By JERRY BALENTINE // Telemedicine is revolutionizing how we deliver healthcare and expanding access to medical services for patients throughout New York State – now, more than ever doctors, specialty…
By DEBORAH STANLEY // It has been clear for years that high-speed Internet access is not a privilege, but a necessity that provides the key to academic, professional and personal…
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
By GREGORY ZELLER // The U.S. Department of Justice is looking to shut down several “gateway carriers,” including several based on Long Island, accused of helping illegal international robocalls reach…
By GREGORY ZELLER // Bad news for data thieves: The Terminator is coming for you. Robocall-ridding, autodialer-assassinating, telemarketer-terminating Nomorobo is extending its shields beyond voice calls and spam texts. The…
Altice Group’s proposed $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corp. has cleared its final hurdle. With a heaping side-dish of conditions, the New York State Public Service Commission served up…
By J.L. KOMINICKI // In a decided victory for Port Jefferson-based startup Nomorobo, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules that give telephone companies wide latitude in blocking robocalls and…
Verizon Wireless and Sprint have agreed to pay $158 million to settle complaints that they charged millions of dollars of unauthorized fees that appeared on customer cellphone bills in a…