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GAO: Feds Using Social Media, But Need Security Procedures

The General Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, has released a detailed report on the use of social media by federal agencies. The subtitle of the report pretty much sums up their findings: Federal Agencies Need Policies and Procedures for Managing and Protecting Information They Access and Disseminate.

GAO: Feds Using Social Media, But Need Security Procedures

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States Come Out In Support of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

On July 27, 2011, the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted 4-to-1 to approve the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. According to the technology website, CNET, the commission noted: "the proposed acquisition has received overriding support locally, as is evidence by the diverse number of groups and officials who are in support."

States Come Out In Support of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

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Telcos Offer Plan To Reform Universal Service

A group of six major telecommunications companies submitted a plan to the FCC to reform the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the Intercarrier Compensation (ICC) process. The six — including Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink, Windstream, Frontier, and FairPoint — proposed the plan to "shift the focus of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund to supporting broadband deployment nationwide."

Telcos Offer Plan To Reform Universal Service