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In the Midst of Outages, Verizon Imposes New Fee (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Verizon Wireless is pulling a Netflix of sorts. In the midst of three unexplained data outages in less than a month, the wireless carrier decided to start charging customers a $2 fee to pay their bill on its Web site. To say that customers are angry would be an understatement.

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AT&T Will Throttle Data Hogs as Unlimited Plans Wane (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – In another sign that the end of unlimited data packages is looming in the wireless industry, AT&T has officially announced mobile broadband throttling. AT&T calls it a plan to “manage exploding demand for mobile data.”

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FCC mandates wireless data roaming (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. regulators on Thursday adopted data roaming rules that would allow smartphones to access the Internet in areas across the country not covered by their wireless carrier.

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$100M Revamp Will Make YouTube a TV Competitor (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – YouTube may never look the same again. Google is planning a major revamp of the popular video site, one that will help it compete with the likes of Hulu in an Internet-connected TV era.

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