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The AT&T Internet Security News Network will be a 24-hour channel, available to corporate and government subscribers to the company's AT&T Internet Protect service. (So far, those subscribers number only in the hundreds.) The service will have anchors, and it will stream video news regarding viruses, worms, and other security threats via the Internet.
It's tempting to think that the 24-hour news channel might become a wasted effort to drum up more interest in AT&T's security services. Many companies that deal with IT security, such as McAfee
I've often written about the telecom industry's current tough times. AT&T faces competition not only from soon-to-be-joined telecoms Verizon
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Alyce Lomax does not own shares of any of the companies mentioned.