Telecom News
Moore's Law for Broadband or Homes With Tails? This is an interesting article about the idea of cooperative fiber optic networks. Sounds like a good idea to me!
Injunction in Vonage patent row This is an interesting article at the BBC about how Vonage has been issued an injuction by a US judge, as well as an order to pay $58 million to Verizon for patent infringement. Unfortunately, the article lacks technical specifics to really get an understanding of the situation.
Verizon's Billing Brouhaha A good article on Verizon USF fee recovery. I recently got the email stating that while the USF fee won't continue of DSL, Verizon is raising its DSL prices to match the discount. Update: Verizon and BellSouth remove the fees to avoid FCC investigation into a truth-in-billing question. Verizon drops DSL fee after US FCC pressure (link no longer active, hyperlink removed)
Verizon Is Rewiring New York, Block by Block, in a Race for Survival - New York Times This is an article by the NY Times talking about how Verizon is starting to really get worried. Personally, I think they are too late and are set to implode. Same with SBC.
T-Mobile's Trial Balloon This is about how cell phones are really going to take over land lines, contributing to Verizon and SBC's demise.