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Concern about new high-speed wireless service interfering with airplanes appears to be easing

Due to safety concerns, AT&T and Verizon said they will postpone the rollout of 5G near some U.S. airports planned for this week, but Boston Logan Airport is not one of them.

MIT Professor Muriel Medard, an expert in 5G technologies, explains the impact of 5G networks as airlines across the globe cancel flights to the U.S.

The rollout of 5G will not be delayed at Boston’s Logan Airport despite safety concerns. Airlines across the world rushed Wednesday to cancel or change flights heading into the U.S. over an ongoing dispute about the rollout of 5G mobile phone technology near American airports. The issue appeared to particularly impact the Boeing 777, a long-range, wide-body aircraft used...

After aviation officials warned of potential “catastrophic disruption” from the rollout of 5G, service providers have agreed to a temporary halt.

AT&T and Verizon say they will delay new 5G wireless service for two weeks, putting off a planned start this Wednesday. The company says it’s delaying the launch after a request from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and concern about possible interference with systems on board planes. AT&T and Verizon had planned to launch the new 5G service on Wednesday...

Mobile carriers are shutting down their 3G wireless networks  to make room for new technology, but this change can have a big impact for anyone on older devices. Starting in 2022, companies like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile will phase out the older wireless network to accommodate expansion of 5G and other emerging technologies. This means that consumers with older...

Major cellphone carriers will soon shut down their 3G wireless networks and it will affect more devices than you might expect.

Hazmat crews responded to high levels of Carbon Monoxide in the battery room of a Verizon location in downtown Boston Sunday night. The Boston Fire Department posted on Twitter that they responded to the lower level of 185 Franklin Street for the hazardous materials situation shortly before midnight. Crews used meters and thermal imaging to determine that all of the…

Maine officials opened an investigation Tuesday into Verizon over a state brand: the 207 area code. Maine’s Public Utilities Commission is investigating how the communications company forecasts its need for blocks of new phone numbers, which could hasten Maine getting a new area code. In recent years, the PUC has become concerned that it may no longer be possible for…

Maine’s Public Utilities Commission is investigating how the communications company forecasts its need for blocks of new phone numbers, which could hasten Maine getting a new area code.

Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school, because of an unspecified Verizon network issue

There are thousands of utility poles scattered across our communities. You probably don’t give them much thought — unless there is one that looks like it’s about to crash into your house. That’s exactly what happened after a June storm, when a utility pole teetered at a 45-degree angle in a backyard in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. Homeowner Julian said...

Verizon is joining an escalating movement to siphon advertising away from Facebook in an effort to pressure the company into doing more to prevent racist and violent information from being shared on its social networking service.

The family of a woman who was paralyzed when she was struck by a falling telephone pole as she waited for a bus is to receive $125 million from Verizon. Maria Meister was commuting from Union City to her job in New York in 2017 when the pole snapped, crushing her head and body. She suffered multiple spinal injuries and...

With identity theft running rampant, companies are adding additional security requirements for many accounts. That’s good if a stranger is trying to steal your info. But what if it’s you trying to access your own account?

With identity theft running rampant, companies are adding additional security requirements for many accounts. That’s good if a stranger is trying to steal your info. But what if it’s you trying to access your own account?

A viewer reached out to NBC10 Boston after Verizon told her she didn’t have enough information to identify herself while making changes to her Verizon account last year.

Anna Rossi chats with David Weissman from Verizon to learn about some awesome last minute tech toys for kids.

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A Verizon outage that affected wireless customers across the country overnight has been resolved, according to the company. “Overnight some wireless customers experienced a dialing error when placing calls from their wireless phone to a long-distance landline number,” spokesman Chris McCann said in an email Wednesday morning. “This issue was resolved at 6:30am ET. We apologize for any inconvenience.” Early…