<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/10001105/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Telecommunications</title><description><![CDATA[Find the latest news on the telecommunications sector.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/10001105</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:41 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>UPDATE 1-Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, June 18- Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and will instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100826305</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100826305</guid> </item>  <item><title>The Sprint &amp; Clearwire Bidding Battle</title><description><![CDATA[Oliver Matthew, Senior Research Analyst at CLSA discusses the battle of bids over Sprint and Clearwire. He thinks Softbank will come out well out of these negotiations.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000176586</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100823079</guid> </item>  <item><title>Snowden: I Am Not A Spy</title><description><![CDATA[NSA leaker Edward Snowden denied that he is a spy for China, reports CNBC&#039;s Eamon Javers; and should tech companies have refused the NSA? Keith Boykin, CNBC Contributor; Heather Higgins, Independent Women&#039;s Voice; and Peter Brookes, Heritage Foundation, discuss.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000176191</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100822591</guid> </item>  <item><title>Details on US Data Requests Released</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. tech companies are asking for permission to  provide some details on how many requests they get from law enforcement, reports CNBC&#039;s Eamon Javers. Stephen Ryan, McDermott Will &amp; Emery, and Rainey Reitman, Electronic Frontier Foundation, discuss whether companies who help the NSA fight cyberattacks should get legal immunity.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000176374</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100822288</guid> </item>  <item><title>Forget the NSA, Privacy Breaches Start With You</title><description><![CDATA[Despite the outrage over allegations of NSA data collection, it&#039;s clear the worst privacy violations start with you.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100821524</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100821524</guid> </item>  <item><title>EarthLink buying CenterBeam for $22 million</title><description><![CDATA[ATLANTA-- Internet service provider EarthLink is buying cloud computing and hosted IT services provider CenterBeam Inc. for $22 million. EarthLink was one of the best-known Internet service providers, but has struggled with intense competition from higher-speed providers like cable companies.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100821417</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100821417</guid> </item>  <item><title>Netflix Strikes Huge Content Deal With Dreamworks</title><description><![CDATA[Netflix said a multi-year agreement with Dreamworks is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100820278</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100820278</guid> </item>  <item><title>Six Things You Didn't Know About the Vine App</title><description><![CDATA[Say cheese! Here are six things you should know about Vine, Twitter&#039;s rising video-sharing mobile app.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100807818</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100807818</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-Canada delays Wind Mobile deals on security concerns -report</title><description><![CDATA[TORONTO, June 14- National security concerns have delayed the Canadian government&#039;s approval of two deals that would solidify Vimpelcom Ltd&#039;s ownership of wireless carrier Wind Mobile, a Canadian newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100817215</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100817215</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-Obama wants government to free up more wireless spectrum</title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 14- President Barack Obama is directing federal agencies to look for ways to eventually share more of their radio airwaves with the private sector as the growing use of smartphones and tablets ratchets up the demand for spectrum, according to a memo released on Friday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100816812</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100816812</guid> </item>  <item><title>Feeling the 'Big Brother' Pain of Big Businesses</title><description><![CDATA[Gen. Michael V. Hayden, former director of the NSA and CIA, sets the record straight on Edward Snowden.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100813231</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100813231</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 2-Clearwire urges shareholders to accept Dish offer</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, June 12- Clearwire Corp&#039;s board urged shareholders on Wednesday to accept a tender offer from Dish Network Corp over an earlier deal with majority owner Sprint Nextel Corp to buy out the minority shareholders of the wireless service provider.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100811663</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100811663</guid> </item>  <item><title>Privacy App Prevents Cell Phone Eavesdropping</title><description><![CDATA[Can one&#039;s private internet information really stay private? Seecrypt Chairman Harvey Boulter, offers insight on a privacy app that prevents cell phone eavesdropping. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000175325</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100811344</guid> </item>  <item><title>NSA Leak Reports Sloppy and Misleading: Andreessen</title><description><![CDATA[NSA leaker reports caused a &quot;misimpression&quot; about the government&#039;s access to tech data, investor Marc Andreessen said.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100809939</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100809939</guid> </item>  <item><title>Why Cyclicals Are Hot for Investors This Summer</title><description><![CDATA[Cyclicals are starting to look attractive ahead of the summer months as the economy starts to show signs of improvement.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100807633</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100807633</guid> </item>  <item><title>NSA 'Spying' on Americans?</title><description><![CDATA[Riot police and anti-government protesters continue to clash in Istanbul, Turkey, with CNBC&#039;s Courtney Reagan; and discussing the investigation into the NSA &quot;snooping,&quot; with Charles C.W. Cooke, National Review, and Marc Thiessen, American Enterprise Institute. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174851</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100808042</guid> </item>  <item><title>Scandals Consume Washington</title><description><![CDATA[CNBC&#039;s Maria Bartiromo speaks to Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) about whether the U.S. needs an independent counsel for the IRS scandal and whether Edward Snowden is a traitor or a hero. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174019</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100807551</guid> </item>  <item><title>Why Carlos Slim is 'Very Happy' About Price Caps </title><description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview, telecom titan Carlos Slim provides his take on Mexico&#039;s regulation of the telecom industry, which could force him to breakup America Movil.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174879</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100806027</guid> </item>  <item><title>Mexican Law Could Split Billionaire Slim's Business</title><description><![CDATA[In an extensive interview with CNBC&#039;s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, billionaire Carlos Sims explains why he is not concerned about new regulations which could force the tycoon to overhaul his telecom business. Slim also comments on his contributions to philanthropy in an effort give back to Mexican society.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174874</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100805544</guid> </item>  <item><title>TIMELINE-SoftBank raises Sprint bid, looks to fend off rival Dish offer</title><description><![CDATA[June 11- Japanese mobile operator SoftBank Corp raised its offer for U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp to $21.6 billion for a 78 percent stake as it looks to fend off a rival bid for Sprint by Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite TV provider. Oct 18- Sprint says it buys more than 50 percent of Clearwire by buying a stake from its founder.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100804815</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100804815</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 2-SoftBank raises Sprint offer, wins key shareholder support</title><description><![CDATA[*SoftBank raises offer for Sprint to $21.6 bln from $20.1 bln. *No. 2 Sprint shareholder Paulson to vote in favour of SoftBank offer. TOKYO, June 11- Japan&#039;s SoftBank Corp said it agreed with Sprint Nextel Corp to raise its offer for the U.S. wireless carrier to $21.6 billion from a previous offer of $20.1 billion as it fights off a counter bid by rival Dish Network Corp..]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100804787</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100804787</guid> </item>  <item><title>Lawsuit Against Baidu and China Revisited in US</title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. judge has revisited a censorship lawsuit between pro-democracy activists and China and Baidu. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100803898</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100803898</guid> </item>  <item><title>Snowden Steps Out</title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Justice says an investigation into the NSA leaks is underway, reports CNBC&#039;s Eamon Javers. CNBC&#039;s Herb Greenberg, provides perspective on Booz Allen Hamilton&#039;s competitors. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174688</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100803935</guid> </item>  <item><title>The Beltway Spy Biz</title><description><![CDATA[Booz Allen Hamilton is deeply intertwined with the intelligence community, reports CNBC&#039;s Eamon Javers. A look at just how much the intelligence community outsources to private companies. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174667</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100803760</guid> </item>  <item><title>EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE 2-SoftBank eyes T-Mobile US as 'Plan B' -sources</title><description><![CDATA[June 7- SoftBank Corp is in talks with Deutsche Telekom AG over a possible deal for T-Mobile US Inc, as the Japanese company looks for alternatives to enter the U.S. wireless market if its deal with Sprint Nextel Corp falls apart, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100800493</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100800493</guid> </item>  <item><title>Top US Spy Agency Can't Keep A Secret</title><description><![CDATA[Did the NSA get everything they were looking for? And why exactly did they name its monitoring program &quot;Prism?&quot; CNBC&#039;s Jackson Burke takes a look.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174276</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100800007</guid> </item>  <item><title>Power Rundown: National Security, IRS &amp; Jobs</title><description><![CDATA[IRS employees reportedly say their supervisors directed them to target Conservative political groups, and President Obama defends the monitoring programs. Marc Morial, National Urban League, and Ron Christie, Christie Strategies, discuss.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174263</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100799353</guid> </item>  <item><title>Samsung Sheds $12 Billion on Smartphone Fears</title><description><![CDATA[Samsung lost $12 billion in market value on Friday, hit by concerns about slowing sales of its Galaxy S4 smartphone.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100798136</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100798136</guid> </item>  <item><title>Myanmar's Telco Landscape: Telenor</title><description><![CDATA[Jon Fredrik Baksaas, CEO of Telenor talks about the company&#039;s bid for a telecom license in Myanmar and Telenor&#039;s long term strategy in the country.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000174098</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100797596</guid> </item>  <item><title>Is the Government Spying on You?</title><description><![CDATA[CNBC&#039;s Eamon Javers reports the NSA has a secret program known as Prism; and T.J. Rodgers, CEO of Cypress Semiconductor; Peter Brookes, Heritage Foundation; Ron Fournier, National Journal, share their opinions. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000173728</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100797149</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>