Long Distance – No. 9: Epilogue
When I said yesterday that there may be some further financial challenges ahead for the "traditional" telecommunications companies, I did not realize that on that same day AT&T Corp., the nation’s largest long-distance carrier, announced a plan to eliminate 7,000 jobs and write off $11.4 billion in assets. The Wall Street Journal reported that the […]
Long Distance – No. 9: feedback from readers
There are many people who know much more than I do about telecommunications and I am really pleased that a few of them at IBM offered some feedback on my latest story about "long distance". First, thanks to Mike Nelson, formerly Director of Technology Policy at the Office of Plans and Policy at the FCC, […]
Long Distance – No. 9
The Verizon phone bill for last month’s service at the lakehouse was $16.11. It seems like a reasonable amount until you look at the detailed breakdown. The Touchtone Line was $5.68. And then there were the "other" charges. Federal line cost charge – $6.05. Local Number Portability Surcharge – $.21. Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge […]
The Rolodex
It was a rainy day and so I decided to work on something I have been putting off for a long time — cleaning up my contact list. We all have contact lists. Some of us keep them in a Palm Pilot or other personal digital assistant. Others keep them in a small spiral notepad. […]
WiFi Update – No. 9
Where is WiFi headed? I don’t claim to have a crystal ball but one thing is for sure and that is that WiFi is making the Internet “always on” and extending it to more people and more devices at more locations. A number of us have predicted that WiFi would become like air and water […]
