"The calibre of the people recruited to date, and their wealth of experience in the design and development of large scale telecommunications software solutions, has been exceptional, " he said.

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Imposing inconsistent local regulations on providers of broadband technology "could undermine the development of intermodel competition, " between cable operators, telephone companies, providers of wireless telecommunications services, and satellite communications firms, the FCC brief says.

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"The development of GaN technology is commonplace across the entire telecommunications industry, " he added.

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And that "will be disastrous for the development of the Internet, " predicts Manny Amador, president of the Philippine League for Democratic Telecommunications, an anti-metering group.

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Paul Magnone is vice president of business development and strategic alliances at Openet Telecom, a global telecommunications software and consulting firm.

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The World Summit on the Information Society being organized by ITU in co-operation with UNESCO and other UN agencies in December this year, with a second round in 2005, will need to tackle head-on the problem of inequitable access to telecommunications and the handicap this poses for global development.

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"MetroPCS' adoption of Jibe Mobile is a major step forward in advancing our commitment to help bridge the worlds of traditional standards-based telecommunications and Silicon Valley-style rapid application development to let carriers and developers connect, and ultimately enhance, the experience of mobile consumer and business subscribers around the world, " said Amir Sarhangi , CEO, Jibe Mobile.

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The Broadband Commission for Digital Development was established in 2010 by UNESCO and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), with the support of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, to promote the adoption of broadband-friendly practice and policies.

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