Telecommunications

Michael Hirsch, telecommunications executive Washington Post Michael Hirsch, an expert on telecommunications and public service regulations who operated a communications firm for more than 10 years, died June 13 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He was 70. He had complications from a stroke, his wife, Pamela ... See all stories on this topic »

Telecommunications companies looking to abandon copper phone lines Yakima Herald-Republic When they were originally laid down, the phone was the only two-way telecommunications service available in the home, and the company could look forward to decades of use out of each line. Now, it would cost Verizon hundreds of dollars per home to ... See all stories on this topic »

Fitch Releases 1Q'13 US Telecommunications & Cable Stats Quarterly Report Reuters The full report 'Telecommunications & Cable Stats Quarterly -- First-Quarter 2013' is available at 'www.fitchratings.com' or by clicking on the link. Contact: Dave Peterson Senior Director +1-312-368-3177 Fitch Ratings, Inc. 70 W. Madison Street ... See all stories on this topic »

Telecommunications giant PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) reported net ... Jakarta Post Telecommunications giant PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) reported net profits of Rp 7.13 trillion (US$703 million) in the first six months of the year, an increase of 10.8 percent year-on-year, thanks to growing cellular and data business ... See all stories on this topic »

New Australian telecommunications society, Tel Soc, makes its first moves ARNnet The newly incorporated Telecommunications Association Inc. (Tel Soc) has held its first board meeting and announced it is organising a new program of industry lectures and networking events around Australia. Tel Soc's mission is to promote knowledge of ... See all stories on this topic »

Expert Roundtable: Technology and Telecommunications City & State RM: As part of Mayor Bloomberg's comprehensive plan for rebuilding and resiliency, DoITT [Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications] will look to establish the city's new Planning and Resiliency Office (PRO) to foster more strategic ... See all stories on this topic »

The Walt Disney Company and the National Rural Telecommunications ... The Futon Critic HERNDON, VA and BRISTOL, CT -- JULY 18, 2013 -- The National Rural TelecommunicationsCooperative (NRTC) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today announced a comprehensive long-term distribution agreement to deliver Disney's robust ... See all stories on this topic »

Cyprus Telecommunications Authority records positive results for 2012 Financial Mirror 16 July, 2013. Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) has recorded positive results for 2012 despite the challenging economic environment with its earnings from operations amounting to €63,7 million compared to €67,2 million in 2011. At the same ... See all stories on this topic »

BIZ BRIEF: Telecommunications giant Huawei to boost R&D efforts in Japan Asahi Shimbun The Japan unit of Huawei Technologies Co. announced July 19 that it will open a new research-and-development facility in Yokohama, where many of its suppliers and information and communication technology companies are located. Huawei Technologies ... See all stories on this topic »