U.S.

U.S. Senators introduces bill to allow cell phone unlocking

Dan Uff March 12, 2013 0

A group of US Senators, including Al Franken and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced a bill that would restore rights to unlock phones after a contract has expired. Called the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, the legislation would undo a Library of Congress ruling from last year which stripped unlocking protections from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Beyond Franken, other politicians behind the bill include Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Committee Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).

Cyber Monday 2011

Dan Uff November 28, 2011 0

Early Monday, is Cyber Monday in the U.S. It's a day when web sites such as Amazon.com and other online retailers offer special deals on various products.

Here are some known ones:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
eBay
eToys
Home Shopping Network (HSN)
KMart
MacConnection
MacMall
QVC
Shop NBC
Star Trek Store
Star Wars Store
Target
Walmart

U.S. Government sues to stop AT&T and T-Mobile Merger

Dan Uff August 31, 2011 3

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T on Wednesday seeking to block its $39 billion merger with T-Mobile.

The merger would create the largest wireless company in the United States, combining AT&T's 98 million customers with T-Mobile's 34 million users, for a total of 130 million subscribers. AT&T is currently the second-largest wireless company by number of subscribers, and T-Mobile is fourth. (more…)