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Mobile Phones on Airplanes: Thumbs Up or Hang Up?

8/8/2008 7:49:11 PM

I don't know about you, but the thought of being crammed into a middle seat between two folks yapping away on cell phones during a flight literally ...

In-Flight Cell Call Ban Advances in Congress

7/31/2008 8:51:40 PM

A bill that would stifle in-flight cellular calls despite emerging technologies that finally make them feasible is headed for the U.S. House of ...

House Panel Demands Info From Data Brokers

7/8/2008 12:31:14 PM

A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Friday demanded that operators of Web sites that sell telephone records such as call logs detail how ...

Top Ten IT News Stories of the Week

7/8/2008 12:30:50 PM

1. "Microsoft Demands Royalties for Open Source Software" Linuxworld, May 14 "Hilf: Microsoft Won't Sue Over Royalties, for Now" Linuxworld, May 17 ...

How to Be an IT Power Broker and Influence Policy-Makers

7/4/2008 10:28:00 AM

If new laws enacted in response to the Sept. 11 attacks prove anything, it?s that government policy can reach into every aspect of how companies ...

New Broadband Law Planned for 2006

7/4/2008 10:27:57 AM

On Wednesday, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said his committee has plans to propose a "comprehensive" reworking of the U.S. telecommunications laws ...

Congress Unveils New Net Neutrality Bills

7/4/2008 10:27:56 AM

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a stand-alone net neutrality bill after a House committee thwarted efforts to pass ...

Net Neutrality to Get Vote in U.S. House

7/4/2008 10:27:55 AM

The U.S. House of Representatives is due to debate a wide-ranging telecommunications reform bill as soon as Thursday, and lawmakers will have a ...

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