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C Spire Wireless gives update on 4G LTE network build-out

MBJ Staff — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:34 +0000

RIDGELAND — C Spire Wireless has released details on progress the company has made in readying its network for introduction of 4G LTE (Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution) high-speed mobile broadband services beginning in September. The company reports it is investing $60 million for the initial introductory phase of 4G LTE mobile broadband services in [...]

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TEC lowers long distance rates for residences, businesses

MBJ Staff — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:40:06 +0000

BAY SPRINGS — TEC has decreased its residential and business non-day long distance rates by 17 percent. The rate decrease is retroactive to May 1. “As part of our vision, TEC’s focus is to make a positive impact on our customers, our employees and our community,” said Joey F. Garner, executive vice president of TEC. [...]

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PSC fines California telemarketer $945K for ‘No-Call’ violations

Wally Northway — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:18:14 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Public Service Commission has fined Roy M. Cox Jr. of Santa Ana, Calif., and his five corporations, Castle Rock Capital Management Inc., Castle Rock Capital Management, S. A., Capital Solutions Group, S. A., Transfers Argentina and Marketing Strategy Group, with both domestic and foreign places of business, a total of $945,000 [...]

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Lawmakers approve phone-deregulation legislation

Associated Press — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:10:18 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi would lose most of its remaining regulatory authority over AT&T under a bill the House gave final passage Monday. Telephone service in Mississippi was mostly deregulated in 2006, ending the Public Service Commission’s traditional power to set rates. House Bill 825 would remove the commission’s remaining ratemaking authority over 30,000 local-only landlines. [...]

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FCC reforms prompt $53M investment in state by AT&T

MBJ Staff — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:04:21 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — AT&T is making a $53 million investment throughout Mississippi as a result of reforms made to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund, a vast majority of which will be used to enable broadband expansion. This investment in Mississippi will mean more than 170 new sites in more than 60 wire [...]

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PSC commissioners voice strong opposition to ‘AT&T Bill’

MBJ Staff — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:46:32 +0000

JACKSON — Public Service Commission chairman Leonard Bentz and Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley have voiced opposition to House Bill 825, which they say would remove all oversight the Mississippi Public Service Commission has over AT&T. “This bill is a corporate wish list that gives AT&T the permission to run over and take [...]

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C Spire signs sponsorship pact with Grizzlies, FedExForum

MBJ Staff — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:49:31 +0000

RIDGELAND — The Memphis Grizzlies and C Spire Wireless have entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement involving the NBA Western Conference team and FedExForum. Terms were not disclosed. As part of the agreement, the Memphis Grizzlies have chosen C Spire Wireless as the official wireless partner of the professional basketball team and FedExForum and will [...]

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C Spire rolls out new offering for holidays

MBJ Staff — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:53:18 +0000

RIDGELAND — C Spire Wireless has rolled out the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Android touchscreen smartphone. The Xperia PLAY combines PlayStation Certified gaming with the advanced features, apps and capabilities of an Android touchscreen smartphone. Powered by the Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system, the device comes pre-loaded with seven game titles, including Madden NFL [...]

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