Archive for June, 2009

EPB Fiber Optic Testing UnderwayWRCB-TV, TNHernandez is testing all of the services that will soon be provided by EPB: phone, Internet and cable. He says so far, so good. "The picture looks good, sharp and clear," said Hernandez of his cable service. The company is slowly adding more test …EPB ChoosesTantalus For Smart Grir Network... »

Association names Craven's fiber optic project best of the yearENC Today, NCThe total cost of the project built by Corning Cable Systems came to just over $1.3 million, almost $3 million less than the next-highest bidder on the project. Holton said it is expected to pay for itself in savings for leases and fees in... »

On the Cheap: Slash your phone bill by $50 a monthDaily Press, VATo reach that figure, Storer accepted certain limitations to her phone service: no caller ID ("I had to wean myself off it. It's hard when you're used to having it," she says), no long distance, and a limit of 50 outgoing calls per... »

AfDB Supports Submarine Fiber Optic Cable for Western AfricaAllAfrica.com, WashingtonTunis – 28 May 2009- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved financing of USD 66 million towards the Main One Cable Company for developing a submarine fiber optic cable connection along the West African coast. …IFAD Approves $66m Facility... »

Long-distance corrections! This is why I love the Interweb…Westword, COI also got the phone number for China Jade wrong. It's 303-755-8518. But no one (except my editor) caught that — and she was too late for the print copy. Although thanks to the awesomeness of the Interweb, it's correct in the online review. … >>>... »

Construction Crew Severs Secret 'Black Line'Wired NewsBy Kim Zetter A Verizon lineman grips the strands contained in a fiber optic cable in Massapequa Park, NY on May 11, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) A construction crew working on an office building in Virginia in 2000 severed a fiber optic cable that … … >>> Rest of... »

PhoneMag.com moconews – Apple Could Double iphone Sales With Verizon Wireless …Washington Post, United StatesHere's the deal: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) could likely double sales of the iphone by ending its exclusive arrangement with AT&T (NYSE: T) and adding Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) as its next distribution partner. However, a deal of that kind could cost Apple... »

A dozen Afghan women graduate long-distance from Calgary's SAIT …The Canadian Press, CALGARYCALGARY — A dozen Afghan women have graduated with business diplomas from SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary but will be unable to attend the graduation ceremony because of security concerns. Instead, Ehsanullah Ehsan, director for the Afghan-Canadian … … >>> Rest of the Story »

Telecoms to link eight Asian nations through undersea cableSmartBrief, DCAsian telecoms from eight of the continent's biggest markets will get together to build the Asia-Pacific Gateway, an 8000-kilometer fiber-optic cable with an initial capacity of 4 terabytes per second, the group announced Monday, adding that they hope … … >>> Rest of the Story »

Charter cable services impacted by construction accidentWKOW-TV.com, WIThere is a fiber optic network outage that is impacting all services in the Madison, Oregon, Brooklyn, and Fitchburg areas of Wisconsin. Local broadcast channels are also off in the Baraboo and Dodgeville areas. A construction company vehicle damaged …Charter customers back on line Capital TimesCharter crews... »

AFP Govt Voids Transnational Corp's Takeover Of Nigeria TelecomWall Street JournalLA) acquired Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd., or NITEL, and its subsidiary Mobile Telecommunications Ltd., or MTEL. The Bureau of Public Enterprises in a statement said the NCP at its meeting Monday found that Transcorp was in serious breach of the …Nigeria: FG Revokes Sale of Nitel,... »