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Wantagh Up In Arms Over T-Mobile Tower
WANTAGH, N.Y. (CBS 2) – There’s towering trouble for hundreds of people on Long Island, as residents are fighting the wireless industry and lawmakers. They want a hold on the building of cell towers...
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Cell Phone, Wireless Service Coming To The Subway
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Morning commuters could soon be getting connected in the subway. AT&T and T-Mobile signed 10-year contracts to provide cell and Wi-Fi service through a network being built by...
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NYC Tenants Fight Against Rooftop Cell Phone Tower
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — A battle is under way on the Upper East Side between residents of a condo building and cellular giant T-Mobile. It’s a case of “antenna anxiety,” reports CBS 2’s John Slattery....
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Next-Gen Cell Phones: Behold The Power Of 4G
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Cell phones certainly have come a long way and they’re still evolving. The latest telecommunications technology is 4G — and if you think the phone you’re currently using has a bunch...
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AT&T To Buy T-Mobile USA For $39 Billion
NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP) – AT&T Inc. said Sunday it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion, becoming the largest cellphone company in the U.S....
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AT&T: T-Mobile 3G Phones Will Need To Be Replaced
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — AT&T said that if its deal to buy T-Mobile USA goes through, T-Mobile subscribers with “3G” phones will need to replace those to keep their wireless broadband service...
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Police: Suspect Robbed Four Queens Stores At Gunpoint
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who they say has robbed at least four businesses in Queens at gunpoint. Two of the alleged robberies happened...
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Sen. Schumer To Cell Phone Carriers: Deactivating Phones Can Help Deter Thefts
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – 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. LISTEN:...
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Report: Cell Phone Service Coming To Some Subway Platforms Next Week
NEW YORK (AP/WCBS 880) - Call it the last frontier for the loud cell phone talkers among us. WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman On The Story Download: silverman_subwaycell1w_morn_110923.mp3 The long-delayed...
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Cell Phone Service Arrives At Some NYC Subway Stations
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Cell phone service arrived in the New York City subway system Tuesday. It’s not system-wide yet. AT&T and T-Mobile service is now available at: 23rd Street on the C & E...
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Next Subway Stations To Get Cell Phone Service Revealed
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Now that cell phone service has arrived on part of the subway system, the program is poised to expand. On Tuesday, AT&T and T-Mobile customers were able to get service at...
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Hearing Tuesday On Ridgewood Cell Tower
RIDGEWOOD, NJ (CBSNewYork) - Neighbors in Ridgewood who oppose the construction of a new cell phone tower are planning to make their voices heard on Tuesday. WCBS 880′s Sean Adams On The Story...
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Rep. Israel Wants FCC To Require Cell Carriers To Have Password Protected...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Officials on Long Island are warning cell phone users about new technology that could be used to hack into a phone’s voicemail and gain access to private information....
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MTA Planning To Add Wi-Fi Service To Subway Stations In Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Using your cell phone and checking your email is about to get easier on the subway system. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning to add Wi-Fi service to 40...
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Wi-Fi Service Coming To 30 Additional Subway Stations By Spring
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – More underground cell phone service was due to roll out by the end of this year, but the plan was delayed by superstorm Sandy’s impact on New York City’s subway system. Transit...
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MLB, T-Mobile To Introduce Wireless Dugout-To-Bullpen Phones
LAS VEGAS (CBSNewYork/AP) — Even dugouts and bullpens might not need that old landline soon. Major League Baseball and T-Mobile announced Tuesday that the cellphone company will provide wireless...
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Underground Wi-Fi Service Expanding To 30 More Subway Stations
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – More cell phone and Wi-Fi service was headed under ground Thursday as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s effort to have all subway stations wired by 2016....
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MLB Seeks FedEx, Phone Records In PED Lawsuit; Bosch Meeting Looms
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Major League Baseball’s lawyers issued subpoenas to Federal Express, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA in an attempt to gain records for its investigation of players...
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Insurance Plans Could Offset The Cost Of Your Pet’s Next Trip To The Vet
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — If your pet is injured its trip to the vet could end up costing you some serious money. But now some companies are offering pet insurance as an employee benefit. Home Depot,...
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Search On For Suspects In Sunnyside, Queens Cellphone Store Robbery
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Thursday were searching for two suspects who allegedly robbed a cellphone store and zip-tied the employees in Queens last month. Police said around 9 p.m. Thursday,...
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Disconnect Seen Between Smartphone Industry, Schneiderman Over Anti-Theft...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An agreement by the nation’s biggest smartphone manufacturers and wireless carriers to equip devices with anti-theft tools is a “welcomed step,” but it doesn’t go far enough,...
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Frantic Search For Brooklyn Man Who Vanished From Yoga Retreat In Mexico
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A desperate search has been launched for a Brooklyn man who has gone missing from a yoga retreat in Mexico. As CBS2’s Tracee Carrasco reported, the man’s wife was pleading...
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Cell Carriers To Reimburse Customers For Misleading ‘Cramming’ Charges
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150427191410253AA.mp4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You could be owed hundreds of dollars from your cell phone company and not even know it. As CBS2’s Alice Gainer...
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Video: T-Mobile Store Robbed At Gunpoint In Stuyvesant Town
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD wants your help identifying the suspects who robbed a Manhattan T-Mobile store Sunday. The entire thing was caught on surveillance video. At around 3:30 p.m. Sunday,...
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De Blasio, HUD Secretary Announce Free Internet For Families In Bronx Public...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio and HUD Secretary Julian Castro announced that 5,000 families in Bronx public housing would receive free tablets and mobile internet service. “The digital...
View ArticleWireless Carriers Sprint, T-Mobile End Merger Talks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile called off a potential merger, saying the companies couldn’t come to an agreement that would benefit customers and shareholders. The two...
View ArticleSprint & T-Mobile Agree To Combine In All-Stock Deal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — T-Mobile and Sprint are trying again to combine in a deal that would reshape the U.S. wireless landscape, bringing it down to three major cellphone companies. The deal...
View ArticleSpring, T-Mobile Closer To Merger, Could Leave U.S. Down To 3 Providers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Cell phone service providers Sprint and T-Mobile are one step closer to merging. The multibillion-dollar deal just got the green light from the Committee on Foreign Investment,...
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Angry Residents Charge Rockland County Officials With Causing Lake To Form In...
RAMAPO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A swamp is growing in a Rockland County backyard, and the homeowners say government officials are to blame. They claim the town and county approved a shoddy construction...
View ArticleChinese Tech Giant Huawei Denies Stealing Trade Secrets
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Chinese tech giant Huawei issued a statement overnight denying charges of stealing trade secrets, breaking confidentiality agreements and violating sanctions against Iran....
View ArticleNYC Office of Emergency Management To Test New Text Message Alert System
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New Yorkers may get one or more text messages on their cell phones Thursday as part of a test of a new national alert system. WCBS 880’s Wayne Cabot And Steve Scott With NYC OEM...
View ArticleNYC Sending Test Emergency Text Alerts Today
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City is sending out text message alerts Thursday, but don’t worry — it’s only a test. WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell On The...
View ArticleMore Subway Stations To Get Cell, Wi-Fi Service
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Cell phone and Wi-Fi service is headed to more subway stations in New York City. Six stations are already wired for service and 30 more stations will come online in groups of...
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T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Approved, Set To Become No. 3 Wireless Carrier
The combined T-Mobile and Sprint would become the No. 3 competitor in the mobile phone business, with a roughly 30% market share
View ArticleNYC Sues T-Mobile, Accuses Over 50 Stores Of Tricking And Overcharging Customers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – New York City is suing one of the country’s largest wireless carriers for allegedly tricking customers. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that a lawsuit has been filed...
View ArticleNYPD Searching For Suspects In Series Of Cellphone Store Robberies In Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are trying to track down three teenagers responsible for a string of cellphone store robberies. The crime spree has been going on mostly in Queens for about a month,...
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