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Bureau of Labor Statistics reports big drop in tech jobs
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 6, 2008 - 8:50pmLast updated: August 6, 2008 - 8:51pm
Employment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor for the month of July, as well as its employment statistics comparing July 2007 versus July 2008, indicate a significant decline in information technology employment.
Net access in the wake of FCC vs. Comcast
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 5, 2008 - 7:21pmLast updated: August 5, 2008 - 7:22pm
In the wake of the Federal Communications Commission's decision that Comcast interfered with "Internet users' right to access the lawful Internet content and to use the applications of their choice," network providers such as Comcast will likely turn to one of two models to manage their networks: metered access or QoS (quality of service).
Senate delays vote on surveillance bill until July
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 6, 2008 - 8:35pm(6/27) To the relief of vacationing Headliners everywhere, the Senate delayed a vote on a controversial surveillance bill that would allow a US National Security Agency spying program to continue and would likely result in the dismissal of dozens of lawsuits against telecom carriers that participated in the program.
ICANN: Meddling with DNS poses security problem
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 24, 2008 - 8:52pmThe interception of Internet traffic to snoop on phone calls or track surfers' behavior is a hot topic -- but what's keeping members of ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee up at night is the interception of traffic to and from sites that don't even exist.
Supreme Court to hear AT&T antitrust case
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 23, 2008 - 6:24pmThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an antitrust case that alleges AT&T squeezed out small ISPs by charging too much for wholesale access to its phone network.
The mobile revolution's hidden cost
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 22, 2008 - 3:09pmLate last year, the mobile phone industry passed a remarkable milestone, one that not so many years ago it didn't even expect to reach: 3 billion mobile phones. There is little doubt that mobile phones are proving incredibly empowering.
Update: House approves surveillance bill, protects telecoms
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 20, 2008 - 3:00pmLast updated: June 22, 2008 - 2:56pm
The House of Representatives has approved legislation that would continue a controversial surveillance program at the U.S. National Security Agency with limited court oversight, while likely ending lawsuits against telecommunications carriers that participated in the program.
Carriers look to next U.S. administration on Network Neutrality issue
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 19, 2008 - 9:32amLast updated: June 19, 2008 - 10:37am
The major US telecommunications carriers aren't sure what to expect from the next presidential administration, but at least one is hoping for a resolution of the Comcast Network Neutrality issue before President George Bush leaves office.
Carriers say telecom fuels economic growth
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 17, 2008 - 9:48pmCarrier executives pushed telecommunications as a powerful driver of economic growth at the NXTcomm trade show on Tuesday, and their progress reports on building out their own networks indicated they may be right.
Weak evidence links congressmen's cyberattacks to China
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 16, 2008 - 7:55amHouse of Representatives members who worry that China may have been responsible for attacks on their computers have provided little evidence to back up their claims, according to computer security experts.
