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Outblaze Launches White Label Video-Sharing Application

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 3:19pm.
Hong Kong - Outblaze on Tuesday introduced OutblazeVideo, a Web-based multimedia editing and sharing application for telcos and portals. The white label service features a customizable interface, search capability, sharing tools and multilevel metadata indexing. Hong Kong-based Outblaze said the first deployment of the service is on the official website of Hello Kitty, SanrioTown.com.
tags: Launches | Video | Tech | Software | Portals | Video-Sharing | Hong Kong | Telcos | Outblaze |

FCC Rules Telcos Need Not Share DSL Lines With Competitors

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 8, 2005 - 5:02am.
Washington -- In a ruling delivered on Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that telephone companies that provide DSL Internet access no longer have to lease their high-speed broadband lines to competitors. The FCC's 4-0 vote could force many smaller Internet service providers out of business, while others like EarthLink and AOL will be forced to pay more to telephone companies to use their lines. Implementation of the ruling was postponed for one year, so that ISPs can inform customers of the changes and make preparations. The FCC's DSL ruling follows a recent Supreme Court decision that similarly said that cable TV providers do not have to open their high-speed networks to competition. FCC chairman Kevin Martin called the ruling "an explicit recognition that the telecommunications marketplace that exists today is vastly different from the one governed by regulators over 30 years ago." Consumer groups worried the ruling will lead to higher broadband prices. "The FCC has solidified a mano-a-mano match between … the cable and telephone companies," Consumers Union policy director Kenneth DeGraff told The Washington Post. "When consumers have fewer choices, prices will rise."
tags: Deals | FCC | Competitors | Telcos | DSL Lines |