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- FCC adopts new pretexting rules
Under new FCC rules, telecom companies, as well as other carriers, will have to get customer permission before releasing personal information to third parties and will also be required to prove to regulators each year that they are in compliance. "We are deeply concerned that the FCC is taking an overly broad approach," USTelecom CEO Walter McCormick said. "This is an extremely anti-consumer outcome." CNET
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USTelecom Calls Pretexting Order "Anti-Consumer"
The FCC released new rules Monday for securing consumer proprietary network information (CPNI). USTelecom CEO Walter McCormick said telecom companies took their customers' privacy seriously and expressed concern about the FCC's overly broad approach. McCormick said the rules were "anti-consumer" and went far beyond protecting the legitimate privacy interests of call-detail information to preventing any marketing of new services, bundled offerings and new applications that can save consumers money.
- Analysis: Unbundled DSL can pay off
DSL has the ability to generate substantially more ARPU than mobile data services, according to a new report from Analysys, which sees unbundled DSL services as a natural extension of wireless carriers' service offerings. The firm expects operators could recoup rollout-related expenses within three years. cellular-news (U.K.)
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- Jobs not in favor of video DRM lift
Even though Apple CEO Steve Jobs wants music labels to lift copyright protection on digital music, he says doing the same for videos is an altogether different story. "Video is pretty different from music right now because the video industry does not distribute 90% of their content DRM free," Jobs said. Yahoo!/PC World/IDG News Service
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 | Hatteras Networks is redefining how Carriers deliver Ethernet services. Hatteras' customers are leveraging Mid-Band Ethernet to extend the Ethernet Service Edge over existing copper facilities to capture part of the $15 billion Mid-Band Ethernet worldwide services opportunity. To learn how Mid-Band Ethernet creates new opportunities for Carriers, visit www.hatterasnetworks.com. |
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