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10/10/2011
This Week’s News: All Wireless All The Time
Oh what a difference a few months can make. At the spring CTIA show last March, Sprint Nextel was put on the defensive with AT&T’s announcement of its intentions to purchase T-Mobile USA. Since then, things have changed, with the U.S. Department of Justice making its move to block that merger. (For more see AT&T/T-Mobile […]
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10/07/2011
Canada's EastLink Measures Its Products With Scorecard
Scorecard Systems has been selected by EastLink, a Nova Scotia-based triple-play provider with more than 1,600 employees from coast to coast. EastLink will deploy Scorecard’s analysis and commission calculation products. Scorecard will provide “one version of the truth” across all departments, enabling a deeper level of understanding around customer behavior patterns, while automating the commission […]
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10/07/2011
Jones Updates Training to Stress DOCSIS, PCs
Jones/NCTI has updated two of its technical training courses: Broadband Digital Installer and Computers and Broadband Modems.?? The Broadband Digital Installer course introduces the basics of the triple-play installation of digital TV, high-speed Internet and cable telephone services. It presents typical connection schemes and functions of home theater components, twisted-pair wire properties, DOCSIS cable modems and […]
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10/07/2011
Wireless Geeks Create Innovation Wish List
The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced today the release of the inaugural “Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovations” list. This list represents the collective view of the Forum’s 100+ member organizations on innovations, either technical, business or regulatory, that if realized would […]
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10/07/2011
Study Finds Parents Fail to Discuss Internet 'Birds and Bees'
Comcast commissioned a nationwide survey by Penn Schoen Berland of 1,610 individuals to assess the general knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among U.S. adults and teens regarding Internet safety. The survey revealed that although 95 percent of parents believe it is just as important to talk about online safety issues with their children as it is […]
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10/07/2011
Suddenlink Caps Bandwidth
Suddenlink is putting usage allowances in place for residential (non-business) Internet accounts. The allowances listed in the table below are not yet effective in all areas. Residential customers will be notified by mail and/or other means when a usage allowance has been put into place for their account. If the maximum advertised download speed is… […]