telecommunications act
EC gives thumbs-up to Clarke's anti-terror email plans
News The costs of retaining the telecommunications and email data in the UK will be borne by the service providers, who already have to store such details for 12 months under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and an industry code of practice... [14 Jul 2005]
Financing Universal Telephone Service
White Paper Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Universal Service Fund (USF) supports both traditional telephone service and advanced telecommunications services, particularly in rural and other remote regions that otherwise might not be served by... [05 Jul 2005]
In an Entrepreneurial Venture, Populex Corporation Partners With HP for Major Competitive Differentiation
White Paper With more than 35 years of technology-based experience in both entrepreneurial and Fortune 500 companies, and holding 29 U.S.and several foreign patents for telecommunications and high technology products, Populex Corporation was asked to find a... [28 Jun 2005]
Priority V: National Security and International Cyberspace Security Cooperation
White Paper We will expand programs to identify and secure critical common networks that underpin telecommunications, energy, transportation, banking and finance systems, emergency services, food, public health, and water systems. [27 Dec 2004]
Sarbanes-Oxley in the Telecommunications Industry: Why New Compliance Requirements Are a Timely Advent for Communications Service Providers
White Paper This white paper discusses why the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and its stringent compliance requirements creates a timely opportunity for communications service providers to affect overall process improvements, build efficiencies and grow company... [08 Dec 2004]
Ofcom: UK market "fragile"
News In a damning indictment of the performance of the former telecoms regulator, Ofcom said on Thursday that competition in the UK telecommunications market is "fragile", despite two full decades of regulatory intervention. [18 Nov 2004]
Feds rule on VoIP control
News But complicating an already complex situation is how Congress might rewrite the nation's telecommunications laws when it revisits the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The forthcoming broader ruling on VoIP is expected to clear up a slew of outstanding... [16 Nov 2004]
Radioactive: Will Bluephone save BT?
Comment But while this converged solution features lots of clever technology, it won't make up the lost billions of voice revenues, says Futurity Media's Anthony Plewes in this new column, Radioactive, which will focus on wireless and telecommunications... [11 Nov 2004]
US Attorney General resigns
News He backed additional internet surveillance, expanded use of secret "national security" letters to obtain customer data from telecommunications companies, and revising the Patriot Act to make it permanent. [10 Nov 2004]
Ofcom slams BT on anti-competitive broadband
News Freeserve's claim was twice rejected by Oftel, the UK telecommunications regulator that was later replaced by Ofcom. Ofcom is now proposing to rule that BT has infringed Section 18 of the Competition Act 1998 and Article 82 of the EC Treaty "in... [02 Sep 2004]
DNS hack leaves corporate networks wide open
News Moreover, corporate security measures, such as firewalls, tend to ignore DNS data because they assume it's harmless, said Dan Kaminsky, a security researcher for telecommunications firm Avaya and a speaker at the Defcon hacking conference in Las... [02 Aug 2004]
Analysis: Will US legislators squash VoIP?
Comment A debate expected in the next year over revising the Telecommunications Act offers a convenient opportunity to do just that. These rules, most of which are laid out in excruciating detail in Title II of the Telecommunications Act of 1934, may have... [06 Jul 2004]
'Soft touch' UK needs tighter cyber crime controls
News The Communications Management Association represents individuals who are responsible for private telecommunications networks in the public or private sector. We want to see the Computer Misuse Act and the privacy and electronic communications... [06 Jul 2004]
Security breach damages on the decline
News The financial, utility and telecommunications sectors believe the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires a company's executives to be accountable for their financial statements, has resulted in management focusing on information security, Richardson... [11 Jun 2004]
Infotech Builds a New Business with Axiant
White Paper They began developing this system even before the Telecommunications Act was passed because they anticipated enormous growth. The original system was developed using Axiant, HP UX, and Sybase. They knew the industry was going to be highly volatile. [01 Mar 2004]
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