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The following are hyperlinks to some of the best telecommunications information sources we know of. We have done our best to categorize them into classifications which make sense to us.
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General Telephony
http://www.clec-planet.com/index.html - Source for information on CLECs
http://www.fsanet.net - Full Service Access Network web site (FTTH/PON) http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Main_Page The FreeSWITCH software page - a complete switch for Linux/Windows, etc. http://www.ieee.org - the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers http://www.isp-planet.com - Source for information in ISPs http://www.nacse.com - National Association of Communications Systems Engineers http://www.osa.org - Optical Society of America web site http://www.pcia.com - Personal Communications Industry Association http://www.regulate.org - ITU Regulatory Colloquium - news on changes in regulatory environment http://www.telecom.eu.org - Europe's telecom and Internet users group http://www.telcoexchange.com - look up services availability and pricing by area code http://www.tik.ee.ethz.ch/~wand/ - project to specify and implement a wireless access system for ATM http://www.tiaonline.org - the Telecommunications Industry Association online site
Forums and Specifications
www.acuta.org: Assn of College & University Telecommunications Administrators http://web.ansi.org - American National Standards Institute http://www.atmforum.com - home of the ATM'ers http://www.adsl.com - home of the ADSL crowd http://www.aspindustry.org - ASP Industry Consortium web site http://www.bioapi.org - BioAPI Consortium home page http://www.biometrics,org - US Governments Biometric Consortium web site http://www.broadbandforum.com - white papers, history, and much more for the Cable Industry http://www.cauce.org - the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail http://www.cert.org - non profit CERT Coordination Center - intrusion incidence and more security stuff http://csrstds.com - Communications Standards Review - publishes standards http://www.davic.org - Digital Audio Visual Council http://www.disa.org - Data Interchange Standards Association web site http://www.ectf.org - Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum http://www.ema.org - Electronic Messaging Association http://www.etsi.org - European Telecommunications Standards Institute http://www.fcc.gov - the Federal Communications Commission http://www.fibrechannel.com - Fiber Channel Industry Association http://www.frforum.com - home of the Frame Relay'ers http://www.fols.org - Fiber Optics LAN section of the TIA http://www.fsoalliance.com - Free Space Optics Alliance http://www.gigabit-ethernet.org - dedicated to gigabit ethernet - white papers and more http://www.gnu.org - The Free Software Foundation http://www.gtld-mou.org - the Generic Top Level Domain MOU group http://www.gocsi.com - Computer Security Institute http://www.gvf.org - Global VSAT Forum http://www.hiperlan2.com - HiperLAN2 global forum http://www.icsa.net - International Computer Security Association http://www.iec.ch - International Electrotechnical Commission http://www.ietf.org - Internet Engineering Task Force - homebase for the Net heads! http://www.imc.org - Internet Mail Consortium - all you need to know about internet mail! http://www.infinibandta.org - InfiniBand Trade Association http://www.ip-centrex.org - home of IP Centrex and voice over IP information http://www.ipmulticast.com - place to learn all about IP Multicast concepts, products, events http://www.iptelephony.org - home of IP telephony and Voice over IP information http://www.isc.org - Internet Software Consortium http://www.itu.org - International Telecommunications Union http://global.ihs.com - the one-stop source for all technical specifications http://www.metroethernetforum.org/ - The Metro Ethernet Forum http://www.msforum.org - Multiswitch Forum, dedicated to such issues as management and QoS across multiple switch platforms http://www.msua.org - the Mobile Satellite Users Association web site http://www.nssn.org - National Standards System Network (NSSI) we site http://www.opensource.com - Open Source Software Organization http://www.oss-institute.org - The Open Source Software Institute http://www.pcca.org - Portable Computing and Communications Association http://www.pcsdata.com - details on PCS and apps run by Intel http://www.pkiforum.com - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Forum web site across multiple switch platforms http://www.sans.org - the Storage Area Network S Institute http://www.scia.org - Smart Card Industry Association web site http://www.snia.org - the Storage Networking Industry Association http://www.uddi.com - the Universal Description Discovery and Integration protocol community http://www.w3.org - Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web Services Distribution Language (WSDL) and Extensible Markup Language (XML) specs found here - the World Wide Web Consortium http://www.webdav.org - Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) http://www.ws-i.org - The Web services Interoperability Organization home http://www.xml.org- Extensible Markup Language home
www.callcentres.com.au: Call Center Managers Forum www.wow-com.com/consumer: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Assn; World of Wireless bookstore www.cma.org: Communications Managers Assn. www.howtocallabroad.com: The website provides country codes, area codes and other useful info on how to make international calls from the USA. www.ieee.org: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers www.icanet.com: International Communications Association. The ICA is a non-profit organization of corporations, universities, and government agencies from around the world. www.islua.org: International SL-1 Users' Association, Inc. www.idra.com: International (Telecommunications) Disaster Recovery Association www.itca.org: International Teleconferencing Association www.itu.ch: The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services. ITU activities include the coordination, development, regulation and standardization of telecommunications and organization of regional and world telecom events www.natd.com: North American Association of Telecommunications Dealers (NATD); represent users, owners, buyers, sellers and maintainers of telecommunications equipment worldwide. www.sbca.com: Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association www.sia.org: Satellite Industry Association www.industry.net/tia: Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Serves as the voice of the communications and information technology industry as a trade group. www.tca.org: TCA - the Information Technology and Telecommunications Association: the voice of business end-users of information technology and telecommunications involved in transporting, connecting and integrating data, image, video and voice; and TCA Expo www.tra-dc.org: Telecommunications Reseller Assn. www.usta.org: United States Telephone Association. Broad-based association for the local exchange carrier industry.
MPLS, AToM, MPLS-TP, G-MPLS
http://www.iec.org/tutorials/mpls/ - free MPLS Tutorial from Trillium http://www.metroethernetforum.org/ - The Metro Ethernet Forum http://www.riverstonenet.com/pdf/MPLS-IIR-Presentation.pdf- River Stone Networks paper on deploying MPLS in Metropolitan Area Networks
ATM
http://www.atmforum.com - home of the ATM'ers http://www.convergedigest.com - formerly ATM New Digest - good resource on ATM news http://www.iec.org/tutorials/atm_test/ - ATM Testing tutorial http://www.iec.org/tutorials/atm_fund/ - tutorial on ATM fundamentals http://www.techguide.com - guides to Inverse Multiplexing and Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) http://www.ultranet.com/~dhudek/junidemo1.shtml - A wonderful Java-based applet demonstrating signaling
Optical Networking
http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~bilgen/AltanK.htm - Links to some papers on optical routing in WDM http://www.gesmallworld.com/english/products/whitepapers/Dense_WDM_paper.pdf - A paper on WDM technology http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/~grover/ - some great information on mesh networking, 50msec switch time and more http://lw.pennnet.com/Articles/article_display.cfm?Section=Articles&ARTICLE_ID=77930&Publication_ID=13 - an early article on MP"lambda Switching" Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Introducing DWDM by Cisco SONET 101 by Nortel Fundamentals of SONET SONET Pocket Guide SONET Primer All-Optical Networking Consortium MEMS Resources MEMS Research at Bell Labs MEMS Clearinghouse Introduction to Micro Engineering
Internet
http://aspnews.com - recent developments in the ASP industry can be found here http://www.caida.org - Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis http://www.cpcup.org/user/jlacombe/search.html - over 50 search engines - the site to start your Internet hunt http://www.dogpile.com - the search engine of search engines - saves major time and effort! http://www.eff.org - Electronic Frontier Foundation - protection of free speech on the Internet http://www.epic.org - Electronic Privacy Information Center http://www.gilc.org - the Global Internet Liberty Campaign http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/mpls-charter.html - MPLS working group at the IETF INIPPowered.com - INtelligent Internet Protocol taking interoperability solutions out of the lab and into the network! http://www.internet2.org - The Internet 2 - Project Abilene - home page http://www.isi.edu - look for free RSVP client code on this site! http://infonet.aist-nara.ac.jp/member/nori-d/mlr/ - a superb comparison of tag/cell switching and tons of other places and resources of said subjects http://www.internettrafficreport.com - Andover's Internet Traffic Report http://www.junkbusters.com - dedicated to privacy on the internet with lots of free stuff http://www.internet2.org - The Internet 2 - Project Abilene - home page http://www.junkbusters.com - dedicated to privacy on the internet with lots of free stuff http://www.mae.net - Traffic statistics for Metropolitan Area Exchanges http://www.privacy.org - Privacy International - a human rights group dedicated to privacy http://www.privacybot.com - automated system to apply for an online privacy seal http://sellitontheweb.com - 10 point guide to creating a successful e-commerce site http://www.thelist.internet.com - Lists the ISP's and lot's of information about them http://www.tracert.com - play with a multiple tracert gateway here! http://www.ureach.com - get your own free 8XX number at this site! http://www.w3c.org - World Wide Web Consortium http://www.zonelabs.com - has a free, easy-to-use firewall for Windows 95 and Windows 98 at this site
ADVANCED INTERNET ACTIVITIES
http://www.internet2.edu http://www.ukerna.ac.uk (UK) http://www.dfn.de (Germany) http://www.renater.fr (France) http://www.surfnet.nl (The Netherlands) http://www.singaren.net.sg (Singapore) http://www.canet3.net (Canada) http://www.cudi.edu.mx (Mexico) http://www.reuna.cl (Chile) http://www.startap.net (International Peering)
GIGAPOP SITES
http://www.cenic.org California's CENIC/CalREN2 http://www.pnw-gigapop.net The Pacific Northwest http://www.greatplains.net The Great Plains Network http://www.sox.net The Southern Crossroads http://www.mren.org MREN http://www.ncni.net North Carolina http://www.nox.org The Northern Crossroads http://www.magpi.net Philadelphia area Magpi http://www.ncne.net Pitsburgh NCNE http://www.nysernet.org New York
Wireless
http://www.3gip.org - the third generation IP wireless project alliance http://www.3gpp.org - Third Generation Partnership Project alliance http://www.bluetooth.com - the Bluetooth Special Interest Group http://www.cdg.org - the CDMA Development Group http://www.eurotechnology.com/imode/ - the unofficial i-mode FAQ site http://www.gsmworld.com - The GSM Association http://www.gsmdata.com - run by Intel - more details on GSM in general http://www.locationforum.org - The wireless Location Industry Forum for interoperability http://www.mcpc-jp.org - The Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium http://www.mobileadvisory.org - the Mobile Advisory Council http://www.opengroup.com - the web site of the Open Group http://www.pcca.org - the Portable Computer and Communications Association http://www.umts-forum.org - UMTS Forum home http://www.uwcc.org - home of the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium http://www.wapforum.org - Wireless Application Protocol Forum http://www.wardriving.com - another site on wireless security issues http://www.wcai.com - Wireless Communications Association http://www.wirelessdata.org - Technology primers, market index, and covergae maps maintained by the WAP Forum http://www.wirelessethernet.org - Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance http://www.wlana.org - The Wireless LAN Alliance http://www.wow-com.com - The Cellular Telecom Industry Association web site Benton Foundation - Wireless Communications - The Benton Foundation is a non-profit organization which provides access to documents related to national telecommunications issues. MuniWireless.com : Reports on municipal wireless and broadband projects - This is a good place to start if you need to research options for providing wireless options for your community. PlanWireless is a newsletter devoted to telling local governments what the wireless industry isnt telling them. The World of Wireless Communications - Antenna Siting - The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) maintains a Web site which is sponsored by about 100 wireless telecommunications companies. Scenic America - This national nonprofit membership organization is dedicated to protecting natural beauty and distinctive community character. Their web site has a section devoted to Telecommunications Towers, and they sell some excellent brochures and short publications that can help to educate local elected officials.
Security
http://www.av.ibm.com - the history and evolution of viruses from IBM http://www.cert.org - find out about security problems on the Internet here http://www.cybercrime.gov - US Government site tracking cyber crimes http://www.doshelp.com - information, tips, and data on Denial of Service attacks http://www.emergency.com/fbi-nccs.htm - FBI Computer Crime Squad http://www.f-secure.com - the "Global Palm Virus Information Center" http://www.hackfix.org - Non profit organization dedicated to Trojan fixes http://www.infosecuritymag.com - the magazines' web site - good source of info http://www.insecure.org - great scanning tool called Nmap at this web site! http://www.isca.com - International Computer Security Association home http://www.issa.com - the Information Systems Security Association web site http://www.ngssoftware.com - David Litchfield's site http://www.owasp.org - Input filters for Web server applications http://www.password-crackers.com - news, FAQs, and downloads for password cracking programs http://www.sans.com - offers security information and training - the SANS Institute http://www.sarc.com - Symantec's webs site w/database of all known viruses http://www.securityfocus.com - tools and a technically oriented digest in their Bugtraq section http://www.silicondefense.com - IDS appliance based on SNORT http://www.snort.org - home of the free/open source Intrusion Detection System (IDS) http://www.sourcefire.com - IDS appliance based on SNORT http://www.trojanscanner.com - offer free online scanner that probes TCP ports http://www.vmyths.com - web site that demystifies the virus threat issues http://www.web-police.com - Internet crime fighting organization
Fighting SPAM
http://www.spamhaus.org - The Spamhaus Project tracking products and vendors and efforts to fight SPAM
Telecommunications Training
http://www.cellstream.com/csiols - the CellStream Online School http://www.cellstream.com/intranet/csicourses.html - a complete list of Courses offered at CellStream
http://www.computertechnician.net- a great list of computer technicain training sites compiled in one place
http://www.find-computer-schools.com - lists certification schools http://www.globalknowledge.com - technology training for telecommunications http://www.gocertify.com - comprehensive list of computer certification info http://www.MyTrainingBroker.com - helps IT professionals locate certification boot camps http://www.techtionary.com - an animated technical dictionary on-line and free http://www.webtorials.com - Web Based Tutorials on Telecommunications related topics Short Course on Cellular Communications - Non-engineers can take a short course on cellular communications for free TechWeb - The IT Network TelecomWeb Alliance for Community Media - The Alliance represents the interests of over 1,000 public, educational and governmental ("PEG") access organizations Comet Network List Serve - The Comet Network List Serve is designed for government access programmers to share information and exchange ideas GATV Government Access TV Stations - Nonprofit source for information on government access TV issues K-20 Network - Here is an introduction to Washington's impressive K-20 Network
Consulting and Small Business
http://www.1-Host.com - The BEST web hosting service from our selection process! http://www.aicpa.org - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants http://www.bcentral.com - advertise/promote and grow your web presence here http://www.chamberbiz.com - small business marketplace portal http://www.gigalaw.com - a great legal advice site with lots of content, services, links http://www.hoffice.com - Home Office home page http://www.onvia.com - central trading exchange for small business portal http://www.techintl.com - Need a CE mark on your product? Everything you need for conformance and make sure you tell them we sent you!!! http://www.zonelabs.com - has a free, easy-to-use firewall for Windows 95 and Windows 98 at this site Microsoft Smallbiz - Microsoft's small business products center
Resources
http://www.56k.com - dialup vs. broadband comparisons and much more http://www.arbinet.com - Glocal Clearing House for carrier capacity! http://www.aplion.com - some good VPN white papers available here http://www.asqc.org - American Society for Quality http://www.bcr.com - Business Communications Review http://www.bluetooth.com - Home of The Bluetooth Special Interest Group - lots of technology info http://www.boardwatch.com - ISP information, historical and much more http://www.byteandswitch.com - taxonomies, reports, and breaking news http://www.burtongroup.com - analyst source of directories and DSML http://www.cabledatacomnews.com - service statistics, monthly reports on cable service industry from Kinetic Strategies Inc. (Phoenix) http://www.cablelabs.com - R&D consortium with test results and tutorials http://www.cablemodem.com - carries the technical specs for cable modem services http://www.cetj,com - Windows CE Technical Journal http://www.certicom.com - white papers on elliptic curve encryption http://www.copernic.com - home of the absolute best web search tool we have seen! http://www.cultdeadcow.com - Back Orifice 2000 http://www.currentanalysis.com - source for analyst reports - subscription based http://www.dslprime.com - DSL insight, information and more http://www.dslreports.com - general info on DSL http://www.evaluatorgroup.com - White papers, and more http://www.freenet6.net - Learn more about IPv6 here at this site http://www.hive4telecom.com - The Telecom Bee Hive - resources for Telecom professionals http://www.homerf.org - 2.4GHz Home LAN http://www.internet.com/home-d.html - Internet articles and events for IT managers http://www.internettelephony.com - Telephony Magazine http://www.InternetList.com - Lets visitors generate a list of ISP's in their area code plus lot's more http://www.isi.edu - University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute http://www.isplist.com - Directory of ISPs plus more http://www.itu.int/imt/ - Info on IMT-2000 http://www.lantimes.com/ - LAN Times magazine home page http://www.lightreading.com - reports, information and sources for optical and wireless http://mailabuse.org - the Mail Abuse Prevention System for blackholing email spammers http://metalab.unc.edu - UNC Chapel Hill, NC - Sunsite http://www.nsf.gov - National Science Foundation http://www.nist.gov - National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.outsourcing.com - the Outsourcing Institute http://www.pannaway.com - A Superb Triple Play solution set http://www.porcupine.org - Wietse Venema's web site (computer security expert) http://www.pulver.com - Voice over IP source information and more http://polygraph.ircache.net - Web Polygraph, free benchmarking SW for web proxy systems http://www.raid-advisory.com - the Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks advisory web site http://www.s3.kth.se/radio/4GW - research project run by Swedish Royal Institute of Technology http://www.scheduleonline.com - put your monthly planner on line and retrieve it from anywhere http://www.searchstorage.com - news, analysis, tutorials, overviews and lots of other telecom stuff http://www.securitywatch.com - stay current on security and security issues in telecom/internet http://www.slaughterhouse.com - provides reviews and downloads of open source software http://www.spamhaus.org - Steve Linford's anti-spam crusade www headquarters httP://www.techguide.com - White papers and technology information on everything communications http://www.teledotcom.com - Tele.com Magazine http://www.telecomweb.com - an online telecom magazine type site, news and more http://www.teleworth.com - complete analysis of service provider rate plans http://www.virtela.com - a great IPSEC VPN tutorial is available here www.asmcorp.com: American Show Management; ITEK Expo www.americasnetwork.com: Americas Network; telcom news www.broadband-guide.com: Broadband Telephony's Buyer's Guide and Digital Horizon Newsletter www.bcr.com: Business Communications Review magazine www.comdex.com: Softbank COMDEX, Inc.; unites computing, wireline, wireless communications and consumer electronics www.ucg.com: United Communications Group; CCMI Center for Communications Management Information; telecom tariffs and newsletters www.cabledatacomnews.com: Cable Datacom News www.comnews.com: Communications News re networking for network managers, focusing on case studies and real-world solutions http: /www./techweb.cmp.com/cw/cwi: Communications Week Webzine www.mha.com/comnet/index.html: Comnet Trade Show www.computertelephony.com: Home of Teleconnect Magazine, Call Center Management Magazine & Computer Telephony www.ctimag.com: Computer Telephony Integration; Call Center Solutions; Telemarketing; various trade shows www.ctexpo.com/cc/cc_home.html: Call Center Magazine www.textor.com/cms/cmstel.html: CMS Internet Catalogue of telecommunications newsletters, management reports and market surveys. Listed on this site are hundreds of titles from leading publishers specializing in telecommunications, computing, media and related areas www.ctexpo.com/ct/ct_home.html: Computer Telephony Magazine www.ctexpo.com: Computer Telephony Expo www.data.com: Data Communications Magazine www.thedigest.com: Discount Long Distance Digest www.thedigest.com/icb: ICB Toll Free News. Toll-free information and support, advising corporate users, call centers, marketing firms and trade associations, on applicable marketing, regulatory and legislative issues www.iec.org: International Engineering Consortium; Supercomm expo and seminars www.intelecard.com: Intelecard News magazine re pre-paid cards, primarily www.telobs.com: The Internet Telecom Observer; news source for all aspects of the telecommunications galaxy www.infoworld.com: Infoworld magazine www.internettelephony.com: Internet Telephony; full telecom industry coverage www.mpcshows.com: Magazines and expos focusing on telecom agents/resellers and pre-paid calling cards pubs.m2.com/corporate/default.htm: M2 Communications provides timely worldwide coverage of key telecom/IT industry news and commentary www.nwfusion.com: Network World and ISDN News www.broadband-guide.com/company/osp.html: Outside Plant Magazine. Focuses on the "outside" environment of cabling, switches, poles, manholes, installation and maintenance for telephone and CATV voice and data. www.hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/telecom-archives: Telecom Digest and Archives; by MIT www.pasha.com/tle/tle.htm: Telecom & Network Security Review. From telabuse and toll fraud to the latest in information security developments www.telecoms-mag.com/tcs.html: Telecommunications Online www.telecomsnewsline.com: Telecom News On-line; sponsored by HP www.teledotcom.com: Tele.com News: News on the "New Public Network" by McGrawHill www.telegear.com: Marketplace to buy and sell used telecom gear www.teleconnect.com: Teleconnect Magazine www.telecommunications.com: Telecom Publishing Group; Telecom AM newsletter on-line www.telestrategies.com: Telestrategies; telecommunication industry conferences, seminars, trade shows, newsletter "Insight"; Jerry Lucus; McLean VA www.thedigest.com: News of the toll-free industry www.commnow.com: Wireless news on-line www.wiring.com: Cabling Business magazine, on-line; lot of references wtn.com/wtn/wtn.html: Washington DC Newswire; Coverage includes significant legislation on Capitol Hill, activities at the Federal Communications Commission and issues before the federal courts American Public Works Association (APWA) - The APWA's Resource Center contains a great variety of documents, ordinances, and related materials on right-of-way management Rural Development Telecommunications Program, maintained by USDA, Rural Development. This site provides access to information and ideas for how telecommunications infrastructure and universal service requirements encourage and promote Economic development in rural areas of the country International Right of Way Association - This industry group provides information to its members concerning wireless facilities siting issues. Bioelectromagnetics: Current Risks & Concerns, EMF Interface EMR Network - An organization of individuals and groups concerned about ElectroMagnetic Radiation Federal Communications Law Journal - published by the Indiana University School of Law and the Federal Communications Bar Association. Current and past issues can be reviewed and downloaded. Federal Communications Law Journal, Telecommunications Related Links - This site provides links to many sources for scholarly legal articles in the telecommunications field Government Technology magazine - This magazine Web site has articles providing a wealth of practical information on how local governments can use technology to improve services and enhance the quality of life in our communities. Telecommunications Online - A monthly magazine covering carrier-class and wide area technologies worldwide. Technology Grant News - identifies public and private sector funding sources for your program initiatives.
Verizon Foundation - "Verizon Foundation supports programs that create innovative eSolutions, help bridge the digital divide, foster basic and computer literacy, help enrich our communities, and create a skilled workforce."
www.cofran.com: The premier independent telecom consultancy www.research.att.com: ATT Labs research www.bellcore.com: The group that sets telecom standards, does research and publishes www.bell-labs.com: Bell Labs; a Lucent Div www.thebluebook.com : Blue Book resource reference www.sgx.com/hg: Huntinton Career Network www.instant-search.com/telecoms: Service developed and run by telecom specialists to search the Internet for telecom information for a fee ippsweb.ipps.lsa.umich.edu/telecom: An excellent resource with thousands of links to telecom entities and information, maintained by U of Mich www.lynxtech.com: Lynx Technology; tariff and service information www.stuffsoftware.com: Stuffsoftware; tariff and software resources www.telecomweb.com: Phillips Telecom Web; tariffs, magazines & lots of telecom resources www.tarifica.com: tariff data www.cnijoblink.com: Telecom recruiters www.rwr.com/telecomm.html: Richard, Wayne, Roberts; telecom recruiters www.switchboard.com: Locate people and phone numbers www.technologylaw.com: Full, indexed text of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; legal services in telecom industry www.telecomforum.com/newforum/tfmain.htm: The Telecom Forum. Directory and resource center www.tollfree.att.net/dir800: ATT toll-free number & Internet directory www.my800vanity.com: Vanity toll-free number locator www.usatalkcheap.com: Use the calculator at USATalkCheap.com to compare & find the cheapest long distance carriers in your area. Unlimited long distance and T1 lines www.miconinc.com: Micon Inc.; CIS, CRM & ERP Quality Assurance, Product Evaluation & Selection, Work Management & RFP Preparation Consultants.
Linux Related
http://www.webreview.com - lots of interesting review information
http://www.ibm.com/developer/linux - IBM's developer site for Linux http://www.linux.com - educational site supporting Linux http://www.linuxworld.com - LinuxWorld Magazine http://www.lwn.net - Linux Weekly News web site http://www.lpi.org - Linux Professional Institute http://www.linuxtoday.com - Linux Today - resources for the Linux professional http://www.lwn.net - Linux Weekly News web site http://www.lpi.org - Linux Professional Institute http://www.linuxtoday.com - Linux Today - resources for the Linux professional
National Telephone Commissions and Associations
Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission - Regulation of Obscenity, Indecency and Profanity FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau - This is one section of the FCC Web page. National Telecommunications and Information Administration Eastern Rural Telephone Association (ERTA) National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA) NRTC OPASTCO TIA United State Telecom Association (USTA) APPA - Community Broadband - The American Public Power Association has a Web page devoted to issues involving public broadband deployment. FTTH -- Fiber to the Home Council - The Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) TeleCommUnity - The Local Government Telecommunications Alliance Washington Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors - Washington State chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. National Cable & Telecommunications Association - This is the PR and lobbying arm of the cable industry. National Cable Television Organizations - This page from the "Independent Cable"web site
State Telephone Associations and Related Links
Alabama-Mississippi Independent Telephone Association Alaska Telephone Association Arizona-New Mexico Telephone Association Arkansas Telecommunications Association Association of Minnesota Telephone Utilities California Telephone Association Carolina-Virginias Telephone Membership Association Inc. Colorado Telecommunications Association Florida Telecommunications Industry Association Georgia Telephone Association Idaho Chapter Rocky Mountain Telephone Association Illinois Independent Telephone Association Illinois Telecommunications Association Indiana Telecommunications Association Inc. Iowa Telecommunications Association Kansas Telecommunications Association Kentucky Telephone Association Louisiana Telephone Association Michigan Exchange Carriers Association Inc. Minnesota Telephone Association Missouri Telecommunications Industry Association Montana Independent Telecommunications Systems Inc. Montana Telephone Association Nebraska Telephone Association Nevada Telecommunications Association New Hampshire Telephone Association New York State Telecommunications Association Inc. North Carolina Alliance of Independent Telephone Companies North Carolina Telephone Association North Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives North Dakota Telephone Association Ohio State Local Exchange Carriers Association Oklahoma Telephone Association Oregon Telecommunications Association Pennsylvania Telephone Association Rocky Mountain Telecommunications Association Inc. Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association South Carolina Telephone Association South Dakota Associaiton of Telephone Cooperatives South Dakota Independent Telephone Coalition South Dakota Telephone Association State Independent Telephone Association of Kansas Telecommunications Association of Michigan Telephone Association of Maine Telephone Association of Vermont Telephone Cooperatives of Indiana Inc. Tennessee Rural Communications Cooperative Association Tennessee Telecommunications Association Texas Statewide Telehone Cooperative Texas Telephone Association Utah Rural Telecom Association Virginia Telecommunications Industry Association Washington Independent Telephone Association West Virginia Telecommunications Association Western Rural Telephone Association Wisconsin Locally Owned Telephone Association Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association Wisconsin Statewide Telephone Cooperative Association Wyoming Telephone Association Business in Oregon – The Oregon Advantage Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission - Telecommunications Page Austin, Texas City Connection - Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs (TARA) Denver, Colorado, Office of Telecommunications. Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium (GMTC) League of California Cities Telecommunications : Telecom: What Cities Need to Know Metropolitan Area Communications Commission - Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission - Portland/Multnomah County intergovernmental cable commission Portland, Oregon, Office of Cable Communications and Franchise Management Seattle Office of Cable Communications Tacoma's Click! Network Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors
Telecommunications Market Analysis
http://www.aberdeen.com - Aberdeen Group
http://www.bwcs.com - BWCS Consulting and Publishing with a daily 3G email svc. http://www.dataquest.com - Dataquest, Inc. http://www.delloro.com - Dell'Oro Group http://www.forrester.com - Forrester Research Inc. http://www.freedoniagroup.com - Freedonia Group http://www.frost.com - Frost & Sullivan http://www.gartner.com - Gartner Group http://www.idresearch.com - International Data Corp. http://www.infonetics.com - Infonetics Research http://www.instat.com - In-Stat http://www.ovum.com - Ovum Inc. http://www.tbg.com - The Burton Group http://www.telechoice.com - Telechoice, Inc. http://www.verticalsystems.com - Vertical Systems Group http://www.yankeegroup.com - The Yankee Group
BLOGS
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Legal Firms Focused on Telecommunications
Baller Herbst Law Group - This firm, with offices in Minneapolis and D.C., represents local governments on telecommunications issues. Firm attorneys are frequent lecturers at national conferences. The "Library" section of the site is where they post their articles. Federal Communications Bar Association - Most members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the FCBA are private attorneys representing telecom providers. However, there are a few public agency members. Miller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C. - This Washington, D.C. law firm specializes in FCC regulatory work, and represents local governments on telecommunications issues. Joe Van Eaton has been a popular speaker at local government conferences focusing on telecommunications issues. Municipal Communications Law - This is the web site of Brian Grogan, a Minnesota attorney with the Moss & Barnett firm. Mr. Grogan is a frequent speaker at telecommunications conferences, and his materials provide good, basic advice on the primary telecom and cable issues
Telecom Call Centers
www.callcenteroptions.com: ARO Inc provides healthcare, insurance, virtual, medical & financial call center services. Leading-edge business process & back office outsourcing services from USA call center service provider. www.avaya.com/usa/solutions/portfolio--contact-centers: Avaya Contact Center Solutions; Technology from Avaya is changing contact centers, call centers, and customer service centers around the world. www.callcentre.com: This website is full of information on call center software as well as reviews on call center products. www.callcentertalk.com: Call Center Talk; encourages requests for information, discussions of policy and practice issues. www.blue-pumpkin.com: Blue Pumpkin www.iex.com: IEX www.pipkins.com: Pipkins www.tcsmgmt.com: TCS www.specialtyansweringservice.net: Specialty Answering Service; a nationwide answering service and call center provider based in Pennsylvania www.wfmg.com: The WorkForce Management Group, Inc. www.americall.com: AmeriCall Call Center services www.amtelco.com: Amtelco
Telecommunications Supply Houses
www.anixter.com: Anixter
www.kentelec.com: Kent Electronics www.graybar.com: Graybar www.blackbox.com: Blackbox www.hello-direct.com: Hello Direct www.pacificcable.com: Pacific Cable; computer cables and networking supplies www.sprintnorthsupply.com: Sprint North Supply
Used Telecommunications Equipment Resellers
www.cyber-tech.com/1nation: 1Nation www.americaii.com/a1/a1home.htm: A-1 Teletronics www.thewwbn.com/answerpoint: Answer Point www.arccom.com: ARC Communications www.cosmix.com/aztec: Aztec International www.comsal.com: Com-Sal, Inc. www.comtelsc.com: Comtel www.digitaltele.com: Digital Telecom www.dscomm.com: D&S Communication Equipment www.phones.base.org: ET&T www.ensing.com: Ensing www.1stalliancecom.com: First Alliance www.gasint.com: Gas International www.telecomforum.com/ads/genesis.htm: Genesis Communications www.intelecom.com: Integrity Telecomm www.webwrx.com/kti: King Technologies www.mainresource.com: Main Resource Inc www.metrocominc.com: Metrocom www.musicsupply.com: Music Supply Co. www.panamphones.com: Pan American www.Platcomm.com: Platinum Communications; Lucent products www.netpath.net/protech.html: Protech Comm. Inc. www.resourcesys.com: Resource Systems www.sac-sam.com: SAC www.sharktel.com: Sharktel www.source.com: Source Inc. www.supply.com: Supply Technology www.targetd.com: Target Distributing Co. www.teledynamics.com: Teledynamics www.telesystems.com: Tele/Systems www.truepulse.com: TruePulse www.lucent.com/businessnetworks/selfservice: Lucent Direct www.telegear.com: World Buying Network; lists dealers and parts www.natd.com: NATD Telecom Trading Network www.thechannel.com: The Channel; open world distribution; parts & suppliers overseas www.firsthand.com: FirstFind; Sprint division with buy/sell services www.tmkt-resources.com: Telemarket Resources, Inc. www.usedparts.com: UsedParts.com; buy & sell auction on-line www.valucomm.net: Valucomm.net; Unused and refurbished phones and user-friendly business phone systems, office voice mail systems and related telecommunication equipment www.venturatel.com: Ventura
University Programs Focused on Telecommunications
www.mstm.okstate.edu: Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater OK www.seas.smu.edu/disted: Southern Methodist Univ, Dallas TX ceswww.utexas.edu/telecom/Telecommunications.html: Univ of Texas, Austin TX
Traffic Calculators and Clever Tools
www.att.com/traveler/iacf/ccodes.html: ATT documented country/city codes arrow.cso.uiuc.edu/telecom/ld/pic-codes.html: LD carrier/PIC codes www.555-1212.com: Area codes and country codes www.natltele.com/finder.html: NPA/NXX locator www.erlang,com: Telecom traffic calculators by Westbay Engineers www.htlt.com/HILLSB.HTM: Telecom traffic calculator by Hillls www.phonespell.org: Phone number spelling calculator www.phonetic.com: Translates phone number to word and reverse; vanity number helper
State Public Service and Utility Commissions
Alaska PCS Alabama PSC Arizona PSC Arkansas Dept. of IS Arkansas PSC California PUC Colorado PUC Connecticut PSC Delaware PSC District of Columbia PSC Florida PSC Georgia PSC Hawaii PUC Idaho PUC Illinois PSC Indiana URC Iowa Utilities Board Kansas Commission Kentucky PSC Louisiana PSC Maine PUC Maryland PSC Massachusetts PSC Michigan PSC Minnesota PUC Mississippi PSC Missouri PSC Montana PSC Nebraska PSC Nevada PUC New Hampshire PSC New Jersey BPU New Mexico PRC New York PSC North Carolina UC North Dakota PSC Ohio PUC Oklahoma Commission Oregon PUC Pennsylvania PUC Rhode Island DPUC South Carolina PSC South Dakota PUC Tennessee RA Texas PUC Utah PSC Vermont PSC Virginia Commission Washington PSC West Virginia PSC Wisconsin PSC Wyoming PSC
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