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Does SunRocket's sudden close show more VoIP regulations needed?

Does SunRocket's sudden close show more VoIP regulations needed?"Read My Lips:" No New Regulation ...While unfortunate for the 200,000_+ Subs that were affected by this...HOWEVER, as the article points out, everyone has cell phones and would not be completely left in the dark. The only thing I would like to...

Tags: Telephony, Regulations, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, VoIP Regulations, regulation, SunRocket

Discussion threads 2007-07-23

No new VoIP regulations necessary

No new VoIP regulations necessaryNow that the scientists with government moneyhave been told what to do. We can now rest on doing what government money can tell us as well to do.? Boloney.That whole california problem came from a bunch of weenies selling something of a commodoty wich came as...

Tags: Telephony, Federal government, VoIP Regulations, government money, VoIP, Now-What

Discussion threads 2004-01-27

Additional Resources

40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches

you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...

Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Lawmakers to FCC: Time for a closer look at Google Voice

There's been yet another twist in the ongoing drama surrounding Google, AT&T and the FCC. Washington lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked the FCC to launch a formal investigation of Google Voice, specifically Google's blocking of calls to certain rural exchanges, according to a...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Federal Government, Telecommunications, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

How about fixing the first articleso we know what you are talking about.Torn...I can certainly appreciate the arguments being trotted out by Google. They seem, however, to want to have the best of both worlds...acting as a de-facto "common carrier" while not actually being one. Given this, I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Darkmane, ATT, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Neocleus presents end-point virtualization use cases

I just read an interesting press release from Neocleus, in which they present the use cases that their product can address. It's a good start for a newcomer to the industry. The company appears to have looked at the issues everyone else is seeing and took a different approach to...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Information Technology, Environment, Use Case, Neocleus Use Case, Strategy, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-12

FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze

FCC hearings: Comcast versus VuzeCouldnt have said it better myself...George you pointed out specifically in your article that Comcast COULD change to the DOCSIS 3.0 networks vice the DOCSIS 1.1 network they have now (which a previous discussion I believe it was determined this has been around since 1999)..so Comcast...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), VOIP, FCC, Comcast Corp., network, British Telecommunications, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2008-02-26

Tempering the EC's antitrust enthusiasm

In response to Microsoft's interoperability announcements last week, the EC, a force that has been pushing Microsoft down the "open" road for quite some time, had the following to say in response: The European Commission takes note of today's announcement by Microsoft of its intention to commit to a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Mozilla Firefox, Commission, Antitrust, Regulation, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., EC, Corporate Law, Microsoft Windows, Security, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-02-25

FCC backs away from cable regulation plan

FCC backs away from cable regulation plancompetitive industry???[i]Beyond doubts over the data, many Republicans, including lawmakers who have written to the FCC, have fundamental objections to imposing new federal regulations on an industry they say is competitive.[/i]These guys must get lots of bribes to say with a straight face that...

Tags: Network technology, Now Let, cable monopoly, cable industry, cable, FCC

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Europe and telecommunications regulations

This probably qualifies as "none of my damn business," since I am an American and thus not directly affected by many European regulations. On the other hand, American companies will be subject to such rules if they wish to operate in Europe, and besides, I didn't live five years on the...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Idea, Broadband, Regulation, Cable, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing, Networking, John Carroll

Blog posts 2007-11-13

Top Technologies for 2008

Gartner has just published its list of top 10 strategic technologies for 2008. I guess I'm a sucker for stuff like this having just spoken with a bunch of CIOs and reported on the results here. The biggest finding that I found in my research was...

Tags: Web, Software-as-a-service, Analyst, Gartner Inc., Technology, Mashup, Metadata Management, Computing Fabric, Channel Management, Virtualization, Roi/Tco, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Utility Computing, Marketing, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2007-10-10

Gartner's top 10 technologies for 2008: SOA precursors; fabric computing; Real world Web; WOA

Gartner outlined its top 10 strategic technology areas for 2008 and many roads lead to service oriented architecture.   The top 10 is off to the right and there aren't any huge surprises. Who didn't see green IT and virtualization being listed? But...

Tags: Web, Virtualization, Blade, Green IT, Gartner Inc., SOA, Computing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-09

Here's the main issue Ron Paul's netroots supporters need to understand- but don't

Here's the main issue Ron Paul's netroots supporters need to understand- but don'tLibertarianism Mis UnderstoodShaw writes: "A key purpose of laws and regulation should be to keep the powerful out of your pockets."Exactly.One of the classic misunderstandings of libertarianism - and I blame libertarians for this problem - is...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Shaw, central issue, Ron Paul, federal government, regulation

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

A Bluetooth speakerphone (for car/office/home) goes to the ZDNet reader who...

Now in our 11th week, ZDNet’s Deputy Product Tester of the Week program is a program where ZDNet’s audience members get free tech stuff for keeps and this week, I'm offering the 18th giveaway. For more information on how the program works and how you can participate, see...

Tags: Speakerphone, PC, Bluetooth, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-08-06

Here's the main issue Ron Paul's netroots supporters need to understand- but don't

I affirm, I really was going to drop this Ron Paul rant I pursued in my earlier post.But some facts in this morning's post by my highly respected Washington, D.C.-centric colleague Declan McCullagh entitled Ron Paul: The Internet's Favorite Candidate" made me realize there are some lessons that...

Tags: Republican, Regulation, Cable, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-08-06

Does SunRocket's sudden close show more VoIP regulations needed?

When last week's failure of SunRocket left some 200,000 subscribers scrambling for an alternative home phone service, many saw this as the free market at work. Free market as in, survival of the fittest, and the availability of other choices waving discounts to former SR customers as the wisdom of...

Tags: Regulatory, Providers, News

Blog posts 2007-07-23

FiOS - Verizon's long-term vision to the 10+ gigabit home

As the computer and Internet revolution blooms, the one thing that is lagging behind is broadband connectivity.  There's no question that the future of long-range high-speed telecommunication is Fiber, but different companies are taking different approaches.  While AT&T is going to try and install fiber to within a mile of...

Tags: VoIP, Technology policy, News, Networking, Infrastructure, Consumer electronics

Blog posts 2007-07-09

TechNet Webcast: Compliance and Archival Capabilities in Communications Server 2007 (Level 200)

In a world of stringent regulatory and corporate compliance policies, businesses and organizations must adhere to regulations for their external and internal communications to be complaint with the law. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to deploy and use the archiving and call detail records features in Microsoft...

Tags: Webcast, Compliance, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Web Conferencing, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications

Webcasts 2007-05-04

EXCLUSIVE: 1995 Newsgroup posting proposing VoIP predates Verizon, Sprint patents

This ones quite a story. I am not a patent attorney, but I would think that this info would be useful to all the players involved in the VoIP patent infringement cases between Vonage and Verizon, and Vonage and Sprint. Dan Connor, who runs the Vonage Forum, has just found...

Tags: patents, Regulatory, General

Blog posts 2007-04-19

News to know: x86 rules; Vista meets Linux; Google TV; Oracle Linux 'idiots'

Notable headlines: Despite its aging design, the x86 still rules.Ed Botts Vista Hands On: Part 1: Access shared folders from a Linux machine. Part 2. George Ou: Firefox ANI exploit on the way - no protected mode. Why is Microsoft hell-bent on ruining their reputation?Donna Bogatin: Google TV ads debut....

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-04-03