RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - Nov 30, 2012) - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign's agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .com registry (the "2012 .com Registry Agreement") for the term commencing on Dec. 1, 2012 through Nov. 30, 2018 with certain new terms and conditions.
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The grand-daddy of Internet services is Minitel, the ubiquitous on-line data service created by France Telecom (an arm of the government) in 1978-82.
In addition to the cash payments described above, Verizon and TiVo are exploring, among other things, future distribution of Internet video services developed through Verizon's joint venture with Redbox by making content distributed via that service part of the diverse selection of linear and broadband-delivered content accessible to users of TiVo's retail DVR products.
Which perhaps is all the proof needed of the wisdom of SB 1161, and of keeping Internet services as far from the world of public utility regulators as possible.
Consumers are more likely to view telcos and cable providers as trusted providers of Internet video services.
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The Company is a provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.
One example: Exodus Communications (nasdaq: EXDS - news - people), a provider of Internet hosting services.
On Jan. 3, Free, one of the major providers of Internet services in France, decided to block ads over the Internet for its 5 million subscribers.
It also expanded its footprint in China by acquiring a controlling interest in HiChina Web Solutions, a provider of Internet services such as domain registration and Web hosting.
Federighi worked at NeXT, followed by Apple, and then spent a decade at Ariba where he held several roles including vice president of Internet Services and chief technology officer.
Other providers of internet services, such as AOL, have complained bitterly that they are not able to offer the services customers want because of the lack of access to BT's local network.
In a research note this morning, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi reports on a meeting he had last week with Apple COO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer and VP of Internet Services Eddy Cue.
Thanks to more than 40 such deals in the past five years, WorldCom has transformed itself into the world's largest provider of Internet services, and a big force in local, long-distance and international telephony.
Security and safety can also be improved, and information can flow to and from the device using the full breadth of internet services, opening up possibilities for support services and remote diagnoses as well as useful and timely notifications.
According to Akamai, a global provider of Internet services, the United States ranked ninth in average connection speeds (7.7 Mbps) in the third quarter of 2012, and seventh in percent of Internet connections with speeds above 10 Mbps (18 percent).
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"The only way to get access to their part of the Net is to pay them a tithe, and to that extent it's a classic monopoly, " says Paul Vixie, head of Internet services for Metromedia Fiber Network, which is building its own network.
Nokia's head of internet services has gone so far to say that mobile TV's in "turmoil, " largely because folks are pleased as punch just downloading their vids over 3G instead of using a more traditional, more television-like setup like DVB-H to keep them entertained.
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The aftermath of the dot-com bust may seem like an odd place for a venture capital firm to get its start, but that was the case for Emergence Capital and in the decade-plus since the firm started it has eschewed the consumer-centric booms and blowups of the first wave of the Internet in favor of business-focused services.
One of the largest providers of internet content and search services, Yahoo could end up being acquired by the likes of Microsoft (MSFT) or any of the cash-laden private equity managers, says Miller.
The importance of wireless internet services is expected to grow dramatically when companies introduce third-generation mobile phones in a few years time.
NPR, CBS, Direct PC Internet and dozens of other services went down.
But mobile broadband is the fastest-growing category of new Internet access services.
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"It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community, " said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.
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"Sprint Direct Connect Now expands access to next-generation push-to-talk functionality, " said Michael Wallace, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Internet Services.
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The comments follow longstanding concerns, expressed at national and European level, over the slow roll-out and take up of broadband internet services in Britain.
Telecoms transitioning from the dying business of landline telephones into the technologically vulnerable and competitive businesses of Internet and television services are great examples.
Motricity shares appear poised for an extremely ugly fall this morning after the provider of mobile Internet services late Tuesday reported disappointing Q2 results.
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"It's inspiring to see what educators and students of all types are doing with iTunes U, " said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.
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As for enforcement of this potential government mandate, the dossier posits that it could lean on internet service providers instead of hosting services, which according to EU law, can't be forced to conduct widespread surveillance.
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