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Judge rejects telecom cases but Al-Haramain moves forward

Judge rejects telecom cases but Al-Haramain moves forwardI thought obama was going to kill this crap.I guess he is not. I am all for hunting down terrorists... but this "states secret" crap and other stupid laws that only stomp all over the constitution need to go.BTW, the next time...

Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Al-Haramain, NSA, telecom case, telecommunications

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Chief justice rejects telecom case

Chief justice rejects telecom casePrice ControlsSay that again....PRICE CONTROLS. When have PRICE CONTROLS, set by the GOVERNMENT, EVER been a recipe for an efficient economy?Price ControlThe only times I have ever seen price controls even partly work were when the government gave a monopoly to a company and then...

Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Price Controls, telecom case, telecommunications

Discussion threads 2004-06-15

Additional Resources

Gaping security hole in Time Warner cable routers

how about telling us how to fix it?Can the customer log into their own router and change the vulnerable settings? Please advise.Patetic simply pateticThis is a worst case scenario... Time Warner is guilty of having used the same Admin Name/Password on all their routers and from what I read on...

Tags: Routers & switches, Modems, Network technology, NETWORKING, SMC8014, Model Number, Time Warner Cable Inc., router, modem, Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., security

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?

Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...

Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

AT&T cries foul to FCC, uses Google Voice to spark Net Neutrality debate

There's a Net Neutrality battle going on and AT&T has put a double-edged sword at the feet of the FCC - and Google's name is written all over it. AT&T sent a letter to the FCC today, asking the regulatory agency to look into the practices of...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Google Voice, Federal Government, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Quick'n'Dirty Podcast: EMBARQ's social strategy and corporate microblogging

Each week the Quick'n'Dirty podcast features a case study on social media. This week's: EMBARQ, a Fortune 500 telecom company. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Strategy, Embarq Corp., Podcasts, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?

Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?Up to 101Mbps is not fastI get a MINIMUM of 100 Mbps plus VoIP including the phone for a whopping $20/month. No limits. No caps. I don't live in America, but you guys are getting seriously ripped off. Just my 2 cents.Fastest service where...

Tags: Cable, Network technology, Manufacturing, Broadband Internet, Optimum Ultra, Fios, Cablevision Systems Corp., fiber, Long Island

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

USDOJ scrutinizing handset exclusivity contracts

If you've been complaining to the Department of Justice about your unhappiness that the iPhone is only available on AT&T Wireless in the U.S. a familiar refrain, your complaints haven't fallen on deaf ears. The WSJ reports Google link that the the U.S. Department of Justice has...

Tags: Handset, Wireless, Telecom Industry, Government, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Generate Savings Now: The Advantages of Telecom Expense Management

Why is telecom expense management TEM gaining importance today? What return on investment can your company expect from TEM? Interested in learning helpful tips for making the business case for TEM and the best strategies for near and long-term savings? Find out in this new program now.

Tags: ProfitLine Inc., Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking

White papers 2009-06-16

Wiretapping ruling protects carriers - not you

Should companies be punished for letting the government wiretap your phone line? The courts don't think so. US District Court dismissed 46 civil suits filed against several of the major carriers, such as AT&T and Verizon,  for allowing the National Security Agency to wiretap their networks without a court-issued wiretap....

Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Carrier, Government, Vertical Industries, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-06-08

FTC shuts down notorious botnet ISP

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has shut down a U.S.-based Internet Service Provider for recruiting, hosting and actively participating in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content. Pricewert LLC (also known as 3FN and APS Telecom) was shut down by a district court...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Server, Bot, FTC, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Judge rejects telecom cases but Al-Haramain moves forward

Bad news for the EFF's and ACLU's attempts to sue telephone companies for cooperating with the NSA. Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker rejected the groups’ lawsuits because Congress had passed the FISA amendment giving telecoms immunity. The groups plan to appeal on constitutional grounds. While...

Tags: Court, Statute, Obama Administration, House, Government, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Vertical Industries, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-04

The coming wireline business implosion (and how you'll wind up paying for it)

Is the wired telecom business just as doomed as beleaguered automakers like GM and Chrysler and the newspaper industry? It's quite possible a few years down the line. And this wireline fallout will have ramifications well beyond the usual suspects such as AT&T and Verizon. Simply put, cutting the...

Tags: Bailout, Business, Craig Moffett, Finance, Financial Planning, Free Trade, Larry Dignan, Network, Networking, Personal Finance, Phone, Taxes, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Company, Telephony, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireline

Blog posts 2009-05-18

Cloudy day: Google falters; Packets lost in key cities

Updated: Here's how Google's outage unfolded on Thursday...  We're getting various reports via that Google services are down or at least sucking some serious wind. The service appears to be back as of noon-ish EDT in New York City. Google cites a "traffic jam" in Asia for...

Tags: Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Outage, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-14

DOJ signals newly vigorous antitrust enforcement

Sounds like Google -- and the rest of the tech industry - can expect a whole lot more antitrust enforcement from the Obama Administration. The New York Times reported that Christine Varney, head of the Justice Department's Antitrust division, gave a speech today prepared remarks here signaling a new,...

Tags: Antitrust, Christine Varney, U.S. Department Of Justice, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Under the Radar: Judging cloud storage startups

I'll be a judge Friday on the data management panel at the Under the Radar conference, an American Idol-ish bake-off for cloud computing startups. My assignment: Do a little homework on the companies I'll be judging.  The companies---Axcient, Ctera, Engyte and Sonian---have a common theme: Online cloud...

Tags: Radar, Small And Medium Business, Cloud, Ctera, Engyte, Sonian, Axcient, Egnyte, E-discovery, Smb/Sme, Storage, Data Management, File Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Skype could be bought before any IPO; Gauging valuation

Analysts were busy Wednesday figuring out what Skype would be worth as a public company---$1.5 billion to $2 billion seems to be the consensus---but few prognosticators ever expect to hit the stock exchange. Why? Another entity will buy Skype before it goes public.  EBay on Tuesday announced...

Tags: Valuation, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-15

Interview with Andrea Vaccari, research associate at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory

Now that machine and sensor data is joining social data traffic on the Internet, the ability to interpret and create meaning out of the information to improve life could be the post-Web 2.0 manifesto. MIT's Senseable City Lab has been on the task for years with various...

Tags: City, Mobile, Network, Data, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cell Phone, Analysis, SENSEable City Laboratory, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Moody's Bottom Rung list includes AMD, Clearwire, Palm, Unisys; Media default Armageddon

Moody's has released its "Bottom Rung" list of companies that have a high risk of default and weak liquidity and there are a few technology and telecom household names on the list including AMD, Clearwire, Palm and Unisys. Media companies are the biggest chunk of companies on the verge of...

Tags: Unisys Corp., Palm Inc., Media, Clearwire Corp., Moody's Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Telephony, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Telecommunications, Strategy, Networking, Marketing, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Woman sues for $5K data bill; AT

Woman sues for $5K data bill; ATIt's about timeThese types of overage charges should be criminal. Clearly, a customer is not going to knowingly rack up $5,000 or more in "overage charges". I hope that more customers who have been soaked come forward and it evolves into a...

Tags: INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, data bill, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-03