August 31, 09 by David Goldstein
An organization of state highway safety officials on Monday plans to call for a ban on texting while driving, joining a growing chorus of legislators and safety advocates endorsing such a policy.
The group, the Governors Highway Safety Association, whose members are appointed by state g...
August 30, 09 by David Goldstein
Southern Cross Cables Network (SCC), the company that operates New Zealand’s connection to the internet, may choose to lay another pipe rather than upgrade the current one.
The SCC board has asked management to conduct a study into the construction of a new cable to the US.
To re...
August 30, 09 by David Goldstein
The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into loyalty offers made by Telecom’s wholesale business unit.
The decision followed findings by the Independent Oversight Group (IOG) that the loyalty offers were a breach of Telecom’s separation undertakings, the commissi...
August 30, 09 by David Goldstein
The battle to dent the dominance of Apple’s iPhone will intensify next month. Orange and T-Mobile are expected to unveil exclusive deals to stock the latest touchscreen phones that use Google’s Android software to British gadget fans.
Orange is understood to have secured the...
August 30, 09 by David Goldstein
The Prime Minister of Belize has nationalised the country’s main telecommunications service, claiming that he was removing it from the control of the “predatory” Lord Ashcroft, reports The Times.
Dean Barrow accused the billionaire peer of striking deals with the previous ruling party, ...