http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications industry ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster379780776/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:27 EST 379780776 Competition in the Canadian cellphone space is on shaky ground when Wind Mobile faces an uncertain future. If The Globe and Mail's sources are accurate, however, Wind may get a lifeline ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster379162542/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:16:55 EST 379162542 Sprint's LTE cells have been popping up a lot lately, and today they're spreading like the blazes -- the carrier just flicked the (official) switch on its faster network in 22 new cities. ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster379321728/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:16:58 EST 379321728 Dish Network has ambitions to become a challenger in the home broadband market, but it needs valuable spectrum from Clearwire, Sprint, and LightSquared. [Read more]     http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster377955690/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:17:03 EST 377955690 Popular mobile chat app warned of possible blockage after voice and messaging app Viber was blocked last week. [Read more]     http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster378725706/ Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:46:18 EST 378725706 T-Mobile + MetroPCS. That's a thing now, remember? And it seems that the former is well ahead of schedule when it comes to integrating networks with the latter. A release shot out this week ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster378688686/ Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:46:13 EST 378688686 Anthony Weiner New York's thriving tech sector may wish Mayor Michael Bloomberg would keep extending those term limits. Come January 1st, the country's largest and most influential ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster380154678/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:16 EST 380154678 US President Barack Obama moved Friday to free up more broadcast spectrum used by federal agencies to help meet the surging demand from smartphones and other mobile devices. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster378018624/ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:46:12 EST 378018624 It has been announced that Europeans will no longer have to incur carrier roaming charges in any of the EU’s 27 member states from July 2014. Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster378722004/ Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:46:12 EST 378722004 Urging compromises so that today's 27 separate mobile-network markets can be replaced in effect by just one, the European Commission's Neelie Kroes lays out several ideas for reform. [Read more]     http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/telecom-news/cluster379077396/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:47:49 EST 379077396