FCC wants to fix phone fund
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The government issued three proposals Tuesday aimed at reining in the spiraling costs of the Universal Service Fund, a subsidy program that provides affordable phone service to people who live in rural areas.
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Carriers work to restore service and are providing free calls to people affected.
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Over the past 3 1/2  years, AT&T has spent several million dollars putting together two 5,000-page proposals detailing how it can upgrade phone lines, wireless networks and fire walls for the federal government. At one point, about 100 people toiled through the night in a Northern Virginia basement...
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The FBI has had some of its telephone wiretaps disconnected because it failed to pay its bills on time.
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Taxpayers have already received almost $87 billion in income tax refunds this year, but many are neglecting to ask for a modest refund from a now defunct telephone tax.
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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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Verizon Wireless has sued the F.C.C., seeking to overturn auction rules requiring the buyers of some airwaves to make their networks compatible with any device.
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If you hear an annoying buzz on the line during your next conference call, it could be somebody's cell phone. But Polycom says it has the problem licked.
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Individual taxpayers will be able to claim a refund of up to $60 on their 2006 federal returns as the government attempts to give back $8 billion in long-distance telephone taxes that courts have ruled should not have been collected.
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The FCC is looking for consultation on whether it should change the rule that currently forbids Sirius and XM from merging, a necessary move if it is to approve the proposed deal.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators working on rules to secure the calling records and other private information of telephone customers are running into resistance from phone companies and law enforcement agencies.
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A group of investors that is vying to build a national network for public safety communications is asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider rules it approved governing an upcoming spectrum auction.
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WASHINGTON - A cash-flow problem in a federal program is hindering the ability of many schools and libraries to pay for Internet service.
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A proposal for a wireless phone directory raises concerns in Congress.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed fines totaling US$2.8 million to three wireless carriers for failing to meet coverage requirements for an emergency dialing service called E911, the agency said Thursday.
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A cash-flow problem in a federal program is hindering the ability of many schools and libraries to pay for Internet service.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Â has proposed fines totaling $2.8 million to three wireless carriers for failing to meet coverage requirements for an emergency dialing service called E911, the agency said Thursday.