The US Treasury Department has exempted Russian telecommunications and internet companies from some of the strictest sanctions imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine in February. The move follows pleas from NGOs and internet freedom groups which had argued that cutting Russians off from communication with the west would …
Read More »Critics call for AT&T boycott over report telecoms giant ‘helped build’ pro-Donald Trump OAN network
It was executives at AT&T, the world’s largest communications company, that first came up with the idea for OAN, according to a deposition given by Robert Herring Sr., the right-wing network’s founder. “They told us they wanted a conservative network,” he said in 2019, according to the report from Reuters. …
Read More »US telecoms giant Verizon signs first private 5G deal in Europe, will provide service to UK port
One of the largest in the UK, Southampton Port is one of 21 under the jurisdiction of Associated British Ports (ABP). It processes some £40 billion in exports every year – and now it’s set to become the first mainland British port to operate with a private 5G network. Verizon …
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