Comcast is about to place an absolute cap on Internet traffic for its customers.  Beginning October 1st, residential customers will be limited to 250 gigabytes, even on the unlimited internet plans.  Users will be warned once, if they go over the limit, but will be blocked from the network for an entire year if it [...]

My clients seem worried these days. New revenue is hard to come by and lots of companies are rushing to cut staff and other costs to make up for unhappy balance sheets. While that may be a natural knee-jerk reaction, hold the temptation until you have explored the not so obvious new territories which might just save your company and the jobs of your employees.

If there is one thing that I don’t like about the iPhone (and there are actually a few minor things I don’t like) it is the expensive text messaging.  Texting was included with my first iPhone plan but is no longer included with the iPhone 3G plans.  So, I’ve started looking for alternatives.  Here are a [...]

Verizon’s contract with union workers in the Eastern region is set to expire on August 2nd.  The Daily Press reports that workers are voting on a provision to strike if progress has not been made on negotiations by the end of their contract.  The usual issues are at stake: benefits, health care, wages, and protection [...]

Everyone loves a horror story, even us shriveled old raisins at Telecom Monthly.  And this story has it all, shock, anticipation, and an evil villain.  Unfortunately, this is a supposedly true story.  The tale of a small company which overpaid on their T1s for years and the big company which refused to help.  We don’t [...]

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