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Britain Launches Internet Virus Alert Service
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a Web site on Thursday aimed at helping computer users avoid damage from Internet viruses and other online threats. The government-funded IT Security Awareness for...
 
AT&T Must Pay Fees on Prepaid Calling Cards, FCC Says
Telecom dailyLead from USTA February 24, 2005 'S HEADLINES NEWS OF THE DAY * AT&T must pay fees on prepaid calling cards, FCC says BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH * European telcos seek seamless...
 
Mob Bell
A curious account of how a small, independent telephone company in a small town in Missouri was purchased and taken over by some folks who the federal government alleges are 'mobsters'. The Village...
 
Re: Buyouts of AT&T, MCI Sign of Long Distance's Demise
That is the primary reason for the demise of AT&T and MCI. The product (carrying a long distance call) has become so cheap that the skills needed to carry it (managing a long distance network) aren't...
 
Re: Are ISPs Blocking VoIP Calls?
I brought this up months ago, about what would stop ISP's from doing this? And I actually don't believe even if the ISP's do block or degrade the service if they are breaking any kind of law. VOIP...
 
Are ISPs Blocking VoIP Calls?
Roy Mark Internet telephony companies Vonage and Nuvio have turned to federal authorities with their complaints that some broadband providers are blocking or degrading their Voice over IP (define)...
 
FCC: AT&T's LD Cards Quack Like Regular LD, Owe USF, etc.
"Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday found that AT&T Corp. unlawfully avoided paying millions of dollars of universal service contributions and other fees related to a...
 
See You Later, Anti-Gators?
By Paul Festa Slapped with a libel suit by the notorious adware company, a Web site pulls pages that called Gator's program "spyware." Will the suit cause critics of Gator-like software to zip their...
 
DrayTek Will Release All VoIP/DSL/VPN Router Model in CeBIT-2005
Draytek Corp is about to present New Integrated VoIP SoHo and CO Broadband Access Solutions at CeBIT 2005 Sinchu, February 24, 2005 Draytek Corp, a worldwide famous leading DSL CPE device provider...
 
Re: UN Panel Aims to End Internet Tug of War by July
Whatever. Does anyone think the UN will be effective at this? LB [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Does anyone think ICANN will hand over the reigns to ICU in any event? I don't think they will. PAT]
 
Microsoft, Alcatel Forge IPTV Alliance; MSN to Launch Video Series
Telecom dailyLead from USTA February 23, 2005 TODAY'S HEADLINES NEWS OF THE DAY * Microsoft, Alcatel forge IPTV alliance; MSN to launch video series BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH * Hedge funds urge MCI to...
 
It's Here, the User Owned Phone System
This is a blog entry that will probably only be of interest to a few of you, but for what it's worth, here it is: 's here, the user owned phone system The rebels are at it again. This time they've...
 
Last Laugh! was Re: Withholding the Telephone Tax
But, Pat, I thought that the federal excise tax on telephone service was being used for it's original purpose -- to pay for expenses related to the Spanish-American War. After all, Puerto Rico is kind...
 
Virus Arrives in E-mail Allegedly Sent by FBI
Virus arrives in e-mail allegedly sent by FBI By Matt Hines E-mail warns recipients that the government has monitored their Internet use and that they have "accessed illegal Web sites." all technology...
 
Newspaper Chains Pay Up for Web Companies
By Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters) - Newspaper publishers, often seen as stodgy and slow-growing, will pay whatever it takes to grab a bigger piece of the fast-growing online advertising market --...