Archive for February, 2009

AG's office warns of phone scamWLBT-TV, MSPay-per-call numbers are where a portion of your international long distance charge goes to pay for the information or entertainment you receive on the phone (similar to 900 numbers in the United States). With the long distance phone scam , you get an …Miss. AG warns against pay-per-call scam... »

THE SECOND HALF: Staying in touch with technologyTimes-Standard, CABut the reality is that ultimately, inevitably, I'll probably be just as limited by technology as my grandmother was by long distance phone calls. I can see it happening someday. The truth is, it may already be happening. Take “Twitter. … … >>> Rest of the Story »

EU Raids Undersea Power Cable Makers in Cartel ProbeBloomberg3 (Bloomberg) — European Union regulators raided companies that make high-voltage undersea cables as part of a price-fixing probe. The European Commission, the EU’s antitrust authority, raided the companies between Jan. 28 and Jan. …EU probes power cable producers for price-fixing International Herald TribuneEU raids cable... »

Cox responds to Mayor Baker’s cable franchise vetoThe City Wire, ARPitcock said Cox Communications has invested $70 million in the Fort Smith area in recent years for fiber optic systems and other communication projects to upgrade individual and business services in the area. And about those channel changes (moving … … >>> Rest of the Story »

East African Seacom steps up cable marketingDaily Nation, KenyaThe much-anticipated undersea fibre optic cable has caused a flurry of activities among Information, Communication and Technology players as businesses position themselves to serve an expanded market fuelled by cheaper Internet. …Seacom cable due in four months Capital FMWork begins on $600m landing point East Africanall 4 news... »

DatacenterDynamics Ahead of the Bell: AT&T to spend $1B on networkForbes, NYThe Dallas-based carrier said planned investments this year include increasing undersea fiber optic cable capacity to Alaska, Australia, Asia, India, the Caribbean, and Europe. It is also investing in teleconferencing services and delivery of video …Amended: AT&T plans to Invest $1 bln in Global Network,... »

Harford council grants Verizon 15-year cable franchiseBaltimore Sun, United StatesTraditional digital providers bring their fiber-optic connections to a common point, then distribute the signals to consumers' homes in electrical form. Verizon's fiber-optic system connects its cable directly to an outdoor converter box at the … … >>> Rest of the Story »

TELECOM STOCKS Sprint, Motorola are lone bright spotsMarketWatchBy Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – Telecommunications bellwethers AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent all declined in Monday trades to reflect continued downward pressure on US …BullMarket.com calls out telecom NJBIZBullMarket.com Updates Outlook on Telecom Stocks PR Newswire (press release)Most Telecoms... »

TTI Telecom Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-end 2008 Financial ResultsMSNBCWith respect to the previously announced internal investigation of the Telesens acquisition, TTI Telecom announces today that its Audit Committee has received the report of the independent investigator. However, the Audit Committee has not yet …TTI Team Telecom International Ltd announces Q4 results... »

Globe Telecom cancels underwater cable in whaleshark townGMA news.tv, PhilippinesAlbay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda, chairman of the Regional Development Council in Bicol, cited Globe president Gerry Ablaza for acceding to his request to move the landing of its fiber optic cable away from Donsol. The cancelation of the 164 … … >>> Rest of the Story »

Siemens: Simple on-site assembly of glass-fiber optic cablesThe FINANCIAL, GeorgiaThese FOCs can be assembled easily and reliably on site – ordering the wrong length of cable is now a thing of the past. Previously, glass-fiber optic cables have only been able to be assembled in the field by gluing or splicing methods of limited … …... »

Profile: China's Telecom industry in 2008TMC Net, CTThe length of newly increased long-distance cable hit 793000 km. Capacity of long-distance phone exchanges decreased by 47000 to 17.046 million, local exchange capacity dropped 1.557 million to 508.789 million lines. Capacity of mobile phone exchanges … … >>> Rest of the Story »

Gresham Outlook Interest in cars picks up in 1919Gresham Outlook, OR1959 – Telephone service was moving up in the world 50 years ago when West Coast Telephone (Gresham-Sandy’s long distance switchboard) closed up shop and transferred their operation to Portland’s operators. This would be a significant improvement for … … >>> Rest of the Story »

KRQE Qwest delays SkyWi shutoffSilver City Sun News, nmLAS CRUCES — In a meeting with state regulators Tuesday — just two days before Qwest was scheduled to disconnect services to SkyWi — Qwest reportedly agreed to continue providing Internet services to the Albuquerque-based ISP through March 9. …SkyWi, Qwest delay KRQESkyWi to be disconnected March 9... »

PC World Apple iPhone to Leave AT&T for Verizon, etc?PMP Today, CAThere are also anonymous sources from inside Apple that lets on the possibility that a Verizon iPhone will be available in the future. CDMA/ EvDo iPhone may also be forthcoming. All rumors, of course, but think of the advantages for Apple, …Verizon iPhone In The... »

North St. Paul voters nix citywide fiber-optic networkPioneer Press, MNIn the special election, two-thirds of North St. Paul voters — 2047 residents, or 67 percent of those voting — rejected an $18.5 million bond measure on whether to build PolarNet, a municipal fiber-optic network that would have packaged cable, … … >>> Rest of the Story »

Sheriff’s deputies warn of new scamsStarkville Daily News, MSWith the long distance phone scam, residents may receive an e-mail message, voice mail message or page that instructs them to call a phone number with an “809”, “284”, “876” (or some other three-digit) area code to collect a prize, find out about a … … >>> Rest... »

SYS-CON Media As demand for services surge, Verizon is hiringThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com, NJBY VENURI SIRIWARDANE At a time when most businesses are contracting, Verizon Communications said yesterday it plans to hire 60 full-time employees at its call center in Hamilton. The company, whose work force totals at nearly 224000, …Verizon Hiring More Sales and Customer... »

Faculty, staff IP phones installed last week, student phones due …Ripon College Days, WIChris Sabel, administrative assistant to the finance department and coordinator of the campus phone system, also says that the phones should be able to call long-distance if a student has a phone card or long-distance plan through the school. … … >>> Rest... »

Examiner.com UFOs 'buzz' two US military basesExaminer.comI didn't expect that he would be able to from the distance he was, but I was more interested in the location of where he saw it. That it was definitely over the downtown area, was in front of the skyline, and lower in the sky than the stars.... »

Communications Technology NCTC Ops Switch, Pull and ReclaimCommunications Technology, MDBy Jonathan Tombes Three small cable operators offered status reports on their respective spectrum management plans at the National Cable Television Cooperative's annual Winter Educational Conference in Charlotte, NC, yesterday (Feb. 23. … … >>> Rest of the Story »

Mobiledia Verizon launches low-cost PTT phoneFierceWireless, DCVerizon Wireless launched a low-cost push-to-talk phone on Monday. The company is trying to branch out further into the PTT market that has been dominated by Sprint Nextel. The CDMA clamshell phone has EV-DO Rev. A support, dedicated push-to-talk and …Verizon expands wireless service, coverage in Texas Bizjournals.comVerizon Wireless... »

ACTION 9: Woman Needs Help Canceling Phone ServiceWSOCtv.com, NCCHARLOTTE, NC — Many people are turning to internet phone service for long distance calling. But the Vonage company is generating tons of complaints from its customers. The Better Business Bureau has almost 10000 complaints against Vonage. … … >>> Rest of the Story »

Radio New Zealand International US Interior Department welcomes proposed cable for American SamoaRadio New Zealand International, New ZealandThe US Interior Department or DOI says the proposed undersea fiber optic cable for American Samoa will ensure the delivery of high-speed, lower-cost communications to the people of the territory. The DOI says it has a strong interest in... »

WBOY-TV 10-Digit Dialing Confusing Some Phone CustomersWTOV9.com, OH"The biggest thing is, is their phone number going to change? And is calling their neighbor going to be long distance? The answer is no on both of them," Lewis explained. All new phone customers will be getting a new area code, 681. …New 10-Digit Local Dialing is Here... »