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FCC to Wireless Group: Unlock Phones Voluntarily, or Else

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.” Wheeler’s tough letter to Largent might come as a bit of a surprise to some in the association space: The FCC head was the leader of CTIA and was replaced by Largent in 2003. Verizon and Sprint use differing wireless technologies from AT&T, for example, a situation which could add a layer of confusion for consumers.

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Flexibility Is Key: Why the Top-Down Strategy Is Fading

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The IT department has to come to the user, and match its approach to technology usage and workflow—not the other way around. In other words, the IT department has to come to the user, and match its approach to technology usage and workflow—not the other way around. Rejigger the Approach. A Blast From the Past.

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Engineering Group: Cellphones Need Better Repairability

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“Upstream cellphone manufacturing can be reduced by employing designs that enable easier and more economic device repairability, so refurbished phones from the first market can have an extended life through use in secondary and tertiary markets,” Lipoff explained in the press release. How hard are repairs today?

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When an Online Community No Longer Works

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The lesson: If you’re dealing with an online community, especially at scale, you must be willing to invest in both the people and technology that makes it work. Public comment threads on your press releases might be a bad idea. So what happened? If you’re not investing, you’re just opening yourself up to problems.