Here are the stories we’re tracking today:
> Transaction Network Services (TNS) said it is now handling live VoLTE roaming traffic for a major, unnamed U.S. operator. Release
> Verizon said it will raise the amount of money it will donate to fostering science, technology, and engineering education (STEM) in schools—from $200 million over five years to $400 million—due to the increase in cash it will get from tax reform. Fortune article
> A city council member in Los Angeles wants to study whether the city should deploy its own broadband network. Techwire article
> Rivada reiterated that it owns patents covering priority and pre-emption on LTE networks. MissionCritical article
> The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and tower climbing company Tower King II are arguing over three fatalities last year. Inside Towers article
> Qualcomm again extended its offer to acquire NXP. Release
> The CEOs of Facebook and Apple exchanged public criticisms of each other’s business models. 9to5Mac article