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Charter grabs over 5.3 million lines for Spectrum Mobile
Charter says its wireless phone service Spectrum Mobile added 615,000 new subscriber lines during its most-recent financial quarter.

Charter launches Internet, TV service in rural North Carolina
Spectrum broadband Internet, television and wireless phone service is now available in a rural North Carolina community.

CNET editor unapologetic over use of error-prone robot
CNET's editor-in-chief is unapologetic about the company's use of a robot that wrote content filled with errors and plagiarized sentences.

AT&T will move customers from DSL to new wireless product
AT&T is working on a new fixed wireless Internet product that is intended to help move customers off its older, copper-based services.

TDS to bring fiber Internet to 3,800 in rural Wisconsin
TDS Telecom says it is working to bring its all-fiber Internet service to more than 3,800 homes and businesses in rural Wisconsin.

Metronet brings multi-gig Internet to Beavercreek
Internet service provider Metronet says it is bringing multi-gig download and upload speeds to residents in Beavercreek, Ohio.

Merger between Rogers, Shaw clears key hurdle
A proposed merger between two major Canadian telecommunications firms cleared a key legal hurdle this week.

Netflix expected to prohibit password sharing by March
Netflix is expected to roll out a broader crackdown on password sharing in March, a move that could convince some freeloaders to pay for an account.

AT&T grows wireless business, but real winner is T-Mobile
AT&T beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday when it revealed the number of postpaid wireless accounts it added during the lucrative holiday shopping quarter.

Spotify layoffs suggest slowdown in ambitious podcast business
Spotify's recent layoff announcement could signal a shift in its approach to podcasts and other forms on-demand audio.

Verizon sheds 88,000 pay TV subscribers
The loss of Fios TV customers was more than covered by customer growth at Verizon's broadband Internet services.

FCC proposes fine against Fox for broadcasting emergency tones
The FCC has proposed a $504,000 fine against Fox for using emergency alert tones in a promotional segment for a football game.