On AlterNet: telecommunications

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "telecommunications"

New Information On AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Proves It's About Eliminating Competition, Jobs

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 16, 2011.

AT&T claims its purchase of T-Mobile will create jobs--but history shows it's far more likely to eliminate them.

The Smart Phone Con Job: Your So-Called 4G Phone Isn't What It's Cracked Up To Be

David Rosen, Bruce Kushnick, AlterNet. June 30, 2011.

4G wireless is supposed to be cutting-edge, super-fast technology better than most home broadband. But mobile companies mostly aren't delivering on the promise.

As AT&T and T-Mobile Edge Closer to Merger, What's In It For Customers? Very Little

David Rosen, Bruce Kushnick, AlterNet. June 9, 2011.

Telecom companies are rigging the game to make bigger profits on mostly-unregulated wireless, even as giant mergers eliminate most competition.

5 Despicable Things About AT&T's Mega-Merger With T-Mobile

Timothy Karr, S. Derek Turner, Free Press. April 7, 2011.

Consolidation of the scale being proposed by AT&T resembles the old railroad and oil trusts of the 19th century.

How the FCC Can Protect the Internet from Pro-Corporate Judges and Greedy Telecoms

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. April 15, 2010.

Net neutrality ensures a fair Internet. The telecom industry has the money and power to make sure that doesn't happen -- but the people (and the FCC) can fight back.

Carlyle Group May Buy Major CIA Contractor: Booz Allen Hamilton

Tim Shorrock, CorpWatch. March 20, 2008.

The global titans may be buying a premiere supplier for the intelligence community.

McCain Scandal: It's Not the Sex, It's the Corruption

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 21, 2008.

Bob Bennett is running around trying to spike this story but so far it's just been too good to pass up.

Ten Worst Telecom Moments of 2007

Timothy Karr, Huffington Post. December 21, 2007.

It was a year of billion dollar greed for the largest telecommunications companies.

AT&T: Within Two Weeks of Taking Office, Bush Planned Domestic Spying

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog. December 17, 2007.

What does it take to impeach this guy?!

AT&T Whistleblower: Telecom Immunity Is a Cover-Up [VIDEO]

Paddy, Brave New Films. November 8, 2007.

"The president has not presented this truthfully," says Mark Klein, a 62-year old retiree. "He said it was about a few people making calls to the Mideast. But I know this physical equipment. It copies everything."

Wiretapping at Its Worst

Brian Beutler, Media Consortium. October 24, 2007.

A revolving door between the telecommunications industry and federal government ensures that the doors to your personal privacy are wide open.

How Phone Companies Team Up With Bush to Spy On You

Onnesha Roychoudhuri, August 14, 2007.

Onnesha Roychoudhuri: A new investigative piece explores American telecoms complicity with the Bush administration’s data mining program.

The Dem Congress Must Save the Internet

Timothy Karr, TomPaine.com. November 20, 2006.

The debate over net neutrality pits the special interests of the few against a massive grassroots effort.