telecommunications

Crisis Will Hit Telecom Business, Analyst Says

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:13:33 -0700

Traffic Shaping Could Shape Online Entertainment Habits

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:42:20 -0700

Rep. Dingell Seeks Input from Telcos on Regulatory Issues

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:56:59 -0700

The Wall Street Lesson for Net Neutrality

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:41 -0700

Qwest's Union Workers Authorize Strike

Stevie Converse — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:36:23 -0700

documentary film on decline of television

Mark Tollefson — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:47:00 -0700

I am producing a documentary film about the current state and future evolution of television. It is a critical examination of how the broadcasting industry has been steadily corrupted by the influence of media consolidation, greed and mismanagement.

Text Messaging via Hubble Space Telescope!

alicelee727 — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:34:00 -0700

In a study done on mobile phones, Dr. Nigel Bannister, a
space scientist at the University of Leicester, has calculated that sending
text messages using cellular phones is more costly than transmitting data from

Eco-media in the Arts: Transnational Temps

deck — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:48:00 -0700

Why "Earth Art for the 21st Century"? Like a lot of people, the artists who formed Transnational Temps in 2001 (info about the collective follows this article) sensed that coverage of global warming and other environmental issues was woefully inadequate. Commercially sponsored "informative" programming continues to suffer from attention deficit disorders, to say nothing of conflicts of interest. The Internet has presented a means to address the situation.

Join Us In Minneapolis

headzup — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:32:00 -0700

As many of you already know, Headzup's satirical cartoons have been known to traverse the globe within minutes of publication by being passed from cell phone to cell phone as forwarded picture messages. By carefully crafting our daily cartoons to "fly under the radar" of monopolistic mobile network operators, we are working to establish an early beachhead from which other progressive voices can be heard.

Palabras de Resistencia de Medios/Words of Media Resistance

Poor News Network — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:34:00 -0700

Pobreza,
Raza, Discapacidad y intellectuales Migratorios de la Prensa Pobre y
Voces De Inmigrantes en Resistancia testifican la verdad a la FCC sobre
el asunto de la Neutralidad del Internet.

Poverty, Race, Disability and Migrant scholars from
PoorNewsNetwork(PNN) in collaboration with Media organizers from all
ova da bay speak truth to the FCC on Net Neutrality

Keeping your perspective grounded

Ben Byrne — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:41:00 -0700

The business news of the last 24 hours has been the merger agreement between Delta and Northwest. According news reports, the new merged airline will be the largest in the world and the merger could shake up the entire industry.

This got me to thinking: how big a company would the new Delta be compared the corporate giants we at Free Press deal with every day?

Public Interest vs. Corporate Lobbying

Ben Byrne — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:59:00 -0700

Today, the Washington Post published a wonderful profile of Free Press' policy director Ben Scott.

I take issue with the insinuation that Free Press somehow isn't truly populist because Google happens to agree with us on Net Neutrality. It's not like they (or any other corporation) are funding our efforts.

But I digress. By far the most interesting tidbit in the piece is the mention of lobbying expenditures.

A Look at Sen. John McCain's Telecom Ties

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:22:07 -0700

People who work, advise or raise campaign money for Republican presidential candidate John McCain who have lobbied for telecommunications companies since 1999:

Wireless Mesh May Be The Right Choice

tompoe — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:41:00 -0700

Wireless Mesh May Be The Right Choice

The pentagon has opted for wireless mesh technology as the right choice for Afghanistan and Iraq. San Francisco, California, has opted for wireless mesh technology as the right choice for local broadband infrastructure. Ypsilanti, Michigan, has opted for wireless mesh technology as the right choice for a nontechnical approach to local broadband infrastructure, monitored and operated by two fellows with laptops. Perth Amboy, New Jersey, has opted for wireless mesh technology as the right choice for their "Canopy" approach to local broadband infrastructure for their city.

A True 21st Century Education Looks Like This

tompoe — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:40:00 -0700

"He sees interactive tablet PCs replacing textbooks and notebooks in schools. Students will call up everything they need on their tablet PCs and write everything directly on the screen to be stored there. His daughter’s school, he said, is already using this technology."
<a href="http://www.freepress.net/news/31335">Free Press News</a>

FCC Bans Exclusive Contracts for Telecommunications Services in Apartment Buildings

Stevie Converse — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:27:11 -0700

In an order adopted today, the FCC banned carriers from entering into exclusive contracts to provide telecommunications services in residential apartment buildings, and prohibited enforcement of existing contracts that contain exclusivity provisions.

Watch the NCAA Tourney with P2P

Adam Lynn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0700

A peer to peer company is testing out a streaming video service for all the NCAA tournament games, utilizing the wonders of p2p.

FCC to Dwell on Apartment Phone Deal Ban

Stevie Converse — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:44:03 -0700

Telephone companies that exclusively give apartment buildings service will likely have to unplug and let tenants have their pick of providers.

The Future of American Communications

Stevie Converse — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:29:08 -0700

The Future of American Communications Working Group (FACT) will produce a volume outlining a new vision for communications policy in America and the practical steps needed to achieve it.

Will You Be Ready on February 19, 2009?

tompoe — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:08:00 -0700

Will You Be Ready on February 19, 2009?