Filed Wednesday, March 29. 2006
As more people are very concerned about their jobs and others taking them (for reasons ranging from they are better skilled to they are just cheaper to hire), let’s talk about H-1B openings again. Contrary to the great employment numbers blared out on news programs every week, there are many people who are still out of work in the IT and telecom areas. Going from a $90,000 job at Motorola in 2001 to jobs paying no more than $27,000 in the last five years, a reader asked me if the economy has really gotten any better. It hasn’t for him. For others, it is turning dark as well in various industries.
Filed Friday, March 24. 2006
With all the recent discussions, testimonies and other rhetoric given by spokespeople from the incumbent telephone companies, cable companies, their opponents as well as their lobbyists, we should be asking this simple question: “Are they delivering what they are charging for with these various broadband products?” What speed are you really running at on your PC? Have you ever checked? Are you getting a half T-1 for a full T-1 price?
Filed Friday, February 10. 2006
CHICAGO – Is the newly proposed Illinois Broadband Act a feeble attempt to catch up with other states that have true broadband initiatives? When you read through the act, it becomes apparent that the intent is to create a broadband initiative without spending what’s really needed, writes adjunct Northwestern professor James Carlini.
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