Australian opposition paving a telecoms road to nowhere

February 02, 12 by David Goldstein

Fish, barrel; fox, henhouse; Abbott, NBN. Mocking Tony Abbott’s ignorance of telecoms has become so easy and habitual that his latest pronouncements would normally hardly merit a response. But with his latest policy speech being seen as an informal roll-up to next year’s election c...

Mozambique signs 20-year Internet deal

February 02, 12 by PHYSorg.com: Telecom News
Mozambique has signed a 20-year contract with Internet cable operator SEACOM to provide broadband access to government institutions and schools, science ministry official Rufino Gujamo said Thursday.

Concern over providing subsidy to Pakistan’s telecom companies

February 02, 12 by David Goldstein

National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) & Telecom has expressed concerns for providing subsidiary up to 90% to different telecom companies despite the fact that some of them were defaulters.

The committee directed that the Ministry of IT and Telecom may...

US Lawmaker Pushes Consumer Notification Bill in Wake of Carrier IQ Concerns

February 02, 12 by David Goldstein

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has proposed a bill that would require all phone companies to notify consumers of any user tracking and monitoring software in their cell phones.

Markey’s proposed Mobile Device Privacy Act is in response to the recent controversy surrounding the ...

Text driving initiative too late, says campaigner

February 01, 12 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
A new mobile initiative to stop people texting and driving has come too late, says a relative of two people killed by a distracted driver.The free DriveSafe service, launched today, allows Vodafone customers to set up the automatic...