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What's next in telecommunications?

March 20, 2006 CEOs from the major phone companies meet this week in Las Vegas, as they face major changes in the industry. TAGS: phone service, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, cable company, telephone company, Time Warner Inc., CEO, Verizon Communications, broadband, Las Vegas, TV

Bill launched to overhaul broadband rules

July 27, 2005 Politicians say it's time to update the 1996 Telecommunications Act and other laws to deregulate broadband and wireless links. TAGS: telecommunications, broadband, fiber, bill, government, Verizon Communications, law, VoIP, satellite

Comcast steals telecom DSL customers

April 27, 2006 The company says it added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL. TAGS: Comcast Corp., DSL, subscriber, Verizon Communications, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., pricing, telecommunications, TV, video

Telecoms look to the future

March 22, 2006 The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business. TAGS: telecommunications, Net Neutrality, Las Vegas, CEO, IP television, AT&T Corp., broadband, trade show, Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., Time Warner Inc., chairman, video, TV, photograph

Covad, Verizon rework DSL deal

December 16, 2004 Anticipating regulatory changes, Covad struck an undisclosed deal to lease DSL lines from Verizon. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., DSL, telecommunications, leasing, Verizon Communications, agreement, broadband Internet, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., broadband, Internet Service Provider

Big talk about broadband

June 21, 2007 Industry executives at the NXTcomm trade show in Chicago roll out ambitious plans for wired and wireless broadband services. TAGS: Verizon Communications, IP television, wireless broadband, trade show, fiber-optics, exec, telecommunications, Chicago, AT&T Corp., CEO, broadband, Apple iPhone, service provider, video

Phone options expand despite telecom mergers

March 31, 2005 Do VoIP, wireless and cable broadband offer enough competition in a market where traditional phone providers are merging left and right? TAGS: telecommunications, merger, VoIP, broadband, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Cingular Wireless, acquisition, Verizon Communications

Kazaa finds friends in file-swapping fight

May 16, 2002 Computer and telecommunication giants are pushing a proposal shouldered until now by file-swapping upstarts: Make downloading a song online as legal as listening to the radio. TAGS: file-swapping, Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., Verizon Communications, record company, telecommunications, antipiracy, proposal, radio, technology company, home PC, music, movie, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Indiana kills anti-muni broadband bill

February 17, 2005 Indiana state assembly kills a bill that would limit cities from building their own broadband networks. TAGS: Indiana, broadband network, SBC Communications Inc., broadband, bill, city, Philadelphia, Rep., spokesman, broadband Internet, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, state, AT&T Corp.

New group aims to 'save the Internet'

April 24, 2006 Coalition says FCC needs power to police Internet to ensure broadband providers follow "Net neutrality" rules. TAGS: Net Neutrality, coalition, broadband provider, Internet content company, content provider, principle, Vonage Holdings Corp., telecommunications, Verizon Communications, Democrat, VoIP, cable company, broadband

Verizon CEO calls for pay-TV rule changes

April 18, 2005 Says telephone company shouldn't be required to pay fees to local governments for offering pay TV over fiber. TAGS: pay-TV, fiber, fee, Verizon Communications, broadcaster, broadband Internet, cable company, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, CEO, broadband, AT&T Corp., DSL, video, TV

Senate deals blow to Net neutrality

June 28, 2006 Narrow vote complicates Internet companies' efforts to prompt Congress to enact new regulations. Chart: Congress' broadband battles TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, regulation, telecommunications, vote, Internet company, Democrat, Republican, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, senator, Verizon Communications, Google Inc., video

Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 Republican proposal would levy new taxes to pay for broadband services, but skips the thorny question of Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, proposal, broadband service, tax, telecommunications, committee, Sen., broadband provider, broadband, Republican, senator, chairman, Verizon Communications, video

FCC: Local phone companies must connect Net calls

March 2, 2007 VoIP industry applauds ruling that says local providers can't refuse to carry calls on wholesaler-owned broadband lines. TAGS: wholesaler, VoIP, South Carolina, Nebraska, local phone company, Time Warner Inc., regulator, telephone company, telecommunications, voice service, VoIP company, Sprint Nextel, VoIP service, broadband, call, cable company

Senate negotiations continue over Net neutrality

June 12, 2006 All-content-must-be-equal proposals remain sticking point for Republicans drafting major telecommunications bill. TAGS: Net Neutrality, aide, committee, broadband provider, Republican, telecommunications, regulation, negotiation, nation, Amazon.com Inc., bill, Sen., Verizon Communications, broadband, Google Inc., monitor

DSL providers hope to mimic cable's win

June 27, 2005 The U.S. Supreme Court blessed a hands-off approach to cable modems. Now the former Bell companies want the same treatment. TAGS: Bell company, telecommunications, entrepreneurial, DSL, information service, DSL company, treatment, Cisco Systems Inc., broadband, cable company, cable modem, Verizon Communications, modem

House rejects Net neutrality rules

June 9, 2006 House of Representatives sides with broadband providers like Verizon and AT&T over Internet companies. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, amendment, Internet company, vote, Republican, broadband, Democrat, Internet-site, Amazon.com Inc., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, Google Inc.

Week in review: Tech face-lift

June 30, 2006 A massive communications bill is taking shape in the Senate, and it promises to change the shape of the tech world. TAGS: Week in review, Net Neutrality, telecommunications, Pennsylvania, reader, communication, senator, rule, law, Verizon Communications, broadband, idea
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