Read more telecom stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4918/telecom.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:58:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69254/french-telecom-suicides-spark-official-unease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA spate of suicides by workers at a French telecommunications company is prompting a meeting between the firm's CEO and France's labor minister, the BBC reports. Since last year, 23 employees of France Telecom have killed themselves; unions blame tough management practices, but the firm, which was privatized in 1998,...http://www.newser.com/story/69254/french-telecom-suicides-spark-official-unease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 16:54:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68050/federal-court-ruling-shakes-up-cable-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a decision that could revolutionize the communications industry, a federal appeals court has struck down an FCC rule prohibiting a cable TV company from serving more than 30% of the market, Reuters reports. The court declared the rule "arbitrary and capricious,” noting that cable operators face competition not just...http://www.newser.com/story/68050/federal-court-ruling-shakes-up-cable-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 14:42:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67203/as-telecoms-hype-4g-recall-how-long-3g-was-in-coming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag3G landed in the US in 2003. But it wasn’t until the iPhone came around five years later that “consumers finally had a device that showed them the power of mobile broadband networks,” Stephanie N. Mehta writes in Fortune . In fact, "a few executives at US wireless operators admitted at...http://www.newser.com/story/67203/as-telecoms-hype-4g-recall-how-long-3g-was-in-coming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 14:01:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53049/att-will-spend-565m-to-green-its-vehicle-fleet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAT&T pledged to spend $565 million to replace its current vehicle fleet with models that run on alternative fuels, the Detroit Free Press reports. The firm will buy over 15,000 hybrid and natural-gas-powered cars, mainly from Ford. AT&T billed the move as not only environmentally responsible but also as...http://www.newser.com/story/53049/att-will-spend-565m-to-green-its-vehicle-fleet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 15:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52260/skype-plans-voicemail-to-text-service.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet-telephone firm Skype will offer a service that converts voice messages into texts in any one of four languages, the company plans to announce today. But at 25 cents per text message—and with long voicemails running up to three texts—users’ costs could add up. And if a poor...http://www.newser.com/story/52260/skype-plans-voicemail-to-text-service.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Mar 2009 9:19:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44525/att-layoffs-just-the-beginning-of-telecom-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAT&T’s elimination of 12,000 jobs is just the beginning of cutbacks that will radiate throughout the telecom industry, BusinessWeek reports. As pinched consumers cut back on communication spending, job and capital-expenditure reductions will only continue. One surprising statistic shows how consumers are downsizing telecom budgets: The fastest-growing segment of...http://www.newser.com/story/44525/att-layoffs-just-the-beginning-of-telecom-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 13:59:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33977/service-lets-callers-dodge-conversation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new phone service is a hit with people who want to make a phone call without actually talking to anybody, the New York Times reports. Slydial allows users to skip directly to leaving a message on voicemail without the recipient realizing they have an incoming call. Users say the...http://www.newser.com/story/33977/service-lets-callers-dodge-conversation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 Aug 2008 7:04:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33620/alcatel-lucent-ceo-chair-to-quit-after-6th-straight-loss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPatricia Russo, the CEO who led the merger of Alcatel-Lucent, will step down by the end of the year after the troubled telecom giant released yet another grim quarterly report, posting a net loss of $1.73 billion. That figure was much larger than analysts had predicted, and almost double...http://www.newser.com/story/33620/alcatel-lucent-ceo-chair-to-quit-after-6th-straight-loss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jul 2008 6:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30293/skype-pushes-video-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe newest version of Skype is designed to make video calls easier and more widespread. Skype 4.0, which begins public testing today, detects bandwidth and attached devices to make it simpler to use a computer to add video to calls, Reuters reports. Skype's president says that the resolution of...http://www.newser.com/story/30293/skype-pushes-video-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 13:06:04 CDT