FCC provides more information to some lobbyists; BT teams with Fon for Wi-Fi sharing

Opinion
Oct 5, 20072 mins

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FCC provides more information to some lobbyists, 10/04/07: The FCC has routinely let some telecom lobbyists know in advance when votes important to them will happen, but has not done the same for some consumer and public-interest groups, according to a report by a government auditor.

BT teams with Fon for Wi-Fi sharing, 10/04/07: BT is teaming up with Wi-Fi sharing service Fon, to give all its customers the option of joining the Fon shared Wi-Fi service.

AT&T signs network management deal with IBM, 10/03/07: AT&T announced yesterday that it signed an agreement with IBM to serve as the company’s provider of outsourced telecommunications and network management services — an assignment previously handled by IBM’s own services division.

IPv4 depletion: Where do we stand?: IP routing expert Jeff Doyle gives an update on IPv4 depletion.

1000Mbps service provider: Cisco kits out Korea service provider with 100Mbps infrastructure.

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