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Next Subway Stations To Get Cell Phone Service Revealed

Now that cell phone service has arrived on part of the subway system, the program is poised to expand.

2011/09/30

Subway passengers use their mobile devices underground - New York, NY - Sep 27, 2011 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880)

Cell Phone Service Arrives At Some NYC Subway Stations

All underground stations are expected to be wired by 2016, but trains are not expected to have service between stations.

2011/09/27

Passengers are seen on the 1/2/3 platform at 14th Street and 7th Avenue - New York, NY - Sep 23, 2011 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Report: Cell Phone Service Coming To Some Subway Platforms Next Week

The long-delayed project to wire New York City subway stations for cell phone service is finally bearing fruit.

2011/09/23

Sen. Charles Schumer (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Sen. Schumer To Cell Phone Carriers: Deactivating Phones Can Help Deter Thefts

New York Sen. Charles Schumer is asking major cell phone carriers to help put an end to cell phone thefts by deactivating the phones themselves if reported lost or stolen.

2011/08/21

A man uses free wireless high-speed Internet access on his laptop in Bryant Park (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

20 NYC Parks To Get Free Wi-Fi Service

The service has already started in three locations: Battery Park, Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx, and Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem.

2011/06/09

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces new emergency alert system set to launch in NYC, May 10, 2011 (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

National Emergency Alert System Set To Launch In NYC

A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones.

2011/05/10

AT&T and T-Mobile (credit: AP)

AT&T: T-Mobile 3G Phones Will Need To Be Replaced

AT&T Inc. said it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. If approved by regulators, the deal would close about a year from now.

2011/03/21

AT&T logo (Credit: AP)

AT&T To Buy T-Mobile USA For $39 Billion

AT&T Inc. on Sunday said it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion.

2011/03/20

A Verizon version of the Apple iPhone 4 is seen at the launch news conference in Lincoln Center - New York, NY - Jan 11, 2011 - Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

Ahead Of iPhone, Verizon Says It May Slow Data

On the same day it started taking pre-orders for the iPhone, Verizon Wireless is updating its terms of service to give it the right to slow down data service for users who use far more than others.

2011/02/03

(credit: AP)

AT&T Gains Few Contract Subscribers In 4Q

All told, AT&T added a record 2.8 million wireless subscribers, to reach 95.5 million. That number is 86.2 million excluding “connected devices.”

2011/01/27

A customer uses an iPad at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue - New York, NY - Apr 3, 2010 - Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

2 Charged With Stealing iPad Users’ Information

Two hackers who were engaged in a game of “malicious one-upsmanship” stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including those of politicians and famous media personalities, federal prosecutors said.

2011/01/18

Apple CEO Steve Jobs presents the iPhone 4 at the 2010 Apple World Wide Developers Conference - San Francisco, CA - Jun 7, 2010 - Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Taking Leave Of Absence

Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs sent a note Monday to employees saying he’s taking a medical leave of absence so he can focus on his health.

2011/01/17

An Apple store employee introduces an iPhone 4 to an old buyer at an Apple Store - Beijing, China - Sep 25, 2010 - Photo: Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images

Verizon Will Sell Apple iPhone In February

Verizon Wireless says it will start selling a version of the iPhone 4 in early February, giving U.S. iPhone buyers a choice of carriers for the first time.

2011/01/11

Verizon Wireless

Verizon To Launch Faster ’4G’ Service On Sunday

Good news for Verizon Wireless customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut: The new high-speed “4G” wireless broadband network will start accepting customers on Sunday.

2010/12/01

A customer uses an iPad at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue - New York, NY - Apr 3, 2010 - Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Verizon To Join AT&T In Selling Apple’s iPad

In a sign of warming relations between the two companies, Verizon Wireless is going to start selling Apple Inc.’s iPad at the end of this month, the companies said Thursday.

2010/10/14

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