But he said that Sprint could be a desirable target for Verizon, the nation's largest telecommunications provider, which could gain from acquiring Sprint's compatible wireless network along with its long-distance network.
And they will be faced with the near collapse of large parts of some crucial industries, including airlines, energy and telecommunications, each of which could provide tempting if vexing possibilities for government intervention.
In addition, Obama supports authorizing the suing of telecommunications companies for wiretapping, which could evolve into a time-consuming and very costly legal battle.
The investigatory powers bill authorises the UK government to issue "national security notices" and "technical capability notices", both of which could compel telecommunications providers to assist the agencies in vague and sweeping terms, including by hacking.
Indeed, the US government has found some: it has backed projects such as "the internet in a suitcase", which could set up a telecommunications network inside a country separate from the existing infrastructure.
In Washington, there was evidence on Friday that a new Senate bill for tougher sanctions, which could effectively sever Iranian banks from a global financial telecommunications network, was having an effect, even before a full Senate vote.
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing on President Bush's spying bill, which could validate warrantless domestic surveillance, immunize potential crimes by telecommunications companies and preempt related state investigations.
[Page A1.] Motorola Posts Strong Earnings Motorola, the telecommunications and semiconductor giant, reported another quarter of strong sales and profit growth, which could provide a lift to flagging technology stocks.
Motorola Inc., the telecommunications and semiconductor giant, reported another quarter of strong sales and profit growth today, which could provide a lift to flagging technology stocks.
Longdell and colleagues believe that the problem can be solved and that a crystalline light trap similar to theirs could be a practical material for optical memory buffers, which could be used to temporarily store or reroute light signals for telecommunications networks and quantum computers.
