Sep 2nd, 2009 · Internet auction house eBay is selling control of Skype for about $2 billion. Under the deal, eBay will retain ownership of about one-third of the online telecommunications unit. Skype has more than 400 million customers who use it to make mostly international calls. Calls between Skype users are free.
Jul 1st, 2009 · The days of constant TV ads and pesky phone pitches to switch long-distance service are long gone. Changes in telecommunications industry ground rules, and new competition from cable, Internet and wireless providers have transformed the long-distance business in recent years.
Sep 17th, 2008 · Maher Arar, a telecommunications engineer with dual Canadian and Syrian citizenship, was detained during a stop-over in JFK Airport in 2002 and deported to a Syrian prison, where he was locked up and beaten for almost a year.
Jul 9th, 2008 · The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that protects telecommunications companies from liability for participating in the warrantless domestic spying program that began after the Sept. 11 attacks. The president is expected to sign the bill.
Feb 28th, 2008 · President Bush urged House lawmakers on Thursday to adopt an intelligence bill that would ease the way for wiretapping suspected terrorists and grant retroactive immunity to telecommunication companies that help the government.
Feb 19th, 2008 · A temporary version of the law allowing intelligence agencies to conduct surveillance of terrorism suspects without a warrant expired Saturday. A key sticking point is whether to grant retroactive immunity from privacy lawsuits to telecommunications companies that cooperate with the government.
Feb 15th, 2008 · The Bush administration is asking Congress to pass new legislation that would make some electronic surveillance easier. It would also provide retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the government gather intelligence following Sept. 11, 2001. The current rules expire Saturday. Mike McConnell, director of national intelligence, talks about why the government says it needs this expanded authority.
Jan 25th, 2008 · Employers can fire workers who have used the drug legally under state medical marijuana laws, the court rules. The decision comes in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a former telecommunications administrator who suffers from chronic lower back pain.