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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission may fine 600 operators for failing to properly file annual reports proving that they protect customer data. Telephone companies and VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) providers are required to submit to the FCC annual certifications proving that they have taken reasonable measures to protect against pretexting, or the practice of pretend |
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Vodafone is expected to make job cuts in the UK tomorrow, as part of plans to save £1bn in costs. The network is expected to make the announcement tomorrow (Tuesday 24 February), although some have alleged a statement could be made as early as today. The company has 10,000 employees in the UK and 80,000 globally. The extent of the cuts is not known, but unions said job losses could |
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Sprint Nextel, the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said it lost 1.3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, but the results were not as bad as some had feared. During the quarter, the Overland Park, Kan.-based company lost 1.1 million postpaid customers, who pay monthly bills. Including wholesale and prepaid customers, it lost 1.3 million. Its biggest rival, Verizon |
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Boost Mobile (owned by Sprint) has introduced the Motorola i290 handset, priced at only $49.99 without a contract or credit check. Also available starting today is the new Boost Mobile "Monthly Unlimited" plan offering unlimited anytime nationwide calling, text messaging, wireless Web and walkie-talkie services with a national calling area for only $50 a month. Featuring a |
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Virgin Media has announced plans to upgrade the broadband connections of 2.6 million households on its lowest-speed service to a new minimum offering of 10Mbps. The upgrade from 2Mbps to 10Mbps, which comes at no extra cost, will let consumers enjoy high-bandwidth services, such as watching BBC's iPlayer while playing games or downloading music at the same time, the company said. |
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Despite its plans to reduce its overall 2009 capital expenditures by between 10 percent and 15 percent, AT&T plans to maintain its international investments at the 2008 level of $1 billion, the operator announced today. For 2009, the carrier is highlighting its continued investments in: subsea networks; its European data centers in the Netherlands and the U.K.; hosted and managed |
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As an Internet blackout hit blogs across New Zealand today, the government announced that it would postpone the implementation of its hugely controversial "graduated response" law for dealing with (and eventually disconnecting) repeat P2P copyright infringers. New Zealand's 1984 Copyright Act was last year amended in numerous ways, but the most controversial has certainly been new |
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Feb 2009 |
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As high-tech tools expand the ability of intelligence and law enforcement agencies to sweep up and sort vast quantities of communications traffic, European Union officials worry that encrypted Voice over IP technologies like Skype are leaving criminals with a digital hole in the telecom dragnet. In a statement released this weekend, the Italian arm of the European Union's judicial |
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Feb 2009 |
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ISPs in Ireland are being asked by the Irish Record Music Association (IRMA) to begin blocking access to filesharing sites, and at least one is already going along with the request. Ireland's largest ISP, Eircom, has entered into an agreement with IRMA, saying that it will begin blocking access to sites that allow users to swap files and that it will not oppose any court action |
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Telephone service providers added a total of 15.26 million new connections - wire line as well as wireless - during January 2009 as compared to 10.66 million connections in December 2008, taking the total to over 400 million. The total number of telephone connections reached 400.05 million as of end-January 2009 as compared to 384.79 million in December 2008. This takes the overall |
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Feb 2009 |
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Some more details on Comcast's (CMCSA) forthcoming Web video service: Comcast will launch the service, tentatively called 'OnDemand Online', later this year. It's not directly going after Hulu, because Hulu is mostly TV shows from broadcast networks like NBC and Fox, its owners. Comcast's 'OnDemand Online', on the other hand, is mostly new content from cable networks that is |
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Feb 2009 |
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Verizon Communications' chief technology officer dished out details Wednesday on the company's soon-to-be-built 4G wireless network that's set to go live in 2010. Verizon will begin testing the service this year and launch it commercially in at least 25 to 30 markets in the United States in 2010, CTO Dick Lynch said during an interview with CNET News after his keynote speech |
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Capable of downloading a 90-minute, broadcast-quality movie in just 15 seconds, Charter Communications' Ultra60 Internet service is the nation's fastest broadband connection. It is also one of the most expensive. The service, launched earlier this month in St. Louis, costs an eye-popping $140 per month, which is nearly double the price of Charter's next-fastest product. Unlike |
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After acquiring Kenya’s oldest telecommunications company 14 months ago in what was billed as one of the biggest takeover deals in the country, France Telecom now has to tackle the hard part. The telecommunications giant is recasting its strategy and shaking up its management, aiming to put in the right places people and ideas that will help the business cross over to th |
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Telstra has launched what it claims is the world's fastest mobile broadband service, with peak download speeds of 21Mbps and with the intention of increasing it to 42Mbps later this year. A new modem jointly developed by Telstra, Ericsson, Qualcomm and Sierra Wireless -- the Telstra Turbo 21 -- is required to access the service which is delivered over the company's NextG HSPA+ |
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