Jan 8, 2009
Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration insists the digital transition can and should occur Feb. 17 as planned. Its Jan. 8 statement quoting Meredith Attwell Baker, acting NTIA head, appears to place at least some of the blame for the coupon shortage on consumers and Congress: "Since the program began in January 2008, NTIA has urged households to apply for coupons ...

BREAKING: Udall Snags Commerce and Environment and Public Works Committee Assignments
  WASHINGTON ? Sen. Tom Udall, a New Mexico Democrat, learned this week that he has been appointed to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, as well as the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The Commerce Committee has especially wide-ranging jurisdiction, including consumer protection, telecommunications, railways, and science and innovation. The Environment and ...

Telecommunications Software handles 50,000+ calls per day.
Featuring user-friendly Management Console, 3CX Phone System for Windows v7.0 enables users to configure their own extensions with call handling rules based on caller ID and time of call. For example, after-hour calls from important customers can be routed to mobile phone, while other calls go to voicemail. Program replaces Apache and PHP with IIS and .NET, supports PBX virtualization in Hyper ...

Sierra Leone: Africell Awarded Best Telecom Company
Freetown ? Africell Lintel Sierra Leone limited has been awarded by the All Works of Life (AWOL) as the best telecommunications company in the country for 2008.

AFL Telecommunications Launches A "Dynamic Duo"
AFL Telecommunications introduces the Noyes C860 QUAD OTDR and Certification Test Kit. The new test kit includes one hand-held C840 QUAD OLTS tester and one C850 QUAD OTDR/OLTS with built-in Auto-Test functionality in a rugged transit case loaded with test and cleaning accessories

BlackLine Systems Financial Software Delivers 689% ROI for Major Telecommunications Provider
Nucleus Research analysts have independently examined the deployment of BlackLine Systems Account Reconciliation software for a US-based telecommunications company to find a return on investment (ROI) of 689% with full payback in less than two months.

DoT differs with Trai on MVNO policy; refers it back to regulator
The department of telecommunications has finally referred it proposed changes in the Mobile Virtual Network Operator...

Rep Boucher Headed For Telecom Subcommittee Chairman Post
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Rep. Rich Boucher, D-Va., will take the helm of the panel overseeing the heavily regulated telecommunications industry after Rep.

Samsung Telecommunications America Receives 15 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards
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China United, ZTE May Extend Declines, Shenyin Securities Says
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China United Telecommunications Corp. and ZTE Corp . may decline further as their share prices more than reflect the optimism following the award of licenses for high- speed wireless services, Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co. said.

Corning's Hickory plant makes environmental pledge
HICKORY, N.C. ? A Hickory factory that produces telecommunications cable is being recognized by North Carolina's environmental protection agency for its promise to be a good corporate citizen.

EAC awarded grant from U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Eastern Arizona College is the recent recipient of a $405,830 rural development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant, part of USDA?s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant program, will be used to focus on funding end-user equipment that operates via telecommunications that connect students and teachers (or medical providers and patients) in separate rural areas. The only ...

DIRECTV to Present at Citi's 19th Annual Entertainment, Media, and Telecommunications Conference
DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) will present at Citigroup?s 19 th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications (EMT) Conference on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 8:00 a.m. PT/9:00 a.m. MT/11:00 a.m. ET. The presentation will include an update and outlook on the DIRECTV businesses. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at www.directv.com/investor and an archive of the presentation and ...

ZTE Unveils WiMax Spy
SHENZHEN, China -- ZTE Corporation (?ZTE?), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions officially announced today its latest Mi100 device, the world?s first WiMAX Mobile Video Surveillance Terminal.

UK broadband: Reality is half the promised speed
Ofcom has published the initial findings of its research into the real speeds UK consumers are getting from their broadband connections. According to a preliminary version of the telecommunications regulator's UK Broadband Speeds 2008 report, published on Thursday, the average downlink speed is 3.6Mbps. That represents around half the average speed of 7.2Mbps promised by ISPs. Even the ...

InfoSpace to Present at the 2009 Citi Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference
InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSP) today announced that Chairman and CEO Jim Voelker will present at the 2009 Citi Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference in Phoenix, AZ. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, January 6 th at 3:10 p.m. (MST). A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available under the Events tab in the Investor Relations section of the InfoSpace ...

Obama Picks CIA Veteran Brennan as Counterterror Adviser
Barack Obama has picked John O. Brennan as his top adviser on counterterrorism, a role that will give the CIA veteran a powerful voice on the government's use of security contractors and on other sensitive issues in which he recently has played a private-sector role.

Alamogordo police logs
David R. Sanchez, 22, of 810 12th St., was issued a ticket for alleged battery on a household member and interference with telecommunications after Sanchez allegedly battered his live-in girlfriend and left visible injuries. He is to appear in Magistrate Court.

Cincinnati Bell stops delivering white pages
Cincinnati Bell Inc. has received approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to discontinue delivery of its white pages directory. The telecommunications company will instead make the directory available at its retail stores and promote an electronic version, available via ZoomTown.com.

Samsung Telecommunications The Big Winner Among Wireless Distributors At CES Show
(RTTNews) - Samsung Mobile has been honored with 15 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. Among wireless distributors, Samsung has won the most innovation honoree awards at the 2009 International CES, held this week in Las Vegas.