Telecommunications

May 29, 2009 -- THE PRESIDENT: Everybody, please be seated. We meet today at a transformational moment -- a moment in history when our interconnected world presents us, at once, with great promise but also great peril.    » read more »

May 29, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. -- Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today on the Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity Policy Review:

"We applaud President Obama for highlighting the extraordinarily serious issue of cybersecurity. No other President in American history has elevated this issue to that level and we thank him for his leadership.    » read more »

May 29, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s decision to form a new White House Cyber Office:

“I commend President Obama’s decision to form a White House Cyber Office to better coordinate our private sector and government defenses against the complex and evolving attacks by hackers and cyber spies our nation faces each day. Cyber security has been of growing concern to me and my constituents since the devastating cyber attacks against Estonia two years ago.    » read more »

May 28, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, released the following statement regarding the report outlining a broadband internet strategy for rural America released today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in conjunction with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).    » read more »

May 29, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. - With news that the FBI's computer and email system shut down due to a far-reaching virus, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on the importance of protecting networks and online security, and praising President Obama's plans to name a cyber czar responsible for protecting America's network security:    » read more »

May 29, 2009 -- WASHINGTON - The White House today released the Cyberspace Policy Review, summarizing the findings of input from industry, academia, liberty and privacy communities, state governments, international partners, and the legislative and executive branches. The following statement should be attributed to Peter Davidson, Verizon senior vice president of federal government relations:

"The White House Cyberspace Policy Review outlines the way to strengthen the digital infrastructure that all Americans depend upon. President Obama and his administration recognize the key role that industry will have in working with the government to ensure a secure, reliable and trustworthy cyber infrastructure.    » read more »

Report to Congress Important Building Block for National Broadband Plan

Washington, D.C., May 27, 2009 - Concluding that all rural Americans must have the opportunity to reap the full benefits of broadband services, Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael J. Copps released a report today providing a starting point for the development of policies to deliver broadband to rural areas and restore economic growth and opportunity for Americans residing and working in those areas.    » read more »

Field Trial With JANET Moves High Bandwidth Optical Service Closer to Commercial Deployment

May 27, 2009 -- BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon Business has completed a successful trial of 100G optical service with JANET, the United Kingdom's National Research and Education Network.

The field trial, completed in April, is the latest in a series of successful trials conducted by Verizon, which is aggressively working with major equipment suppliers toward 100G commercial deployment. Typical optical carrier network speeds are 10G and 40G.    » read more »

Holds broadband development forum, unveils interactive mapping tool at New Salem town hall

NEW SALEM – Tuesday, May 26, 2009 – As part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state's economic future, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today held a broadband development forum in Western Massachusetts where he moved to secure federal recovery funding for broadband expansion in the Commonwealth and unveiled a new interactive mapping tool to help further the Patrick-Murray administration's efforts to bring high-speed Internet to communities across the state.    » read more »

SAN DIEGO - May 20, 2009 - Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today stated that it is disappointed with the U.S. International Trade Commission's (ITC) final determination that Qualcomm's accused chip packages infringe two patents asserted by Tessera (patents '326 and '419), which it also found valid.

The ITC also issued a limited exclusion order banning Qualcomm and other respondents from importing into the United States the accused chip packages except to the extent those products are licensed.    » read more »

AT&T Boosts Wireless Coverage, Announces New 3G Markets and Plans to Expand AT&T U-verse Availability

St. Louis, Missouri, May 18, 2009 -- AT&T* plans to add approximately 55 new cell sites throughout Missouri in 2009. It also plans to launch its third-generation (3G) mobile broadband network in Cape Girardeau and Joplin. In February, AT&T completed its St. Joseph 3G launch. Additionally, AT&T plans to expand its existing 3G network in St. Louis.    » read more »

Announces formation of Broadband Advisory Council

May 14, 2009 -- RICHMOND - Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine today unveiled the Commonwealth's first broadband availability map, available online through the Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance. The map is an important resource that will give policy makers, local government leaders, and service providers a more detailed picture of broadband coverage in Virginia as they work to provide "last-mile" broadband in their communities.    » read more »

State-of-the-Art, 51-Foot Rig Joins Company's Large Disaster-Recovery Fleet

May 14, 2009 -- BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon Business has introduced a new 51-foot mobile command center equipped with the latest highly sophisticated communications equipment. The big rig also provides ample space for company employees, public officials and other emergency responders during natural disasters or human-caused events that affect Verizon's communications network in the U.S.    » read more »

$7.5 million investment since 2006 adds significant technology and equipment in EMEA

Dusseldorf, Germany, May 12, 2009 -- AT&T* is expanding its pan-European Disaster Recovery resources with the addition of increased technology, equipment and manpower. With its planned investment this year, AT&T will have invested $7.5 million since 2006 to extend its disaster recovery resources in the EMEA region, as part of an ongoing programme.    » read more »

Bill to Ensure Massachusetts Captures Funding Opportunities

BOSTON– Monday, April 27, 2009 – As part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has filed legislation to help leverage federal economic recovery funds to boost broadband services throughout Massachusetts.

“This bill builds on our commitment to provide broadband access to all areas of the Commonwealth, and positions the state for long-term economic growth,” said Governor Patrick. “This effort will also help streamline state zoning and permitting rules to expedite the availability of this enabling technology.”    » read more »