The Federal Communications Commission asked the nation’s major telecommunications firms and Google Inc. to explain to the agency the industry’s often unpopular practice of charging consumers to end their cellphone service early, a penalty known as an early-termination fee.
The agency sent a set of questions — including asking why the fees are needed at all — in letters to AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp., T-Mobile USA and Google.
FCC asks cellphone companies to justify early termination fees
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What infra upgrades are needed to handle AI energy spikes?
AI infra brief: Power struggles behind AI growth
The IEA report predicts that AI processing in the U.S. will need more electricity than all heavy industries combined, such as steel, cement and chemicals
Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants
AI infra brief: Power struggles behind AI growth
The IEA report predicts that AI processing in the U.S. will need more electricity than all heavy industries combined, such as steel, cement and chemicals
Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants