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Thanks to the FCC

Rogel @ January 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Here is the story about the dedicated regulators who broke the telecom monopoly and open the telecom market to competition, or maybe not…
 

One might wonder who much worse would it be without the government’s involvement, can’t be much worse.
 
(Via GigaOm)
Technorati Tags: AT&T - Telecom - Monopoly - FCC - The Free Market - Competition
 

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Not surprising

Rogel @ July 3, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Although this law suit haw no merit it  was obvious  that it is coming. I understand the disappointment and the anxiety of those who bought Vonage’s shares, ignoring the obvious risks. However I don’t understand what is the logic in claiming that IPO was based on basically a fraud and hiding of  crucial  […]

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Dealing with Vonage

Rogel @ June 29, 2006 # No Comment Yet

I’m a Vonage   customer  for  long time , In Vonage terms 19 months is like eternity. When I found about their new product, the V-phone , I thought it would be nice to have one so when I’m on the road I don’t need to re-configure my home network and to carry the router […]

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Microsoft’s different approach

Rogel @ June 26, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Back in April I expressed my disappointment from GTalk, claiming that Google wasted time instead of developing a serious VoIP solution. Furthermore I cannot see in GTalk any advantage comparing to other IM products or skype .
Different strategic approach was slightly revealed in a small report on today’s Wall Street Journal […]

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Question of perspective

Rogel @ May 24, 2006 # One Comment

With The telecom and the cable companies entering into the VoIP market, Skype offering free phone calls in USA until the end of the year and customer acquisition price that cost more than the earning – no wonder Vonage IPO is the worst in two years .

Internet phone service provider Vonage […]

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When Compliment is Due (II)

Rogel @ May 12, 2006 # One Comment

Dealing with Qwest wasn’t my best business experience. As a business to business I found dealing with them almost the worst from the RBOC’s . However today I’m only praising Qwest and its management. While all the other Telecom companies granted the NSA request to our private information Qwest alone declined this request […]

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The FCC’s Wiretapping decision under fire

Rogel @ May 5, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Apparently not only I think that the latest decision of the FCC is ridicules :

The skepticism expressed so openly toward the government’s case during a hearing in U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia emboldened a broad group of civil liberties and education groups who argued […]

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Gall

Rogel @ May 3, 2006 # One Comment

 

 
It becomes scarier every day. Not only that human rights being violated, we are taxed for it!

Obviously the issue is more complex than that, as some might jump. National security issues aren’t simple black and white, and we are giving up some of our liberties in sake of security. But it seems […]

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The next phase?

Rogel @ May 3, 2006 # No Comment Yet

Om has, as usual, very good summary about the competition between the cable companies and the telecom companies. I’m just wondering if, and mostly when, are we going to see mergers between cable companies and telecom?  I’m aware to the different technologies and the risks of such mergers, but the advantages are enormous.
 

 

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It is so Simple, Isn’t it?

Rogel @ March 22, 2006 # No Comment Yet

After reading this :

WASHINGTON — Verizon Communications Inc., making clear its view on some implications of a confusing move by the Federal Communications Commission earlier this week, said regulators’ decision to deregulate broadband data services it provides to large business customers won’t free it from conditions imposed when it acquired MCI Inc. Verizon also said […]

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