Communications News

FCC Issues Its First 'Do Not Call' Citation (Washington Post)
The Federal Communications Commission cited a company for the first time for allegedly violating the government's new anti-telemarketing restrictions, though it did not impose any immediate financial penalties.

DoCoMo to Invest $344 Million To Speed 3G Phone Creation (Wall Street Journal - registration)
NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to invest ¥37 billion ($344 million) over the next two years in the development of third-generation cellphone handsets

VoIP: Here, There, Everywhere (Wired)
Fans of Internet telephony will soon have a significantly larger selection of providers, as some of the biggest fishes in the telecommunications industry rush to roll out services.

The Sound of Phone Cords Severing (BusinessWeek)
Many consumers will likely take their wireline number to a mobile carrier, so S&P thinks local telco investors should defect, too

Wi-fi faces health concerns (Red Herring - registration required)
Some parents are fighting to keep wi-fi out of schools, fearful of health risks.

Not Switched, but Still on Hold (Washington Post)
System Flaws Snare Some Requests to Transfer Phone Numbers.

Ex-WorldCom Head Sidgmore Dies at 52 (Washington Post)
John W. Sidgmore, 52, a pioneer in the Washington technology community and a former WorldCom Inc. chief executive who played a key role in revealing the long-distance giant's accounting fraud, died yesterday of a sudden illness.

AT&T Slow on Number Switching (Wired)
Federal regulators asked AT&T Wireless to respond to complaints that it's taking too long to switch customers who want to transfer their cell-phone service to another company.

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