TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Limit on 'unlimited data' takes AT&T customers by surprise 
Under a new policy, AT&T has started cutting their data speeds as part of an attempt to manage data usage on its network. AT&T has some 17 million customers with "unlimited data" plans that can be subject to throttling, representing just under half of its smartphone users.
By Associated Press , February 13, 2012
Dead deal? AT&T withdraws T-Mobile purchase from FCC review
The end might be near for AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39-billion purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc.
By Tiffany Hsu and Jim Puzzanghara , November 25, 2011
Government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
The Justice Department took the unusual step Wednesday to try to block AT&T's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, arguing that the proposed merger would lead to higher wireless prices, less innovation and fewer choices for consumers.
By Joelle Tessler and Pete Yost , August 31, 2011
N.D., fourth in cellphone-only homes, part of national trend
Nearly a third of North Dakota households have traded a landline for a wireless-only world. The modern trend continues to expand in North Dakota, which now has the fourth-highest proportion of cellphone-only households in the nation. Minnesota’s proportions for cell phone vs. landline were about average compared to other states, with about a quarter of the adult population using only cell phones.
By Kristen Daum , April 21, 2011
More than 30 percent of North Dakota adults live in wireless-only households
More than 32 percent of adults in North Dakota live in wireless-only households, according to estimates released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 25 percent of adults in Minnesota only have a cellphone.
By Associated Press , April 20, 2011
Porn company amassing 1-800 numbers
Records obtained by The Associated Press show that over the past 13 years, a little-known Philadelphia company called PrimeTel Communications has quietly gained control over nearly a quarter of all the 1-800 numbers in the U.S. and Canada, often by grabbing them the moment they are relinquished by previous users. As of March, it administered more 800 numbers than any other company, including Verizon and AT&T.
By David Caruso , April 19, 2011
CenturyLink completes $12.2 billion acquisition of Qwest
CenturyLink Inc. has completed its purchase of Qwest Communications International Inc., combining the country's third- and fourth-largest traditional phone companies into one.
By Peter Svensson , April 01, 2011
What AT&T-T-Mobile deal could mean for customers
AT&T Inc. has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, but the deal isn't set to close until a year from now, and it will likely face tough regulatory scrutiny. Here's what a completed deal could mean for customers.
By Associated Press , March 21, 2011
AT&T deal would require T-Mobile subscribers to replace 3G phones
AT&T Inc. said today that if its deal to buy T-Mobile USA goes through, T-Mobile subscribers with "3G" phones will need to replace those to keep their wireless broadband service working. But there will be plenty of time to do that.
By Associated Press , March 21, 2011
Two North Dakota companies receive broadband funds
Consolidated Telcom is receiving about $11.6 million in grants and loans for work in the Dickinson and Belfield areas, and SRT Communications is getting $4.4 million for work in the Lake Metigoshe area.
By Associated Press , August 26, 2010
Bismarck firm plans mobile wireless demonstration in Cass County, N.D.
Flow Mobile, a telecommunications startup based in Bismarck, hopes to launch a proposed demonstration of a high-speed mobile wireless network in April. The state of North Dakota is asking the Federal Communications Commission to grant wireless spectrum for a public safety demonstration project of the technology in Cass County.
By Patrick Springer , January 17, 2010
Landline decline contributes to Qwest profit drop
Qwest has been struggling to find ways to grow sales as its industry shrinks. It offers local phone service in 14 Western and Upper Midwest states, and customers have been siphoned off by competition from cable and cell phone providers.
By Associated Press , October 28, 2009
St. Louis County sends workers home to telecommute
More county employees in northern Minnesota might soon get sent home — to telecommute instead of coming to the office every day.
By Associated Press , September 07, 2009
N.D. cell phone accounts increase 6.3% from '08
This year, North Dakota has almost 455,000 wireless access lines. That's an increase of 6.3 percent from 2008. The number of land lines dropped less than 1 percent, to about 303,000.
By Associated Press , June 02, 2009
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