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Marguerite Reardon
Skype: We didn't know about security issues
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 4, 2008 - 2:27pmLast updated: October 4, 2008 - 2:28pm
Skype's president said that the company was largely unaware of a major security breach affecting Skype users in China. In a blog published Thursday, Josh Silverman, Skype's president, explained he did not realize that TOM-Skype, Skype's partner in China, was logging and storing users' instant messages that were deemed offensive by the Chinese government.
Consumers prefer phone company bundles
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 30, 2008 - 6:00pmLast updated: September 30, 2008 - 6:01pm
Results from a new customer survey suggest consumers would rather subscribe to a triple play bundle of services from a phone company than from a cable operator.
Teens view cell phones as essential
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 15, 2008 - 7:17amLast updated: September 15, 2008 - 7:17am
Cell phones have become almost as important to American teens as the clothes they wear, according to a nationwide survey of teenagers released last week.
Study shows US broadband speeds continue to lag
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 13, 2008 - 4:23pmLast updated: August 13, 2008 - 4:24pm
The average download and upload speeds for broadband services across the U.S. have remained relatively unchanged over the past year as the U.S. continues to lag behind other countries in terms of broadband speeds, according to a report published by the Communications Workers of America labor union.
White space tests get mixed results
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 11, 2008 - 7:56pmLast updated: August 11, 2008 - 7:56pm
Field tests to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission should open up unused TV spectrum for wireless broadband services are getting mixed reviews as different methods for avoiding spectrum interference are being tested in the real world.
Broadband war gets bloodier
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 30, 2008 - 6:56pmLast updated: July 30, 2008 - 6:57pm
Judging from the earnings announcements from Comcast, Verizon and AT&T, adding new broadband customers is getting more tough as many people already subscribe to either cable or DSL. As a result, cable operators and phone companies are battling each other head to head to steal customers from one another.
Cuba and Venezuela to lay undersea Internet cable
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 20, 2008 - 7:59pmLast updated: July 20, 2008 - 8:00pm
Earlier this week, Wikileaks published documents that were signed in 2006 by officials in Cuba and Venezuela describing plans for a new undersea cable that will connect the two countries and provide high-speed Internet access to Cuban citizens by 2010.
Schwarzenegger, Brown ask ISPs to block child porn
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 22, 2008 - 3:01pmCalifornia Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr. (D) issued a press release Friday asking Internet service providers in California to follow the lead of Verizon Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Sprint in "removing child pornography from existing servers and blocking channels" that disseminate the illegal material.
AT&T and Verizon say FCC Net Neutrality principles work
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 18, 2008 - 7:53amExecutives from AT&T and Verizon Communications said Tuesday that it's important for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against Comcast for slowing down some peer-to-peer traffic to prove that legislation is not necessary when it comes to Network Neutrality.
AT&T and Verizon defend early termination fees
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 18, 2008 - 7:02amExecutives from AT&T and Verizon Communications defended early termination fees for wireless customers Tuesday, but said they wouldn't oppose Federal Communications Commission rules that required these fees to be "reasonable."
