress It is a suggestion, that when a pipe line, or telephone company is buying a right of way, it is possible to protect your interests in valuable trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 Yet, Mrs. Lawrence whispered she was one of the chief operators of the telephone company, and, next to the thoughtful and suffering Mamie Magen, the most capable woman she knew. The Job An American Novel She came back and told me that a man from the telephone company was waiting to look over the connections. Whispering Wires These rooms are pleasant places in which to work, and the telephone company provides lunch and rest rooms for its staff. The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance The legislators do not doubt that it is reasonable and right to enact laws which provide favor for special interests, or to practice legislative strikes on insurance companies, railroads, telephone companies, etc. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals "Oh, we could do the work all right if there wasn't danger of our infringing the patent of the telephone company," was Laurie's impish reply. Ted and the Telephone The telephone company tried it—for a while. The Book of Business Etiquette “I was over at the telephone company’s exchange lookin’ for the lad that was here last night and fixed the junction-box in the yard back of the house. Whispering Wires Shaking his head sadly, Randolph Rover turned his buggy around and followed the boys to the central office of the telephone company. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Every subscriber of the telephone company was warned personally from the Weather Bureau. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men Other telephone companies sprang up and began to compete with the rugged-hearted pioneers who had launched the industry. Ted and the Telephone The effects of a big telephone company have been so strenuous and so well planned and executed that they are reserved for discussion in another chapter. The Book of Business Etiquette He found the vice-president busy, with a score of men waiting in the outer room of the telephone company’s office. Whispering Wires A co-operative telephone company has been the means of supplying several adjacent communities with easy communication. Society Its Origin and Development We probably couldn't get a number if you did," Harry said; "the telephone company reminds me of Rip Van Winkle, they seem to have gone to sleep at the switch-board for twenty years. Roy Blakely, Pathfinder There the telephone companies have started to string lines and to cut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921 Is the tree going to have right of way, or is the telephone company going to have right of way in cutting out the top; or is a new bred consciousness going to have authority. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 The telephone company is on the alert for all calls to this house. Whispering Wires |
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