Posts Tagged with ‘AT&T’

When you hear or read the term “Net neutrality,” what do you think? “Yes, please?” “We still talking about that stuff?” Perhaps you don’t really care one way or another.
Whatever your opinion on the subject might be, the fact of the matter is that we’ve got a ways to go before it’s a dead one. With members of the US Senate Commerce Committee now looking into cases involving ISPs and charges against them having to do with inaccurate (and maybe [...]

It’s the Neverending Story. Part Deux. Literally.
As we all well know, it’s never honorable to kick a horse (or, in this case, a feeble, stunted pony) while it’s down, but like a wreck on the side of the road, we can’t help but look on, even when we know the fight’s not being had between two equals. So it’s with such conflicting feelings that we bring you word that the American VoIP company, Vonage, was hit last week with yet [...]

Microsoft appears to be taking a cue from Google by unveiling its very own free directory service called Live Search 411.
Back in March, the software giant acquired TellMe Networks, which had already been offering a directory service. In fact the TellMe service appears to still be active and separate from the new Microsoft offering, with a different number for each (The number remains 1-800-555-TELL for TellMe).
By dialing 1-800-Call-411, anyone can use Live Search 411 to find and reach [...]

We at Profy have regularly mentioned the planned auction arranged by the FCC of the coveted 700MHz spectrum, which is to commence, according to the Commissions website, on January 16, 2008. It’s been part of numerous stories; some my own, some written by others.
Many of those pieces published here have briefs involving statements made by Google representatives (from designated spokesmen and women to the CEO himself), regarding their company’s intentions to ensure the spectrum, to whomever it eventually goes, [...]

The Starbucks-iTunes Store joint venture announced early last month was met with applause when it was first revealed, and rightly so. The partnership ? apart from being first and foremost a moneymaking one for both corporations involved ? would make it oh-so-easy for folks to buy music over the Web when ?on the go.?
Well, at least for folks who don?t mind stepping into a Starbucks at some point during their day and don?t mind buying music from the [...]

While we did inform you about its announcement earlier this month and filled you in on pretty much all of the important details concerning its functions and whatnot, we thought you?d like to know that the iTunes WiFi Music Store has officially gone live. It is accessible via both the iPhone and the iPod touch.
Apple certainly isn?t bringing to the fore something that other businesses in the tech sphere haven?t done themselves. The iTunes WiFi Music Store [...]

The division of Newscorp responsible for the company’s online offerings, Fox Interactive Media, announced Monday a version of MySpace formatted to fit mobile phone users’ screens, accessible free of charge and with no strings other than the require that one has the ability to roam the Web via their mobile device.
No need to be an AT&T or Helio subscriber (mind you, no word on whether this delivery is being made available across international boundaries, though I can’t imagine why [...]

The topic of Net neutrality was recently looked into by the US Justice Department, after the battle in the states over pros and cons reached noise levels warranting its comment on the matter. Unfortunately, the promoters of an equal-for-all Internet landscape for content owners, content distributors, and content consumers alike have seen Washington’s legal department play its hand opposite their own. While the decision is hardly set in stone (again, it was only a "comment"), it surely comes as a [...]

For years, companies and individuals involved with the development of both the business and residential infrastructures enabling the deployment of widespread Internet access in the US have been admitting that they haven’t quite constructed the most state-of-the-art network(s) in the world. Average speeds of downstream and upstream transfers are all but snail-like in comparison to those recorded in Japan, South Korea, and several countries residing within the European continent.
The most pressing issue facing the US in terms of technological advancement [...]