Consumers Would Pay In Phone Proposal
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A proposal backed by a coalition of telephone carriers would cut billions of dollars in fees owed by long-distance companies to regional phone giants but would allow the regional companies to make up some of the difference by raising monthly phone bills for millions of consumers. -The Washington Post
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A proposed law would require companies to keep detailed data about peopleâs Internet and phone use.
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Consumers who use wireless or  Internet-based telephones could see their bills rise, as the  U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved on Wednesday an  interim new plan for funding phone service subsidies.
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A consortium of consumer groups is planning to urge federal regulators to clarify how much control cellphone companies can have over the messages and services delivered over their networks.
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For customers who either love to  plan ahead or hate monthly bills, a small Massachusetts  telecommunications firm has launched a $999 offer of unlimited  Internet-based telephone service for life.
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Business & money: Consumer group Which? calls for ban on mobile phone cashback deals
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Carriers are pleased with system that will allow consumers to transfer fixed-line numbers to their Net phone service.
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"Send to Phone" feature unveiled as part of MapQuest Mobile service, priced at $3.99 a month.
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Intervoice gives companies a cost-effective way to deal with customer calls.
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Consumers demand the best on their phones. Here's what they can expect.
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Competition in the market for voice services is prompting telecom providers to find new ways to attract and keep customers. RNKVoIP, a division of RNK Telecom, unveiled on Monday a plan to offer
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Until federal regulators issued a landmark ruling in 1968, Americans could not own the telephones in their homes, nor attach answering machines or other devices to them. Now, a growing number of academics and consumer activists say it's time to deliver a similar ground-breaking jolt to the cellphone industry, possibly triggering a new round of customer options and technical innovations to rival the one that produced faxes, modems and the Internet....
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Although it may be five or more years behind similar capabilities in Europe, the US is finally getting technology that would allow consumers to use their cell phones as a way to pay for consumer goods.
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A majority of the members of the Federal Communications Commission told a House panel yesterday that they support an open-access requirement for the coming radio spectrum auction that would give consumers more choices for cellphone devices and services.
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Mobile phone companies in Europe must start offering cheaper rates to their customers using phones abroad.
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Devices could be available to consumers next year, company says.
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Customers will just have to pay their carriers a few pennies for each text-message directory-assistance query.