Caron Carlson

Taking a tougher stance on Microsoft Corp.s use of its market power than the United States recently took, Europe is proposing remedies for alleged non-competitive behavior that include greater interface disclosure requirements and potentially the unbundling of Windows Media Player from the operating system. The European Commission said in a news release Wednesday that it […]

Almost one-quarter of large businesses are poised to switch wireless carriers once they can keep their phone numbers, according to a study released last week. A survey of 100 companies by The Management Network Group Inc. found that 24 percent of businesses with more than 500 employees are prepared to switch once carriers are required […]

New modeling and simulation technology developed by Northrop Grumman Corp. for homeland security and disaster response agencies may soon be available to private enterprises for their own security and asset management operations. Virtual Integrated System of Systems Tool for Analysis provides a realistic visual representation of an environment, with icons serving as portals to detailed […]

As WorldCom Inc. tries to emerge from bankruptcy with a greatly reduced debt, competitors are charging that the carrier has been unfairly supported by the government. Some other companies, which lost contract opportunities because they could not beat low WorldCom bids propped up by an $11 billion accounting fraud, are calling for the carriers liquidation. […]

Microsoft Corp. said Friday that it has improved its communications protocol licensing program, which was the focus of sharp criticism early last month from the U.S. Department of Justice and 16 states that had agreed to a remedy settlement ending years of antitrust litigation. The settling parties warned the U.S. District Court for the District […]

The federal government today suspended MCI WorldCom Corp. from any new federal contracts and proposed debarring the company from future contracts altogether. Bad news for the bankrupt company is emerging on a daily basis, as the proposed debarment comes one day after federal lawmakers demanded to see records of its call-routing patterns. The General Services […]

Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., today introduced a bill limiting the FBIs ability to force enterprises to turn over private data about their clients and customers. Under the USA Patriot Act, which passed shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the government can require companies to turn over records of Americans and non-Americans alike without […]

A Senate committee voted today to create a permanent ban on discriminatory Internet taxes and Internet access taxes. The committee-approved legislation, which mirrors a bill passed by a House committee earlier this month, paves the way for Congress to extend the Internet tax moratorium due to expire Nov. 1. Industry officials caution that if the […]

As WorldCom struggles to repair the damage wrought by its massive accounting fraud and subsequent bankruptcy, it continues to be dogged by new allegations of wrongdoing. Today, federal lawmakers who oversee telecommunications policy demanded to see documents pertaining to accusations that WorldCom diverted calls to avoid paying fees to other telephone companies. Now doing business […]

The expanded powers that Congress gave the FBI to search and seize private records—as well as other personal information and belongings—have been a source of criticism since the new authorities were enacted as part of the Patriot Act shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. More than 140 towns and other localities around the […]