the new magicJack

Somewhere around April '10 i wrote Dan, the inventor of majicJack, about the following idea. Because of my background in telecommunications, i suggested he modify the jack to be able to plug directly into your...

FCC Reform and the Future of Telecommunications Policy

The institutional failings of the FCC have finally begun to attract attention. For years, the agency tolerated a level of mystery and secrecy over what proposals would be submitted for consideration, an extraordinary reliance on the ex parte process at the expense of ...

Indian National Telecom Awards - 2010

A National Telecom awards 2010 is initiated this year too by  INFOCOM , CMA and Business world to bring together the ICT sector and telecommunication people together and work for the inclusive and sustainable...

SMS banned in Jammu and Kashmir: India

Indian government is finding it tough to tackle SMS menace in Northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Security threat forced the Govt to bann the operation of SMS service effective from midnight. "The government today banned short message service (SMS) for post-paid subscribers...

Indian Telecom Minister at the wrong end of "Spectrum"

The ruling National Democratic Alliance was in a party-mode after its win in the recently concluded state assembly election of three states when it a multi-million “scam” was revealed which has spilled beans and...

SOI SAVE OUR INTERNET! - Democrats Letting Net Neutrality Die?

"Here was what was supposed to happen: With telco-friendly Republican Congress members swept out of the way, Democrats would usher in legislation enshrining Network Neutrality principles and give the FCC the power...

Now Stay Connected on Mt. Everest

Mt. Everest is on hiegher altitute and thus telecommunication is the problem faced till now. But with the combined efforts to the telecommunication networks they are working out for satellite network. So in near...

No One Talks About Israel’s Spying On America!

"Breaking the Taboo on Israel’s Spying Efforts on the United States By Christopher Ketcham, AlterNet. "Israel runs one of the most aggressive and damaging espionage networks targeting the U.S., yet public discussion about it is almost nil." Scratch a...

Chinese telecom engineer kidnapped in Pakistan three months ago still languis...

A telecom engineer of Chinese origin, who was kidnapped by militants in Pakistan's mountainous Dir Lower district bordering the restive tribal region on August 29 along with another Chinese colleague, a guard and...

Obama Picks High-Tech and Washington Veteran to Transition Team

"Obama has said he would also focus on protecting online privacy of users and improve access to broadband Internet services by increasing speed standards for broadband and freeing up more government spectrum for public use."I think this Washington Post article is newsworthy...

Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts

"Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts Last Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | 8:48 AM ET Comments55Recommend32 Reuters, special to CBC News Nortel Networks Corp could shed between 3,000 and 5,000 jobs when it details its...

Low cost Internet phone revolution beckons for India

The internet continues to revolutionize communications around the world; this is the Network Age."Under the plan proposed this week by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, people could call from their...

Bolivia wins dispute with Telecom at US court

" Bolivia wins ruling in Telecom dispute Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:24:00 Bolivia has won a US court ruling over USD 36m that Telecom Italia transferred to US banks from its former subsidiary Entel, which was nationalized earlier this year. Bolivian President Evo Morales announced...

Whats Wrong with Selling Ghana Telecom?

"Is there really anything wrong with Ghana selling a majority share of its state owned telecom company, Ghana Telecom to a British concern?  After all governments are supposed to be in the business of taxing businesses not running them, right?  Here is an alternate...

Obama Votes "Yes" As Senate Approves Telecom Immunity and New Eavesdropping R...

UPDATE: The Washington Post has what I think is one of the best summaries of this incident, along with the issue of  the anger Jackson's son, Jesse Jackson, Jr, openly spoke out about."Speaking near a Fox...

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