July 2008

Rogers $30/month plan is only a small victory for consumers

July 23, 2008

While I was on vacation, Rogers blinked. In response to a massive outcry, they revised their iPhone data pricing temporarily, offering a discounted $30 for 6G of data plan for all customers who sign up before the end of August.  It gets better than that, too.  The plan is being offered for all smartphones, including [...]

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Twitter Updates for 2008-07-22

July 22, 2008

Join us on this morning’s SquawkBox at 11 AM — http://snurl.com/331m2 — open line. Bring your topics and let’s discuss. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Squawkbox July 22

July 22, 2008

Kind of a light SquawkBox today. On the first day back after my vacation we had an open line show. I needed to catch up on what has happened over the last three weeks!

We discussed the Apple iPhone 3G launch, RIM, Skype’s recent successes in enterprise, and the Facebook profile update.

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Twitter Updates for 2008-07-21

July 21, 2008

6600 km driven over 3 weeks. Enjoying a beer at Frankfurt airport before the flight home. # 6600 km driven in 3 weeks! Hanging at Frankfurt airport and having a beer before the flight home. # @dspark heading out in 90 minutes from frankfurt # @filos looking forward to sleepingin my own bed tonight. # [...]

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SquawkBox – July 21st, 2008 – Seven reasons why the new iPhone sucks

July 21, 2008

David Spark (subbing in for Alec Saunders) here of The Spark Minute subbing in for Alec Saunders today on the Squawk Box.  My guest on today’s show was Andrew Eisner of Retrevo, the consumer electronics search engine. I asked Andrew to come on and discuss his extremely popular article, “Seven reasons why the new iPhone [...]

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Twitter Updates for 2008-07-20

July 20, 2008

TEASE: SquawkBox – July 21st, 2008 – Seven reasons why the new iPhone sucks: Join us tomorrow for a liv.. http://tinyurl.com/6hdwsa # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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SquawkBox – July 17th, 2008 – Day in the life Regulatory Reality

July 18, 2008

The Abstract for this event How does a carrier stay in compliance with regulation, when so many agencies claim jurisdiction? What resources are required and what issues are faced in coping with expanding services beyond a specific jurisdiction? Sam Shiffman and a fellow service provider will provide some insight as to the realities managing telecom [...]

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Squawk Box – July 16, 2008 – Net Neutrality

July 17, 2008

Wow, This was a great discussion It’s clear that the debate about Net Neutrality is contentious. Having recently seen some state legislation aimed at reform that then ended up being more restrictive, the discussion on Net Neutrality can be particularly worrisome. While the general principals adopted by the FCC seem to lay out a model [...]

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Squawk Box – July 15th, 2008 – Following the Money

July 16, 2008

My original description read like this: After centuries of taxes and service fees based on the use of local switching by a phone company, the application of those rules to services on the Internet is burdensome. Can Intercarrier Compensation be placed into a model that is logical for all participants? While fighting for this vision [...]

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Squawk Box – July 14, 2008 – Deployed Globally, Regulated Locally

July 15, 2008

This was my first guest hosting of Squawk box and i have a learning curve to overcome. Jim Kohlenberger, Executive Director of the VON Coalition, and Brita Strandberg, Partner at Harris Wiltshire, joined Carl Ford, Community Developer to discuss the regulatory world and particularly the intersection of Telecom and Web 2.0. The conversation focused in [...]

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