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The graphics card is an add-in board that plugs into the motherboard and sends signals out to the monitor to represent what should be shown on the screen. A graphics card can send simple text, or it can be designed to represent intense 3D graphics, as most cards do today.
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Graphics card - ************************************************************TELECOM UPDATE************************************************************published weekly by Angus TeleManagement Grouphttp://www.angustel.caNumber 402: October 6, 2003Publication of Telecom Update is made possible by generousfinancial support from:** ALLSTREAM: www.allstream.com** BELL CANADA: www.bell.ca** CISCO SYSTEMS CANADA: www.cisco.com/ca** CYGCOM INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES: www.cygcom.com** GROUP TELECOM: www.360.net** JUNIPER NETWORKS: www.juniper.net** PRIMUS CANADA: www.primustel.ca** SPRINT CANADA: www.sprint.ca** TELUS: www.telus.com************************************************************IN THIS ISSUE:** Feds Fund Satellite Capacity for Broadband** BCE May Seek Another TV Licence** Meridian User Group Changes Name, Role** Utelcos Want Equitable Building Access** Bell, Telus to Offer Push-to-Talk on CDMA** U.S. Do-Not-Call Rules in Effect** Vonage Seeks Exemption from State Telephone Rules** Bell Files Dark Fibre Tariffs** Northwestel Gets OK for Joint Marketing** Allstream Offers Global Net Roaming** Com Dev Raises $20 Million** Critical Telecom Funds Expansion** European Wireless Companies Form Alliance** World's Biggest Telecom Show Next Week** Secrets of Telecom Cost Control============================================================FEDS FUND SATELLITE CAPACITY FOR BROADBAND: Industry Canada, theCanadian Space Agency, and the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fundwill spend $155 million to expand the satellite capacity available forInternet services in northern and remote communities. The program willreduce the cost of providing broadband access in the North.www.newswire.ca/releases/October2003/05/c8252.htmlBCE MAY SEEK ANOTHER TV LICENCE: BCE Executive VP Lawson Hunter lastweek told reporters that the company plans to apply for a broadcastdistribution licence in addition to the one it holds throughExpressVu. Hunter said the satellite company could not competeeffectively with cablecos for service to urban apartment buildings, sothe telco wants to offer TV over terrestrial facilities as well.MERIDIAN USER GROUP CHANGES NAME, ROLE: Hoping to attract data networkmanagers, the International Nortel Networks Meridian Users Group(INNMUG) has decided to change its name to International NortelNetworks Users Association (INNUA).UTELCOS WANT EQUITABLE BUILDING ACCESS: Fifteen telecom carriersaffiliated with electrical utilities have asked the CRTC to extend thebuilding access guidelines established in Telecom Decision 2003-45 tothem. They say building owners impose discriminatory terms of accesson them because they are not CLECs, even though CLECs often rely onhydro telecom networks to connect to end users. (See Telecom Update#390)BELL, TELUS TO OFFER PUSH-TO-TALK ON CDMA: Both Bell Mobility andTelus Mobility say they plan to offer a push-to-talk instantconnection feature on their CDMA networks next year. The capabilityis already available in the U.S. from Verizon.U.S. DO-NOT-CALL RULES IN EFFECT: Despite multiple court challenges,the Federal Communications Commission began enforcing restrictions ontelemarketing on October 1. Under the new regulations, telemarketerswho call phone numbers on the Do-Not-Call list may be fined up to$11,000 per call.VONAGE SEEKS EXEMPTION FROM STATE TELEPHONE RULES: Vonage, an Internettelephony company, has asked the FCC to exempt it from state rulesgoverning providers of telephone service. Minnesota recently orderedVonage to comply with its rules, including providing E911 service andcontributing to the Universal Service Fund; other states plan to dothe same.BELL FILES DARK FIBRE TARIFFS: As ordered by the CRTC in TelecomDecision 2003-59, Bell Canada has filed a tariff for inter-exchangedark fibre. Bell proposes to provide fibre in increments of twostrands on 1, 3, and 5-year contracts.** Bell will provide IX dark fibre "where suitable existingfacilities are available as determined by the Company."Where fibre is not available, Bell will quote onconstructing new faciliti
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