If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...

Terrorist attacks that turned the World Trade Center and New York City into a disaster zone Tuesday severely taxed the nation's communications networks, preventing many people from making phone calls ...

Is the PSTN Still in Use? Yes, but There Are Better Options Your email has been sent Explore the ongoing use of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and ...

U.S. wireless carriers are starting to hit some roadblocks as they install cellular telephone networks using a technique called General Packet Radio Service, or GPRS. It's led some industry insiders ...

AT&T has said that a massive outage that left people unable to make calls – including to 911 – was not caused by a cyber attack. The provider said thew outage was caused by “the application and ...

An analog telephone adapter (ATA), or FXS gateway, is a device that allows traditional analog phones to be connected to a ...

AT&T has started a slow but decisive countdown on the copper phone network that powered the original American landline, and the company is now working toward shutting off most of those traditional ...