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Microsoft signs on Alcatel for IPTV

February 22, 2005 Pact is designed to accelerate adoption of TV services delivered over broadband networks using Microsoft's IPTV software. TAGS: IP television, Alcatel, Microsoft TV, systems integration, broadband network, video service, telecommunications, TV, Microsoft Corp., broadband, video

Happy 10th and bon voyage, Telecom Act

February 9, 2006 FreedomWorks CEO Matt Kibbe says the 1996 act once served its purpose. But technology has left legislation in the dust. TAGS: telecommunications, voice, cable company, DSL, rule, broadband, video

Telstra starts video payphone trial in Sydney

March 18, 2005 Aussie telecom brings multiple data functions to the corner payphone. TAGS: Telstra Corp., Sydney, telecommunications, trial, video, e-mail

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: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, Las Vegas, IP television, AT&T Corp., CEO, BellSouth Corp., trade show, Verizon Communications, broadband, Time Warner Inc., chairman, video, TV, photograph

Time to rethink set-top box regulation

September 28, 2006 Policy analyst Thomas M. Lenard says the set-top box integration ban is a regulatory relic that deserves to go. TAGS: set-top box, set-top, video provider, integration, video service, CableCard, innovation, incentive, telecommunications, satellite, video

Free Net TV threatens telecoms and cable

April 12, 2006 Is spending billions on network upgrades worth it? ABC's free Net TV could undermine paid-TV models. TAGS: Net TV, Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., telecommunications, episode, Verizon Communications, CBS Broadcasting Inc., spokeswoman, viewer, cable company, Apple iTunes, TV, video

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, proposal, Rep., broadband provider, vote, telecommunications, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Lucent sues Microsoft over Xbox technology

April 5, 2006 Telecommunications equipment maker is charging Redmond with patent infringement related to MPEG-2 video encoding. TAGS: Lucent Technologies Inc., patent infringement, patent, MPEG-2, intellectual property, telecommunications, Microsoft Xbox, complaint, Microsoft Corp., video

Net neutrality missing from sweeping telecom bill

May 1, 2006 Draft represents the most significant rewrite of laws dealing with video, satellite and broadband communications in 10 years. TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, legislation, proposal, regulation, RIAA, margin, broadband, tax, Amazon.com Inc., receiver, satellite, VoIP, video

BellSouth begins Microsoft IPTV trials

January 7, 2005 The Baby Bell is kicking Microsoft's tires for possible use in its Internet-based video service. TAGS: IP television, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., fiber, set-top, telecommunications, set-top box, trial, TV, AT&T Corp., programming, Microsoft Corp., video

Cox president calls for level playing field

June 6, 2006 Speaking at GlobalComm, he says all he wants is to compete fairly using the same sets of rules the phone companies use. TAGS: legislator, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., rule, law, president, cable company, Verizon Communications, TV, video

Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill

April 5, 2006 Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, Edward Markey, Rick Boucher, violation, Rep., amendment, telecommunications, Capitol Hill, broadband, Republican, Democrat, content provider, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., video

Time for a Digital Age Communications Act

July 13, 2005 Policy analyst Randolph May says it's time for a new Telecommunications Act that reflects the realities of the digital age. TAGS: information service, telecommunications, innovation, MCI Inc., telephone company, voice service, marketplace, broadband service, investment, broadband, video

At FCC, change must be the mantra

February 25, 2008 Policy analyst Randolph J. May says the Federal Communications Commission should make needed market reforms to communications policy. TAGS: regulation, telecommunications, tax, video

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, trade show, fiber-optics, wireless broadband, exec, AT&T Corp., Chicago, telecommunications, broadband, CEO, Apple iPhone, service provider, video

Video bandwidth--something's gotta give

February 13, 2007 The exploding demand to view videos anywhere, anytime, is stretching network technologies to the limit, warns Nortel CTO John Roese. TAGS: 3G network, 4G, mobile network, subscriber, broadband, telecommunications, YouTube, video, IP, TV, Ethernet

FCC vote could speed up telecom TV

December 20, 2006 Commission's expected ruling could help phone companies get into TV. But not everyone is pleased. TAGS: agreement, commission, authority, telecommunications, fight, AT&T Corp., TV, cable company, chairman, broadband, process, video

How to squelch growth of the high-speed Net

August 17, 2006 Former Undersecretary of Commerce Robert Shapiro warns against overregulating in the name of social policy. TAGS: video service, household, income, Internet access, telecommunications, video, PC

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, senator, broadband, Amazon.com Inc., Verizon Communications, Google Inc., video
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