Prisoners’ Phone Calls Will Soon Be Free in New York State

The move will save the loved ones of the state’s more than 30,000 prisoners over $13 million a year, advocates say.

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Cairo Telecommunications Building Hit With 2nd Fire in a Week

A blaze on Thursday at one of Egypt’s main telecommunications hubs was extinguished, days after a larger fire there killed four people and disrupted internet, transport and banking services.

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Trump Mobile Phone Company Announced by President’s Family, but Details Are Murky

The new company says it will manufacture its Android phone in the United States but it has not said how it could do that.

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Telefonica Outage in Spain Knocks Out Emergency Lines

The outage Tuesday knocked out emergency phone lines in several parts of the country for several hours.

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Cable Giants Charter and Cox to Merge in $34.5 Billion Deal

The combination, which must pass muster with antitrust authorities, would create one of the biggest TV and internet providers in the United States.

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Newark Airport’s Issues: What to Know

Many flights have been delayed at the busy hub because of radar outages, shortages of air traffic controllers and construction on a runway.

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American Airlines Will Offer Free Wi-Fi on Most Flights Next Year

Starting in January, members of the airline’s AAdvantage loyalty program will have free access to wireless internet on 90 percent of its fleet, the company said.

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Taiwan Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship of Damaging an Internet Cable

The Taiwanese Coast Guard said seven Chinese nationals were aboard a ship suspected of causing the damage.

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FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers like utilities came to an end on Thursday.

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Biden Administration Takes First Step to Retaliate Against China Over Hack

The Commerce Department is banning the few remaining operations of China Telecom in the United States, a move that appears unlikely to deter Beijing from conducting sophisticated cyberoperations.

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