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Users will soon be offered global Wi-Fi roaming services

June 24, 2011 - 7:52am | News | Other themes

Users will soon be able to avail themselves of Wi-Fi roaming. The Wi-Fi Alliance along with the Wireless Broadband Alliance are developing standards for the new service following the same offering in the mobile industry.

The idea of the initiative is to allow travellers to fire up their PC/tablet/smartphone and have it automatically log onto the nearest Wi-Fi network that has a roaming agreement with the home network.

broadband | internet | mobile roaming | roaming | Wi-Fi

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FCC takes a closer look at the practices of the wireless industry

August 28, 2009 - 8:05am | Law aspects | News

The Federal Communications Commission opens an inquiry into the state of competition in the wireless industry, potentially the first step toward more regulations intended to push down prices and increase choices for consumers. Besides, the FCC also wants to explore factors that encourage innovation and investment in wireless. However, the agency faces mounting pressure from public interest groups and Congress to investigate common business practices in a market dominated by four national carriers, including AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless.

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