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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:36:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>911 centers swamped from storm  &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A nasty storm hit the northeastern US knocking out power and phone lines. Officials say during the height of the storm, some of the 10,000 Nassau County, NY, 911 calls landed in emergency centers as far away as Albany.  New York City had the second-...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/911-centers-swamped-from-storm-telecom-75813-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Forbidden Fruit&#58; Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones Steve Ballmer Sours on Apple Product; Work for Ford, Drive a Ford By NICK WINGFIELD March 13, 2010 REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. employees are passionate users of the  latest tech toys. But ther...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Forbidden-Fruit-Microsoft-Workers-Hide-Their-iPhones-75810-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:44:58 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER March 7, 2010 OAKLAND, Calif. - Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas  penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a  truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy o...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/How-Pandora-Slipped-Past-the-Junkyard-75807-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:55 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone and QWERTY Top Devices for Mobile Ads, Says Millennia...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ iPhone and QWERTY Top Devices for Mobile Ads, Says Millennial 1 MAR 2010 Millennial Media has released their January Scorecard for Mobile  Advertising Reach and Targeting (SMART). It offeres new insights into  breakout campaign destination trends in...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/iPhone-and-QWERTY-Top-Devices-for-Mobile-Ads-Says-Millennia-75806-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:49:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Google Awarded Location Patent Filed Six Years Ago For Use I...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google Awarded Location Patent Filed Six Years Ago For Use In Ad System by Justi Mar 1, 2010 Google is obviously serious about mobile advertising, and is filing  patents left and right with one common theme- location.  We reported  a while back that...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Google-Awarded-Location-Patent-Filed-Six-Years-Ago-For-Use-I-75805-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:49:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Fifth U.S. Patent Issued To Jumptap In Nine Months</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fifth U.S. Patent Issued To Jumptap In Nine Months US PATENT No. 7,676,394 ISSUED TO JUMPTAP   FIFTH U.S. PATENT ISSUED TO JUMPTAP IN NINE MONTHS   Intellectual Property Portfolio Reflects Increasing Sophistication  and Advancements of Mobile Advert...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Fifth-U-S-Patent-Issued-To-Jumptap-In-Nine-Months-75804-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:49:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>The New Advertising Age &#47; Meet Omar Hamoui, the entrepreneur...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The New Advertising Age Meet Omar Hamoui, the entrepreneur who channeled innovation and  frustration to build a mobile advertising network Google couldn't  live without. By Jason Ankeny Entrepreneur Magazine - March 2010 The story behind the startup...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/The-New-Advertising-Age-Meet-Omar-Hamoui-the-entrepreneur-75803-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:49:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Waiting for Verizon.. &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hey guys... You may be interested in my latest vlogs... I call it  Waiting for Verizon Cheers. Steve. http://stephenadler.org/tiki-index.php?page=Verizon+Installation+Vlog ***** Moderator's Note ***** I saw Mr. Adler's post on the Boston Linux and U...... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Waiting-for-Verizon-telecom-75802-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:58:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Verizon internet rate increase &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I just saw my VZ bill, my $29.99 monthly DSL is now 31.99 -- http://www.queensbridge.us/... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Verizon-internet-rate-increase-telecom-75799-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:16:29 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>FCC Launches Broadband Consumer Tools</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-296810A1.pdf FCC LAUNCHES BROADBAND CONSUMER TOOLS Agency Introduces First Mobile App, Consumer Broadband Test, and Broadband Dead Zone Report Washington, D.C. - Today, the Federal Communications...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/FCC-Launches-Broadband-Consumer-Tools-75787-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:53:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Effort to Widen U.S. Internet Access Sets Up Battle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Effort to Widen U.S. Internet Access Sets Up Battle By BRIAN STELTER and JENNA WORTHAM March 12, 2010 The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious  10-year plan that will reimagine the nation's media and technology  priorities by ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Effort-to-Widen-U-S-Internet-Access-Sets-Up-Battle-75786-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:53:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Honey, Dont Bother Mommy. Im Too Busy Building My Brand.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Honey, Don't Bother Mommy. I'm Too Busy Building My Brand. By JENNIFER MENDELSOHN March 12, 2010 BALTIMORE ON a brisk Saturday morning this month, a dedicated crew of about 90  women, most in their 30s or thereabouts, arrived at a waterfront  hotel ...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Honey-Don-t-Bother-Mommy-I-m-Too-Busy-Building-My-Brand-75785-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:39:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>When is broadband broad enough&#63; &#91;Telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Since I've been putting effort into trying to obtain faster Internet  connectivity for a certain residential neighborhood, plus reading about  Google's 1 GB proposals, broadband initiatives from the government,  etc., let me raise the meta-question:...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/When-is-broadband-broad-enough-Telecom-75783-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:08:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>VZW And My Phone &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Okay, my dilemma:  On Thursday evening at 10:15pm I got a phone call from  someone.  I took it and talked for awhile.  I then walked into a friend's home  where I was until 3:00am.  That location was about 2 blocks from a large VZW  cell site.  I th...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/VZW-And-My-Phone-telecom-75779-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Who says Apple has no sense of humor&#63; &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple just sent me a come-on for a new iphone, and although I'm not in the smart phone market, I couldn't help but pass along something I noticed: their address.  1 Infinite Loop  Cupertino, CA Now, who says that Apple doesn't have a sense of humor?...... The post has 10 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Who-says-Apple-has-no-sense-of-humor-telecom-75777-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Something new&#58; FCC broadband speed testing &#91;Telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As found on Slashdot today:  The Federal Communications Commission is asking the nation's  broadband and smartphone users to use its broadband testing  tools to help the feds and consumers know what speeds are  actually available, not just promised ...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Something-new-FCC-broadband-speed-testing-Telecom-75776-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:51:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The power of yellow pages advertising &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Around the corner from where I live is an apartment building. In one of the windows in one of the units is an air conditioner. Typically, a window air conditioner is cantilevered outside the window, or better yet, braced with triangle-shaped bracket...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/The-power-of-yellow-pages-advertising-telecom-75774-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:47:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New Zealand just implemented government&#45;censored filtered   ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Govt internet filter going live is sad day for NZ Thursday, 11 March 2010  The Department of Internal Affairs has admitted that the  internet filter is now operational and is already being  used by ISPs Maxnet and Watchdog. It appears that Maxnet  h...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/New-Zealand-just-implemented-government-censored-filtered-75773-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Smartphones will make mobile security a challenge &#91;Telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The increasing use of smart phones in the workplace opens new vulnerabilities as the smart phones become hacked and run malware.  Think of the smart phones as open conduits to the company/corporate LANs and other infrastructure per:  [...]  ... ment...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Smartphones-will-make-mobile-security-a-challenge-Telecom-75757-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:33:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>TiVo Prevails in Patent Rights Case Against Dish</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ TiVo Prevails in Patent Rights Case Against Dish By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The New York Times March 4, 2010 Filed at 3:03 p.m. ET TiVo Inc. prevailed yet again in a long-running dispute with Dish  Network Corp. over patents for digital video recorders...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/TiVo-Prevails-in-Patent-Rights-Case-Against-Dish-75750-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:56:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Line length and other matters of style &#91;NFP&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I don't generally allow Meta discussion, i.e., posts about the Digest itself, but I'm breaking my own rule in this case. Here's why: one of the readers has objected to my practice of re-formatting submissions to achieve a standard look and feel, i.e...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Line-length-and-other-matters-of-style-NFP-75752-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:48:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cell phone in the toilet, what to do&#63; &#91;Telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It's not often there's something funny (as in Hah hah!) in the COMPUTING Q&A column of the San Francisco Chronicle, but today there was: What to do when cell phone falls in the toilet Q: I accidentally dropped my cell phone into the toilet, and now ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Cell-phone-in-the-toilet-what-to-do-Telecom-75738-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:25:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Domestic Earthquake Survivability &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ News reports following the Chilean earthquake showed other potential zones and these were around the Pacific coast.  It was more of a question of 'when', not 'if', a big quake will hit. Apparently they do know a lot on how to build things to survive...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Domestic-Earthquake-Survivability-telecom-75726-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:33:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Voice mail versus cassette answering machine &#40;was&#58; Clueless ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Reel-to-reel, shirley. Actually, several of the ubiquitous Panasonic dual cassette tape machines were excellent. Voice mail tends to compress band width for worse sound quality. It was an inferior substitution, in many cases. Also, certain voice mai...... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Voice-mail-versus-cassette-answering-machine-was-Clueless-75724-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:15:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Slammed and crammed &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I haven't had phone service from the telephone company in a number of years.  I had new service installed February 2. Got my first bill today. It's the 1980s! I was both slammed and crammed! Slammed: The phone company itself billed me a recurring fe...... The post has 11 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Slammed-and-crammed-telecom-75723-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:45:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement CUPERTINO, California-March 2, 2010-Apple today filed a lawsuit  against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the  iPhone's user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The  lawsuit was fi...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Apple-Sues-HTC-for-Patent-Infringement-75705-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:01:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>iPad Available in US on April 3 &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ iPad Available in US on April 3 Pre-Order on March 12 CUPERTINO, California-March 5, 2010-Apple today announced that its  magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on  Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi ...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/iPad-Available-in-US-on-April-3-telecom-75704-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:01:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Loma Linda California Now Selling 911 Insurance &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The city of Loma Linda, California, is now offering insurance against its residents having to pay per-incident fees when Fire Department medical teams answer 911 calls. According to Jeff Bender, who is the Fire Chief for the City of Loma Linda, Cali...... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Loma-Linda-California-Now-Selling-911-Insurance-telecom-75687-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
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<title>&#91;sbcepr&#93; AT&amp;T CEO Sees Metered Pricing In Future, No iPad Is...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is forwarded from a list made up mostly of SWC (now AT&T) retirees. Wes  Leatherock wesrock@aol.com wleathus@yahoo.com Interesting concept(s) on wireless usage... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/att-ceo-backs-metered-billing-sees-no-ipad-woes-...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/sbcepr-AT-T-CEO-Sees-Metered-Pricing-In-Future-No-iPad-Is-75698-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Its that time again in North America &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here in North America we will leave standard time and will adjust our time one hour ahead for daylight saving (no S) time at 02:00 Sunday 7 March 2010. There still are a few telephone numbers where you can get the time of day (and sometimes local te...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/It-s-that-time-again-in-North-America-telecom-75681-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:28:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Sint Maartens Migration into the NANP has been DELAYED Some...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The other day, I'd heard that Sint Maarten's incorporation into the NANP might be delayed somewhat. The permissive dialing was to have been on 31-May-2010, mandatory on 30-November-2010. They are presently a part of the Netherlands Antilles +599, bu...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Sint-Maarten-s-Migration-into-the-NANP-has-been-DELAYED-Some-75680-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:45:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Unintended Consequences&#58; Twelve Years under the DMCA &#91;teleco...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years under the DMCA Fred Von Lohmann Electronic Frontier Foundation February 2010 This document collects reported cases where the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA have been invoked not against pirates, but a...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Unintended-Consequences-Twelve-Years-under-the-DMCA-teleco-75679-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:17:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The perfect Telecom conversation piece &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here's a perfect conversation piece for those awkward social situations when someone asks what you did for a living in the dark ages before computers: http://tinyurl.com/ygltn8r . If you wind up buying it, feel free to invite me over to hook it up. ...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/The-perfect-Telecom-conversation-piece-telecom-75669-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:10:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi&#45;Fi Disappe...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-Fi Disappears [VIDEO] Yeah, everyone has stolen Wi-Fi at one point or another, but not  everyone has called into a tech show in order to complain about the  fact that someone put the kibosh on said s...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Clueless-Woman-Calls-Tech-Show-When-Her-Stolen-Wi-Fi-Disappe-75662-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:06:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Need minor part for 2500 phone &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Our Bell System 2500 phone is missing one of the small white plastic plungers that press down the 'on hook' switch when the handset is placed on the cradle.  Only one is needed to restore the phone to original health and reasonably good condition!  ...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Need-minor-part-for-2500-phone-telecom-75658-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:04:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#91;telecom&#93; NYS &quot;bill&quot; in works to outlaw phone ID spoofing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ [Queens Chronicle]   Penalties for phone spoofers a possibility   Callers who attempt to defraud others may start to think twice before  dialing. Legislation that would prohibit callers from hiding or falsifying  their caller ID to harass or defraud...... The post has 12 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/telecom-NYS-bill-in-works-to-outlaw-phone-ID-spoofing-75642-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:17:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Speaking of microwave...  &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Would anyone know accurately when the first revenue service (not lab experiment) Bell System microwave link began? Is microwave still used for long distance calls or television? There's a historical site that mentions that a number of towers have be...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Speaking-of-microwave-telecom-75633-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>magicJack vs. boingboing &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Boingboing the popular blog posted a short unfavorable note about Magicjack and their phenomenally anti-consumer terms of service in April 2008.  Magicjack sued, and it was just resolved.  Magicjack comes across looking, to put it mildly, like a bun...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/magicJack-vs-boingboing-telecom-75610-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:43:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Re&#58; Pay phone nostalgia &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ will pay for an account for 90 days and can cost as little as month why would someone opt to pay 50c for a three minute call? Wish I could find such. I have a T-mobile prepaid; it's $10/every ninety days, which buys me in theory 30 minutes of use. E...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Re-Pay-phone-nostalgia-telecom-75607-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:54:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Law enforcement tracking cell phone owners in real time    &#91;...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Article in Newsweek describing this issue: The snitch in your pocket http://www.newsweek.com/id/233916 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ***** Moderator's Note ***** The Newsweek article claims that Federal Law-Enforcement already has ac...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Law-enforcement-tracking-cell-phone-owners-in-real-time-75605-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:13:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>More about 5E remote from Catalina Island to the SoCal mainl...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Would the LEC sink fiber across the 26 miles of sea for the remote/host link, or would they use digital microwave (the elevations are sufficient for one microwave link? I understand that microwave is vunerable to wiretapping for those with the where...... The post has 8 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/More-about-5E-remote-from-Catalina-Island-to-the-SoCal-mainl-75603-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:44:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>magicJack&#58; Cheap, Way Overhyped, But Really Works &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal magicJack: Cheap, Way Overhyped, But Really Works February 17, 2010 by Walter S. Mossberg When I see a high-tech product that's advertised mainly via frequent  hard-sell TV ads, as if it were a diet p...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/magicJack-Cheap-Way-Overhyped-But-Really-Works-telecom-75601-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:44:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anyone have an idea what the end office switch type NT-5 is? That is what comes up in Local Calling Guide for the switch used in NPA 949 by Cox Communications to provide dial tone services on their Orange County, California cable service. I know, NT...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Cable-System-Switch-Type-telecom-75584-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:19:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Frustration understood. :-) Where I've seen the problem occur frequently is copy'n'pasting from a web page into an editor or even Thunderbird's entry window, with the offending characters mostly being left and right single and double quotes and an e...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Fonts-and-Editors-was-Re-US-school-district-spied-on-st-75578-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:07:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>FWIW&#58; Long Lines web site &#91;telecom&#93;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In another group, reference was made to the following pages on Long Lines, which might be of some interest here: http://www.long-lines.net/index.html . Cheers, -- tlvpThe post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/FWIW-Long-Lines-web-site-telecom-75561-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Opera Mini for iPhone&#58; Will Apple approve it&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Opera Mini for iPhone: Will Apple approve it? by Dan Frakes Macworld.com Feb 16, 2010 With Opera Software's announcement that the company is this week  demonstrating an iPhone-app version of its eponymous Web browser,  we've seen quite a bit of comm...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Opera-Mini-for-iPhone-Will-Apple-approve-it-75543-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:34:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cell phone subscriptions to hit 5 billion globally</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cell phone subscriptions to hit 5 billion globally by Lance Whitney February 16, 2010 On a planet with around 6.8 billion people, we're likely to see 5  billion cell phone subscriptions this year. Reaching 4.6 billion at the end of 2009, the number ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Cell-phone-subscriptions-to-hit-5-billion-globally-75542-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:31:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>ScanSafe Annual Global Threat Report 2009</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Annual Global Threat Report 2009 The World's Largest Security Analysis of Real-World Web Traffic http://www.scansafe.com/downloads/gtr/2009_AGTR.pdf KEY HIGHLIGHTS   * Malicious PDF files comprised 56% of Web-encountered exploits in  1Q09, growing t...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/ScanSafe-Annual-Global-Threat-Report-2009-75540-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:23:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mobile Data, the Next Generation: High Speeds but at What Cost? By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN The New York Times February 16, 2010 BARCELONA - The next great leap forward in wireless broadband  networks, a superfast technology called Long Term Evolution, is b...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Mobile-Data-the-Next-Generation-High-Speeds-but-at-What-Co-75537-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:42:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Wi&#45;Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall By SAM DILLON The New York Times February 12, 2010 VAIL, Ariz. - Students endure hundreds of hours on yellow buses each  year getting to and from school in this desert exurb of Tucson, and  stir-crazy te...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom/Wi-Fi-Turns-Rowdy-Bus-Into-Rolling-Study-Hall-75536-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:39:39 -0500</pubDate>
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