Skype recovering after major outage
Skype was recovering on Thursday from a major outage that left millions of people unable to use the popular Internet communication service.
Internet
Dec 23, 2010
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Skype forms tie-up with Japan's KDDI
Japan's number two telecom operator KDDI said Monday it had formed a strategic tie-up with Skype to bring Internet-based communication services to its mobile smartphone users.
Business
Oct 18, 2010
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FCC seeks to boost rural health care program use
(AP) -- Federal regulators are proposing changes to expand use of the $400 million government program that subsidizes Internet services at hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities in rural areas.
Telecom
Jul 15, 2010
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Yahoo! buys mobile phone networking firm Koprol
Yahoo! has announced that it has acquired Koprol, an Indonesian Internet service that lets people use mobile telephones to instantly connect with nearby people and places.
Internet
May 25, 2010
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Fiber-optic speeds achieved over copper lines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent's research arm, has demonstrated industry record broadband download speeds of up to 300 Megabits per second using two traditional twisted pair copper telephone lines. The achievement ...
FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan (Update)
(AP) -- More corners of the country would have high-speed Internet access and existing connections would become much faster under a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy that is being unveiled Tuesday.
Telecom
Mar 15, 2010
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FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund (Update)
(AP) -- Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas.
Telecom
Mar 5, 2010
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Modern wireless technologies could save bushfire lives
Mobile technologies, including the global system for mobile communication (GSM) and the ZigBee short-range wireless data connection technology could be used to monitor and detect bushfires, according to two research papers ...
Engineering
Jan 7, 2010
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FCC offers early peak at national broadband plan
(AP) -- Expanding the fund that subsidizes telephone service for poor and rural communities and finding more spectrum for wireless broadband services will be key pieces of a federal plan to bring high-speed Internet connections ...
Telecom
Dec 16, 2009
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India 3G auction to be held on schedule: minister
India's long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services will be held on schedule next month, a minister said Friday, dismissing media speculation of a delay.
Telecom
Dec 11, 2009
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