Archive for September, 2006



Lack of high-speed Internet access is proves costly to Ohio farmers

Published on September 30, 2006

Lack of high-speed Internet access is proves costly to Ohio farmersWTOL-TV - Instead, Denes pays big money for a satellite service that allows him to track commodity markets. Denes said he could save She says the federal government had to intervene before affordable and reliable phone service was provided in rural areas […]


The Do’s and Don’ts of Satellite Phones 

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Satellite Phones Find out how to get the most out of your satellite phone, and how to avoid the common and costly pitfalls. (PRWEB Sep 19, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1IYWxmLUhhbGYtSG9yci1JbnNlLVplcm8=
Satellite Phone Rental Prices Slashed  New York, NY (PRWEB) September 26, 2006 — Americas’s leading Satellite Phone Rental company, All Road Communications, […]


News Briefs for Sept. 22, 2006

Published on September 29, 2006

News Briefs for Sept. 22, 2006Wireless Week - Sep 22, 2006… on the additional role of CEO of Iridium Holdings, the parent of Iridium Satellite. … videos, blogs and podcast with friends and family via mobile phone, PC or …
Iridium s delayed launchChicago Daily Herald (subscription), IL - Sep 15, 2006… Also, Iridium was competing with other […]


Liberty Talk Sinks Satellites

Published on September 28, 2006

Liberty Talk Sinks SatellitesTheStreet.com - Sep 15, 2006… But now that cable and phone companies have been upgrading their networks to offer service bundles including TV, fast Net and phone, satellite has been seen as …
Howard Stern is Carolla guestcalendarlive.com, CA - Sep 25, 2006… And Carolla, simultaneously, was a guest on Stern’s new show at Sirius […]


Intel Installs WiMax on Remote Amazon Island 

Published on September 27, 2006

Intel Installs WiMax on Remote Amazon Island Intel Corp. chairman Craig Barrett traveled to an isolated Amazon River island city on Wednesday to launch wireless Internet access with the company’s WiMAX technology, using a satellite link to beam bandwidth to a place where even electricity is hard to come by. Intel’s World Ahead Program, […]


Cell Companies Beefing Up In Preparation For Hurricane Season

Published on September 26, 2006

Cell Companies Beefing Up In Preparation For Hurricane SeasonWLOX - Jim Catchot, a dispatcher with the Ocean Springs Police Department, said his Cellular South telephone was the only phone in McNeil said his department was isolated until satellite phones were brought in two or three days after the storm. The
iDTVs […]


Week after outage, Lake Worth utility mending 

Published on September 25, 2006

Week after outage, Lake Worth utility mending The city has almost completely mended its damaged transformers and relay lines and restored power and phone lines to the main systems operation center.
Speck Products to Ship 2nd Generation iPod nano Cases on September 27, 2006 11 New Cases Available This Week (PRWEB Sep 25, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/VGhpci1Db3VwLUZhbHUtSG9yci1JbnNlLVplcm8=
SPECIAL SECTIONS Fatsos […]


Iridium and Raytheon Provide First Responders Fully Interoperable Emergency Communications 

Published on September 24, 2006

Iridium and Raytheon Provide First Responders Fully Interoperable Emergency Communications BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Iridium Satellite and Raytheon’s JPS Communications announce a joint marketing initiative to provide first responders a fully interoperable communications service for use in disasters.
Satellite Phone Rentals Now Only $34.99 Per Week For a limited time you can now rent an Iridium […]


Made for TV: Bill Clinton’s Flawed Record on Terrorism

Published on September 23, 2006

Made for TV: Bill Clinton’s Flawed Record on TerrorismHarper’s Magazine, New York - Sep 11, 2006… The task force had issued a subpoena for bin Laden s satellite phone calls and, at the time of the embassy attacks, Cloonan was receiving those records from …
Nerdy type still searching for the secret of coolGuardian Unlimited, UK - Sep 21, […]


Sometimes silence is better than sounding off 

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Sometimes silence is better than sounding off In a world replete with chatter, the best thing you can say may be nothing at all.
FCC chair said to OK AT&T-BellSouth deal FCC Chairman […]


FCC chief sees hurdles to satellite TV deal 

Published on September 22, 2006

FCC chief sees hurdles to satellite TV deal  Television service being launched by telephone companies has not yet offered sufficient competition to allow consolidation in the satellite television industry, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Thursday.
DISH Network(TM) Offers Consumers High-Speed Internet Options  ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—-Sept. 21, 2006–EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network […]


Tropical Storm Ernesto, Burning Man, Baja 1000 and Hurricane …

Published on September 21, 2006

Tropical Storm Ernesto, Burning Man, Baja 1000 and Hurricane …Emediawire (press release), WA - Aug 29, 2006… are relatively low compared to satellite phone rentals, we … for high speed mobile satellite internet rental … rents Globalstar and Iridium satellite phones from …
Satellite phones a luxury for hurricane preparationCayman Net News, Cayman Islands - Sep 18, 2006Local communications […]


Beaumont looks to upgrade RV ordinances, to include 7-acre lake

Published on September 20, 2006

Beaumont looks to upgrade RV ordinances, to include 7-acre lake TMCnet - Beaumont looks to upgrade RV ordinances, to include 7-acre lake, wireless Internet, cable, satellite (Beaumont Enterprise, The For instance, the existing ordinance requires telephone service and natural gas hook-ups for each lot, but many RV owners own […]


Spirent Conference Aimed at User 

Published on September 19, 2006

Spirent Conference Aimed at User The Spirent Test & Simulation User Conference October 1920 in Rome, Italy, is an opportunity to obtain information on developments in satellite navigation and learn about practical examples of testing and the use of GNSS simulators.
Cyclist’s widow wonders why there’s no citation The widow of a cyclist who was killed in Ahwatukee […]


Next generation AP classes now available on the Internet

Published on September 18, 2006

Next generation AP classes now available on the InternetHampton Roads Daily Press - For at least the past 10 years, students in some school districts in the state took classes by satellite or online, but this They work from home, and the job comes with a laptop computer, printer, […]


TECH BITS

Published on September 17, 2006

TECH BITSPortsmouth Herald - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cell phone company Sprint Nextel Corp. is becoming a media company, producing its own sports and The company already offers live television feeds and video clip downloads from cable and satellite broadcasters. This new
Bill’s Weather BlogLEX 18 - I kept checking the […]


Employee of the Month: Your Money 

Published on September 16, 2006

Employee of the Month: Your Money  Ever since I was a young ‘un, I’ve loved the scene from Disney’s Fantasia where Mickey casts a spell on the brooms to do his work for him. I really dig the idea of having someone or something else do all the backbreaking labor while I kick back with […]


RCN hires agent to explore sale: Competition intense in cable TV

Published on September 15, 2006

RCN hires agent to explore sale: Competition intense in cable TV Patriot Ledger - RCN competes against other cable operators, as well as satellite TV providers and phone carriers. Among the areas it serves are Boston and several Eastern Massachusetts cities and towns. The company began expanding in the region again this summer […]


Save 25% on Your Next Satellite Phone Rental Today Only 

Published on September 14, 2006

Save 25% on Your Next Satellite Phone Rental Today Only  San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 8, 2006 — Today America’s happiest satellite phone rental company, All Road Communications, celebrates its 1 year birthday with a 24 hour sale on all Iridium Satellite Phone rentals & sales.
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Goodbye Phone and Cable TV Companies: Here Come the ‘Digital Service

Published on September 13, 2006

Goodbye Phone and Cable TV Companies: Here Come the ‘Digital Service KPLC TV - BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ — There will no longer be separate telephone, cable TV and mobile phone companies The battle being fought is a three-way one involving the phone, satellite and cable TV companies. A […]