Why does the government argue that it is not in the public’s interest to have free wireless internet access?

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in Politics

cassandra asked:
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http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/08/telecom-giants-trying-to-block-free-internet/#comments

This blog links to the newscast where the CEO of the company proposing this free service discusses the govt. nixing his plan.
Do you agree with the government’s decision? If so, why? If not, why not?
How strange – the interview begins with the GOVT DECISION TO NOT ALLOW IT!!!!!!!!

C’mon citizen, keep up. Your rights are being trampled.
Brianne, it’s the FCC that forbade it. They’re part of the govt, you know.

And, the Justice Department this week instructed the FCC to forbid net neutrality, too.

Got it? Now, feel free to give an informed opinion.
Here’s a reason the govt might have said it’s not in the public interest – the company would provide ‘family friendly’ internet, meaning a censored internet. It also would provide ‘ad-supported’ internet, not exactly free.
Froghugger – what’s wrong with your brain? The company wants to provide the free wireless internet. No one is suggesting the govt provide it.

You should read before you answer questions.

Thanks. (No wonder you don’t accept email.)

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Wondering why internet in UAE is so slow?

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in United Arab Emirates

hans asked:

Last weeks internet in UAE is a disaster. Uploading takes to much time,internet sites opening very slow or not………………………
Why is Etisalat quiet and not telling us the truth?
Read this article:

Internet problems continue with fourth (!!!!) cable break
by Dylan Bowman and AFP on Sunday, 03 February 2008

Internet services in Qatar have been seriously disrupted because of damage to an undersea telecoms cable linking the Gulf state to the UAE, the fourth (!!!!) such incident in less than a week (!!!).

UPDATE: Flag plays down net blackout conspiracy theories (!!!)

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) said on Sunday the cable was damaged between the Qatari island of Haloul and the UAE island of Das on Friday. The cause of damage is not yet known, but ArabianBusiness.com has been told unofficially the problem is related to the power system and not the result of a ship’s anchor cutting the cable, as is thought to be the case in the other three incidents.
It is expected to take at least “a few days” to fix, according to one person with knowledge of the situation.
The damage caused major problems for internet users in Qatar over the weekend, but Qtel’s loss of capacity has been kept below 40% thanks to what the telecom said was a large number of alternative routes for transmission.
It is not yet clear how badly telecom and internet services have been affected in the UAE. Etisalat is expected to release a statement on Monday.

UPDATE: UAE unaffected by fourth internet cable break (Note: I don’t believe that!!)

Parts of the Gulf Arab region were plunged into a virtual internet blackout on Wednesday when two undersea cables were cut near Alexandria, on Egypt’s north coast.
The initial breaches were in segments of two intercontinental cables known as Sea-ME-We-4 and Flag Europe-Asia.
The situation was made worse on Friday when Flag, part of India’s Reliance Communications, revealed a third cable, Falcon, had also been damaged off the UAE coast.
Etisalat said it does not use the Falcon cable and is therefore unaffected, but the UAE’s second telco, Du, warned the damage could hamper its efforts to restore normal service to customers. Etisalat said it is helping Du minimise disruption.
Flag said a repair ship was expected to arrive at the location of the third damaged cable in the next few days, but bad weather has prevented the vessel from setting off from Abu Dhabi port.
The ship is now expected to depart Monday morning and the repairs should take five days.
The third cable is located 56 kilometres from Dubai on a segment between the UAE and Oman.
Etisalat said it had been informed by Flag Telecom, which operates one of the two damaged cables in the Mediterranean Sea, that the problem should be fixed in two weeks, while the operator of the other cable planned to carry out repairs on February 8.
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So……………what you think?

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What internet service provider do you use?

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in Other - New Zealand

♥jenny♥ asked:

I’ve used Paradice (agggges ago), then recently stopped using Woosh, and now I’m using Xtra Telecom. I thought Woosh was alright but when I got a new computer, it kept freezing. So what company do you go with and is it any good? I may change again and people say that Vodafone is good… ?
i’ve never heard of charter, bigpond or comcast. are you guys from nz? lol i kinda need people from nz to answer this so i know what isp i should use..
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How do you integrate payment confirmation through sms on ecommerce websites?

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in Other - Internet

shachin b asked:


I have built an ecommerce website – and I want to send automated ‘confirmation of payment made, order received etc’ smses to my customers mobile phone numbers.
How does this work? Where should I begin from? Is it necessary to use a 3rd party software? Do I have to tie-up with any telecom company(I want the name of my company to been as the sender of the message)? Where can I get to know the costs of this service? I do not wish to share my customers numbers with a another software provider…can I build this on my own? How do I approach telecom companies?
Please provide me inputs.
Thanks.
I am from India…

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We are immigrating to Canada frm IndiaWhich city is best for Jobs,living,Edmonton,Calgary,Grand prairie or?

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in Other - Canada

parv asked:


Please suggest, where initial expenses will be less, because as we got to know that in Canada people don’t recognized other countries degrees, so we have to study again any small courses and to do some part time work, is it true, I have done MBA from New Delhi and my wife done B.Tec. from Punjab India, I am working as Manager in telecom sales & marketing of telecom services and my wife is in teaching line working as lecturer in engineering college teaching C,C++,Java etc. I am 31 years and she is 27 years old. I have heard that housing is expensive in Calgary, what about small & growing cities in Alberta like Grand Prairie , any other suggesion….Thanks

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Can you just please answer these? It wouldn’t take more than a minute?

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in Polls & Surveys

MiKeL asked:


You don’t have to know anything about this survey I just need some answers for my project sample. And answering these questions could also give you points right! Ok here it goes:

You can use any telecom company you want (e.g. AT&T, Vodfone, your choice any company that you know) Can you please also state the company that you used.

1. Are you satisfied with (Telecom Company) services?
Yes or No

2. Have u used other services aside from (Telecom Company)?
Yes or No (State company if yes)

3. Rate the services of (Telecom Company)
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Very Poor Forget it!

4. How often do you encounter network problems?
Always Frequently Sometimes Occationally Never

5. How likely are you to recommend (Telecom Company) to a friend or relative?

6. How likely are you to maintain your relationship with (Telecom Comapany)?

7. What do you think of the prices of (Telecom Company) is giving?
Reasonable 1 2 3 Unreasonable
Effective 1 2 3 Ineffective

8. Compared to (Telecom B), do you think (Telecom A) is:
Competitive 1 2 3 Uncompetitive

9. What service do you use mostly?(e.g. Internet, phone service, mobile service, etc)

10. In what ways can (Telecom Company) improve?
Companies like AT&T, Vodafone…

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Unethical telecom practices?

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in Law & Ethics

DMG asked:


I have had problems with 3 different phone companies in the last year. One authorized dealer lied about how their plan worked, and caused my daughter to run up a huge bill. We called, sent letters, talked to the dealer, contacted CEOs to no avail. They placed the charges on my husbands credit report and I sent a retort to accompany the bad rating. The next company is doing much the same thing to our company phones. They interrupted service then tried to have us pay their technician $100/hr to come out and fix it. We brought in our own tech who determined no signal was coming to the box. They started charging for long distance which was supposed to be part of the plan. I transferred another carrier and they continued to charge us even after I sent in cacellation notices. They have yet to remove the charge. I even contacted the MD Public Service Comission who tried to pass this to the FCC. Is this only going on in MD or in other states too?
The 3rd company finally fixed their billing problem after several phone calls. Lucky for them because I had a preponderance of evidence that would have took them out in a civil suit.

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I need to find a benchmark for a particular portfolio?

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in Investing

xintegr asked:


This the portfolio weighting: I need to find one as close as this as possible. I was going to use the S&P 500 but the financial is a lot heavily weighted than 7.93%. And also the S&P 500 health care wasn’t as high as well.
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Financials7.93%
Health Care16.28%
Energy12.55%
Consumer Staples15.86%
Consumer Discretionary10.39%
Basic Materials3.17%
Industrials10.01%
Information Technology13.20%
Telecom Service3.16%
Utilities5.21%

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What is this charge on my phone bill? Egypt telecom?

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in Egypt

Cali jack asked:


i saw my phone bill online, i only used £15 of calls but the total is £263!!!!

something called ‘audio service’ has a charge of £177.50, what the hell is this???? I barely use the phone

take a look at my phone bill here: http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9493/70646994.jpg

I just want to know what is that service that cost so much

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How to Find Obscure/Remote I.T. Jobs?

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in Technology

timeggenberger asked:


I work in Telecom/I.T. as an Engineer. I love to travel, particularly to remote locations (doing field work).
Is there a ‘HeadHunter’, or WebPage (i.e. like Monster) service that specializes in filling these type of positions?

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Is Mexico Looking Out for Numero Uno While the country’s poor flee, Mexico’s elite take care of themselves?

Untied States Of Latina asked: Must read more at link.Members of President Vicente Fox’s National Action Party (PAN) have joined the chorus of self-righteous criticism. They applauded an early January 2006 joint declaration by Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and six Central American countries pledging their opposition to treating migrants who illegally cross into the [...]

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