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Some VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and mobile phone service providers are riding free when connecting to the traditional telephone network in the US, potentially costing carriers billions of dollars, according to testimony at a Senate hearing this week.

Prosecutors are recommending that former Qwest Communications International chief Joseph Nacchio serve more than seven years in prison for insider trading during the telecommunications boom.

Joseph Nacchio, the former CEO of Qwest Communications International, was found guilty of 19 counts of insider trading Thursday, covering US$52 million in stock sales.

Some call it fiber to the home (FTTH) or fiber to the premises (FTTP) or fiber to the node (FTTN) or fiber to the curb (FTTC) or fiber to wherever (FTTX).

Although today's Internet is often credited with creating so much change that society is still racing to catch up, it has also come to be seen as unwieldy, hidebound and problematic -- ripe for revision or replacement. Security issues, spam, slow downloads and the exploding need for URLs are only some of its problems. The Internet is sometimes seen as a victim of its own success, and several initiatives are under way to develop the Internet of the future.

The technology used by Vonage Holdings to deliver voicemail service to its 1.6 million VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) telephony customers infringes another company's patent, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

Verizon Communications and MCI closed their merger on Friday, creating a carrier with a massive U.S. presence in homes and businesses as well as a major global data network.

There wasn't a moment's peace in the world of networking in 2005, from big carrier mergers announced early in the year, through a security bombshell and some major high-speed wireless launches.

An IT industry organization that includes leading IT vendors such as Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Intel said Tuesday it has successfully demonstrated extended computing capabilities using InfiniBand technology. The demonstration was part of the SCinet conference in Seattle.

Microsoft is accelerating its business IP telephony plans with the acquisition of software firm media-streams.com.

The Windows operating system may have defined Microsoft since its inception, but it will be services, not software that give the world's largest software company its claim to fame in the future, according to analysts.