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Uni-DSL: One DSL For Universal Service
White Papers This white paper introduces Uni-DSL and its ability to provide one DSL for universal service. DSL technology's history of rapid evolution has been rewarded with market success. Yet its greatest challenge lies ahead.
[February 25, 2005, 2:00]
Financing Universal Telephone Service
White Papers Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Universal Service Fund (USF) supports both traditional telephone service and advanced telecommunications services, particularly in rural and other remote regions that otherwise might not be served by...
[July 5, 2005, 3:00]
A Service-Based Universal Application Interface For Ad-Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks
White Papers This paper addresses the fundamental issue of defining a standard set of services and interface primitives which should be made available to an application programmer independently on their implementation on any present and future sensor network...
[November 10, 2005, 0:00]
EU Refuses To Mandate Broadband For All
News The EU announced the universal service obligation that currently covers fixed landline telecoms - ensuring every European has access to landline service if they want it - won't be extended to cover broadband and mobile services.
[April 13, 2006, 10:00]
Universal's Free Music Subscription Trial Is Still Available
News This does help make it clear why Universal didn't bother to go through with a settlement with MP3.com -- they decided they didn't need them to run a stream-on-demand service," he said. Universal, which isn't officially commenting on the trial, is...
[October 25, 2000, 14:00]
MovieLink Expected To Use MPEG-4
News Peter Marx, vice president of emerging technologies with Vivendi Universal, told an audience at the National Association of Broadcasters that MovieLink will use MPEG-4, but later clarified that the service has not yet committed to just one format.
[April 9, 2002, 11:15]
Universal To Buy EMusic For £17m
News Recording giant Universal Music Group, a unit of Vivendi Universal, said Monday it will acquire online music service EMusic.com for $24.6m in cash in an effort to fulfil the label's Internet ambitions.
[April 9, 2001, 16:04]
Universal Copy-protected CD Shuns Media Players
News On the eve of Universal's kickoff of its long-awaited Pressplay online music subscription service, the record label is distributing its first copy-protected CDs in the United States, throwing a few new twists on the controversial idea.
[December 19, 2001, 11:32]
Universal Throws Napster A Lifeline
News Napster got a rare taste of good news yesterday as Vivendi, owner of Universal Music, announced that it might still be willing to work with the song-swap service if it survives its court battles. Speaking at the Financial Times New Media and...
[March 6, 2001, 8:48]
Government 'interested' In Universal Broadband
News Speaking on Tursday at Building Broadband Britain, a conference organised by the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Durkin indicated that the issue of extending existing universal service obligations to cover high-speed Internet services was under...
[November 22, 2002, 11:28]
Vivendi Presses Play On Music Site
News Its technology will be powered by MP3.com, the online music service that Vivendi Universal acquired earlier this year for $350m. Ironically, Universal Music Group successfully sued MP3.com over its MyMP3.com playback service and was awarded $53.4m...
[December 19, 2001, 16:39]
Universal Trials Free Broadband Video Downloads
News Music fans with broadband access are being targeted by Universal Music Group, which launched a new download site Wednesday. Universal has added flash animations, photography and new images clips to existing videos to create new streamed multimedia...
[August 30, 2000, 15:13]
Ofcom Needs More Broadband Clout, Say MPs
News John Whittingdale MP, a member of the standing committee, is concerned that Ofcom's proposed powers to impose universal service conditions on telecoms operators do not include any reference to broadband.
[January 7, 2003, 16:28]
End-to-End QoS: Challenges And Practical Solutions
White Papers It promises to make IP a truly universal network protocol — universal not only in terms of geographical deployment but in service capabilities — as IP moves beyond data transport and into areas once firmly the preserve of telecommunications...
[July 19, 2007, 1:30]
MP3.com Splits Into Two
News Through a joint venture with Sony, Vivendi Universal has been gearing up to launch Pressplay, an online subscription service that will be carried on Yahoo and the Microsoft Network. MP3.com said Friday that it will undergo another metamorphosis...
[October 22, 2001, 9:04]
RealNetworks Unveils Napster-like Service
News Although no demonstration was available of Sony Music Entertainment and Vivendi Universal's rival Duet service, Vivendi Executive Vice Chairman Edgar Bronfman said the service would be similar to MusicNet, offering streaming access to songs and...
[May 18, 2001, 9:44]
UK's Minimum Net Speed Creeps Up
News The regulator announced on Wednesday that it is extending the universal service obligations that BT, and Hull's Kingston Communication, must abide by. The new universal service obligations will come into effect on 25 July.
[July 23, 2003, 15:42]
Communications Bill Ignores Broadband
News The government could have decided to make broadband a "universal service" -- as it suggested doing in the Communications Bill white paper last year. Oftel, which will become part of the new OFCOM regulator once the Communications Bill becomes law...
[May 8, 2002, 17:16]
OFCOM 'will Not Help' Rural Broadband Crisis
News Edmonds added that under the universal service rules, such areas would continue to get a basic telephone service for the same price as the rest of the country -- even though it costs more for BT to build and maintain the necessary infrastructure...
[May 28, 2002, 11:30]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Introduce a universal service obligation and say that, while it doesn't matter how it's done, anyone subscribing to telephone service is entitled as part of that service to have a broadband option at a reasonable price.
[April 12, 2001, 16:47]
