http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/communications/ en-us Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:56:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2044882/posts The way I see it, there are three albatrosses we should be hanging around the necks of the Democrats: 1) sky high oil prices (anti-drilling, global warming nonsense); 2) the mortgage meltdown: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Countrywide (Jim Johnson, Jamie Gorelick, Chris Dodd); and 3) Iraq defeatism: (Harry Reid: "this war is lost," etc., etc.) My question is: where are the attack ads showing Reid, Gorelick, Dodd, Anthony Mozillo, Chuck Schumer and the rest of the traitors? I can write them if need be, for God's sake, we should win Congress this Fall. Does anyone know what's going on in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2044882/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:56:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006582/posts "The number you have called cannot be connected."Ever heard a recording like this on your telephone? On Sept. 11, 2001 messages like that were commonplace in New York and Washington and incredibly frustrating for first responders trying to coordinate rescue operations and families attempting to contact loved ones. Now think about that kind of message being heard by virtually every cell phone subscriber in an entire country. That may be about to happen in Iraq. If it does, it could well derail progress made in recent months and have long-term adverse consequences for U.S. interests in the region. In December... FOX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006582/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:12:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984735/posts GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan , March 12, 2008 – With the growth of Afghan national security forces since the establishment of democracy in Afghanistan, the need for consolidated information and authority has become essential. Sgt. 1st Class Eric R. Lasica (left,) a joint regional coordination center mentor with 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, assists Afghan National Police 2nd Sgt. Farhad Sidiqi, the battle noncommissioned officer for the center, on a map-reading program in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, March 4, 2008. Photo by Spc. Nathan W. Hutchison, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. One way... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984735/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:01:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983567/posts /10/2008 - BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFPN) -- Multi-National Force - Iraq officials here have recently established a new team of experts to help improve coordination of communications policy, services and infrastructure initiatives throughout Iraq. The Iraq Communications Coordination Element recently began operating under the direction of Brig. Gen. Steven J. Spano, Multi-National Force - Iraq's deputy chief of staff for communications and information systems. Members of the ICCE will help the Iraqi government identify gaps and opportunities in current and future communications initiatives and then help with prioritizing, integrating, and synchronizing these different efforts across the country. The idea is to... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983567/posts#comment Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:16:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981400/posts The Yahoo link is a video link. I'm posting it to stress a point about the English language. While there have been many discussions about making English the official language of the USA, I seldom involve myself with the politics of the proposal. Instead, I have always maintained English is the worldwide language of commerce. This video clip supports my position. Not requiring English proficiency, especially in the USA, almost certainly assures certain people will be imprisoned in the lower class. Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981400/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 17:18:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979279/posts KANDAHAR: Taliban militants destroyed a telecom tower in southern Afghanistan, the second such assault in two days, after warning phone companies to shut down their towers or face attacks. Militants burned the base station of a Roshan mobile phone company tower in Kandahar city late Saturday, said Qarim Agha, a police officer in the area. He said authorities tightened security around other telecom towers in the city. Last week, a Taliban spokesman said militants would blow up towers across Afghanistan if mobile phone companies did not switch off their signals overnight. The militants fear US and other foreign troops are... thepost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979279/posts#comment Sun, 2 Mar 2008 21:22:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972589/posts Two Canadian bird smugglers were foiled on Sunday when they tried to cross the U.S. border with four exotic pigeons stuffed into their jackets. The discovery was made as the two Canadian citizens attempted to enter the United States through the Lewiston Bridge border crossing, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. When the men were asked to remove their jackets, authorities found four live pigeons stuffed into the inside pockets. Kevin Corsaro of CBP public affairs said they could face criminal charges. “The smuggling of such birds increases the chances that a communicable bird disease, such as exotic newcastle or... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972589/posts#comment Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:25:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972585/posts LEWISTON, N.Y. -- Border agents pulled four live birds from the pockets of a pigeon collector and a traveling companion trying to enter the United States from Canada. The pair were stopped Sunday at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing. They told inspectors they were on their way to visit an uncle near Rochester, says Customs and Border Protection spokesman Kevin Corsaro. The Uxbridge, Ontario residents, whose names were not released, were asked during a secondary inspection to remove their coats and that's when the birds were found. One man told CBP officers he is a pigeon collector who belongs to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972585/posts#comment Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:00:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/913105/posts Anyone else using Vonage? I hooked mine up yesterday in 5 minutes. The quality is outstanding. So far so good. A good month and Bellsouth and MCI can kiss my arse.. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/913105/posts#comment Sat, 17 May 2003 02:04:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929063/posts Can't access data on PDA Phone, and "all circuits are busy" when I dial my cell provider's cutomer service lines (all of them). Local stations are inaccessible on DishTV. I know there was a major line out of Dallas down on Monday that mucked up air traffic at DFW, among other things, but yesterday everything worked fine for me. I've searched Google News but can find nothing regarding what's going on today. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929063/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:56:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905621/posts Construction continues at the site of the new Al Mamoon telecommunications center in Baghdad, Iraq. The center will improve Radio, telephone, cell phone, and internet service in the Baghdad region and connect Baghdad with the rest of the country and the world. Photo by Sgt. Jerry Saslav, 65th PAOC, Massachusetts Army National Guard. BAGHDAD — Communication in Baghdad can be an exercise in frustration, a hit-or-miss proposition due to both geography and technology issues. That will change as reconstruction of a major communication facility continues.The war resulted in the destruction of the Al Mamoon telecommunications. The Al Mamoon was the... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905621/posts#comment Wed, 3 Oct 2007 00:10:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896101/posts We are customers of McLeodUSA Communications. They serve businesses and customers in several states. Our phones went down two hours ago and there is no answer from customer service. I did finally get through to someone in sales who told me that it was a "nationwide, catastrophic failure" and that all of the their techs are working on it. Is anyone else a McLeodUSA customer or is any other network having issues? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896101/posts#comment Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:54:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884557/posts Soldiers Bring Mobile Communications to Battlefield New vehicle gives commanders more choices, faster. By Spc. Ben Hutto3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq, Aug. 21, 2007 — Staff Sgt. Matthew Hancock looked over the schematics the 82nd Airborne had put together for a mobile tactical operations center and knew that he could build something similar for his battalion. "This is the first time a mechanized Army unit has engineered, built and deployed a vehicle like this. We are proud of what we’ve done. We feel like we have raised the bar for the Army."Staff... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884557/posts#comment Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:36:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798333/posts WASHINGTON, March 9, 2007 – Pakistani, Afghan and U.S. troops teamed up to stop a group of Taliban insurgents from crossing the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan during a March 7 incident, officials said. Pakistani border forces reported that an insurgent vehicle was attempting to enter Pakistan from an area where Afghan and U.S. soldiers were attacked near the Afghan village of Shkin, in Paktika province. Afghan and U.S. forces responded with two 105 mm artillery rounds, resulting in a direct hit on the insurgents’ vehicle. Secondary explosions were observed, leading the force to conclude that the vehicle was... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798333/posts#comment Fri, 9 Mar 2007 23:53:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774202/posts Paris-based satellite company Eutelsat is investigating "unidentified interference" with its satellite broadcast services that temporarily knocked out several television and radio stations. The company declined to say whether it thought the interference was accidental or deliberate. The problem began Tuesday afternoon, blocking several European, Middle East and northeast African radio and television stations, as well as Agence France-Presse's news service. All transferred their satellite transmissions to another frequency to resume operations. Theresa Hitchens of the Center for Defense Information think-tank in Washington DC, US, says there have been cases of deliberate satellite jamming in the past, but it is hard... NewScientist.com news service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774202/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:42:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679532/posts The Al Mamoon stairwell stands ready for removal. Story by Norris Jones Gulf Region Division US Army Corps of Engineers BAGHDAD -- A 13-story 1600-ton rectangular concrete stairwell, the last remnant of the old Al Mamoon Exchange and Telecommunication Center near Baghdad, was removed Saturday to make room for a new seven-story telecommunications building on the nearly 230 by 442 foot site. “(The) facility will be a visual symbol that Iraq is connected to the global community,” said Karem, a Gulf Region Division resident engineer in Baghdad’s International Zone.The Ministry of Communication offices will be in the building as... Multi-National Forces-Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679532/posts#comment Mon, 7 Aug 2006 23:52:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679523/posts FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2006 -- Coalition commanders and prominent religious leaders in the Khost Province conducted their first shura, or meeting, July 26 to provide a forum for open discussion of provincial issues. Army Lt. Col. David A. Bushey, Task Force Wolfpack commander, and Navy Cmdr. John F. Wade, commander of the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team, clarified Coalition policy toward the religion and culture represented by the mullahs in attendance. “We make three promises to all Afghan citizens, “ Bushey told the assembled mullahs. “The soldiers under our command will respect your religion, they will... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679523/posts#comment Mon, 7 Aug 2006 23:40:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671645/posts Nokia's days as the world's number one mobile phone vendor could be numbered, according to analysts. A new report from Strategy Analytics found that over the last four quarters, Motorola has averaged growth of around 52 percent, while Nokia has managed just 32 percent. ZDNet Asia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671645/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:23:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662082/posts Jefferson hires crisis-seasoned PR aideCongressman target in corruption probe Friday, July 07, 2006 By Bruce Alpert Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., points to a map as he talks with Congressman William Jefferson at a presentation during a briefing on the levee system in Southern Louisiana in New Orleans, Thursday, July 6, 2006. The briefing covered the state of current levee reconstruction and what actions need to be implemented in the future to ensure South Louisiana residents are safe from the flooding associated with hurricanes. (AP Photo/Bill Haber) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the target of a high-profile public corruption probe,... NOLA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662082/posts#comment Fri, 7 Jul 2006 23:40:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1638560/posts MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (May 25, 2006) -- A Milwaukee native was awarded the Bronze Star May 19 for his loyal devotion to duty during times of danger and distress while deployed to Iraq. Master Gunnery Sgt. James G. Apriesnig was acting as communications chief for Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2005 to February 2006 in Fallujah, Iraq. Apriesnig planned and supervised the installation, operation and maintenance of a communications architecture that provided connectivity between the headquarter element, a reconnaissance battalion, three infantry battalions and three military... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1638560/posts#comment Fri, 26 May 2006 04:53:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633371/posts CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (May 16, 2006) -- As the hot Iraqi sun was beating down, sweat ceaselessly dripped from the faces of Marines erecting a radio tower. They grimaced while pushing a metal extension of an expandable antenna in the air as commands to tighten up the slack on guidelines were yelled. The tower seemed intimidating as it hovered more than 25 feet above the Marines' heads and could have crashed down if they weren't careful, but that didn't deter them and eventually the system was set up and secured. Marines of Communications Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, must overcome... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633371/posts#comment Tue, 16 May 2006 23:04:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627838/posts A U.S. appeals panel sharply challenged the Bush administration Friday over new rules making it easier for police and the FBI to wiretap Internet phone calls. A judge said the government's courtroom arguments were "gobbledygook." The skepticism expressed so openly toward the administration's case encouraged civil liberties and education groups that argued that the U.S. is improperly applying telephone-era rules to a new generation of Internet services. "Your argument makes no sense," U.S. Circuit Judge Harry T. Edwards told the lawyer for the Federal Communications Commission, Jacob Lewis. "When you go back to the office, have a big chuckle. I'm... foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627838/posts#comment Sat, 6 May 2006 15:03:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1626359/posts KABUL, Afghanistan, May 3, 2006 – A unique Afghan National Army communications unit reached a milestone recently by demonstrating its capability to plan, deploy and establish a communications station. Maj. Abdul Anan (left) and Capt. Gul Mohammed, officers with the Afghan National Army's Communications Support Element, perform radio checks during the unit's first deployment recently. Courtesy photo   The Communication Support Element is providing ANA leadership with the capability to extend command and control systems to a deployed operations center anywhere in Afghanistan. The battalion-sized unit is being developed to support the needs of the National Military Command Center in... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1626359/posts#comment Thu, 4 May 2006 01:14:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1625646/posts Communications Center Aids Iraqi Police Response The Joint Communications Center and local initiatives to reduce the threat of vehicle-borne improvised explosvie devices have contributed to increased public safety for the citizens of Tal Afar. By U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John J. Pistone Multinational Security Transition Command—Iraq TAL AFAR, Iraq, May 2, 2006 — Located high above the city, in what is known as “The Castle,” Iraqi police are receiving much needed assistance in their fight against terrorism. Nestled safely behind the wall of this castle is the Tal Afar Joint Communications Center, a joint environment where Iraqi... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1625646/posts#comment Wed, 3 May 2006 00:51:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1612549/posts Standing in his K Street office with a headset glued to his ear, Andrew Jay Schwartzman thinks of himself as a guerrilla leader launching lightning raids against the nation's big communications companies to defend the public interest. In a corner office three blocks down K Street, former Federal Communications Commission chairman Richard E. Wiley commands an army of lawyers on behalf of many of the country's major telephone, cable and media groups. Operating at opposite ends of the spectrum, the two are among the thousands of lawyers...... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1612549/posts#comment Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:02:20 GMT