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Om Malik

Bio:Om is the founder of GigaOM Network, where he is currently a senior writer. He has worked as a senior writer for Forbes.com, Red Herring and Business 2.0. He is the author of Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist. Om blogs about baseball, life and music on his personal blog, OmIs.Me. Follow him on Twitter @om

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Broadband
Social Web
Mobile Internet

Recent Posts

What is going on with the world? Criminals are getting away scott free and yes I am talking about Gary Winnick. There is word the man is not going to be pursused by the authorities for his dastardly acts. The New York Observer makes a good… Read More »

And now this makes me sick. According to IPadventures, The Washington Post is reporting that the Oklahoma Charges Against Ebbers May Be Dropped. bq. Oklahoma Attorney General W.A. Drew Edmondson told a judge yesterday that he is considering dropping fraud charges against former WorldCom Inc. chief executive… Read More »

The New York Times reports that federal court has a request from a phone industry association to delay rules that allow customers to transfer numbers from traditional phones to cellphones. bq. The United States Telecom Association, along withCenturyTel, a rural carrier based in Louisiana, filed the motion… Read More »

South Korea is upgrading its national network to give citizens an even faster link to the net says BBC News. Read More »

WiFiNetNews points out that JiWire, a Wi-Fi Networking News partner, and WiFinder are competing for the hotspot search market: The two have different plans for how to make money off the business. The fact that there are a few companies looking to serve the market of… Read More »

It is a rumor which simply never dies. According to BusinessWeek, the ailing Cingular Wireless is looking to buy another major GSM Carrier. The details of the rumor were first reported in Business Week and since then have been picked up by other media. I reported… Read More »

Rip that cord out

Americans love to fly. It is their symbol of freedom to go anywhere anytime. Which is why I am surprised that they have not gotten rid of their lame land lines and gone totally wireless. However, that might be changing. According to market research firm InsightExpress, found… Read More »

Qwest to buy Allegiance?

Rumor mills are in over drive, and the latest one says that beleaguered baby bell, Qwest Communications is looking to buy bankrupt competitive local exchange carrier, Allegiance Telecom. The news is being reported by Wall Street Journal (via Quicken), which places the value of the deal… Read More »

ð SBC just announced a

ð SBC just announced a new VoIP service for midsize businesses in major cities, across all of the US.ð Like traditional VoIP, this service will render the ability to consolidate voicemail and email, forward calls to other phones, call from a PC, and conduct conference calls from… Read More »

Smooth Switching

Business 2.0: Five tips for navigating the new number-portability process. Download file Read More »

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