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12/18/2009
LECs Again Ask for Sole Federal Oversight of IP Services
Large incumbents once again are asking policymakers to restrict oversight of IP services to the federal level. Such a move would strip states of any authority to regulate VoIP companies, for example. That’s a problem for groups such as the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), ...
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12/09/2009
Yep, I’m Talking Tiger and Texting, Too
My colleague Cara Sievers addressed what I thought was a good reminder in her PHONE+ blog this week – don’t use your mobile devices to send and receive text messages you don’t want anyone to read. The topic stemmed, of course, from the alleged Tiger Woods affairs and called into question ...
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11/20/2009
Vonage Founder Citron Cashes In
Jeffrey Citron, the founder of Vonage Holdings Corp. (VG), sold some of his company’s shares this week, and may sell more.That’s according to a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filing made on Friday. Citron – who now serves as board chairman since he’s barred by ...
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11/17/2009
Business Snippets – From FairPoint and Yahoo! to Nortel and Vonage
A roundup of hot business happenings in telecom:FairPoint creditors are ramping up pressure on the bankrupt LEC to make good on unpaid bills. They’ll have to wait a while for resolution, though. FairPoint’s situation is a lot like Nortel’s in that a third party handles these claims ...
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10/30/2009
From NTIA to Cisco: A Serenade
Well, I’ve greatly enjoyed giving Joe Nacchio a prison playlist. Alas, it is time to update and move on. But the whole music theme is working for me so, as we look back on this week’s news, brace yourselves. The perfect song for the NTIA and RUS, which can’t seem to meet any of their ...
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10/16/2009
Joe Nacchio, A Soundtrack
Earlier this month, Joe Nacchio got the big kiss-off from the Supreme Court. Nacchio, the felonious ex-Qwest CEO, tried to get the nation’s highest court to overturn his conviction for illegal insider trading. His scheme cost shareholders, many of whom are retirees living on pensions, $52 million. ...
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09/29/2009
HypocriTy
AT&T Inc. (T) has gone crying to the FCC about supposed net neutrality violations on the part of Google Inc. (GOOG) and all I can say is, don’t let the red herring fool you.AT&T is ticked that Google Voice does not work in parts of the United States where intercarrier connection ...
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