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    Business owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud 10 February, 2012 08:18:37

    The former owner of two Illinois technology companies was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud a U.S. Federal Communications Commission program to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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    Feds look beyond LightSquared to set GPS interference standards 09 February, 2012 12:57:18

    A high-ranking federal official and aviation industry leaders called on Wednesday for rules to prevent future interference with GPS, looking beyond a proposal by would-be hybrid mobile operator LightSquared that may be doomed by broad opposition.
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    LightSquared asks FCC to regulate GPS receivers 08 February, 2012 10:13:43

    LightSquared wants the U.S. FCC to set standards for commercial GPS devices to prevent what LightSquared calls interference with other wireless services.
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    Canada ruling pushes Dish's LTE plan forward 08 February, 2012 07:06:43

    The Canadian government has approved the transfer of satellite spectrum to Dish Network, putting the company just one major ruling away from building a land-based 4G mobile data network on the frequencies.
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    Voice and video calls via Wi-Fi from 30,000 feet? 07 February, 2012 03:38:28

    Federal regulations forbid making calls from cell phones while aboard U.S. commercial planes in-flight, but Wi-Fi services could eventually permit voice and video calls over the Internet for a fee.
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    Why the House spectrum bill should be ditched: Q&A with Reed Hundt 03 February, 2012 22:32:24

    Former Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt made waves this week when he called the House spectrum auction legislation "the single worst telecom bill" he's seen.
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    Tiff over LightSquared reveals odd partnership 03 February, 2012 06:11:52

    LightSquared founder Philip Falcone's response to ethics allegations by a U.S. senator sheds some light on a strange chapter in the carrier's ongoing bid to build a controversial cellular data network.
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    Sprint gives LightSquared six more weeks for FCC approval 01 February, 2012 11:29:46

    Sprint Nextel has given LightSquared about six more weeks to win regulatory approval for its proposed cellular data network, extending a US$9 billion deal under which LightSquared would operate on Sprint infrastructure.
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    FCC overhauls telephone subsidy for the poor, adding broadband 01 February, 2012 07:57:03

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved an overhaul to its Lifeline program, which subsidizes telephone service for poor people, with the goals of saving money and allowing the subsidy to go toward broadband service.
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    Lawmaker pushes consumer notification bill in wake of Carrier IQ concerns 31 January, 2012 07:12:24

    U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has proposed a bill that would require all phone companies to notify consumers of any user tracking and monitoring software in their cell phones.
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    FCC seeks public comment on LightSquared petition 31 January, 2012 06:29:53

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on a petition by embattled mobile startup LightSquared that says GPS receivers aren't entitled to protection from interference.
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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