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Packet8 had an outage this week and Tom Keating at TMC was hot on the story. It’s really interesting to see how the story unfolded in a short time (love the updates). Read it here.

VoIP Watch makes a good point about news that moves a little too fast – Level 3 really had little to do with the outage but got dragged into it by association. That is one of the flaws of the new model for newsflow. Read the VoIP Watch story here.

Checking out this story on The VoIP Weblog is worthwhile – even if it’s only for the artwork. The story points to two good resources to help you get started using VoIP.

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I have been absent from 3Screens for a while. 
No excuses here – but some reasoning:
1.  Most of my focus has been on U-verse.  It was very compelling when it was first launched because …

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Regional broadband provider, GVTC Communications has just announced that it will now be offering 40 Mbps Internet service,
the fastest broadband speed available in South Texas.
While they are …

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Yes, you can get a discount from AT&T (and from other service providers) if you just ask, and manage your account by making sure that when your offers expire, you call them back to re-new …

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Yes, you can save money on your AT&T bill.  If you do what I do, you can do likewise and I believe the same principles apply for other service providers like Verizon, Comcast, DirectTV, …

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Yesterday’s announcement by AT&T offering a great site where you could watch online shows was just a tip of the iceberg.  Here’s 25 Places to Watch the Fall TV Season Online …

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via entertainment.att.net

Kudos to AT&T, who is announcing today the launch of AT&T Entertainment – a new website that lets you watch streaming TV shows and movies on your PC for …

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No, I have not gone away.
I’m just taking a break for a while.  
Some of it is summer. 
Some of it is just needing to step back and figure out where to take this blog into the future. …

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I’m sorry, but I think this is in pretty bad taste.  Get yours free here.

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About 18 months ago, I asked Ralph de la Vega when I could control my AT&T U-verseSM TV with my iPhone.  Well now, I can.  Sort of.  As long as you are away from home. 

AT&T has …

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p-news.comVoIP News of the UK says that Ofcom wants reverse VoIP tracing for emergency calls in the UK.
Smith on VoIP says that niche applications are driving the adoption of video calling.
Network
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p-news.comThere are two new Unified Communications solution products being released by GN Netcom. The new products are the Jabra GO(TM) 6400 and PRO(TM) 9400 Series, which are the first Bluetooth …

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p-news.comDevMar Associates are now a distributor for AAR’s Contingency Response Communications System. The communications system is intended to provide local, state and federal agencies with …

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p-news.comTadiran Telecom will be providing advanced communication solutions for the Beijing Subway, which is planned to become the largest subway in the world by 2015. Under the new agreement, …

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p-news.comTaridium has released an ipbx iPhone interface for its enterprise PBX solution. The iPhone interface compatible with Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S.
“One of the big advantages …

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p-news.comThere is a new handset coming from TCM Mobile that will work on both the TCM Mobile Cellular VoIP Network and on traditional GSM cellular networks. The dual band phone is scheduled …

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p-news.comVoIP Watch says that Google Voice is going to support local number portability. YAY! That’s a good move on their part.
Smith on VoIP wonders which you’d prefer: good service or …

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p-news.comSigma Systems has opened a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, offering their Advanced IP Service Fulfillment solutions to the Caribbean and Latin America markets.
“Our expertise in …

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p-news.comHughes Europe has rolled out a HN System solution for Telefonica Espana that offers satellite-based VoIP rural telecommunications services.
“The rapid implementation of our Hughes …

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p-news.comCTI Group and CommPartners Connect have partnered to offer VoIP call recording for small and medium-sized businesses called SmartRecord IP.
“SmartRecord IP is a shining example of …