A surprise was waiting for Charley Hutchison when he got home from school on April 30. It was the reward for hours of work that might have landed the 12-year-old a spot in mobile technology history. Hutchison had spent several months working to develop an app for Apple that combined the mobile photo sharing app [...] [...]
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. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: bill, cell phones, deregulation, executive, governor, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, phones, state government, telecommunications, telephones
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. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 13,2012
Tags: broadband, cell phones, cell towers, federal adency, federal government, Internet, investment, online, telecommunications, telephones
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 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 7,2012
Tags: computers, electricity, energy, hardware, Internet, power, power distribution, power generation, smart meters, software, technology, telecommunications, utilities
JACKSON — SmartSynch has unveiled the team that will help provide the advanced metering system that will form the foundation of a grid and meter modernization program for Consumers Energy’s 1.8 million electric customers in Michigan. Members of the team include GE Energy, who will provide the meter hardware, and Grid Net, who will provide [...] [...]
JACKSON — Chairman of the Public Service Commission Leonard Bentz reports the Public Service Commission has reached a settlement with two companies for alleged violations of the Mississippi “No-Call” law, issued more fines for No-Call violations for another company and issued other fines for yet another company for failures. Bentz issued fines totaling $100,000 for [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
C Spire Wireless recently announced promotions of three directors. Eric Hollingsworth, senior manager of network operations, has been appointed director of network operations. Hollingsworth is responsible for maintaining all C Spire cell sites and managing major technical projects. Ben Moncrief, public policy manager, has been appointed director of government relations. Moncrief will be responsible for [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 16,2012
Tags: acquisitions, computers, electricity, energy, hardware, Internet, mergers, power, smart grid, software, telecommunications, utilities
JACKSON — Itron Inc. of Liberty Lake, Wash., has signed an agreement to acquire SmartSynch Inc. in a transaction valued at $100 million. The parties said they expect the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2012. “SmartSynch is a compelling strategic acquisition that strengthens our position in the industry and with our energy [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 25,2012
Tags: bank, banking, cellphones, finance, financial institution, insurance, investing, investments, investors, mobile app, publicly traded company, shares, smartphones, stock, telecommunications
TUPELO — BancorpSouth Inc. has closed an underwritten public offering of 10,952,381 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $10.50 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering, before expenses, were $109.3 million. The proceeds from the offering will be used by the financial institution for general corporate purposes, including [...] [...]
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