Documents in AT&T spying case unsealed
AT&T set up a special room at one of its Internet facilities in 2003 that was open only to employees cleared by the National Security Agency (NSA), according to a declaration by a retired engineer as part of a lawsuit over alleged mass invasion of privacy by the carrier.
Telco bashing: It’s just their turn
Some days it seems everything’s conspiring against the big telecommunications providers - even themselves.
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Tax-happy feds should simply quit meddling
Instead of taxing VoIP providers right along with traditional telcos, how about scrapping the entire dysfunctional Universal Services Fund in the first place? If need be, we can build out some flavor of telecom subsidy that actually works - but the USF isn’t it.
Competitors ask FCC to block AT&T, BellSouth merger
A group of competitive telecommunications service providers Tuesday said they have urged the FCC to deny the proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth.
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