Telecom

Please, Sir, May I Have Another?

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Telecommunications, Verizon, At&T, Telecom, Telephone, Verizon Fios, Verizon Services, Fiber Optic Cables, Landline, Centurylink, Verizon Wireless, Phone Service, Politics News
Bruce Kushnick

For the last 20 years, the nation's major telecom companies have been playing the public and regulatory officials for fools. Now they're claiming they shouldn't be obliged to provide affordable landline service to everyone anymore, as they take the money and run to wireless.

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Risk Management in Introducing High-Technologies Into High-Growth Markets

Sunil Chacko | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Fire Hazard, Fukushima, Laptop, Independent Safety Standard, Recall, China, Japan, Lithium-Ion Battery, Representative Tomoyuki Taira, Telecom, High-Growth Markets, Korea, Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Former Prime Minister Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, India, Product Standard, Base-Station, Diesel, Large Capacity, System Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Monitoring and Control, Mobile Phone, Accountability, Business News
Sunil Chacko

High-growth markets like India face a range of challenges, and thus present vast opportunities, especially for introducing leap-frogging technologies in the area of energy infrastructure.

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AT&T: Re-thinking the Re-thinking

Tom Alderman | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: AT&T, Tower Records, T-Mobile, Dept. Of Justice, Dropped Calls. DOS, Tijuana, Telecom, Pay-or-Play, Business News
Tom Alderman

For the longest time AT&T Wireless spent a lot of ad dollars telling us they had 'more bars in more places' -- which turned out to be quite true for Tijuana -- not so much for our phones. The ads were more apsirational than fact-based.

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Hold the phones: Breaking News from the first-ever Twilio Conference

Julia Plevin | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Twilio, Breaking News, Tech, Telecom, Technology News
Julia Plevin

Telephones and technology have had a strange coexistence. Yes, smartphones are ubiquitous, but what about the actual telephone part of that phone? You...

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10 Companies With The Best Customer Experience

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: American Express, Hsbc, Hp, DVD Service, Apple, Banking, Netflix, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Beyond Philosophy, Telecom, Business News

Some companies are just better at making sure customers feel good. And there is a whole industry based around maximizing customer experience at "a...

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A Visit To China's Secretive Tech Giant

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Apple, Huawei, Huawei Technologies, Telecommunications, Smartphones, China Technology, Technology, China Economy, China, Tablet, Telecom, Video, Technology News

Huawei Technologies is one of the world's fastest growing telecom-hardware makers, and yet much of the company is shrouded in secrecy. Fortunately, th...

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Ben Craw

Larry Fishelson, DynaLink: 27 Million And Counting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Business Services, Leadership, Video, Larry Fishelson, Starting a Business, Telecommunications, Running a Business, 27 Million and Counting, Technology, Small Business Video, Dynalink, Phone Service, Telecom, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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AT&T / T-Mobile : Looking Like a Disaster

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: AT&T, Verizon, Mobile, Employment, Wireless, T-Mobile, Telecommunications, Jobs, Merger, Cellular, Consumers, Reform, Media, Alliance, Justice, Telecom, Media News
Tracy Rosenberg

To this T-Mobile customer, last week's announcement of a proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile sent shivers up my spine. And not just because I anticipate an increase in my wireless bill.

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AT&T To Buy T-Mobile For $39 Billion

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Buys T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, AT&T, AT&T T-Mobile, Telecom, Technology News

NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. said Sunday it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion that would mak...

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Last Call: Phone Books' Days Are Numbered

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White Pages, Phone Book, Telecommunications, Telecom, Residential Phone Book, End of Phone Books, Telephones, Technology News

RICHMOND, Va. — What's black and white and read all over? Not the white pages, which is why regulators have begun granting telecommunications co...

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Broadband for the People: From the Net to the Roots

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literacy, Broadband, Media Justice, Mesh Networks. Universal Service Fund, Access, Internet, Digital, Media Reform, Web, Media Alliance, Communications, Tech Policy, Net Neutrality, Telecom, Lifeline, Media News
Tracy Rosenberg

As we grow increasingly dependent on the Internet, the question of how this essential network operates has never been more important.

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IT Services Markets Crumble - Driving Detroit's Rut, Is the Media Business Next?

Tony Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consolidation, Media, Technology, IT Trends, Media Firms, Joseph Schumpeter, Cloud Computing, Detroit Automakers, Outsourcing, Media Consolidation, Car Safety, Detroit, Unions, Customer Satisfaction, Ralph Nader, Productivity, Sourcing Advisor Sales, Telecom, IT Outsourcing, Data Centers, It Benchmarking, Technology News
Tony Greenberg

Media firms are the early adopters of new tech. You have to love them for taking arrows in the back and mounting themselves on the fireplace alter as trophies.

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Communication Breakdown

Margarita Alarcon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Telecom, Cuba, US, US Cuba Trade Embargo, US-Cuba Relations, World News
Margarita Alarcon

For the last year, or better said, ever since then Senator Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States, there has been a lot of buzz ...

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Philip Falcone, Hedge Fund Manager, Bets The Farm On Satellites

Reuters | Matthew Goldstein and Svea Herbst Bayliss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ubs, Skyterra Communications, Subprime Housing Market, Hedge Funds, Hedge Fund Managers, Financial Crisis, Philip Falcone, 4g, Mobile Telecom, Harbinger Capital Partners, Satellite, Lightsquared, Telecom, Business News

Investing with hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, who oversees about $8 billion at his Harbinger Capital Partners, has required an awfully strong stom...

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Blackberry-Saudi Arabia Deal To Add Server, Share Data Could Set Precedent

AP | ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Encrypted Emails, Blackberry, Terrorism, Cell Phones, Saudi Arabia, Rim, Emails, Server, China, Privacy, Research in Motion, Telecom, Technology News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A preliminary agreement between the maker of the popular BlackBerry smart phone and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which go...

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How Albany Kills Job Creation

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albany New York, Kathy Wylde, Indian Point New York, Budget, Telecommunications, Health Insurance, Economic Growth, New York State Budget, Telecom, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

The only good way to end New York state's fiscal crisis is job creation and economic growth -- but much of state government doesn't seem to have gotten the message.

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Making IT Fit Like a Good Shoe

Tony Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Akamai, Sourcing Advisors, Ellen Hancock, Bv Jagadeesh, k.b. Chandrashekhar, Ramprate, Sam Mohamad, Savvis, Tony Greenberg, Telecom, Technology News
Tony Greenberg

Or, 10 years later, and the IT market has a long way to go! More at www.onlytimebuystrust.com By Tony Greenberg "Money is the opposite of the wea...

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The Truth About the FCC's Third Way: Debunking the Top Ten Myths in the Current Classification Debate

Aparna Sridhar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Policy, Broadband, Lobbying, Federal Communications Commission, Telecom, Politics News
Aparna Sridhar

Even as revenues have increased, the telecommunications sector's job-loss trend has accelerated. In fact, industry statements have indicated that job cuts will continue - but with no mention of FCC action as the culprit.

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Whose Internet Is It?

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tech, Justice, Alliance, Net, Internet, Media, Web, Reform, Communications, Policy, Comcast, Neutrality, Telecom, Media News
Tracy Rosenberg

First, we had the Supreme Court affirming the free speech rights of corporations. Now we have the DC Court of Appeals telling us Comcast owns the Int...

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Big Media and the FCC Roadshow: Controlling the Message Online and Off

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Prometheus, FCC. Media, Information, Cross-Ownership, Radio, Broadcast, Alliance, Justice, News, Telecom, Ownership, Media News
Tracy Rosenberg

The FCC is coming to Silicon Valley, asking if "legacy media" (radio, television, and newspapers) even matter in the Internet age.

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A Free Market Stimulus for Struggling Consumers and Small Businesses

Bruce Judson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumers, Small Business, Telecom, Bruce Judson, Money Saving, Business News
Bruce Judson

Millions of families and small businesses can easily save $500 to $750 each year with Internet-based phone services as compared to existing costs with traditional phone companies.

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Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Ed Markey, Congress, Net Neutrality Laws, Fcc, Rep. Edward Markey, Technology, Net Neutrality, Telecom, Politics News
Rep. Ed Markey

Since its earliest days, the Internet has been guided by the principles of non-discrimination and freedom. And as it continues to evolve, we are now faced with a choice.

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New Sports Fans Lobby Entering Telecom Wars

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Verizon, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Telecom, Business News

Verizon is among several telecom giants launching a new advocacy group purported to be a lobby for sports fans -- pressing lawmakers on issues such as...

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Landing a Clean Energy Victory

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Moon Landing, Edward Markey, 40th Anniversary Moon Landing, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Telecom, Ed Markey, Waxman-Markey, Telecommunications, Environment, Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Politics News
Rep. Ed Markey

The clean energy race is the space race of our time. Yet so much more is at stake.

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For Small Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries, Mobile Phones Can Be Path Out of Poverty

Terra Lawson-Remer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mobile Phones, Foreign Aid, Growth, Indonesia, Fiji, g20, Kenya, Economic Development, Telecom, Phones, Cell Phones, World News
Terra Lawson-Remer

Mobile phones are already breaking the economic stranglehold of elites with access to capital, and giving poor entrepreneurs a chance to build their own businesses and be their own bosses.

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