10.25.2021 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Verizon Public Sector has been awarded a $78 million task order with Naval District Washington (NDW) through the federal government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle. Verizon Public Sector will serve as NDW’s technology partner,…
Oct 12, 2021 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – Comcast today announced a new Spam Blocker feature for Xfinity Voice that gives customers added control over unwanted spam, spoofing and robocalls to their home with the power to block inbound calls that…
The AT&T Phone for Business-Advanced combines the reliability of plain old telephone service (POTS) with digital lines’ voice quality, security and lower maintenance costs, according to the carrier. The new service, which is now available to almost every business in…
What’s the news? Millions of AT&T Cloud Voice and Microsoft Teams users can combine both services to experience business-grade voice calls from virtually anywhere. The new integration with the Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams platform gives businesses the ability to…
Verizon Business has introduced a desk phone with embedded 4G/LTE cellular for customers that use the carrier’s One Talk mobile-first offering. The One Talk T67LTE desk phone is aimed at hybrid workers who prize mobility. The difference between the T67LTE…
Even though consumers are still inundated by them, a new report from RoboKiller found a decline in robocalls. Americans received an estimated 5.74 billion spam phone calls in July 2021—a 3% decrease from June, according to the report. However, spam…
July 28, 2021 – LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Windstream Enterprise (WE), a managed communications service provider, launched a new IP-based solution tailored to the need for critical safety voice applications. Digital Voice Lines (DVL) with Cellular Failover from Windstream Enterprise is…
07.12.2021 — BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – You know those pesky calls — the ones you receive from unfamiliar numbers that have the same area code and prefix as yours, but that aren’t from anyone you know. Scammers use this tactic…
QUINCY, MASS. – JUNE 29, 2021 | Granite Telecommunications, LLC, a leading provider of communications solutions to businesses and governmental agencies throughout North America, today announced a wholesale agreement with Cox Business to deliver competitive local telephone service that benefits…
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today fined Tele Circuit Network Corporation $4,145,000 for switching consumers from their preferred carrier to Tele Circuit without permission and adding unauthorized charges to consumers’ bills. These actions specifically harmed elderly and infirm…
Dialing procedures are changing in 36 states and 82 area codes in advance of the establishment of 988 as the three-digit abbreviated dial code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is set to take effect on July 16,…
Verizon says that it is exchanging more than 24 million calls daily with U.S. wireless carriers using STIR/SHAKEN, a standard designed to ensure that customers are not “spoofed.” So far, Verizon says that it has “protected” more than 75 million…
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