Fisher-Price made a working Chatter telephone for adultsThis novelty phone is a throwback from your childhood.By M. Moon, 10.19.2021
This week in tech history: The birth of the internet and the first telephone callAlbert Einstein was born 140 years ago, too!By N. Ingraham, 03.16.2019
FCC stops defending caps on prison phone call ratesIt could be harder for inmates to communicate with the outside world.By J. Fingas, 02.06.2017
UK telephone boxes to be turned into tiny officesThey'll offer internet, coffee and a large monitor.By N. Summers, 05.04.2016
Verizon policy: switch from copper to fiber, or no fix for youA leak shows that Verizon refuses to fix copper landlines if you won't upgrade to fiber.By J. Fingas, 04.12.2016
FTC reveals $50,000 Robocall Challenge winners, alarms Rachel from card services (video)By S. Dent, 04.03.2013
France investigates Skype after it doesn't register as a telecom provider (update: Skype response)By J. Fingas, 03.12.2013
Build a better payphone: NYC hosts public design challenge to reinvent public telephonesBy S. Buckley, 12.08.2012
BT lets site visitors add features to landlines with only a phone number and postcodeBy J. Fingas, 11.27.2012
FTC offers $50,000 prize for stopping illegal robocalls, we could have used this a few months agoBy J. Fingas, 10.19.2012
29DIY Cellphone has the footprint of an ice cream sandwich, definitely doesn't run ICS (hands-on)By Z. Honig, 04.25.2012
Motorola HS1101 and MBP2000PU Android Home Phones get examined, detailed by the FCCBy Z. Honig, 04.03.2012