MEPs back contested telecoms plan: related news

MEPs back contested telecoms plan

European politicians have voted in favour of amendments to telecoms law which campaigners say could be used to curb privacy online and file-sharing.

Telecoms Suing Municipalities That Plan Broadband Access

Law.com has up a review of ongoing and historical cases of telecoms suing municipalities that plan broadband networks. In many cases those same telecoms have spent years ignoring as potential customers the cities and towns now undertaking Net infrastructure projects, only to turn around and sue them. One lawyer who has defended many municipalities in this position says, "This is similar to electrification a century ago when small towns and rural areas were left behind, so they formed their own authorities." Bob Frankston has been writing for years about the financial model of artificial scarcity that underlies the telecoms businss plans. This post gives some of the background to the telecoms' fear of abundance.

Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC Announces Investigation Into UBS AG 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

ATLANTA, July 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is investigating possible violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 related to UBS AG's (``UBS'' or the ``Company'') (NYSE:UBS - News) 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the ``Plan''). The investigation centers on whether UBS and the Plan administrators breached their fiduciary duties to Plan participants by, among other things, making imprudent investments in Company stock and otherwise failing to prudently and loyally manage the Plan's investments.

Orphaned 401(k) Plan From Defunct Waterbury, Conn., Company Gets FiduciaryLoading...

Jul. 17--A federal court has appointed a consultant to distribute the assets of an abandoned 401(k) plan established by a defunct Waterbury construction company, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday. U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut appointed Pension Consultants Inc. of Farmington as the independent fiduciary for the VA Construction LLC 401(k) Plan, an employee benefit plan sponsored by VA Construction LLC of Waterbury until it went out of business in 2001. When the company closed, the plan's fiduciaries stopped performing their duties and failed to appoint a successor, said John M. Chavez, a Labor Department spokesman.

Consumers plan more online research on back-to-school items, Deloitte says

Consumers are concerned about the economy and nine out of 10 say they plan to change their back-to-school buying plans as a result, according to a survey commissioned by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte. 27% say part of that change will be to research more online to make sure they get the best price.

Dhoni unhappy with back-to-back games

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: "You are playing cricket throughout the year, and then you play back-to-back matches. You could make out from the start the intensity was not there"

Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan) is Being Investigated by Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP

Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan) is Being Investigated by Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP

'Dhoni is right, back-to-back games tough'

BANGALORE: Indian Test captain Anil Kumble endorsed his ODI counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni's view that back-to-back matches are taking a toll on the players' bodies. ( Watch )

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

TMCNet: Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Announces ERISA Investigation of Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Master Profit Sharing Plan)

Functional Testing

JMeter is found to be very useful and convenient in support of functional testing. Although JMeter is known more as a performance testing tool, functional testing elements can be integrated within the Test Plan, which was originally designed to support load testing. Many other load-testing tools provide little or none of this feature, restricting themselves to performance-testing purposes. Besides integrating functional-testing elements along with load-testing elements in the Test Plan, you can also create a Test Plan that runs these exclusively. In other words, aside from creating a Load Test Plan, JMeter also allows you to create a Functional Test Plan. This flexibility is certainly resource-efficient for the testing project.

Real-World 3G Monthly Cost With Taxes and Fees?

Kristl writes "I have called AT&T and walked into several AT&T stores to ask 'How much will an AT&T phone plan cost per month with taxes and fees and everything?'. No one can answer this question. They are evasive and become testy when I push them on it. Their answer is they can't tell me what the government is going to charge me as the fees can vary month to month, but I've been an AT&T customer for several years, and my taxes and fees have not varied more than a dollar in all of that time. So I question them: 'Can you just tell me what the taxes and fees will be for a 3G plan in California that has the basic calling plan, basic data plan, and the basic text plan?' I even do the math for them, that's $75. Okay AT&T, what are the taxes and fees on $75? Oh, they can't tell me that, as the taxes and fees can vary from month to month.

NRF: Back-To-School Spending Mixed For Consumer Electronics

WASHINGTON — While parents plan to spend more on electronics products for their youngsters during the back-to-school period this year, college-bound kids are cutting back on their CE purchases, a new survey suggests.

iPhone 3G Data Plan for Deaf: $50/Month

The iPhone 3G's data plan for the deaf will be $10 higher than the original, just like it is for everyone else. It comes with unlimited texting, email and web browsing for $50 a month, or $65 for the enterprise flavor (basically if you use Exchange). You have to sign up for a voice plan when you buy the phone initially, and then you send in the eligibility form to get the plan. [AT&T]

Proposed DOL regs would require enhanced disclosure to 401(k) plan participants

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued proposed regulations that would require employers and plan administrators, in satisfaction of their fiduciary duties under ERISA, to provide (on generally an annual basis) participants and beneficiaries in participant-directed plans with plan and investment-related information, including details of fees and expenses assessed to their individual accounts. The proposed rules, which, when finalized, would apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, would specifically require the disclosure of investment-related fee and expense information (e.g., sales loads, deferred sales charges, redemption fees, service charges, exchange fees, account fees, purchase fees, and the expense ratio for the total operating expenses of the investment) to be made in a

Milberg LLP Announces Its Investigation Relating to the IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. 401(k) Plan

NEW YORK, July 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Attorney Advertising. Prior Results Do Not Guarantee A Similar Outcome. The law firm of Milberg LLP is investigating possible illegal conduct relating to the IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. 401(k) Plan (the ``Plan'') as alleged in class action complaints filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. (``IndyMac'' or the ``Company'') (NYSE:IMB) (Other OTC:IDMC.PK - News) and certain fiduciaries of the Plan.

Milberg LLP Announces Its Investigation Relating to the IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. 401(k) Plan

NEW YORK, Jul 21, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Attorney Advertising. Prior Results Do Not Guarantee A Similar Outcome. The law firm of Milberg LLP is investigating possible illegal conduct relating to the IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") as alleged in class action complaints filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. ("IndyMac" or the "Company") (NYSE:IMB) (Pink Sheets:IDMC) and certain fiduciaries of the Plan.

MEPs back new piracy laws

Computer Campaigners say that amendments to a telecoms law intended to curb file-sharing could infringe European surfers' online privacy.

Plan to bring back rocks, life from Mars

London (PTI) An international team of scientists has put together detailed plans for a Mars mission to bring back samples of rock, and possibly microscopic life, from the surface of the Red planet.

Georgia and Russia back EU plan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has agreed an outline plan with Russia and Georgia to try to resolve their crisis.

Customers, ACCC force eBay to back down on double-dip plan

US-owned online auction house eBay has announced it will ditch its hugely unpopular plan to force traders to use exclusively use its payment subsidiary PayPal.

Back to the Future€™s hoverboard drifts onto eBay

Make like McFly with a genuine Back to the Future hoverboardAnybody who’s seen Back to the Future Part II wants to get their hands (or should we say feet) on a hoverboard in order to replicate some of Marty McFly’s gravity-defying tricks and stunts. And guess what? Thanks to eBay, one fan is going to have that dream come true. The first part, anyway.

Back to the Futures hoverboard drifts onto eBay

Make like McFly with a genuine Back to the Future hoverboardAnybody who’s seen Back to the Future Part II wants to get their hands (or should we say feet) on a hoverboard in order to replicate some of Marty McFly’s gravity-defying tricks and stunts. And guess what? Thanks to eBay, one fan is going to have that dream come true. The first part, anyway.

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