FCC TO PERMIT TELECOM, MEDIA CONSOLIDATION

Jan 3, 2003 | broadband, business, law, news

An article in today’s Washington Post reviews some of the major decisions the Federal Communications Commission will be making in the next few months, moves that could fundamentally rewrite the rules for the broadcast media and Internet service providers. The...

XO COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE

Dec 28, 2002 | broadband, business

XO Communications may yet survive. It is on schedule to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings as a going concern, with a manageable debt load and Carl Icahn holding more than 80% of the stock. Here’s an article with more details.

XMAS BLUES

Dec 6, 2002 | business

Interesting wrapup from a newsletter sent by Windows & .NET Magazine. ”There are signs of recovery in the tech sector. Technology research firm IDC reports that 2003 worldwide PC shipments will jump by more than 8 percent to 136 million units; portable computers...

COREL DEATHWATCH CONTINUES

Nov 6, 2002 | business

Canadian news is reporting that Corel is laying off 22% of its remaining workforce in another last-ditch effort to stay alive. That leaves Corel with a grand total of 769 employees worldwide. Corel has zero momentum in any market. Attorneys, if you’re clinging to...

MICROSOFT DECISION LEAKED EARLY

Nov 4, 2002 | business, law, Microsoft

An interesting technical sidelight on Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s approval of the Microsoft-DOJ settlement. The release of her decision was carefully scheduled for 4:30pm US Eastern time, after the markets had closed. The folks running the Court’s web site apparently...

TELCOS PLAY BOTH SIDES

Oct 30, 2002 | business

CNN has an interesting article about games played by the telcos. Verizon and SBC and the rest sell your phone numbers to telemarketers, along with the heavy-duty equipment that makes the intrusive telemarketing calls. Then they sell programs to consumers to block...