Musings on the new Internet
Posted in Technology, Telcos on Nov 27th, 2007
Verizon announced today that they will open up their wireless network to outside mobile handsets, devices and applications by the end of 2008.
They plan to publish technical standards for the development community by early next year and any device that meets the minimum technical standard will be activated on the Verizon Wireless network.
Verizon is calling […]
Posted in Political activism, Politics, Telcos on Sep 26th, 2007
In a very troubling development for freedom of speech and the future of “net neutrality”, the New York Times is reporting that Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon’s mobile network available for a text-message program.
Verizon claims that they have the right to block “controversial […]
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