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Telecom Dividends a Nice Buying Opportunity

19. June 2010 - 2:44
After years of mounting customer outrage over its clogged network, AT&T has finally scrapped its unlimited-data plan and raised the price on heavy data users. It's a wonder it took so long. Since the iPhone debuted exclusively on AT&T in June 2007, Apple stock has risen 110 percent, while AT&T is down 38 percent. The $30-a-month unlimited plan was designed to attract customers, and with 50 million iPhones sold, it did. But AT&T's network was crippled as a few users hogged bandwidth: 3 percent of AT&T's smart-phone customers use 40 percent of its data. AT&T now offers a two-tiered system: 200 megabytes for $15 a month; two gigs for $25. Use more than that, and you'll pay extra. Network strain is likely to ease as a result, and analysts believe others will follow AT&T and that the switch will usher in a new era of (more profitable) metered data-pricing.


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Telecom Dividends a Nice Buying Opportunity

19. June 2010 - 2:44
After years of mounting customer outrage over its clogged network, AT&T has finally scrapped its unlimited-data plan and raised the price on heavy data users. It's a wonder it took so long. Since the iPhone debuted exclusively on AT&T in June 2007, Apple stock has risen 110 percent, while AT&T is down 38 percent. The $30-a-month unlimited plan was designed to attract customers, and with 50 million iPhones sold, it did. But AT&T's network was crippled as a few users hogged bandwidth: 3 percent of AT&T's smart-phone customers use 40 percent of its data. AT&T now offers a two-tiered system: 200 megabytes for $15 a month; two gigs for $25. Use more than that, and you'll pay extra. Network strain is likely to ease as a result, and analysts believe others will follow AT&T and that the switch will usher in a new era of (more profitable) metered data-pricing.


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The Environmental Legacy of the Gulf Oil Spill

17. June 2010 - 23:08

What's in store for the gulf? Lessons from previous disasters.


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The Environmental Legacy of the Gulf Oil Spill

17. June 2010 - 23:08

What's in store for the gulf? Lessons from previous disasters.


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The Case Against Sand Berms in the Gulf: Begley

12. June 2010 - 0:35

We must put science first in the gulf.


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The Case Against Sand Berms in the Gulf: Begley

12. June 2010 - 0:35

We must put science first in the gulf.


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It's Apple vs. Google in the New Phone Fight

12. June 2010 - 0:08

It's Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing.


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It's Apple vs. Google in the New Phone Fight

12. June 2010 - 0:08

It's Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing.


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Study: Americans Want to Know Their Genetic Codes

9. June 2010 - 22:27

New research has found that a majority of Americans want to know the details of their genetic codes.


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Study: Americans Want to Know Their Genetic Codes

9. June 2010 - 22:27

New research has found that a majority of Americans want to know the details of their genetic codes.


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Why Freedom Should Trump Privacy Online

5. June 2010 - 3:23

Freedom should trump privacy.


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Why Freedom Should Trump Privacy Online

5. June 2010 - 3:23

Freedom should trump privacy.


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Would Regulation Kill Consumer Genetic Testing?

4. June 2010 - 23:05

It could—but the FDA and Congress also could make the burgeoning biotech industry stronger.


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Would Regulation Kill Consumer Genetic Testing?

4. June 2010 - 23:05

It could—but the FDA and Congress also could make the burgeoning biotech industry stronger.


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What We Can Learn From the Jewish Genome

3. June 2010 - 20:18

Analysis of Jewish genomes refutes the Khazar claim.


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What We Can Learn From the Jewish Genome

3. June 2010 - 20:18

Analysis of Jewish genomes refutes the Khazar claim.


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