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- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill
- Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T billAT&T Your World, DeliveredJust don't forget to bend over and lube up before they deliver it.AT&T is a flipping joke. Hurry up and some other carrier offer the IPhone so I can leave them, my contract is up.Verizon Wirelessjust another shining example...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AT&T Corp., Adam Savage hit, Adam Savage, MythBusters, telecommunications company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Equity in the cellular world
- Don't be cruel telcos. Vinnie over at Deal Architect and others are venting at the cellular telcos. The issues du jour are: high cost of international roaming, locked SIM cards, the cost to upgrade, and inability to buy unlocked phones like the iPhone. by Brian Sommer
- Tags: Telecommunications Company, Equity, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- Telco Manager 5.4 build 44 (Windows)
- Telco Manager is designed to help you accurately record your business telephone line and data services. The program includes a database that can be used for multiple customers such as a vendor may wish to maintain or for a single end-user with multiple locations. The relational databases include the following...
- Tags: Telecommunications Company, Microsoft Windows, TelcoMgr, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-06-11
- Web 2.0 causing extra strain on telcos
- Web 2.0 causing extra strain on telcosWhen will the world figure it out?You have a super computer on your desk, use it! It is faster and more way more productive then web interfaces. Not to mention keeping your data safe on your own computer. Use client software...
- Tags: Channel management, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telecommunications company, Web 2.0, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Web 2.0 causing extra strain on telcos
- While operators may be happy to see the extra revenue coming in from selling bandwidth, coping with the strain is not a simple task. Web 2.0 sites are causing new strain for telcos, according to a Citrix Systems top exec. Klaus Oestermann, group vice president, Citrix...
- Tags: Web, Telecommunications Company, Strain, Web 2.0 Site, Web 2.0, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, bandwidth, telephone companies, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia
- News items 2009-06-08
- 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
- Should the US government impose wireless fee limits like the EU?
- Should the US government impose wireless fee limits like the EU?ClarificationI believe that these price caps apply specifically and only to "roaming" charges, i.e. between countries in the EU.The EU can and is doing this because one of its goals is a "common market", and the telecos have resisted encouragement...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, wireless fee, U.S. Government, telecommunications company, phone, wireless
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Will telcos embrace open source and what if they did?
- Will telcos embrace open source and what if they did?Re: ..What if they did?Hell would freeze over :)RE: Will telcos embrace open source and what if they did?Yes, eventually they will. When they realize that it may become a matter of survival, they certainly will. It is not...
- Tags: cellco, handset, Linux, open source, telecom industry, telecommunications company
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- Will telecoms morph into cloud computing providers?
- A lot of chatter out of CTIA this week focused on connecting devices to everything, but one pilot would turn telecom companies into cloud computing providers. The big question: Would enterprises go for it? According to Charles Cooper, telecom providers on four continents---United States,...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Telecommunications Company, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- Will telcos ever embrace open source?
- Will telcos ever embrace open source?You're not really discussing open source here.You're talking about the business model for the delivery of information.So when you write:The Internet itself grew up in defiance of the telcos. Its business model is anathema to them. Thus telcos and cable operators do all they can...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, open source, telecommunications company, Internet, cable, business model
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- Will telcos ever embrace open source?
- Non-Bell owners of the wires would gladly wholesale their capacity, not just retail it, because they would be looking to make money, not maintain control of the customer. They would use open source to innovate and cut costs, without having to run everything past a committee. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Telecommunications Company, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- "Net neutrality" is stupid
- "Net neutrality" is stupidThe problem, mixing social with business.The problem here is Robin is trying to treat a massive business investment billions in captial investment as if its a socialized publicly owned utility which it is not.Other countries subsidise connectivity/ISPs because they believe having broadband everywhere is critical to their...
- Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, Net Neutrality, Google Inc., service level, telecommunications company, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Comcast winning broadband scrum vs. telcos
- Comcast winning broadband scrum vs. telcosDistance limited technology....is the downfall of DSL. DSL has a bad rap because of it and even with the improvements coming down the pike, it will not shake the bad rap. Plus, I've not had to deal with Comcast tech support but I can tell...
- Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cable, Comcast Corp., broadband scrum, DSL, broadband
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Telecom Company Uses Virtual Machines to Speed New-Service Rollout and Reduce Costs
- Czech telecommunications company Telefonica O2 faces intense competition and rapid market growth. To speed the rollout of new services, the company is using the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Hyper-V technology to accelerate server deployment, reduce operational costs, provide nonstop application availability, and improve server utilization. Telefonica O2 can...
- Tags: Telecommunications Company, O2 Plc., Telefonica, Virtual Machine, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Telecommunications, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-10-27
- Leading Telecommunications Provider Bridges Departmental Divide With Intranet Solution
- With 34 million customers, Vodafone Germany is one of Europe's biggest telecommunications providers. To stay competitive, it needs to keep up-to-date with the latest sales information and market trends. In 2007, the company decided to implement a solution to improve its internal communications. Vodafone Germany now relies on Microsoft Office...
- Tags: Vodafone Group Plc., Telecommunications Company, Microsoft Corp., Intranet, Sales Strategy, Portals, Telecom & Utilities, Web Technology, Telephony, Sales Force Management, Telecommunications, Sales, Internet, Networking
- Case studies 2008-10-01
- Sustainability is big concern for mobile telcos says head of Orange Mobile
- I recently met with Olaf Swantee, the head of Orange Mobile, a large telco owned by France Telecom. Mr Swantee said sustainability and the availability of spectrum were two key challenges. Other highlights from the interview: -WiMAX is not...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Sustainability, Mobile, Telecommunications Company, Spectrum, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Telecom Company Calls on Integrated Collaboration Solution to Optimize Productivity
- Irish telecommunications company eircom has recently moved to its new corporate headquarters in Dublin. The prospect of a state-of-the-art, modern work environment encouraged management to think about helping information workers move away from the manual, paper-based processes and face-to-face meetings that lingered from eircom's history as a state-run company. eircom...
- Tags: Telecommunications Company, Information Worker, Microsoft Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Collaboration, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies 2008-09-18
- Michael Dell: Telcos may subsidize netbooks to sell 3G
- Michael Dell: Telcos may subsidize netbooks to sell 3GIt's been going on for a while ...IN FRANCE!A couple of French telcos, Orange and SFR have been offering subsidies on netbooks with a new subscription.See this http://www.sfr.fr/mobile/internet-eeepc.jspe or the Orange offer than can't be found on their "90s are still big"...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telecommunications company, Michael Dell, 3G
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Michael Dell: Telcos may subsidize netbooks to sell 3G
- Dell CEO Michael Dell said he expects netbooks to eventually be subsidized by wireless telecom carriers that would sell the devices along with 3G service. The comments, made at the Citigroup Technology Conference on Wednesday, could shed some light on Dell's strategy as it announces a new...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Telecommunications Company, 3G, Mergers & Acquisitions, Telecom & Utilities, Corporate Law, Cellular Phones, Telecommunications, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Are we seeing a disturbing trend in "blackmail" innovation...?
- I've been thinking about the acquisition of a Silicon Valley startup, Ribbit, by BT, the giant British telecoms firm. Ribbit started out in classic form as the vendor of disruptive telecom technologies. Ribbit declared itself "Silicon Valley's First Phone Company" - a...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Telecommunications Company, Ribbit, Telecom & Utilities, Leadership, Telecommunications, Telephony, Strategy, Management, Networking, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-08-04

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