wireless carriers

A much-hyped network upgrade called “5G” means different things to different people

When the nation’s largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights — some lost their phones, too. Data from the Federal Communications Commission shows 874 cellphone towers were offline during an Oct. 27 power shutoff that affected millions of people. That included more than half of the…

The Federal Trade Commission announced last week a crackdown on robocallers, giving one of the clearest pictures yet of the people and organizations behind the avalanche of nuisance phone calls to consumers. The actions are important because they draw the connection between robocalls, which may seem like mere annoyances, to the fraudulent organizations or illegal mass-calling schemes behind them. “We...

Consumers depend on their cell phones more than ever. They not only rely on their smartphones to make calls but also to download music and upload videos and photos to social media sites. “Internet speeds nowadays are so important,” says San Diego resident, John Deleon. “You can’t have the kids waiting for the videos to load.” That makes having...

How to protect your privacy when donating an old smart phone.

The state of California will overhaul all of its emergency call centers with a new technology in hopes of improving its location accuracy and situational awareness.

NBC Bay Area reporter Jonathan Bloom is in Las Vegas where he’s checking out the latest tech trends at the Consumer Electronics Show.

The testing of a new emergency system that will allow President Donald Trump to send messages to most U.S. cellphones has been postponed to Oct. 3, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday. All the major wireless carriers and over 100 mobile providers are participating in the rollout, FEMA stated in a message posted on its website.

T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks about a merger, though negotiators are still weeks away from finalizing a deal to unite the nation’s No. 3 and No. 4 wireless carriers, people close to the situation told CNBC. T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom would emerge as the majority owner in the stock-for-stock merger. Sprint’s parent company is Softbank. The companies declined...

Time is running out to collect on money that’s owed to you. Sprint and Verizon customers are looking at more than $150 million in refunds, from a settlement over mobile cramming. The deadline to do it is before the new year....
It’s the cost of two tall lattes at Starbucks, or a matinee movie ticket to see the latest Star Wars...

Google wants the wireless services that connect mobile devices to digital content to be cheaper and more reliable.

Aiming to undercut Apple’s latest hit service, Google is teaming up with three major U.S. wireless carriers to prod more people into using its mobile wallet.

AT&T wireless customers may want to take a closer look at their old phone bills because they may have money coming back to them.