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Federal regulators have unveiled a plan for overhauling the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor, one that will redirect money toward broadband expansion. The FCC's plan, adopted Thursday, establishes a new "Connect America Fund" for mobile telephone and broadband in rural communities and needy areas.

Microsoft has a lot of plans for squeezing profits out of its $8.5 billion acquisition of Internet phone service Skype, but raising the rates on its premium VoIP service is unlikely to be among them, according to industry analysts.

As we become more mobile and have unlimited or high-minute cell phone plans, the traditional landline has given up its role as our connection to friends and become instead a connection to our wallet, sucking out a monthly stipend for the simple act of sitting there waiting to be put to work. Still,...

As the hype mounts for Verizon (VZ)'s launch of its Google (GOOG) Android-powered phone, investors have started anticipating what a hit could mean for Google's and Verizon's bottom lines. Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIMM) got hammered yesterday after analysts said that the Droid...

Better not ditch that landline -- or if you already have, get a new one before it's too late!That's the scary message courtesy of AT&T, coincidentally one of the most dominant players in the wireless market. What the? They're not suggesting you dump your cell phone.Like arch rival Verizon, the...

Yesterday, reports about Verizon's $5 landline offer were popping up all over the Internet. I'm surprised the Google search for it didn't hit Denny's free breakfast offer numbers. I mean, $5 for landline service? Sweet deal. Well, not yet. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, noted that...

One simple cost-cutting measure for many households is eliminating their telephone landline. With the proliferation of wireless, instant messaging, social networking sites, and services like Skype, it seems to be such an unnecessary cost. Even a stripped-down version of a landline with no extra...