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A Guide to Net Neutrality Cherry-Picking, Telecom Style
Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment
Over the last couple of weeks, a fierce little debate has started to rage about how the United States should treat high-speed Internet access. As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the whole ecosystem surrounding the big telecom carriers got together to warn the Federal Communications Commission about really [...]
Net Neutrality Faces Appeals Court
InformationWeek
“If this decision is upheld, it will mark a turning point in telecommunications law and bolster the agency’s current move to make its network neutrality …
Topics: network neutrality, telecommunications, security, regulation, telecom
Beware of low mobile call rates
Daily News & Analysis
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has announced an inquiry into the predatory pricing in mobile services last week. Its findings and decisions will …
Topics: telecom, telecommunications, regulation, Mumbai, India
Rating shows M’sia can beat S’pore, HK and other countries
Malaysia Star
And the Fitch report also does not mean that telecommunications regulation in Malaysia has no room for improvement. Indeed, when seen from the standpoint of …and more »
Topics: countries, telecom, telecommunications, regulation
Mobile Internet Explosion Likely in 2010
Korea Times
Last month, the National Assembly’s committee on broadcasting and communications voted to pass the bill on a revised telecommunications law, which included…
Topics: regulation, telecom, telecommunications
MNP to be delayed; DoT calls meeting tomorrow
Business Standard
… by about two to three months, as some of the operators are not ready, said a senior official of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). …
Topics: telecommunications, regulation, India, telecom
Sauce For The Canadian Goose And The Egyptian Gander In Mobile Communications
Gerson Lehrman Group
It is ironic that at least in this respect the current structure of telecommunications regulation in Canada may operate in a more obscure and sphinx-like …
Topics: telecom, telecommunications, Egypt, wireless, regulation, Canada
Why does the quality of telecom services remain poor?
VietNamNet Bridge
Reporter: The Telecommunications Law was adopted by the National Assembly in its recent session. How is the quality control of telecom services regulated by …
Topics: regulation, Vietnam, telecommunications, telecom
Oman shortlists firms for new telecom licence
ITP.net
Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said the seven have been selected from an initial group of ten “renowned national and international …
Topics: regulation, telecommunications, telecom
Oman shortlists firms for new telecom licence
ITP.net
Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said the seven have been selected from an initial group of ten “renowned national and international …
Topics: regulation, telecommunications, telecom
ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009: Alan Horne, Bahrain
ITU TelecomTV, Geneva, Switzerland
Interview with Alan Horne, General Director, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain, at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009. ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services.
FIR Charges ‘Unknown’ DoT Officials With Criminal Conspiracy
The Hindu
The Central Bureau of Investigation’s first information report on the telecom licence and spectrum scandal has charged “unknown officials” of the Department of Telecommunications with carrying out a “criminal conspiracy” to award licences “for a heavy consideration” by “putting a “cap on the number of applicants against the recommendations of the TRAI” (Telecom Regulatory [...]
In one sense, I am the real spectrum king
Livemint
I am the first minister who investigated and coordinated how much spectrum is available, said Union telecom minister A. Raja New Delhi: In an interview
Topics: Delhi, telecom, telecommunications, India, regulation
Raja Rules out Resignation, Spectrum in Consultation with PM
Outlook
Telecom Minister A Raja tonight ruled out resignation in the wake of CBI searches in his ministry in connection with the controversial spectrum allotment issue.
Topics: licensing, regulation, 2G, telecommunications, telecom, India
Telecom King ICE Faces Record Fine for Charging Unauthorized Fees
Tico Times
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) faces a fine for unauthorized service fees charged to the telecommunications company Radiomensajes, the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) said this week.
Topics: regulation, Costa Rica, telecom, telecommunications
Government Adds New Disclosures On Dropped Calls in India
TMCnet
In order to improve quality of services, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will publish call drop rates and others quality of service (QOS) parameters of all telecom service providers in regional newspapers. “This is expected to put pressure on telecom service providers to improve quality of services,” TRAI Chairman J.S. Sarma told Hindustan Times.
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CCTV and writers’ society slam Google for copyright infringement
Interfax, China
CCTV accused the Google Books of violating the copyrights of 17,922 books written by Chinese authors by illegally providing copyrighted material on its digital Web site.
Topics: China
Policy issues benefit domestic online game developers – analysts
Interfax, China
Inter-agency squabbles and increasingly stringent content regulations will create barriers for foreign firms attempting to enter the Chinese online game industry.
Topics: China, regulations, regulation
Optical communication sector in China a hot area for investment
Interfax, China
China’s optical communication sector will be ripe for investment after the completion of 3G network deployment, and will be further bolstered by a new government policy.
Topics: China, regulation, 3G, government
Chinese authors to stand up to Google
Interfax, China
A group of Chinese authors will hold a panel discussion on Sept. 24 regarding taking legal action against Google Inc. for infringing on the copyrights of their published works.
Topics: regulation, China
