Latest standards and regulations news.
Proposed legislation would hold wireless service providers accountable for poor service, 12/21/06
Despite a move two years ago to keep wireless service providers’ reliability reports gathered by the FCC under lock and key, state legislators in Massachusetts are drafting a bill that would make those reports public and give consumers more power.
Network Optimization Newsletter: Standards and WAN optimization, 12/21/06
The application acceleration and WAN optimization markets in 2006 exploded, and now as we move into the new year there is much speculation as to what is to come in 2007.
No more Morse Code for Hams, 12/19/06
Ham radio operators will no longer need to learn Morse Code to get their licenses, the Federal Communications Commission announced last week.
FCC streamlines video franchising rules, 12/20/06
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to streamline the franchising process for giant broadband providers looking to offer television services over IP, in competition with cable TV.
Storage in the Enterprise Newsletter: IT legally responsible for electronically stored information, 12/19/06
The column comes to you from the “Read it and Weep” collection.
FCC’s McDowell won’t vote on AT&T-BellSouth deal, 12/18/06
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) member Robert McDowell will not participate in the agency’s review of a proposed merger between telecommunication giants AT&T and BellSouth, despite being authorized to do so by the FCC’s chief counsel.
SEC extends Sarbanes-Oxley deadlines for smaller companies, 12/15/06
Most public companies will not have to comply with financial reporting requirements set by Sarbanes-Oxley for at least one more year, because of a deadline extension granted Friday by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
