AT&T's iPhone puts Verizon on the defensive

"Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg used to bristle about how Apple was crowned a wireless success without earning the title. But with Apple announcing it sold 1 million 3G iPhone in just three days, the AT&T/Apple...

$142 Collection Bill Sent To Couple's Dog

I know how they feel, I have had problems with AFNI too"SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party debt collectors in 2007, but one Sacramento couple said they have good reason to bark about the bill they received.Steve Fanelli received a...

The Immunity Deal

"Republicans and Democrats in Congress reached a breakthrough compromise yesterday on a bill that would dramatically revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Most significantly, the draft legislation...

US net firms to block child porn

In a major concerted effort  from the industry all three big intertent service providers have agreed to block hosting & access to child pornography sites. Industry has been divided on this for a long time....

Three ISPs Agree To Block Child Porn - Boon or Slippery Slope?

"Goobergunchand other readers sent in word that Sprint, Time Warner, and Verizonhave agreed to block websites and newsgroups containing childpornography. The deal, brokered by New York Attorney General AndrewCuomo, occurred after Cuomo's office threatened the ISPs with...

Net providers say no to child porn sites

Verizon, Sprint, and Time Warner Cable have all agreed to block access to Internet bulletin boards and Web sites across America that have any dealings with child pornography.I think this is a great idea, and hope...

‘Mobile Phones More Dangerous Than Smoking’

The headline for this post caught my attention this morning — not for any obvious reason, mind you — when it appeared above an article published by the Independent.The headline made me think about the way Paul Marcarelli, the 30-something actor from New York City...

Comcast Blocks Internet and Public

"“Honestly, I’m just getting paid to hold someone’s seat,” said one person attending the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing in Boston last week (on 2008-02-25). “I don’t even know what’s...

Number of U.S. Computers Accessing the Internet Via Mobile Broadband Soars 15...

"The study examined the usage and characteristics of mobile broadband users through data collected from computers where Internet access via mobile broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) occurred. Mobile broadband employs cellular networks, where users pay subscriptions...

Supreme Court Skips 4th, Keeps Catch-22

"The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to hear a case to stop President Bush’s domestic warrantless wiretapping, and let stand a 2-1 Appeals Court ruling that threw out the case on a technicality—a catch-22.x20 The ACLU brought the case on behalf of some journalists,...

FCC 700 MHz Spectrum Auction Starts Today

01/25/08, 9:30 AM PST - UPDATE 3: $3,203,378,820! 3:45 PM PST - UPDATE 2: At the end of round 2 we're up to $2,778,684,800! 11:30 AM PST - UPDATE 1: Round 2 of the bidding process is beginning. ... and it's going...

Photos Show HTC Touch Heading to Verizon

"A user on HowardForums was able to capture some pictures of Verizon’s HTC Touch variant and leaked them out onto the net. Just posted yesterday are some pictures of the unannounced White HTC Touch for Verizon...

Sprint shares tumble

It is significant that Sprint can lose this many customers given how difficult it is to unsubscribe to their service.  This is a real measure of just how lousy they are:"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp...

Bush Adds Another Gem to Lie Log

"“In August, I think it was … [National Intelligence Director] Mike McConnell came in and said, we have some new information. He didn’t tell me what the information was …” (2007-12-04)x60 President Bush...

Nuplex Industries selects Verizon Business as services provider

"As the company has grown, its network infrastructure had become increasingly complex and costly to run. The number of disparate systems in place also made it difficult for Nuplex to roll out new applications to support its business objectives. The company therefore decided...

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