Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Consumer groups oppose telecom deregulation

Eight public-interest and consumer groups have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reject requests by two large telecommunication providers to close off their copper voice and data networks to competitors in 10 U.S. cities. - InfoWorld

That's what big telecom is trying to do: shut the democratic architecture of the Internet. The future of telecom is in Wales. Somewhere in America Telecom is Just Getting Started. BusinessWeek: telecom is back from the dead. Telecom is next on the continuum for 'smart ceramic' MEMS company. Smart Telecom is also in the bidding for Ireland's third mobile telephony.

The same was being expected by the deregulation of the telecom sector in Pakistan as well. VoIP deregulation bill is dead; telecom deregulation is alive. Airline deregulation created a whole new set of winners and losers. Back-Door Deregulation Bids by Verizon Threaten Choice in Telecom Services for 34 Million from Virginia to Massachusetts. Telephone deregulation and ever-evolving technology remain the two main forces behind the growth of Southeastern Telecom Inc. Fortunes were made in airline deregulation.

China Telecom is the largest fix-line operator in China. Northern Telecom Is Under Review. Telecom is the most important infrastructure of the 21st century.

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