United States: BellSouth Shareholders Approve Sale to AT&T
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BellSouth shareholders have voted in favour of the sale of their company to AT&T for US$67 billion in stock. Significance: The deal will also require the approval of federal and state regulators. It is likely to be opposed by consumer groups, but, like the tie-ups between AT&T and SBC and Verizon and MCI, is likely to go ...
Brazil: Clouds Gather over Brazil's Mobile Market
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The board of Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator, has approved the roll-out of a GSM network. The joint venture between Telefònica and Portugal Telecom has said that it will invest some 1.08 billion reais (US$492 million) in the deployment of the new ...
Wireless Network Design for Dummies? Not Likely.
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In the next few years, you can expect a number of major wireless network initiatives to launch in the United States. Judging from the buzz surrounding the upcoming AWS spectrum auction, some initiatives possibly will be undertaken by large and successful 'new economy' companies that are newcomers to the wireless arena. Others...
Governors To Congress: Telecom-Reform Act Snubs States' Rights
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The nation's governors and other non-federal officials have resumed pressing their case in the U.S. Congress that pending communications-reform legislation severely pre-empts state, county and local authorities and powers. They want the federal threat reversed. Instead of appealing to Senate and House authors, sponsors and ...
A Camera Phone Lens Cover
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Camera phones are useful tools for people like real estate agents and claims adjusters. They can also be plenty of fun for non-professionals. Yet some groups aren't exactly enthusiastic camera phone supporters. Business and government agencies, among other organizations, worry about the technology's ability to steal secrets,...
Wireless EAS Still Bubbling in D.C.
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WASHINGTON -- Almost all lawmakers, regulators, industry representatives and even the White House agree it's time to include wireless capabilities in the national emergency alert system (EAS) that's now supported by broadcasters. What they are having a hard time agreeing on, however, is how to do it fairly. The groups ...
Skype's Fire(wall) Fight
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Many enterprises are likely to try and block the cheap Skype Ltd. WiFi phones from the likes of Netgear Inc.that are now arriving on the market because they don't jibe with corporate firewall policies. Gartner Inc. analyst Lawrence Orans lays out the nub of the problem. "The problem with Skype is that it uses a ...
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