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Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
Iowa phone company plans to block cell phone call in a dispute with wireless carriers. The Iowa Utilities Board has prevented the plan for now.

Broadband Internet Phone Company,
VoIP2Save.com Announces Full Phone
Number Portability

Broadband Internet Phone Company,
VoIP2Save.com Announces Full Phone
Number Portability 07/22/2004 02:48 AM
"VoIP2Save.com" becomes first broadband internet phone company to offer total internet phone number portability to customers. VoIP2Save accuses rivals of holding customer phone numbers hostage because they cannot switch their phone numbers to other carriers. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Your New Phone Company Is The Cable
Company?

Your New Phone Company Is The Cable
Company? 05/03/2004 05:18 AM
Cable providers in the US took an early lead in the broadband market, though they've lost a little ground lately due to cut rate prices for DSL from the telcos. However, the cable providers are looking to pull an ace out of their sleeve by promoting their ability to easily provide the coveted "triple play" of voice, video and data through one single company. Many cable providers have been able to do this for a while, but they haven't spent much time promoting their phone service. That's about to change. While the telcos are still struggling to figure out their video strategy (TV over DSL? partner with a satellite provider?), the cable companies are getting ready to heavily promote their VoIP phone plans in conjunction with their TV and broadband connections. They admit that most people still don't know the cable company offers phone service, but they aim to change that soon. Beyond just getting more money out of each subscriber, it also means much less churn for the cable companies, as studies have shown that the likelihood of a customer switching providers drops drastically for each additional service they receive from their provider. While the article doesn't mention much about pricing, it would make sense for the cable companies to cut the prices on the phone service drastically. The additional cost to the companies isn't that high, and undercutting the telcos in their core market has to hurt them. Besides, as the article points out, choosing a phone company is much more of an "emotional" decision than choosing a broadband provider. If the cable companies can win over the emotions of people with very low priced calling plans, they'll more than make up the difference in new customers for their broadband and video services - and the resulting lack of churn.

Study: porn on company PCs a big problem

Study: porn on company PCs a big problem 05/17/2004 12:02 PM
Washington Times May 17 2004 3:48PM GMT

Porn company to release Paris Hilton
video (Reuters)

Porn company to release Paris Hilton
video (Reuters) 04/22/2004 10:55 PM
Reuters - The notorious home video circulated on the Internet showing reality TV star Paris Hilton having sex with her former boyfriend is coming to an adult film store near you.

Phone firms face up to porn

Phone firms face up to porn 01/30/2004 01:04 AM
Customer demand for adult services are creating problems for mobile phone firms.

Porn, Dubai and Bluetooth phone
hacking...

Porn, Dubai and Bluetooth phone
hacking... 04/11/2005 10:50 AM
A scam that is long in the tooth

No porn for kids, say mobile phone
operators

No porn for kids, say mobile phone
operators 01/19/2004 12:53 PM
18-rated content

Porn, Dubai and Bluetooth phone hacking

Porn, Dubai and Bluetooth phone hacking 04/11/2005 01:40 PM
The Register Apr 11 2005 2:30PM GMT

What Happens When Anyone Can Be A Phone
Company?

What Happens When Anyone Can Be A Phone
Company? 04/19/2004 12:26 PM
Forget Ma Bell or the Baby Bells. We're reaching a point where just about anyone will be able to become a "phone company." We recently mentioned the decision by Streamcast, the makers of the Morpheus file sharing application, to launch their own phone service by private labeling a VoIP service - effectively becoming a VoIP virtual network operation (a VVNO?). The Morpheus phone service is now getting set to launch. The company claims that they don't want to replace a traditional phone line, but just want to make long distance cheaper (which, let's face it, means replacing the traditional phone line). Still, what strikes me is that there's really no logical fit between a file sharing program like Morpheus and a phone-based VoIP service (there's is quite similar to Vonage). However, they're still offering the phone service, because they found a company (i2Telecom) willing to let them brand their service. This basically means that we're reaching a point where anyone could theoretically create their own phone company offering similar, branded VoIP. The potential there, is what could become incredibly disruptive for the phone companies. While they're still focused on providing their own VoIP services, what do they do when everyone can become a competitor? Especially when others start offering VoIP as a loss-leader for something else? What if Amazon provides me free phone service if I keep up a pace of buying a certain amount every month? How does a phone company compete? It's increasingly looking like phone companies may have to follow a similar path and simply realize that their phone service (using VoIP) should be a loss leader for a broadband connection into the home.

It's Not Enough to Be Just a Phone
Company

It's Not Enough to Be Just a Phone
Company 02/19/2004 01:29 AM
The telecommunications industry is moving into an era of megacarriers; smaller operations are likely to feel pressure to find partnerships and joint ventures.

Iridium is not a phone company

Iridium is not a phone company 08/31/2004 08:19 AM
A Blog entry about a guy who melted a kilo of Iridium in New Jersey with Oliver Sacks. There are also pictures and movies of the 200,000 eV electron beam furnace in action.  Theo Gray, co-founder of Wolfram Research was there too (the pictures are all his). For any laymen who may have wondered in, Iridium is not a phone company, it is a precious metal that shares an element group with the likes of Platinum and Rhodium.

AT&T: the hollow phone company

AT&T: the hollow phone company 05/25/2004 03:43 AM
Kevin Werbach has a cool perspective on the fact that AT&T has divested itself of its physical and cellular networks: it has become a "virtual" phone company. (Remember the spectrum docket where AT&T was all about the open spectrum? Maybe this virtual telco thing makes phone companies less evil?)

AT&T is hollowing itself out -- and that's a good thing. Under Dave Dorman, AT&T has invested heavily in building a true all-IP backbone and deploying VOIP offerings. Following the sale of AT&T Wireless to Cingular and AT&T's subsequent deal with Sprint PCS, AT&T is poised to offer a full suite of wireless offerings without the cost of owning a cellular network. And it is still the biggest player in the lucrative business services market, with a national brand second to none.

Link

Internet porn or phone smut could now
mean life sentence in China

Internet porn or phone smut could now
mean life sentence in China 09/06/2004 10:39 AM
Xeni Jardin: Xinhua news agency reports:

China has intensified its battle against Internet and mobile phone pornography by threatening distributors with life in prison... A pornographic Web site that had been clicked on more than 250,000 times would be considered a "very severe" case that could warrant a life sentence for its producers.

Link to news story (Thanks, John)

Speakeasy Going Naked With Their DSL --
Who Needs A Phone Company?

Speakeasy Going Naked With Their DSL --
Who Needs A Phone Company? 07/01/2004 06:37 PM
Speakeasy, continuing to cement their reputation as the customer-friendly broadband service provider, is apparently getting ready to announce a nationwide "naked DSL" offering that won't require a local phone line. It won't be cheap, but that seems to be the price of having a DSL provider that really tries to give customers what they want. In this case, that's the ability to have DSL without a local phone line. The company reports that many of their subscribers use mobile phones instead, and only have a local phone line so they can get DSL. Also, with an increasing number of people replacing landlines with VoIP, there's simply less need for a true local phone line. However, as the Broadband Reports article points out, this may necessitate a truck roll for installation, making it a bit more cumbersome and costly. It's still surprising that other broadband providers haven't started targeting the same audience. Speakeasy has shown that they've been able to get plenty of business, while charging something of a premium to let customers do what they want with the connection, including running servers or sharing their connection via WiFi.

Phone Scam Company Sued By FTC

Phone Scam Company Sued By FTC 10/31/2003 07:27 PM
Back in April we had the story of a Florida company, Epixtar, accused of some really sleazy phone scam, where they would call up businesses to offer them a "free internet yellow pages listing", and would ask a bunch of basic questions to get people into the habit of saying "yes". Then, they would cram a bunch of questions into a single question, with the last one being an obvious yes. The example given is: "You are authorized to make changes and incur charges on your business phone bill and are over the age of 18. I also have your main telephone number as 202 ... Is that all correct?" All of this would be said incredibly quickly, so that it was impossible to understand. They would say this proves that the recipient knew they were authorizing charges on the phone bill. The company is also accused of slipping in the fees at the very end of the call in a matter-of-fact way and then altering recordings of the calls if someone complained, to pretend that the person had approved the charges. After all of that, it still took the FTC some time, but they've now been sued by the FTC and had all of their assets frozen. The company, of course, denies it did anything wrong, saying they provide unnamed "internet services" that companies ask for. Of course, in shutting down this company, I'm sure plenty more will rush in to take its place.

Internet Phone Company Sued Over 911

Internet Phone Company Sued Over 911 03/23/2005 04:51 AM
CRM Assist Mar 23 2005 9:45AM GMT

Phone company censured over photo

Phone company censured over photo 04/28/2004 07:35 AM
Manchester Online Apr 28 2004 11:23AM GMT

Your cell phone company knows you hate
it

Your cell phone company knows you hate
it 06/05/2004 03:00 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 5 2004 6:06PM GMT

Phone, DSL Company Bills Getting Sneaky

Phone, DSL Company Bills Getting Sneaky 05/14/2004 06:17 PM
Telephone companies are passing their own cost of doing business to their customers with an array of surcharges that one might easily mistake for taxes being collected on behalf of the government.

Cell Phone Company Allows Call Limits

Cell Phone Company Allows Call Limits 05/17/2004 08:51 AM
AP via Daily Press May 17 2004 1:29PM GMT

New York classifies Vonage as phone
company

New York classifies Vonage as phone
company 05/19/2004 10:23 PM

Howdy Corporation - Your Internet Phone
Company!

Howdy Corporation - Your Internet Phone
Company! 09/01/2004 02:41 AM
Free Internet calls for IP to IP phones using Howdy's unique VoIP and IP telephony technology for unlimited international phone calls overseas. Can use with normal mobile phones and IP phones too! [PRWEB Sep 1, 2004]

Phone Company Mergers Win on Capitol
Hill

Phone Company Mergers Win on Capitol
Hill 03/14/2005 04:32 PM
House telecom leaders praise consolidation of resources.

Canadian Phone Company Wants VoIP
Deregulated

Canadian Phone Company Wants VoIP
Deregulated 09/22/2004 09:00 PM
TechWeb Sep 22 2004 11:48PM GMT

Cell Phone Company Allows Call Limits
(AP)

Cell Phone Company Allows Call Limits
(AP) 05/17/2004 07:30 AM
AP - How would you like to curb your gabby teen's mobile chats or your employee's cell calls about fantasy football? Boston Communications Group Inc. might have something for you.

New York State Classifies Vonage As
Phone Company

New York State Classifies Vonage As
Phone Company 05/20/2004 08:30 AM
Slashdot May 20 2004 12:44PM GMT

Consumers challenge phone company
'regulatory' surcharges

Consumers challenge phone company
'regulatory' surcharges 08/20/2004 02:09 PM
SiliconValley.com Aug 20 2004 6:29PM GMT

What If The Phone Company Called Your
Friends To Collect Your Bill?

What If The Phone Company Called Your
Friends To Collect Your Bill? 08/30/2004 03:19 PM
Let's say you're a phone company, and someone has been a bit late in paying their bills. You have all their phone records, and you know who they call. Would it make sense to call some of their frequently called numbers and have these friends, family or colleagues put the pressure on the delinquent subscriber? According to a post at Dave Farber's Interesting People list, that's exactly what one mobile phone company in India just did. As the full story notes, the person that Hutch called up happened to be a potential client -- and that can't look good. While someone in the comments notes another local phone company did the same, you have to wonder if this is common practice, or one collections agent simply going to far. Either way, you have to wonder why a collections agent should have access to the phone numbers you call.

EasyMobile: a mobile phone company
without phones or towers

EasyMobile: a mobile phone company
without phones or towers 08/11/2004 09:48 AM
The EasyGroup (who provide the discount EasyJet airline and the cheap EasyInternet cafes) have launched a mobile phone company called, what else, EasyMobile. EasyMobile -- which leases capacity on other carriers' networks -- won't give away free phones with their plans; instead, they'll just sell you a SIM card and rely on you to find a phone somewhere. Given that most mobile phone carriers give you a new phone annually if you threaten to quit, a lot of Easy's ptoential customers have a wealth of easily unlockable phones kicking around, ready to be used with an Easy SIM. And since Easy isn't giving away phones, it can roll those savings back into cheaper airtime and services.

EasyMobile is to be launched in December at the latest on the British market and if all goes well the service will be expanded to the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.

Link (via Engadget)

Rural North Dakota co-ops challenging
Internet phone company

Rural North Dakota co-ops challenging
Internet phone company 12/10/2003 01:13 AM
AP via New Jersey Online Dec 10 2003 0:36AM ET

Skype taking a bite out of real company
phone bills

Skype taking a bite out of real company
phone bills 06/17/2005 03:50 PM

Seeing that I have started a company this year and we are trying to make sure this ones stays in th black from the start, everyone is using Skype as much as possible. Chantal has a Skype Account with Voice mail I have a Skype In Number along with Voice Mail and I spend a lot of hours on Skype not giving a red cent to the phone company.

Am I happy well for a guy that lived in Guam for 7 years and endured $3.50 a minute phone calls back to the United States, you can imagine I am quite happy when I can stick it to the phone company and bypass them. That goes for the cellular folks also. Seems some other companies are on the Skype bandwagon and pretty happy about it themselves. [Business Week]

Antivirus Company Warns of New Smart
Phone Trojan (PC World)

Antivirus Company Warns of New Smart
Phone Trojan (PC World) 04/07/2005 10:26 PM
PC World - Trojan horse program runs on Symbian Series 60 mobile phones and prevents them from restarting.

Smart, Piltel oppose entry of 3G mobile
phone company

Smart, Piltel oppose entry of 3G mobile
phone company 03/08/2004 11:21 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Mar 9 2004 3:42AM GMT

Providence Based Internet Phone Company
Begins Nationwide Expansion

Providence Based Internet Phone Company
Begins Nationwide Expansion 09/24/2004 03:29 AM
Nationwide service begins as company offers unlimited local, long distance and international calls for $24.95 a month. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2004]

Dwango Establishes Next-Generation
Mobile Phone Content Development Company

Dwango Establishes Next-Generation
Mobile Phone Content Development Company 02/18/2004 02:18 AM
Japan Corp Feb 18 2004 6:55AM GMT

Texas sues Internet phone company Vonage
over lack of 911 access

Texas sues Internet phone company Vonage
over lack of 911 access 03/22/2005 05:11 PM
National Post Mar 22 2005 9:40PM GMT

11:30AM: Smart, Piltel oppose entry of
3G mobile phone company

11:30AM: Smart, Piltel oppose entry of
3G mobile phone company 03/08/2004 11:21 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Mar 9 2004 3:39AM GMT

Providence Telephone Company Announces
New Lower Rates for Internet Phone Calls

Providence Telephone Company Announces
New Lower Rates for Internet Phone Calls 07/05/2004 02:37 AM
Unlimited worldwide calls now priced at $24.95 a month or 1.9¢ a minute. Company expands into new markets. [PRWEB Jul 5, 2004]
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Sun layoffs hit hundreds in US

Sun layoffs hit hundreds in US 06/24/2005 04:03 PM
Canada and Latin America losses too

CA Said to Be Planning 1,000 Layoffs

CA Said to Be Planning 1,000 Layoffs 09/17/2004 09:40 PM
Sources close to Computer Associates say the company will lay off at least 1,000 employees as it ramps up its offshore development and moves to cut costs.

Net caused layoffs, CN says

Net caused layoffs, CN says 05/07/2004 11:29 PM
globetechnology.com May 8 2004 3:42AM GMT

Novell Planning Layoffs?

Novell Planning Layoffs? 06/17/2005 03:18 PM
Sources familiar say cuts are in the making.

Layoffs in Linux Space

Layoffs in Linux Space 06/05/2005 11:43 PM
The OSDL dropped some of its staff, and analysts took the opportunity to question the org's importance.

New Report Says Outsourcing Causes 9% of
U.S. Layoffs

New Report Says Outsourcing Causes 9% of
U.S. Layoffs 06/10/2004 04:14 PM
The bulk of outsourced jobs never leave U.S. shores, the Labor Department said today in a new report.

More Info on Trapeze Layoffs

More Info on Trapeze Layoffs 10/29/2003 01:39 PM
Trapeze let go 30 workers and has 80 left: A spokesperson said the company hasn't felt the growth it expected so it has trimmed staff....

SCO Confirms 'Minor' Layoffs

SCO Confirms 'Minor' Layoffs 05/04/2004 04:46 PM
The company says the small number of layoffs across the board had nothing to do with backer BayStar's demands that the company focus all of its energy on its Unix litigation.

Supersized layoffs at AOL Music?

Supersized layoffs at AOL Music? 12/09/2003 07:23 PM
A BoingBoing pal who prefers anonymity says "AOL @ Music office NUKED today.. ops, QA, eng, PMs all let go." Link

Forget Layoffs, Fire Them For Porn

Forget Layoffs, Fire Them For Porn 09/01/2004 01:26 PM
One writer at ZDNet UK is wondering if the porn excuse is being used as an alternative to laying people off. There are a growing number of stories about people losing their jobs for viewing porn on work computers, but the writer wonders how bad the offenses really are. He also notes that no one seems to complain when a company gets rid of people for porn, but layoffs seem like bad news all around. This seems like a stretch (and also seems to imply that almost anyone you'd want to layoff has been surfing porn on their work computer), but is still somewhat amusing. Maybe we'll have a different stat next to monthly layoffs: "fired for porn."

Deal With IBM Leading to NiSource
Layoffs (AP)

Deal With IBM Leading to NiSource
Layoffs (AP) 06/22/2005 02:36 AM
AP - NiSource Inc. announced Tuesday it would cut 445 jobs nationwide as part of a $1.6 billion deal with IBM for it to take over some business support services.

Area Downplays Apple Layoffs

Area Downplays Apple Layoffs 04/18/2004 06:59 PM
The Apple Computer plant closing last week in the Laguna West section of Elk Grove saddened residents and merchants there, but they said the layoff of at least 235 workers shouldn't have an appreciable impact on their community. By Michael Kolber, Sacramento Bee (via MyAppleMenu)

EDS meets Q3 expectations, plans more
layoffs

EDS meets Q3 expectations, plans more
layoffs 10/30/2003 06:08 PM
EDS closed the quarter, which ended Sept. 30, with a net loss of $600,000, and broke even on a per-share basis

Layoffs of 250 Cleveland Cops Upheld

Layoffs of 250 Cleveland Cops Upheld 01/09/2004 10:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 9 2004 9:35PM ET

Government links few layoffs to
offshoring

Government links few layoffs to
offshoring 06/10/2004 07:26 PM
Limited Labor Department stats: Small fraction are associated, most fears are in projections.

Layoffs continue at business software
firms

Layoffs continue at business software
firms 09/27/2004 04:41 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 27 2004 8:38AM GMT

Friendster Rumors: Sassa Out, Layoffs,
more VC Money

Friendster Rumors: Sassa Out, Layoffs,
more VC Money 06/05/2005 11:21 PM
Long time readers know I'm no fan of Friendster. But I've heard from multiple sources that the following are (or soon will be) true: CEO Scott Sassa is out Layoffs More VC funding (even though they were cashflow positive) Discuss. Or not. (Friendster hackers: If you're looking for another job, ping me. I know folks hiring, both at Yahoo! and elsewhere.) Update: More on this at The Tech Beat. Thanks for the credit, guys. And now Jeff is woried about...

Layoffs to follow Gateway's 1st-quarter
loss

Layoffs to follow Gateway's 1st-quarter
loss 04/29/2004 05:34 PM
The PC maker will lay off 1,500 by the end of 2004 as part of its bid to return to profitability next year.

Microsoft's XBox Division Suffers
Layoffs

Microsoft's XBox Division Suffers
Layoffs 08/22/2004 11:23 PM
Komotv.com - Sun Aug 22, 08:10 am GMT

IBM plans fewer U.S. layoffs to
compensate for offshoring

IBM plans fewer U.S. layoffs to
compensate for offshoring 08/16/2004 06:07 PM
After internal documents revealed plans to send nearly 5,000 jobs to developing countries over two years, IBM became an easy target for critics of outsourcing. Will limiting layoffs take the sting out of moving these jobs abroad?

Gateway reports loss, announces layoffs

Gateway reports loss, announces layoffs 04/29/2004 07:20 PM
CNET Apr 29 2004 11:09PM GMT

Seagate to cut costs; potential layoffs
loom

Seagate to cut costs; potential layoffs
loom 06/02/2004 04:33 PM

Only 19% of tech workers expect layoffs
in February 2005

Only 19% of tech workers expect layoffs
in February 2005 03/31/2005 11:25 PM
ZDNet Apr 1 2005 3:40AM GMT

Royal Bank of Canada Cashes Out of SCO;
SCO Begins Layoffs

Royal Bank of Canada Cashes Out of SCO;
SCO Begins Layoffs 05/07/2004 04:14 PM

Yahoo! News - Lego Fires Two Executives,
Mulls Layoffs

Yahoo! News - Lego Fires Two Executives,
Mulls Layoffs 01/11/2004 07:57 AM
stop making the electronics and movie tie-in products .. among other things a $237.6 million loss .. Lego Cuts Back (Nooo!)

story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040108/ap_on_bi _ge/denmark_lego_1
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"Yahoo! News - Lego Fires Two
Executives, Mulls Layoffs"

"Yahoo! News - Lego Fires Two
Executives, Mulls Layoffs" 01/11/2004 03:46 PM

AT&T ups layoffs to 12 percent from 10
percent

AT&T ups layoffs to 12 percent from 10
percent 12/11/2003 09:41 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 11 2003 7:12PM ET

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