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The wrong way to further the spread of broadband Internet
The wrong way to further the spread of broadband Internetarticle rootonly in the USwould corporate greed start trying to make policy that allows double and triple dipping.Well PutThe web has become "the marketplace" that the founders were interested as preserving as a place of free speech (read equal access no...
Tags: Internet, stupidity, corporate greed, jdw242, networking, upload speed, local phone company, telephone company, broadband, broadband Internet, Web
Discussion threads 2006-05-04

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SBC ups the ante in broadband war
SBC ups the ante in broadband wararticle rootSBC ups the ante in broadband warSBC Communications, the second-largest phone company in the United States, announced it will reduce the price of its DSL service for new subscribers to $14.95. According to analysts, this could spur a pricing war between phone companies...
Tags: broadband, cable, DSL, DSL service, networking, sbc, Sonja Thompson, Value at Risk
Discussion threads 2005-06-02
Local Bells to sell long distance: Don't renegotiate your contract yet
Bell Atlantic, a NY baby Bell, is now selling long distance in addition to local service. Will this help your company get a better deal? Maybe it will—eventually.Local baby Bells are starting to get into the long-distance market. Eventually, that could mean lower prices for the budget-conscious CIO looking for...
Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, Randi Rowe, Bell Atlantic
Technical articles 2000-02-08
Free Net phone upstart sues Vonage, Fry's
VOIP serviceI don't see the savings in internet phone calls. Here in OKC, one has to pay for local phone service, then for DSL service ~ $50+/ mo. The only savings might come in the form of Long Distance Service (~$20-$25/mo depending on whom is used for wervice...
Tags: broadband, broadband connection, cable, dhays, Internet phone, telephone, VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp.
Discussion threads 2004-10-19
Asterisk: Be your <em>own</em> phone company
Visit our Asterisk Image Gallery here.Back in the 1960s there was a rallying cry that defined alot about that decade, that cry was "Power Tothe People!!!" If the Internet is nothing else, it has been anexceptionally disruptive force in terms of taking control away from old,established companies and institutions and...
Tags: Asterisk, Asterisk Image Gallery, broadband, broadband phone, caller ID, David H.M. Spector, Internet, telephone
Technical articles 2006-10-05
Broadband limits create bottleneck
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Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Network technology, VoIP, broadband
Technical articles 2004-04-05
New technology offers hope for phone industry
Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
Tags: phone, Verizon Communications Inc., VoIP
Technical articles 2004-06-21
How can using a VPN benefit your company?
Is your company considering using a VPN? Learn more about the benefits of using a VPN and why it's becoming the way to network telecommuters.Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, have become a major networking technology within just the past few years. Does VPN technology live up to its own hype?...
Tags: VPNs, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, SECURITY, NetScreen Technologies, Ed Engelking II A+, VPN
Technical articles 2000-11-17
Starting new company
Starting new companyHi,I have been asked to join my current boss in starting our own consulting business, it is a flattering offer. Basically our previous company was taken over to acquire other areas of the business, as a result we have not benefited from the take over as others have,...
Tags: new company
Discussion threads 2006-01-23
Talking Shop: Know the advantages of frame relay and develop a vendor selection strategy
My IT department recently completed the selection of a new frame relay provider. I learned a lot in the process and decided to share my experiences with other IT professionals who may be doing the same task in the future. I'm going to discuss why you might want frame relay...
Tags: David Davis CCIE, MCSE+I, SCSA, frame relay, SBC, strategy, telecommunications company
Technical articles 2003-08-25
Does Cat5 need to be shielded?
I am still having problems with our DSL losing sync. I know signal is strong at NID. But between the NID and the router there is approx 50+ feet of Cat3 cable looks unshielded. If I moved the router closer to the NID and then used Cat5 cable to go...
Tags: cable, Cat3, CAT5, Does Cat5, networking, NID, router, Tink!
Q&A 2006-04-18
Cable vs. Telco: True 10 Mbps?
I am currently considering bids from our local cable company and our local phone company. The proposal called for a 10 Mbps access speed to the Internet. The phone company will deliver a 10 Mbps connection via fiber and it is "dedicated service". The Cable company proposal states: "10MBS OF...
Tags: Service level management, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, cable, SLA, telecommunications company, fiber
Discussion threads 2008-02-02
REALLY bad day...
REALLY bad day...Okay. This morning one of my employees came in and curled up in my office, sobbing. She's having constant panic attacks and they have just rendered her useless. I babysat her until her dad could come and take her to the hospital. While this...
Tags: maecuff, woe is me, off-topic, window
Discussion threads 2006-06-22
Why VoIP is looking more like your old phone company
It's getting more difficult every day to tell the difference between Voice over IP and traditional phone service. That can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing, depending on how you look at it and what aspects you're comparing. When VoIP first became...
Tags: Phone, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Deb Shinder
Blog posts 2007-11-09
Don't make assumptions when giving phone support
Maybe you can relate to my experience as told in my blog piece. Do you have any phone support stories that might either enlighten us or humor us?Not Phone Support...I had a friend who typically ran his computer with the side cover off. One day he noticed that the...
Tags: Telecom & Utilities, IDE Drives, phone, hard drive
Discussion threads 2008-04-08
Dark fiber: Businesses see the light
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Tags: Network technology, fiber, network
Technical articles 2005-02-01
Real Value of IT Work?
Real Value of IT Work?Recently I've been pondering a lot about the real true value of what I do for a living, that being IT of course. When I say real value, I mean, what can I point out to my children and say "look, dad did this and it...
Tags: career, information technology, IT IS, Packratt, Value at Risk
Discussion threads 2005-01-06
mobiVoIP 1.0 (Mobile)
mobiVoip is MantraGroup's propertiary technology which brings VoIP to mobile phones.When you make a VoIP phone call, you use a normal touch-tone telephone and dial the normal phone number just as you would any other time. The people on the other end can't tell that whether you are calling from...
Tags: Phone, Mobile, MantraGroup, mobiVoip, mobiVoipâ„¢, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
Software downloads 2006-06-08
VOIP Business
Does a VOIP provider have to become a CLEC in order to sell VOIP to the general public?VOIP BUSINESSCurrently you don't have to become a CLEC to sell VoIP services. I would recommend partnering with a Carrier and do facilities based DID termination instead of relying solely on the...
Tags: ariel@..., competitive local exchange carrier, DID termination, networking, VoIP
Discussion threads 2005-08-24
T1's
I am doing a project in my Windows 2003 Server class. I need to know how much 3 T1 lines cost? Can I get the line through a telephone company?The cost and availability of T-1 data lines would vary depending on your area. Call the local phone company in...
Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Network technology, T1, T-1
Q&A 2005-01-06
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