http://www.wikio.com/search=Telecommunications Wikio - Telecommunications http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64881160 More evidence, if we ever needed it, of the hypocrisy that is US foreign "relations." (I'd call it foreign anti-relations, or 'do as we say, not as we do' policy.) According to [Cuba's] Vice Minister of Telecommunication, Boris Moreno, the government is unable to offer Cubans comprehensive Internet for their new PCs because the American embargo prevents it from getting service directly from the Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:45:17 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64881160 2008-07-20T19:45:17Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64880125 Updates Some questions Most of the jobs look like the kind of postings you could potentially find on job boards on popular sites like Mashable, TechCrunch, and CenterNetworks without having to pay for the finders fee. Why will people use this site instead of one of those free sources? How will they compete with those sites for marketing and potential viewers of their postings? Why it might be a killer As commuting is becoming more and more expensive, telecommunication jobs are rising in popularity throughout the market, so this could be a useful tool for people to find those kinds of jobs. The fact that people don’t have to worry that they are applying or wasting their time on some scam makes this something people will be interested in who enjoy spending time online. What it does If you are tired of spending tons of money on soaring gas prices for your commute to and from work everyday, a job based on the internet could be the time and money saver you’ve been looking for. FlexJobs is a site that specializes in telecommuting job, only listing sites that you could potentially do from your computer anywhere with an internet connection. Jobs are broken down into categories and screened so that you don’t have to wade through all of the scams and junk postings you generally tend to find advertised as telecommunication opportunities. They list all kinds of jobs you can do from your computer, from entry level tech support to a an Adobe Air developer, from part time to full time, depending on the job you are looking for. In their own words "There is a lot of buzz about flexible work being “an idea whose time has come,” and we certainly believe it! That’s why we created FlexJobs – to be the go-to resource for current, professional, legitimate telecommuting job opportunities." » original news Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:32:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64880125 2008-07-20T18:32:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64867560 Xi Guohua, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, says that China will issue 3G mobile licenses and certificates after the restructuring of the six big Chinese telecommunications operators. The reorganization is expected to be completed in about six months. At present, there are three 3G standards: TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and CDMA2000. According [...] Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:04:18 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64867560 2008-07-20T16:04:18Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64864750 [CN+] Saudi Telecommunications Co. reported an 18% rise in its first-half net profit to 6.86 billion Saudi riyals ($1.82 billion) from a year earlier. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:41:53 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64864750 2008-07-20T15:41:53Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64860601 [CN+] U.K. telecommunications company Vodafone said it is confident that its GBP450 million purchase of a 70% stake in state-owned Ghana Telecom will be completed. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:27:09 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64860601 2008-07-20T14:27:09Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64869845 Deutsche Telekom Can't Charge Access Fee, EU Court Says Vodafone Group Plc's Arcor unit and two other German telecommunications companies shouldn't have been forced by Germany to pay Deutsche Telekom AG for accessing its phone network, the European Union's top court ruled. A national regulator can't require ``an operator of a network interconnected with a public network to pay to the market-dominant subscriber network operator a connection charge which is additional to an interconnection charge,'' the Luxembourg-based EU court said in its ruling today. A German tribunal asked the European Court of Justice to help it resolve a dispute over the charges Germany imposed on the companies in 2003. Arcor, 01051 Telecom GmbH and a unit of Tele2 AB argued Germany violated EU rules by forcing them to compensate Deutsche Telekom for any losses it suffered by letting the companies connect customers through its network. The ruling comes as Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom SA and other large phone companies are fighting EU plans that could force them to open their networks to rivals. The EU last year sued Germany over a law that shields Deutsche Telekom's high- speed Internet service from competition. ``We regret the ruling,'' said Mark Nierwetberg, a spokesman for Bonn-based Deutsche Telekom, in an e-mailed comment. ``It remains to be seen to what degree this will have consequences for the proceedings at the Federal Administrative Court'' in Germany. ``This judgment is very good for competition,'' Ferran Tarradellas Espuny, a spokesman for the commission, said to reporters in Brussels. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:49:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64869845 noreply@blogger.com (Orhan YILDIRIM) 2008-07-20T12:49:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64847083 Glo Mobile gets NCA Ghana licence The Punch, Nigeria - 52 minutes ago In his brief remarks, the Director General of NCA, Mr. Benard Forsen said there lay ahead of Ghanaa s telecommunication industry an exciting time with the ... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:53:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64847083 2008-07-20T05:53:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64838566 A spokesman for Saudi Oger, the construction company that has been accused by Mobily of negligently cutting its two fiber optic lines, said that his company would file a countersuit against the telecommunications company for what it claims are false allegations leaked to the press. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:29:03 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64838566 2008-07-20T05:29:03Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64828718 UK Army Maj. Gen. Barney White-Spunner, general officer commanding, Multi-National Division-Southeast, spoike via satellite with reporters at the Pentagon, July 14, 2008. Gen White-Spunner was connected via telecommunications link to the Pentagon from Camp Victory in Baghdad. From the MNF-Iraq... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:52:03 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64828718 2008-07-20T00:52:03Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64797919 Greg Ip reports at the Wall Street Journal: In 2002 Sprint, reeling from the collapse of the telecommunications industry, initiated a wave of layoffs that eventually totaled 15,000 workers in 13 months, Ms. Dewing among them. She remained in the Kansas City area, posting her résumé on job boards. When recruiters called, she would usually put [...] Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:06:15 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64797919 2008-07-19T16:06:15Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64799896 Barks at Embarq Congressman Ed Markey - chair of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet - has called out another American ISP for pimping user data to NebuAd, the Phorm -like behavioral ad targeter.… Full published article at: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/16/congress_questions_embarq_over_nebuad/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:04:16 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64799896 2008-07-19T16:04:16Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64807577 The Dysart Unified School District owes about $200,000 as part of a statewide, $40 million legal settlement between Qwest Communications International Inc. and the Arizona Department of Revenue over the assessment of telecommunications equipment. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:00:52 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64807577 2008-07-19T14:00:52Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64793203 BUYINS.NET: FSIN, LOOP, RBCN, SWHC, SYMX, ACCP Have Also Been ... Trading Markets (press release), CA - 23 hours ago The company's CCA and CCS products are used in telecommunications applications, such as coaxial cables for CATV, trunk and distribution cables , cables for ... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:52:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64793203 2008-07-19T13:52:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64780625 25% stake in the Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) up for sale.According to the MoF’s secretary general, the further privatisation of Omantel is another example of the government’s commitment to liberalising the economy. On July 7, Oman’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) said it was seeking submissions from strategic investors to buy into Omantel, with the state planning [...] Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:19:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64780625 2008-07-19T11:19:50Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64780466 On July 10, Bush has sign into law the FISA Amendment Act. The law allows the government to spy on emails, phone calls, web surfing, and other communications if they are conducted by a person communicating with someone outside of the country. The law also garneted an immunity to telecommunication companies who participated in the secret spying conducted by the Bush Administration. But many fear that this bill is excusing President Bush lawless behavior, an assault on the first and fourth Amendment, and a further justification to spy on activists. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:45:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64780466 2008-07-19T09:45:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64775086 Down to Earth (subscription) Mobile phone industry thwarts radiation guidelines Down to Earth (subscription), India - 5 hours ago According to an official in the Department of Telecommunications , the delay is because the telecom industry opposes guidelines dealing with the health ... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:03:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64775086 2008-07-19T09:03:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64778649 Malawian mobile phone network operator TNM says it has set aside US$28-million for the upgrading and expansion of its network in order to boost the quality of services and reach out to the rural areas of the Southern African country, which currently do not have access to mobile telecommunication services. TNM, one of two cellular network operators in Malawi, is owned by a consortium whose major shareholder is Malawi's landline service provider, Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL), which, in turn, is owned by a consortium Press Corporation, as an equity partner, German's Detecon, as a technical partner, and South Africa's Standard Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa, as financial partners. TNM chief technical officer David Chetty says: "Our interest is to increase penetration by catering for the rural areas, which, currently, do not have access to cellphone services." At 7%, Malawi has one of the lowest cellular-phone penetration rates in Africa. TNM and Celtel Malawi, a subsidiary of pan-African mobile network operator Celtel, share about 1-million active mobile-phone service subscribers in Malawi, which has a 12-million-strong population. However, the Malawi government advertised for a third mobile network operator last year but has yet to grant a licence, despite receiving bids from five companies, with South Africa-based Econet Wireless and US-based Millennium Global Telecom seen as the frontrunners. The Malawi government is also receiving applications from firms wishing to operate a fourth mobile network firm in the southern African country. In order to ensure universal access to telecommunications facilities in the impoverished southern African country, the Malawi government has also just scraped import tax on mobile handsets. (Source: Nyasa Times) Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:27:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64778649 2008-07-19T08:27:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64766139 Rivalry between the brothers has stopped the formation of probably the largest telecommunication company of the world. The market experts knowing the spanner that the two puts up in each other works, had guessed the fate sometime back. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:25:40 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64766139 2008-07-19T07:25:40Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64767391 Mobifone has kept its first position in the quality of telecommunications services, followed by Viettel and Vinaphone, according to a recent survey by the Post and Telecommunications Quality Management Department. With point 3 as a standard, Mobifone attained 3.522 points while Viettel and Vinaphone reached 3.517 points and 3.383 points, respectively. As for lost calls, Mobifone stood at 0.29% Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:04:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64767391 2008-07-19T07:04:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64789614 Shenzhen] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it has participated in... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:32:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Telecommunications?rinfoid=64789614 2008-07-19T06:32:00Z