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Did pirates take over the NTEK ship?
Did they untie the ship from the dock yet?
100% correct
The "lined up dots" are growing to the dot size of the 1980s twister game.
"Like"
Symbol change VPLM to SCAM? Cool
Who Will Be the Defacto International Telecom Provider?
With the migration of telecommunication’s services to the Internet, who will become the dominant provider of Voice services – the national Telco operations, Digital 3 and 4G mobile network operators, or the so called Over the Top (OTT) voice providers offering Smart Phones with VoIP applications? How will the recent FCC decision to allow trials of VoIP systems using Internet addresses rather than telephone numbers impact the future of voice telephony? Can the aspirations of VoIP operators to dominate Voice services and replace the legacy Telcos be achieved?
VoIP systems initially used end-to-end data packet connections, URL’s or Internet addresses, an assortment of analog to digital voice codecs, rather than telephone numbers. Call identification and information required to manage and transmit calls across networks was missing. The proliferation of voice codecs precluded transferring between networks, and traffic could not be delivered or terminated by compliant Telcos.
Heretofore, these fundamental restrictions have prevented VoIP from becoming a viable alternative to legacy Telco systems. However, these restrictions can now be easily overcome with patented technology that will facilitate interconnection of fixed and mobile networks. These functions are: 1) a system of call control to provide call routing, rating, and billing; 2) interconnection of VoIP calls to and from mobile networks; 3) a technique to provide uninterrupted I/P sessions as calls transition between VoIP mobile and fixed networks; 4) lawful intercept; and 5) the ability to provide call traceability for emergency calls. Items 1-3 provide functionality to manage, track calls, and exchange records between networks; facilitate interconnection; and provide number recognition and call identification. Items 4 and 5 are essential to meet legal requirements across regulated networks. These five functions are defined in the VoIP-Pal patent suite, which will be described in the patent disclosures. The patents describe the architecture and network structures that define a Telco compliant VoIP network. These patents are the result of great foresight, design, system engineering, testing, and implementation commenced over ten years ago.
Sunspotter, I am having a little trouble with my DD here. I Got the "Rich Enza" and the "no money in the bank" and the weekly "its a scam".. Maybe you could help us with this DD here and tell us what you think. tia
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140203005406/en/Voip-Pal.com-Announces-Receipt-Mobile-Gateway-Patent-Grant#.UvtvpNJBms0
penny2pound, Mostly right. There will be zero tax on any gains in your Roth.. When you start to draw on your roth, you will be taxed on what ever you draw that has not been taxed. If you bought it with untaxed roth funds it will be taxed on all that you draw. The advantage is, the % of tax you pay. You will be taxed on gains out of your roth at a tax rate set by the amount you draw per year. In other words, If you draw 75k a year out and no tax has been paid, you will pay the same tax % of someone making 75k a year. That is why some people have a % of already taxed money as well as untaxed money in their retirement plans. Thus, if your needs exceed utaxed money (that would put you into a higher tax bracket) you would draw out the extra needed money from already taxed money. BTW, I am not a tax expert.. Just trying to help.
After checking all my DD notes, I can't seem to find anything on Rich, other than being a hand holder.
It should be good for "some" to get cheap shares.
Has the ship been built to ship the product yet?
Much deeper than most know..The Jabra, Woddy Norris days?
"we expect" hmmm
Great day longs.
FCC Considers Retirement Test of Landline Phones
By News Staff posted on January 31, 2014 in News
The Federal Communications Commission will vote to consider a retirement test of landline phones in favor of a digital VoIP network.
The Internet has long been a pinch hitter for the landline telephone, with such services as Skype and Google Voice, but now federal regulators are probing to retire the landline in place of digital networks.
Next Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on whether to test the idea that would allow a brief three- to six-month transition where selected areas switch to the new digital phone network, also known as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). The FCC vote is required by federal regulations for any transitions by traditional carriers involving Internet protocol.
If approved, consumers and telecom companies would not be obligated to participate in the tests that will measure effects on small businesses, providers and individual consumers. However, according to a report from theWall Street Journal, carriers such as AT&T, Verizon Communications and Century Link have been seeking to retire the current circuit-switched systems so phone communication can be handled like other online data.
The argument for VoIP, carriers say, is based on current consumer demand evidenced by the success of IP companies such as Vonage, Skype and Microsoft.
Rural areas, regions that have had difficulty with VoIP services, may present a potential blowback to the carrier’s wishes and possible hopes to harness reduced oversight and restrictions associated with VoIP. Should testing and eventually full adoption be approved, the FCC reports that it will weigh whether VoIP regulations should match traditional scrutiny.
Of note, FCC officials say even while existing customers can opt to stay out of regional trials, carriers can still compel new Internet protocol services on new customers by only offering VoIP in the trial areas.
This article was originally published by Government Technology.
http://techwire.net/fcc-considers-retirement-test-landline-phones/
To reduce these differences and any possible risks to public safety posed by interconnected VoIP 911 service, the FCC has imposed the following requirements:
All interconnected VoIP providers must automatically provide 911 service to all their customers as a standard, mandatory feature without customers having to specifically request this service. VoIP providers may not allow their customers to “opt-out” of 911 service.
Before an interconnected VoIP provider can activate a new customer’s service, the provider must obtain from the customer the physical location at which the service will first be used, so that emergency services personnel will be able to locate any customer dialing 911. Interconnected VoIP providers must also provide one or more easy ways for their customers to update the physical location they have registered with the provider, if it changes.
Interconnected VoIP providers must transmit all 911 calls, as well as a callback number and the caller’s registered physical location, to the appropriate emergency services call center or local emergency authority.
Interconnected VoIP providers must take appropriate action to ensure that their customers have a clear understanding of the limitations, if any, of their 911 service. All providers must specifically advise new and existing customers, prominently and in plain language, of the circumstances under which 911 service may not be available through the interconnected VoIP service or may in some way be limited in comparison to traditional 911 service. They must distribute labels to all customers warning them if 911 service may be limited or not available and instructing them to place the labels on and/or near the equipment used in conjunction with the interconnected VoIP service.
Interconnected VoIP providers must obtain affirmative acknowledgement from all existing customers that they are aware of and understand the limitations of their 911 service.
In some areas, emergency service providers are not capable of receiving or processing the location information or call back number that is automatically transmitted with 911 calls. In those areas, interconnected VoIP providers must ensure that a 911 call is routed to the appropriate PSAP.
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/voip-and-911-service
Helping American Students Compete in a Digital World
by: Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman
January 24, 2014
Earlier this month I visited Edna Brewer Middle School in Oakland, one of the tens of thousands of schools across America connected to the Internet thanks largely to the E-Rate program. E-Rate was established as a result of the bipartisan Telecommunications Act of 1996 to help schools and libraries obtain affordable Internet access. For schools like Edna Brewer, E-Rate has been a game-changer for students and the dedicated professionals who teach them. While at Edna Brewer, I had the pleasure of engaging in insightful conversations with students, teachers, administrators and the Information Technology (IT) officer for the school district. Each offered important perspectives about the transformational educational benefits of IT for student learning where it’s available, and the challenges faced by students and teachers when that access is denied.
My visit underscored the fact that the needs of our schools have dramatically changed since E-Rate began in 1996. To be prepared for college and the 21st Century workforce, students today need to have access to state-of-the-art, interactive, educational content; and tools for student collaboration, student-teacher communication, and lesson planning. None of this will be possible if our students aren’t connected to networks capable of delivering that content and offering those tools.
On my first day on the job I made clear that a top priority of the Commission must be to make networks work for everyone. It isn’t enough to simply emphasize the need for more broadband; the focus has to be on what high-speed Internet connections enable, whether in fully connected classrooms or after school in a library. We must lead the world in this effort. I am firmly committed to meeting the goal of connecting 99 percent of America’s students to high-speed broadband within five years.
The fact of the matter is that we have moved from the era of “computers in the classroom” where a few PCs sat along the wall for occasional use to “computers on the desks” where students interact on an ongoing basis to not only learn their lessons, but also to acquire the computer literacy skills necessary for 21st Century careers.
My fellow Commissioners and I have the responsibility of ensuring the E-Rate program meets today’s needs. The E-Rate of yesterday – which has focused on providing schools and libraries with basic connectivity – needs to be updated to support today’s Gigabit fiber and Wi-Fi connectivity. Modernizing E-Rate is critical for our students and teachers.
Immediately upon joining the FCC in November, we began a process to carefully and thoroughly examine this issue with the goal of a 21st Century E-Rate program. The FCC staff has conducted a top to bottom review of the program. We are finalizing a path forward that will improve the program’s efficiency, functionality, and our oversight so that E-Rate can better meet the modern connectivity needs of schools and libraries while remaining on sound financial footing for many years to come.
Commissioner Clyburn, who laid important groundwork in this effort as Chairwoman, has eloquently stated, “broadband has the potential to be the great equalizer for our children.”
Commissioner Rosenworcel correctly describes the challenge, that “without adequate capacity our students are going to fall short. They will be unable to realize the full potential of digital learning.” She has highlighted examples from Miami to north of the Arctic Circle where online learning tools create personalized lesson plans for both urban and rural students.
I share the aspiration of Commissioner Pai, who said, “When it comes to our children’s education, we should not be afraid of the hard choices. We should not tinker around the edges. We should shoot for the moon. And we should aim to win.”
Working with my fellow Commissioners, the FCC will deliver an E-Rate program for the 21st Century. Together, we will meet the recent calls to action laid down by the President, Senators Rockefeller and Markey – the Founding Fathers of E-Rate – the bipartisan LEAD Commission, and many others who are dedicated to our students’ future.
We will make the necessary structural and administrative improvements to focus support on broadband services while making the program more efficient and easier to navigate for applicants. These improvements must also include strong oversight and enforcement to ensure every dollar that is intended to reach schools and libraries, gets there and gets the job done.
As part of our top to bottom review of E-Rate, the opportunity has opened to use existing funds to immediately begin to expand E-Rate funding targeted to high-speed connectivity to students in schools and libraries. These additionally available funds will begin to be put to work this year for schools and libraries. This will be done without affecting the program’s existing structures and the 2014 program application process that is now underway.
We will soon bring to the Commission a detailed plan to achieve these objectives. As we move forward, there will be many voices and perspectives. They will all be heard and respected. I look forward to building on the ongoing activities of my colleagues and working with all parties interested in modernizing E-Rate to build on the success of the past, and to make sure American students get the 21st Century education they deserve.
http://www.fcc.gov/blog/helping-american-students-compete-digital-world
Envisioning the IT Future for FCC Enforcement Field Offices
by: David A. Bray, Chief Information Officer
February 4, 2014
During my first 120 days at the FCC, I have enjoyed several opportunities to listen and learn from the different views and perspectives at the FCC. Each Bureau and Office has critical missions and IT needs, and I'd like to share some of what I've learned about the Enforcement Bureau's need for mobility.
Shortly after my arrival at the FCC, the Enforcement Bureau reached out to me with a broad vision for leveraging technology to future-proof the agency's on-scene, investigative capabilities. One of EB's key initiatives in this broad effort was a “mobility strategy” for its Field Offices. This included a discussion of what technologies could help personnel collaborate securely in any time, in any place. “Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question” is a quote attributed to e.e. cummings, and our search for what technologies could assist FCC Enforcement Field Offices similarly presented a terrific opportunity to develop a high-level storyboard of the technology solutions for which we are searching.
At the end of this blog are three pictures – each with text captions – that show a brief story of what the FCC is interested in pursuing for the IT future of FCC field office mobility. We hope to use a similar process of storyboards for other FCC endeavors in the future. Developing storyboards helps programmatic and technical teams across FCC reach common understanding. This allows us to dive deeper into additional details on workflows intended for automation as well as identify potential modular, enterprise reuse opportunities across initiatives. We also can share the storyboards with industry consortia for thoughts on what new technologies might help us address our needs.
If you have thoughts on possible technologies that could help the Enforcement Bureau's field agents collaborate securely any time, in any place – feel free to share them in this blog's comments fields or tweet to @fcc_cio on Twitter with your thoughts. We live in a time of rapidly changing mobile technologies, and I'm excited to see what options are available to help transform FCC IT's endeavors.
Storyboard 1: Why does field office mobility matter? It enables seamless transition & interconnection among offices, vehicles, inspection sites, telecommuting locations, and geo-referenced remote sensors.
http://www.fcc.gov/blog/envisioning-it-future-fcc-enforcement-field-offices
Too bad it's not like a car show, we could all go watch..lol
Also at 40:00 Nail hit on the head!!
Thank you Spec for the DD and "hand holding" you do here. The information is out there, it seems folks are too lazy to dig for it.
Please take the time to read all the warning labels on this ride before you enter..lol
FCC Chairman saz last week that there needs to be a better 911 technology.
http://www.fcc.gov/blog/access-and-public-safety-enduring-elements-public-interest
Anyone on this board know where he might be able to find one?
Help a brother out.
My 8th year holding and adding this.. Can't wait until the 10th year.
FCC votes to begin testing an overhaul of US phone system.
Citing the "Internet Revolution," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announces a series of experiments aimed at replacing the country's aging analog transmission infrastructure with an updated IP-based system.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57618126-94/fcc-votes-to-begin-testing-an-overhaul-of-us-phone-system/
Anyone here know of anyone that may have the tools to help a brother out? lol
Gambler04 my friend, That is what is refered to as a "game changer" thanks for sharing.
But wait!! You had a "starting point" of 2.7 a long time ago..
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=90947085
It went down?? lol
The confirm is on post 59515..lol
I will at a later date.
Don't own any of the stocks. But, you are only 50% right.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/07/6137368/washington-legislature-eyes-hemp.html
Heybrad, here inlays the problem.. They didn't wait long enough between their gigs. There are a few 99's left that they didn't count on. imo
I have no clue, but google is where I would start.
Lets see, They hold $17 million bucks worth of google and they buy a pos pink VPLM? Where is the "Sun" when you need him?
P.S. forgot to add SCAM
http://www.nasdaq.com/quotes/institutional-portfolio/mr-capital-management-inc-69300
We got us a fund holder! http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/VPLM/tab/8
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$0.0797 1,125 OTO 15:39:41
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$0.076 500 OTO 14:01:28
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When the examiner determines that no item of information in the IDS necessitates reopening prosecution, the USPTO will issue a corrected notice of allowability.
http://www.staasandhalsey.com/files/ip/IP_News_4_Overview%20of%20Programs.pdf
The examiner will evaluate the prior art cited with the IDS in the QPIDS pilot. If the prior art does not present any problem for allowance in the view of the examiner, the RCE will not be processed, and the RCE fee will be refunded. In other words, the end result is that it is as if the RCE has not been filed.
In addition, the examiner will allow the patent application with a corrected notice of allowability noting the IDS filed and that the prior art cited has been considered. No new notice of allowance will be issued, and the patent application will pass to issue without payment of the issue fee again. In this scenario, the applicant avoids the potential long delay for the examiner to act on an RCE if the IDS were filed without the QPIDS pilot. Therefore, the goals of compact prosecution and reduction of pendency of the USPTO are achieved, and the applicant can obtain patent grant without undue delay.
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