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US wireless carriers to launch joint venture to address rural "dead zones" | WTVB | 1590 AM " 95. 5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (429+ words) WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) " Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile said on Thursday that they agreed in principle to form a new joint venture that seeks to address long-time coverage gaps especially in rural areas "by using satellite-based technologies. The largest U. S. wireless…...
Branch County broadband expansion expected to be completed by early fall | WTVB | 1590 AM " 95. 5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (146+ words) Todd Kruse from Frontier-Verizon told Branch County Commissioners during their work session on Thursday that as of the end of March, nearly 3, 600 customer locations were open for sale and the project is 77 percent complete. Branch County partnered with the State…...
Match Group invests $100 million in Grindr rival Sniffies with buyout option | WTVB | 1590 AM " 95. 5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
2+ week, 3+ day ago (42+ words) April 27 (Reuters) - Match Group is investing $100 million in Sniffies, a dating platform targeted at non-heterosexual "men, in a deal giving the Tinder parent a significant minority position and the option of buying out the remaining equity in the fu. .....
Eutelsat CEO says US demand holds despite Space X push to curb European rivals
2+ week, 3+ day ago (282+ words) April 27 (Reuters) " Demand for alternative satellite services from U. S. businesses and the Pentagon is resilient despite Space X's request to U. S. regulators to restrict access for European "rivals, the CEO of European satellite operator Eutelsat said. In a "letter to the Federal…...
Maine governor blocks first US state freeze on new data centers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (651+ words) By Aditya Soni and Mrinmay Dey April 24 (Reuters) " The Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first U. S. state to impose a moratorium on large new data centers, even as local…...
Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (592+ words) BOSTON, April 10 (Reuters) " Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts" attorney general alleging the company designed its Instagram social media platform to addict children, the state"s top court ruled on Friday. The ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial…...
You Tube raises subscription prices in US for the first time in 3 years
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (231+ words) April 10 (Reuters) " You Tube on Friday raised subscription prices in the United States, with increases of up to $4 set to take effect "from the next billing cycle. The Alphabet-owned "video platform said the standard individual You Tube Premium plan would…...
Italian court rules Netflix price-hike clauses are void, orders refunds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) Consumer group Movimento Consumatori "said in a statement that the court had upheld its lawsuit against Netflix Italia and deemed unfair clauses that allowed subscription price increases from 2017 to January 2024. Netflix said in a statement that it would appeal against…...
Kremlin's drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for some
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (609+ words) MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) " The Kremlin is pushing Russians to use state-backed messenger service MAX, but some are wary about the service and say they do not want to download it at all. In what has been cast by diplomats as…...
Exclusive-Eutelsat in talks with India's space agency to boost satellite launch options
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (519+ words) PARIS, March 31 (Reuters) " Eutelsat, Europe's main rival to Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink, is in talks with India's space agency about future satellite launches as it seeks to diversify beyond Space X and Europe's Ariane rockets. Jean-Fran'ois Fallacher, CEO…...