http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/law.forces.vz.others.to.keep.etf.in.check/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/htcimagio-verizon2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Minnesota Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar said on Monday that she will introduce a measure to prevent US cellular carriers from raising their early termination fees (ETFs) quickly. The move is a direct reaction to Verizon's decision to double ETF rates for "advanced devices" like the Droid to deter customers from exiting their service early. Klobuchar claims the rate hike has "little to no relati... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/law.forces.vz.others.to.keep.etf.in.check/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/fcc.broadband.plan.may.need.350.billion/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/fcc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A mid-progress update from an FCC panel said today that the US may need $20 billion to $350 billion invested into broadband to realize current government plans for readily available, national Internet access. The agency warns that its data is incomplete but that the figures may be necessary depending on the guaranteed speeds, with $20 billion covering relatively basic broadband while the top sum ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/fcc.broadband.plan.may.need.350.billion/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/fcc.wants.more.spectrum/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/iphone3g-3sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FCC broadband head Blair Levin today pushed for more access to wireless spectrum as part of his organization's plans to expand broadband Internet access in the US. Pointing to complaints that there isn't enough available, the official suggested that the FCC could use the technology not only to grow coverage in rural areas where landlines are impractical or simply to improve the bandwidth availabl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/fcc.wants.more.spectrum/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/fcc.cellphone.inquiry/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/blackberrytour-sprint2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The FCC on Thursday morning began a formal inquiry into the state of the cellular industry. In line with the US government agency's timetable for events, the investigation is part of a new annual look at whether carrier practices may be hurting subscribers as well as its contribution to the economy and to the spread of long-range wireless Internet access. Officials began the inquiry following a ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/fcc.cellphone.inquiry/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/samsung.instinct.s30.debut/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/31-samsung-s30-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with pricing information) Sprint and Samsung Mobile on Tuesday evening announced the much-rumored Samsung Instinct s30, a thinner, more streamlined successor to the Samsung Instinct touchscreen phone that debuted last summer. The updated Instinct s30 offers full touchscreen functionality, broadband speeds using Sprint's 3G network, and services such as built-in instant messaging, improved... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/samsung.instinct.s30.debut/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/19/cellphone.tax.fairness.act/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/congress-elec.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A cross-party bill has been submitted in the US Congress this week that would at least temporarily ban additional taxes on cellphones or their service. The Cellphone Tax Fairness Act, sponsored by California Democrat representative Zoe Lofgren and Arizona Republican Trent Franks, would prevent any form of "discriminatory" state tax being applied to the technology for five years after the bill is ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/19/cellphone.tax.fairness.act/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/19/enhanced.messaging.spec/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/nokian97.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The CTIA finished its week by publishing the final use conditions for a service that should enable more than two-way simple communication by phone. Called Mobile Enhanced Messaging, the format would allow three or more users to maintain an ongoing conversation; like SMS and MMS, this would work through either text alone or with extra media, including audio, photos, videos and other future content... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/19/enhanced.messaging.spec/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/14/ctia.on.white.space/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/googleandroid-music.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association today lent support to a movement for new wireless standards by asking that the US government officially license white space frequencies. The organization, which typically represents carriers, is opposing attempts by the Google-backed White Space Coalition to develop and used devices with the deliberately blank spectrum on grounds that the techn... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/14/ctia.on.white.space/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:05:00 GMT