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Skype steps up assault with small business tool

Written by Abu Saeed Khan on November 9, 2012 — Leave a Comment

After forking out the carriers’ revenue, Skype has launched a business solution for the small entrepreneurs. Skype in the workspace (SITW) will help small businesses to market their products and services and build stronger connections. “Given the number of small companies that use Skype as a communications tool and the number of people that use [...]

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USA: Obama details Recovery Plan but short on Broadband goals

Written by Chanuka Wattegama on January 26, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Barack Obama used his first weekly address as U.S. president to provide more details of his proposed US$825 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that, among other things, will upgrade classrooms, invest in renewable energy and expand broadband Internet access. Obama stated his intention to invest in these areas during the presidential debates in September [...]

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Democratic Convention Brings Calls for Broadband Policy

Written by Chanuka Wattegama on August 27, 2008 — Leave a Comment

The U.S. needs a broadband policy targeting unserved areas that’s backed by action, not just words, said several speakers at a technology forum in Denver. The U.S. has gone from “leader to laggard” in broadband rollout and adoption during the past eight years under Republican President George Bush, said Senator Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia [...]

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