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• Google accused of firing workers to stifle unionism

  Alphabet's Google has been accused of unlawfully firing four employees to allegedly deter workers from engaging in union activities.

• Huawei faces more scrutiny in Britain over use of US firm's software

  Huawei Technologies is facing increased scrutiny in Britain because it is using an aging software component sold by a firm based in the United States, one of the countries where lawmakers allege its equipment could facilitate Chinese spying, sources told Reuters.

• Carriers celebrate as Telecommunications Act of 1996 turns 20

  The winners in a broadband industry heavily shaped by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 celebrated publicly this week, as February 8 marked the 20-year anniversary of the law taking effect.

• AT&T allies with Cisco, IBM, Intel for city IoT

  Sensor and analytics framework will smarten up Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas

• IBM will manage AT&T’s hosted and Cloud services as part of partnership

  After the deal is closed, IBM will deliver the managed applications and managed hosting services that AT&T provides today.

• FCC to probe Verizon, AT&T over contract lock-in

  The FCC announced late last week that it would investigate Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink and Frontier over highly strict service terms in wireline business service contracts, which critics say lock customers into their deals unfairly.

• AT&T makes a big push into IoT

  In the expanding universe called the Internet of Things, even garbage bins will be networked together wirelessly. That way, a central console -- perhaps one that's monitored automatically -- can know whether a bin has been overturned or is full.

• AT&T a closer partner of NSA than previously known, Snowden docs show

  A fresh analysis of documents disclosed by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden shows that AT&T has been a much closer and eager partner for the National Security Agency's Internet spying activities than was previously known.

• FCC rejects proposal favoring small carriers in spectrum auction

  Small mobile carriers lost a battle Thursday when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declined to make it easier for them to get access to a reserved slice of spectrum during a 2016 auction of television spectrum.

• Huge stakes involved in FCC's spectrum auction rules

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will decide this week which mobile carriers will control billions of dollars worth of prime wireless spectrum scheduled to be auctioned next year.

• AT&T launches wireless data and TV services on one bill

  Wireless video to smartphones and tablets took another step on Monday with AT&T's announcement of a single nationwide package of pay TV and wireless services on a single bill.

• ISP argues net neutrality rules violate its right to block content

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules violate the free speech rights of broadband providers because the regulations take away their ability to block Web traffic they disagree with, one ISP has argued.

• Google boasts Android for Work success

  Google's enterprise program for mobile devices, Android for Work, has attracted more than 10,000 business customers and 40 partners since it launched earlier this year, according to Google. The program is designed to bring enterprise features to the Android operating system, including profile and device management, and security for data, mobile apps and Android devices.

• Cell service at US airports varies from first class to middle-seat coach

  Need something to watch on a flight? You can download an episode of your favorite show in less than a minute and a half on Verizon Wireless at Atlanta's airport -- or spend 13 hours doing the same over T-Mobile USA at Los Angeles International.

• AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval with conditions

  AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval, with Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission circulating to commissioners an order recommending approval, although with some conditions.