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Whither Telus » Bell .. so Shaw » Rogers?

Telus and Bell have confirmed they’re in merger talks, after BCE earlier announced it was mulling over its options earlier this Spring. Both companies are weakened by declining landline revenues as competition from Wireless and the Cable Guys and, to a lesser...

SBC Won’t Name Names in File-Sharing Cases

*As proof that market dynamics can influence lawmaking, SBC has fallen into step with Verizon in putting up roadblocks to stop the RIAA’s maniacal tirade against P2P. The quote that says it all? * “We are going to challenge every single one of these that...

Thou Shalt Not Layoff

Now, I don’t know where I sit on this… laying off workers because of administration’s poor planning and lackluster leadership (note the alliteration, arts graduates!) is morally reprehensible, but is mandating that a company re-hire those people...

The Department of Homeland Security Ate My Homework…

GMU grad student compiles extensive map of US fiber optic networks, starts people worrying: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23689- 2003Jul7.html?nav=hptop_tb washingtonpost.com Dissertation Could Be Security Threat Student’s Maps Illustrate...

FBI Seeks IP Telephony Surveillance…

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/3466 FBI seeks Internet telephony surveillance The Justice Department and the FBI ask regulators for expanded technical capabilities to intercept Voice Over IP communications… and anything else that uses broadband. By Kevin...