Didn't get your homework done because you don't have access to the internet? That excuse won't work any longer for the Fresno Unified students who are getting a free mobile hot spot. Project Connect and Sprint's 1Million Project Foundation are providing hot spots to 1,000 Fresno Unified high schoolers this...
California Among States Looking to Head Off T-Mobile-Sprint Deal in Court
NEW YORK — A high-drama telecom deal is heading to court. T-Mobile, in its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, has already notched approvals from key federal regulators. Now it must convince a federal judge that attorneys general from California and 13 other states suing to stop the deal are wrong....
T-Mobile Merger Is a Great Thing for Valley: Autry
A recent opinion piece in the San Jose Mercury News argued the merger of T-Mobile with Sprint would lead to less accountability from telecommunications firms, and it would be bad for consumers. It was my distinct honor to serve as mayor of Fresno for eight years and now, as a private...
Justice Department OKs T-Mobile's $26.5B Sprint Deal
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators are approving T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, despite fears of higher prices and job cuts. Friday's approval by the Justice Department and five state attorneys general comes after Sprint and T-Mobile agreed to conditions that would set up satellite-TV provider Dish as a fourth...
Robocalls Slammed My Phone. Are the Big Carriers Fighting This?
The phone tone warbled on my trusty, two-year-old Android. I looked at the screen. It wasn't a familiar number, but had Fresno's 559 area code. I accepted the call. A robotic, male voice began to alert me that my Social Security number had been suspended because of suspicious activity. Oh,...