Why is there a USF Fee or Tax on my bill? Long distancecompanies used to make money off of your USF Fee which is an FCCmandated fee that goes to schools, roads etc… in yourcommunity. AT&T used to charge 11.5% and MCI used to charge12.3% for something the FCC used to charge them 5% for. Sincethese companies were making a ton of money, off of what thePublic thought was a mandated fee, the...

Even though crime is all around us everyday and in every city, it’s human nature to think that crime always happens to “The Other Guy”. In our hearts we never really believe that we will be a crime victim! This way of thinking can be a fatal mistake for you and your family! If you find yourself in a dangerous situation, the first thing you have to remember is—don’t panic....

The Internet is one of the powerful communication medium to share and to exchange ideas and information through the use of computers and other infrastructure such as routers and servers. The integration of different technologies has resulted in the convergence of textual data, graphics, video, and voice for transmission. The power of the Internet has been restricted by the speed of the Internet and...

Mobile phones have become one of the most prominent statussymbols. It has gone beyond a mere tool to make and receivecalls. It’s an expression of identity; a fashion statement; andwith Mp3ringtones, a way of injecting your own groove into yourdaily grind.An Mp3 is a compressed audio file. For years, music lovers haveexchanged these files on the Internet, playing them on their PCsor from dedicated...

Well here comes Tropical Storm Michael and indeed he is hitting some very hot ocean surface temps, which are not a good thing for those living in his path along the coast there. Tropical Storm Michael could become a full-fledged category one hurricane later in a week. Indeed we’ve seen most of the tropical storms this year turned hurricanes in this is due to the hot temperatures of the ocean...

In the summer of 2004 the former telecommunication giant MCIWorld Com emerged from a 21 month process that ended with thelargest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. The restructuredcompany is now called MCI. It has a very strong focus onresidential and long distance services. Less attention if paidto its formerly popular cellular phone business.Before the bankruptcy MCI purchased their cellular products...

My brothers wife is creating a website and she has asked me to come to her house to guide her through the process. She is extremely aggravated by the process and she seems very confused and frustrated. I agreed to give her a hand, but I really do not know that much about creating a website myself. I was flattered that she thought that I did know how to create a webpage, but I was not sure why she thought...

Following the arrival of VoIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocol,the internet techies have been raving about it, and it is nowone of the hottest new technologies around, but what is it andwhy is it talked about so much?Well let’s begin with what VoIP is. In short, it allows you tomake phone calls over the internet using your broadbandconnection, but has many benefits:- You can make phone calls...

Most people don’t know anyone who is currently getting “HiSpeed” internet access for nothing. In fact, most of us don’t think free broadband internet access exists. So does it? The answer is yes. Internet service providers (ISPs) don’t want it to be known, and for good reason. They know that folks don’t pay for anything they can get for free. “People need to...