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ITEXPO West begins in: 74 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » SCOTUS To Hear Cases on TV Decency and Police Use of GPS » C.D. Howe Institute's Inaugural Competition Policy Council Calls for Abolition in Ownership Restrictions in Telecommunications » Google Probe Ignites Consumer Group's Concerns about White House Coziness » Kodak Waits to See How Final Picture Will Appear in Patent Fight with Apple, RIM   Sponsored By: Regulatory 2.0 It's time to talk about the twilight of the PSTN and the move to Internet Communications. Today, there are multiple ways to access the Internet and the associated applications, including IP communications, web pages, social networks and videos. It's fitting then that we are in Austin, Texas in September, where free markets and free ranges meet, where the distance between the cities give us the full spectrum of well-served competitive markets and underserved rural areas.   Top Stories » Eight New Members Join TECnet Network » Viacom Sues Cablevision For Streaming Content On iPads » Winklevoss Twins Drop Possible Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court over Facebook Dispute   From The Expert Corner June 29, 2011 Bell Canada to Pay $10 million for Misleading Advertising Claims By Peter Bernstein, Senior Editor Canada’s Competition Bureau announced on June 28 that Bell Canada (Bell) agreed to stop making what the Bureau had concluded were misleading representations about the prices offered for its services. Under the terms of a consent agreement, Bell agreed to pay an administrative penalty of $10 million (the maximum amount allowed under the Competition Act) and also agreed to change its offending advertising within 60 days. The Bureau’s press release stated that it had determined, “since December 2007, Bell charged higher prices than advertised for many of its services, including home phone, Internet, satellite TV and wireless. The advertised prices were not in fact available, as additional mandatory fees, such as those related to TouchTone (News - Alert), modem rental and digital television services, were hidden from consumers in fine-print disclaimers.”...Read More   From The Blogs Sprint Tries Desperately to Block AT&T, T-Mobile USA Merger June 28, 2011 By: Rich Tehrani At a time when wireless broadband is becoming so important to US consumers and businesses, how can it make sense to have less choice in the market? Moreover, as carriers shift from all-you-can-eat pricing to a tiered system, isn't it obvious that wireless charges for consumers are going to skyrocket? These are some of the arguments opponents to the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA are making but AT&T spends so much on lobbying and is so well-connected, they seem to be close to getting their deal done... Read More    Featured Videos Unified Communication as Key Enabler for Telemedicine   Featured Channels » Call Recording   legal.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Legal Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Legal Technology Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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