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Year in review: Apple and Google, telecom's new stars

December 25, 2007 Moves made by the two companies in 2007 could set the stage for the future of the telecommunications market. TAGS: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., auction, telecommunications, star, carrier, Apple Computer, telephony, wireless network, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Intel: Fewer European start-ups getting funded

December 18, 2007 Chipmaker's venture capital division says start-ups that land funding are receiving larger sums, but number of investment deals is down. TAGS: investment, start-up, venture, Intel, 3G, U.K., venture capital, chip company, Europe, telecommunications, health, U.S.

Year in review: The politics of privacy

December 31, 2007 Debate centered on how and when to limit federal wiretaps, and the role of tech companies. Meanwhile, the Real ID Act ran into some real opposition. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, immunity, politics, cooperation, vote, law, Bush Administration, telecommunications company, lawsuit, privacy, telecommunications, president, U.S.

Google versus the telecoms

November 30, 2007 If Google wins the 700MHz wireless spectrum auction in January, expect Google-branded phones galore. TAGS: spectrum, local advertising, Google Inc., Citigroup Inc., desktop search, banner advertisement, mobile device, wireless network, telecommunications, Apple iPhone, mobile phone, U.S., PC

House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits

November 16, 2007 Drawing veto threats from White House, legislators OK spy law rewrite sans lawsuit protection for aids of government spying. TAGS: immunity, warrant, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legislation, bill, terrorist, Democrat, telecommunications company, Bush Administration, law, telecommunications, U.S.

Study: IT, telecom on recovery path

November 3, 2003 The recent upturn in the U.S. economy is giving rise to hopes of a recovery in the information and telecommunications industries, according to an IDC report. TAGS: IT-spending, economy, telecommunications, recovery, study, information technology, U.S.

Jobs rise in technology, fall in telecommunications

June 3, 2005 U.S. Labor Department report says fewer overall jobs added in May, but unemployment rate declined slightly. TAGS: payroll, telecommunications, worker, U.S., category

Study: Broadband market to triple by 2008

July 8, 2004 DSL will drive worldwide growth, though picture looks slightly different in U.S. than in other parts of the globe. TAGS: DSL, broadband, cable modem, subscriber, telecommunications, satellite, U.S.

DOJ approves telecom megamergers

October 27, 2005 U.S. Department of Justice gives the green light on the Verizon-MCI merger and the SBC-AT&T transaction. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., approval, merger, building, telecommunications, telephone company, U.S.

U.S. economy adds tech jobs

May 6, 2005 Computer manufacturing, telecommunications and tech services positions increased in April, according to U.S. Labor Department. TAGS: payroll, consulting, hiring, sector, manufacturing, economy, U.S., client, telecommunications, worker

Telecoms deny illegally handing over call records

May 17, 2006 Two biggest phone companies in U.S. say they never improperly provided call records to National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, BellSouth Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., MCI Inc., record, telecommunications, U.S.

WiMax to turbocharge alternative carriers

August 11, 2004 Research group thinks broadband wireless technology will give competitors a leg up against local operators. TAGS: broadband wireless, operator, voice service, carrier, telecommunications, broadband, U.S.

Eroding E-rate

June 17, 2004 Fraud threatens an FCC program for U.S. schools, libraries. House committee hears reform arguments Thursday. TAGS: E-Rate, fraud, telecommunications, school, Cisco Systems Inc., U.S.

Intel talks up telecom, TV

April 20, 2004 The chipmaker's chief technology officer outlines plans in home entertainment and telecommunications and says the tech industry is finally seeing sustainable growth. TAGS: Pat Gelsinger, LCoS, UWB, home entertainment, Intel, telecommunications, silicon, Intel Xeon, chief technology officer, 64-bit, chip company, conference, Wi-Fi, TV, LCD, U.S.

E-mail monitoring may violate European laws

April 12, 2007 Human rights legislation cited in ruling won by college employee whose phone, online communications were monitored. TAGS: monitoring, communication, college, policy, telecommunications, court, e-mail, monitor, U.S.

A FEMA-ized broadband?

November 9, 2005 Sonia Arrison of the Pacific Research Institute frets about the prospect of a government-controlled Internet. TAGS: government, broadband, supply, America, telecommunications, communication, U.S.

Tech industry sheds fewer jobs in 2004

January 12, 2005 But mergers and outsourcing will keep tech job security in flux, according to report. TAGS: Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc., layoff, outsourcing, merger, worker, telecommunications, acquisition, U.S.

Preparing for a doomsday attack

January 3, 2005 If a concerted cyberattack is coupled with a physical attack, will the system hold up? VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos talks about what's being done to prepare. TAGS: cybersecurity, IPv6, cyberattack, VeriSign Inc., attack, telecommunications, IP address, government, IP, security, CEO, U.S.

Court ruling points way to broadband regulation

April 1, 2004 A U.S. appeals court rejects the FCC's request to rehear a case, in a decision that could prompt local governments to start regulating the cable industry. TAGS: Michael Powell, cable industry, cable network, information service, broadband, telecommunications, broadband service, Time Warner Inc., cable company, court, decision, government, chairman, U.S.

Qualcomm lands push-to-talk deal in India

March 19, 2004 Later this year, an Indian telecommunications provider plans to introduce a Qualcomm-based service that lets people turn their cell phones into walkie-talkies. TAGS: Tata Indicom, Qualcomm Inc., push-to-talk, India, CDMA, telecommunications, U.S., cell phone
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