Friday, December 6, 2002

FTC moves to ease telemarketing calls. The agency this month is expected to OK the creation of a national do-not-call list to help consumers block telemarketing calls. Any move on spam, however, could take years. [Computerworld News] 5:41:26 AM

China Is Using Its New Economic Weight to Outmaneuver Japan. To judge by China's recent slights and snubs of Japan, a visitor might think that China is already the economic power of Asia. By James Brooke. [New York Times: Business] 5:39:29 AM

New company, Cometa, created to push nationwide Wi-Fi. AT&T, IBM and Intel today unwrapped plans for a nationwide Wi-Fi hot spot network, with the deployment of Wi-Fi "hot spots" in the top 50 U.S. markets eyed for 2003. [Source: Computerworld News; 12/6/02; 4:43:29 AM.] High-Speed Wireless Internet Network Is Planned. AT&T, I.B.M. and Intel plan a venture to offer WiFi service nationwide. The technology allows connection to the Internet at high speed without cables. By John Markoff. [Source: New York Times: Business; Business; 12/6/02; 4:43:43 AM.] IBM, Intel, AT&T unveil US Wi-Fi JV. 20k hot spots [Source: The Register; 12/6/02; 4:43:57 AM] 5:33:27 AM

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