Telecommunications

Experts: NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors'

By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus remains fixed on North Korea, where South Korean security experts say Pyongyang has been training a team

Carlos Slim's company wins Olympic TV rights

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, secured the Latin American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday. The IOC said America Movil, the Mexican telecommunications company controlled by Slim, was awarded

FCC Chairman Genachowski to step down

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, is resigning in the "coming weeks." The country's top telecommunications regulator told a staff meeting of his decision Friday morning. His impending departure was

Google exec urges Myanmar to embrace free speech

By ERIKA KINETZAssociated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Friday urged Myanmar's government to allow private businesses to develop the country's woeful telecommunications infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of competition and free speech. "Try