Cable provider asks Congress to step in
Mediacom Communications Corp., a cable provider in smaller markets, asked Congress to intervene in its dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., which has cut off network television service to 700,000 Mediacom subscribers, including some in the western Twin Cities area. A letter written by Mediacom Chairman Rocco Commisso responded to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's refusal to order Sinclair to restore service to subscribers in markets such as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Peoria, Ill., according to a statement Monday. In a separate release, Mediacom said it offered again to submit to arbitration with Sinclair. In the Twin Cities, where Comcast is the dominant cable company, Mediacom provides service to some communities around Lake Minnetonka. Commisso called on senators and representatives to hold hearings on the issue and urge the FCC to grant interim carriage of the stations while negotiations with Sinclair continue.
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Pacific Internet Brings Wireless@SG Excitement to Its Customers
SINGAPORE, Jan. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Internet Limited (Nasdaq: PCNTF - News; PacNet), the largest telco-independent Internet communications service provider by geographic reach in the Asia-Pacific, will create even more interest in Wireless@SG, an island-wide wireless broadband access initiative in Singapore, from PacNet customers through a partnership signed in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with iCELL Network Pte Ltd, one of the three service providers to the initiative. The MOU seals a tie-up that will allow all Pacific Internet subscribers to have free wireless connectivity to the Internet at public hotspots with speeds up to 512kbps. Plus, customers will not need to register for an account with any of the Wireless@SG operators as this will be done automatically for them with their consent.
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Atheros JumpStarts New Wi-Fi Protected Set-up for Wireless LANs
Atheros has said that JumpStart 2.0, its wireless LAN configuration solution, is certified compatible with the new Wi-Fi Protected Setup program that was launched at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). JumpStart 2.0 is Atheros' implementation of the industry's push-button, simple configuration for personal wireless LANs (WLAN), the company said. The new specification developed by members of the Wi-Fi Alliance simplifies the process of setting up and protecting home or small office wireless networks from unauthorised access, as per a statement issued by the company.The Wi-Fi Alliance will certify products which implement the specification and has established a visual identifier to help consumers easily recognise products that employ Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Now, products using Atheros' JumpStart 2.0 can be certified for Wi-Fi Protected Setup and display the visual identifier to signify interoperability with other certified products, Atheros officials added.Nearly half of the Wi-Fi users today experience moderate to high difficulty in setting up secure home networks, and as many as 40 percent of consumers leave their networks completely unsecured.
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Mediacom Communications Corp., a cable provider in smaller markets, asked Congress to intervene in its dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., which has cut off network television service to 700,000 Mediacom subscribers, including some in the western Twin Cities area. A letter written by Mediacom Chairman Rocco Commisso responded to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's refusal to order Sinclair to restore service to subscribers in markets such as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Peoria, Ill., according to a statement Monday. In a separate release, Mediacom said it offered again to submit to arbitration with Sinclair. In the Twin Cities, where Comcast is the dominant cable company, Mediacom provides service to some communities around Lake Minnetonka. Commisso called on senators and representatives to hold hearings on the issue and urge the FCC to grant interim carriage of the stations while negotiations with Sinclair continue.
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Pacific Internet Brings Wireless@SG Excitement to Its Customers
SINGAPORE, Jan. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Internet Limited (Nasdaq: PCNTF - News; PacNet), the largest telco-independent Internet communications service provider by geographic reach in the Asia-Pacific, will create even more interest in Wireless@SG, an island-wide wireless broadband access initiative in Singapore, from PacNet customers through a partnership signed in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with iCELL Network Pte Ltd, one of the three service providers to the initiative. The MOU seals a tie-up that will allow all Pacific Internet subscribers to have free wireless connectivity to the Internet at public hotspots with speeds up to 512kbps. Plus, customers will not need to register for an account with any of the Wireless@SG operators as this will be done automatically for them with their consent.
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Atheros JumpStarts New Wi-Fi Protected Set-up for Wireless LANs
Atheros has said that JumpStart 2.0, its wireless LAN configuration solution, is certified compatible with the new Wi-Fi Protected Setup program that was launched at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). JumpStart 2.0 is Atheros' implementation of the industry's push-button, simple configuration for personal wireless LANs (WLAN), the company said. The new specification developed by members of the Wi-Fi Alliance simplifies the process of setting up and protecting home or small office wireless networks from unauthorised access, as per a statement issued by the company.The Wi-Fi Alliance will certify products which implement the specification and has established a visual identifier to help consumers easily recognise products that employ Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Now, products using Atheros' JumpStart 2.0 can be certified for Wi-Fi Protected Setup and display the visual identifier to signify interoperability with other certified products, Atheros officials added.Nearly half of the Wi-Fi users today experience moderate to high difficulty in setting up secure home networks, and as many as 40 percent of consumers leave their networks completely unsecured.
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