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TRACED bill raises robocall fines up to $10,000 per call

If you’re looking for some measure of vengeance against robocalls, it’s en route. Congress approved a bill on Thursday that raises the fine for robocalls up to $10,000 per call. The bill has been going the “Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED)”. Per the Verge: Once TRACED is enacted, the Federal Communications […]

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T-Mobile announces 5G network launch, albeit faster mmWave service has yet to be rolled out on a larger scale

T-Mobile launched its nationwide 5G network on Monday, and while it covers more than 200 million people across the United States, its mmWave rollout is still underway. Via a press release, the wireless carrier declared it has launched the “first nationwide 5G network” in the United States, with its signal providing service in more than […]

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Apple web store AirPods Pro ship times slip past December 25th, some options still available for retail purchases in time for Christmas

If you’re looking to buy the AirPods Pro for yourself or someone on your gift list this holiday season, you should probably do it sooner rather than later. The Apple online store is currently quoting delivery times past December 25th. Still, here are some good backup options for getting your paws on the season’s hottest […]

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AT&T, FTC, settle data throttling lawsuit from 2014

Wireless carrier AT&T has apparently reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission regarding its data throttling practices. The two parties have reached a settlement regarding a case that originally began in 2014. Details of the settlement are still unknown, but a recently published federal court ruling says the deal was reached on August 2nd, […]

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AT&T to initiate robocall blocking service for existing customers “in the coming months”

Because fewer robocalls are a good thing. AT&T has announced that robocalls will automatically be blocked by default for existing customers “in the coming months.” The wireless carriers has offered this service to new customers for some time, and will be migrating it to existing customers. The company stated that its Call Protect service does […]