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| 06.01.2013 |
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Geolocation: The Next Privacy Frontier
If Facebook asks “What’s on your mind?” and Twitter asks “What’s happening?” who will ask “Where are you?” Well, it turns out that there may be no need to ask that question if an app on your smartphone is...
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| 05.01.2013 |
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Mexico to Reform Telecommunications Sector
With the newly elected Mexican government in 2013 came a series of reforms in sectors such as education, energy, labor and telecommunications. The telecom reform proposed by the new President Enrique Peña Nieto features important opportunities for...
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| 04.01.2013 |
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Telecom Service Contracts
Most things in this world require cooperation; and telecommunications services are no exception. A long chain of providers makes up the network of modern telecommunications service; each link of the chain tied to the other with legal glue. Telecom service...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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Earth Stations Go Airborne
In-flight broadband services for commercial airliners and private aircraft just got a boost. In December, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order implementing Ku-band rules for the operation of satellite earth stations on aircraft...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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Internet Filtering: Regulating Content
Internet filtering is such a growing practice among world nations that the question today is not whether countries filter the Internet, but to what extent. Satellite links often provide connectivity for Internet backbones linking to international gateways. It...
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| 01.01.2013 |
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The Trademark Clearinghouse
The Internet is about to change dramatically. This is because the number of top-level-domains, the letters that come after the dot, will increase significantly. Until now, only 22 generic top-level domains (gTLDs), such as.com,.net, and.org, have been in use...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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FCC Satellite Regulations up for a Change
This year marks fifty years since the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed its first satellite in 1962. Satellites, and satellite rules, have greatly evolved since then. The satellite industry now generates over $175 billion in annual global...
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| 11.01.2012 |
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Trademarks and Domain Names: The Battle for Brand Protection
Think about your domain name; perhaps Intelsat.com, Iridium.com, Viasat.com, or Eutelsat.com. What does it mean and how much is it worth? How does it relate to your name brand? What are your options when someone, other than your company, obtains a domain...
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| 10.01.2012 |
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Universal Service: Balancing Interests
Universal Service is intended to ensure availability of affordable telecommunications services across an entire country. Telecoms operators in competitive markets are obligated to provide universal service and to contribute to a universal service fund. But...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Dominant Carrier Regulation: Why and When it is Necessary
When telecoms companies capture large portions of the market, supplementary regulatory intervention is appropriate. This is the case when companies achieve Significant Market Power (SMP), which might be equated to acquiring about half the market share in a...
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| 08.01.2012 |
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The Role of Harmonized Standards in Liberalized Telecom Markets
Across telecommunications markets, harmonization is a subsequent and natural necessary step to liberalization. While liberalization opens markets, harmonization encourages competition by removing trade barriers. The satellite industry, being global by nature...
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| 07.01.2012 |
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Internet Telephony: A Regulatory Oxymoron
When Internet telephony came on the scene in the 1990s, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not give it a regulatory classification. Today that is still the case. From a regulatory standpoint, the term “Internet telephony”...
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| 06.01.2012 |
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For Legal Jargon… Click on This Link
The Internet has transformed the way legal transactions are conducted. What used to be a paper contract with dotted lines for signatures has been replaced with a hyperlink buried in a webpage. But is a website user presumed to have agreed to online terms...
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| 05.01.2012 |
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What’s in a Signature?
How many times did you sign a document this week? Surprisingly, in most cases, a signature is not required, not even for a contract. Satellite communications, by interconnecting continents, have contributed to the exponential growth of electronic commerce. By...
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| 04.01.2012 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Warrantless GPS Tracking
The U.S. Constitution protects people from unreasonable government searches, but does it prohibit the government from using GPS technology, without a warrant, to track people’s movements? We are reminded that police officers must get a search warrant to...
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| 03.01.2012 |
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When Industry and Government Don’t Stay in Synch
In satellite communications, when the clocks of two earth stations fall far enough out of synchronization, a slip error occurs and a chunk of information is discarded. Much like a slip error, when government institutions fall far enough behind private...
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| 02.01.2012 |
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Regulatory Uncertainty: A Major Factor in Conflict Areas
Post-conflict governments in war-torn areas often make it a priority to rebuild their telecommunications networks. This is because it is difficult to advance other rebuilding efforts, such as restoring order and supporting humanitarian initiatives, without...
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| 01.01.2012 |
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Telecommunications Services and the WTO
Global telecommunications services generate $1.5 trillion per year representing an economic force to be reckoned with; and the World Trade Organization (WTO) is at the center of it. The various principles and agreements made under the WTO have contributed to...
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| 12.01.2011 |
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If a Satellite Falls, Who is Responsible for Damages?
Fallen defunct satellites seem to be in fashion these days, including NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) that impacted earth late September. While much was speculated about the potential landing location, little was said...
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| 11.01.2011 |
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Privacy Issues for U.S. Companies Expanding to Europe
The European Data Protection Directive (Directive) prohibits transfers of personal data to non-European Union (EU) nations. While the EU and the United States share the same goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the EU and the United States...
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