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September 2006
Antitrust Eurocrats Hammer Microsoft
This summer, European Commission (EC) regulators fined Microsoft Corp. €280.5 million ($356 million), adding to the €497 million ($630.7 million) the company ... (read more)
This summer, European Commission (EC) regulators fined Microsoft Corp. €280.5 million ($356 million), adding to the €497 million ($630.7 million) the company ... (read more)
eBay vs. Google: Goliaths Battle Over Checkout
When eBay stuck it to Google this summer by announcing it would not allow Google’s new “Google Checkout” payment service to be used to clear transactions ... (read more)
When eBay stuck it to Google this summer by announcing it would not allow Google’s new “Google Checkout” payment service to be used to clear transactions ... (read more)
Health IT Bill: Boon or Boondoggle?
A bill pending in Congress would create a framework for a national interoperable network for storage and transmission of individual health care records. ... (read more)
A bill pending in Congress would create a framework for a national interoperable network for storage and transmission of individual health care records. ... (read more)
High-Speed Data Connections Grow in 2005
The number of broadband Internet connections in the U.S. increased by 33 percent, or 12.3 million lines, during 2005, according to mid-year reports released ... (read more)
The number of broadband Internet connections in the U.S. increased by 33 percent, or 12.3 million lines, during 2005, according to mid-year reports released ... (read more)
In the News
Consumers Say Cable Providers Satisfy Better than Telcos Cable companies are outperforming telephone companies in customer satisfaction, according to ... (read more)
Consumers Say Cable Providers Satisfy Better than Telcos Cable companies are outperforming telephone companies in customer satisfaction, according to ... (read more)
Lebanon, Ohio to Sell its Municipal Broadband Network
The city of Lebanon, Ohio disclosed in August that it is in discussions with Cincinnati Bell to sell the city-run cable television and Internet business. As ... (read more)
The city of Lebanon, Ohio disclosed in August that it is in discussions with Cincinnati Bell to sell the city-run cable television and Internet business. As ... (read more)
N.C., N.J. Approve Cable Franchise Reform
North Carolina and New Jersey in July and August became the seventh and eighth states to pass laws authorizing statewide video franchising, while Louisiana ... (read more)
North Carolina and New Jersey in July and August became the seventh and eighth states to pass laws authorizing statewide video franchising, while Louisiana ... (read more)
New Report Blasts USF Fund
The Federal Universal Service Fund (USF) is both wasteful and inefficient, encouraging rural phone companies to keep costs high while doing little to make ... (read more)
The Federal Universal Service Fund (USF) is both wasteful and inefficient, encouraging rural phone companies to keep costs high while doing little to make ... (read more)
September 2006 IT&T News (pdf)
The September 2006 issue of IT&T News covers stories from Microsoft’s ongoing antitrust battles with European Community regulators to the future of Xbox ... (read more)
The September 2006 issue of IT&T News covers stories from Microsoft’s ongoing antitrust battles with European Community regulators to the future of Xbox ... (read more)
The NSA’s Unreliable Substitute for Real Investigation
Last December, the Washington Post reported the National Security Agency (NSA) has been conducting warrantless eavesdropping of Americans who make overseas ... (read more)
Last December, the Washington Post reported the National Security Agency (NSA) has been conducting warrantless eavesdropping of Americans who make overseas ... (read more)
The Phantom Broadband Problem
That the U.S. is behind at least 10 other nations in terms of broadband line penetration is common--but not quite accurate--knowledge today, fed by myriad ... (read more)
That the U.S. is behind at least 10 other nations in terms of broadband line penetration is common--but not quite accurate--knowledge today, fed by myriad ... (read more)
The Return of Ma Bell? Hardly!
The proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth encountered resistance in Georgia last month. While more than a dozen other state regulators have given the merger ... (read more)
The proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth encountered resistance in Georgia last month. While more than a dozen other state regulators have given the merger ... (read more)
Xbox Meets the Network Neutral World
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox Live network offer far more than gaming functions. With a wireless networking adapter, the device can tap into home WiFi networks ... (read more)
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox Live network offer far more than gaming functions. With a wireless networking adapter, the device can tap into home WiFi networks ... (read more)