Sentences with phrase «telecommunications standards organization»

WASHINGTON A telecommunications standards organization - GSMA - said on Saturday it is delaying implementation of a new cellphone technology due to a U.S. government probe of alleged coordination between the group, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers.

The U.S. government has also opened a probe into alleged coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, a person briefed on the matter said last week.