Caron Carlson

The news is bad for people looking for tech jobs, but for users of IT services, a persistent lackluster need for new IT hires bodes well. A new study showing a four-year low in the demand for IT workers indicates that prices for IT services will likely come down. This year, the industry will hire […]

Large corporate telecom users teamed up with the providers that serve them to urge the government to address what they call excessive rates charged by Regional Bell Operating Companies for allowing businesses to connect directly to their networks, known as “special access services.” While the Bells fight for continued deregulation, user groups and competitors are […]

A fourth U.S. lawmaker threw her hat into the anti-spam ring this week, announcing planned legislation to combat the increasingly costly scourge of unsolicited e-mail. Previously opposed to measures limiting Internet use, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said Wednesday that she will introduce a bill that creates a bounty for identifying spammers. The question surrounding the […]

Joining the growing crusade against the scourge of e-mail messages like “$2,000,000 Instant Win Game!,” “Hot, Horny Sex Videos!,” and “Feel and Look Younger Again!,” U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday introduced a bill that proposes the toughest penalties yet for spammers, including jail time. Illustrating the level of frustration lawmakers are registering over […]

The Bush administrations loss of two top cyber-security experts in as many months has left a leadership gap that industry experts say relegates the safety of the nations IT networks to second tier. Presidential adviser Howard Schmidt (pictured) resigned suddenly last week, following cyber-security czar Richard Clarkes resignation in March. Responsibility for cyber-security now resides […]

As corporate America tries to work more closely with the federal government to improve network security, a primary goal among CEOs is avoiding new federal regulations. However, executives who are directly responsible for network security do not necessarily share that goal. CIOs and chief security officers across the country are quietly advocating regulation to spur […]

Frustrated with what it considers ongoing difficulty in working with incumbent telephone companies to deliver competing broadband service, a group of Internet Service Providers and user advocates plans to ask the Federal Communications Commission to examine alleged anti-competitive behavior. The group, called the TeleTruth alliance, charges that incumbent telcos, namely the Bell Operating Companies, are […]

As corporate America tries to work more closely with the federal government to improve network security, a primary goal among CEOs is avoiding new federal regulations. However, executives who are directly responsible for network security do not necessarily share that goal. CIOs and chief security officers across the country are quietly advocating regulation to spur […]

As conventional notions for promoting high-speed Internet access—tax cuts and regulatory breaks for providers or subsidies for start-ups or users—wallow in legislative logjams or litigation, the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday began looking at a novel avenue for broadband connectivity: The electrical outlet. Broadband over Power Line, as the technology is known in regulatory circles, has […]

By the end of the year, if you want to switch cell phone companies you will no longer have to give up the number youre using, but not surprisingly the companies are fighting the rule that says you can take your number with you. On Tuesday the wireless industry tried to convince a three-judge panel […]