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|
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NCTI intros new high-speed data training courses
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Broadband communications trainer NCTI has introduced two courses aimed at high-speed data customer service and support personnel.
--October 31, 2002
|
|
Alcatel reaches DSL milestone
|
|
Alcatel continues to push forward in the DSL equipment market as the telco gear maker announced that it has shipped 20 million digital subscriber lines.
--October 28, 2002
|
|
Court approves Knology reorganization plan
|
|
Knology Broadband Inc. saw its first glimpse at the light at the end of its bankruptcy tunnel, as a bankruptcy judge approved the company's reorganization plan.
--October 25, 2002
|
|
Alcatel signs DSL pact
|
|
French telecom gear maker Alcatel has inked a multimillion deal to supply 180,000 DSL lines in China.
--October 25, 2002
|
|
Strong growth in China's broadband market predicted
|
|
China's broadband Internet audience will grow by nearly 500 percent during 2002, according to research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.
--October 24, 2002
|
|
Next
Level extends Bell Canada contract
|
|
Telco Bell Canada wants to expand
its bundled data and video service offering, and has extended
an existing contract with Next Level Communications Inc. to make
it happen.
--October 23, 2002
|
|
DSL
a bright spot for BellSouth
|
|
DSL was one of the lone bright spots
in the third-quarter earnings call from BellSouth Corp., as the
telco added 121,000 subscribers, a more than 50 percent jump over
last year’s 82,000 additions and second quarter 2002’s 74,000.
BellSouth chief financial officer Ron Dykes said the company is
taking 40 percent to 50 percent broadband market share in the
company’s DSL markets.
--October 22, 2002
|
|
Consumer
Groups: FCC uses wrong standard to measure subscribers
|
|
As the clock ticks nearer to 180-day
mark on proposed merger of AT&T Broadband and Comcast, coalition
of consumer groups is challenging FCC's standard in determining
subscriber numbers.
--October 21, 2002
|
|
FCC
levies heavy fine on SBC
|
|
The Federal Communications Commission
has imposed its highest fine ever. Regulators have fined SBC Communications
Inc. $6 million for not meeting requirements to open up its network
to competitors.
--October 10, 2002
|
|
Akamai,
AOL expand partnership
|
|
America Online has plans to extend
its infrastructure and is expanding a deal with Akamai Technologies
Inc. to make it happen. Financial terms were not disclosed.
--October 9, 2002
|
|
People
on the move...
|
|
SONICblue Inc. has made its interim
CEO permanent and Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. has replaced
its chief executive.
--October 9, 2002
|
|
Comcast
taps SupportSoft
|
|
Comcast Cable Communications Inc.
is simplifying the installation process for its broadband services
with the help of SupportSoft Inc.
--October 8, 2002
|
|
OpenTV
completes Wink buy
|
|
Less than two weeks after announcing
its plan to buy Wink Communications, OpenTV has closed the deal.
--October 7, 2002
|
|
Telecom
layoffs drop, but industry is still hurting
|
|
The number of U.S. telecommunications
sector employees thrown out of work in the third quarter of this
year fell 52 percent from the previous quarter, helping drive
a 31 percent overall drop in technology job cuts, according to
a new survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the Chicago consulting
firm that is a leader in tracking employment trends.
--October 7, 2002
|
|
Speakeasy
gives away iPods
|
|
National broadband service provider
Speakeasy is launching another promotion to attract customers.
The latest: the company is giving a free iPod to every new business
DSL or T-1 subscriber.
--October 4, 2002
|
|
Nortel
Networks breaks down into four units
|
|
Struggling Canadian telecom equipment
maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Thursday it would shift its organization
into these four business groups in an attempt to streamline: wireless,
wireline, enterprise and optical networks.
--October 4, 2002
|
|
Verizon
monitors IP networks
|
|
Verizon is trying to take the worry
and hassle of network monitoring and management away from its
large enterprise customers with a new service, dubbed IPT Watch.
--October 3, 2002
|
|
Gemstar
nixes Diva deal
|
|
The assets of bankrupt video-on-demand
vendor Diva Systems Corp. could be on the block again after Gemstar-TV
Guide International scuttled a deal to pick them up for about
$40 million.
--October 2, 2002
|
|
Chip
market grows 14 percent
|
|
After ringing in its first year-over-year
double-digit increase in sales since the industry's cyclical low
in 2001, things are continuing to turn around in the semiconductor
sector.
--October 2, 2002
|
|
WorldGate
shuffles staff, makes cuts
|
|
To ensure WorldGate has enough cash
to fund itself through at least the next four quarters, the company
is making some changes.
--October 1, 2002
|
|
Qwest
president in e-mail: "I will take the fall" for deal
|
|
The president of Qwest Communications
International Inc. agreed to "take the fall" for a potentially
risky deal the company pushed to finalize in June 2000 in order
to meet Wall Street expectations, according to documents released
Monday by congressional investigators.
--October 1, 2002
|
|
Tollgrade
Communications to cut 47 jobs
|
|
Tollgrade Communications Inc., citing
further spending cutbacks by telecommunications clients, yesterday
said it will eliminate 47 jobs, warned that third-quarter earnings
would fall on the lower end of already reduced forecasts and said
Chief Executive Officer Chris Allison would seek another pay cut.
--October 1, 2002
|
|
AOL
rocks with broadband
|
|
AOL Music and AOL Broadband are bringing
a little music into the lives of high-speed Internet subscribers
through an on-demand concert series.
--September 16, 2002
|
|
TI's
digital media processor targets next-gen video
|
|
Texas Instruments Inc. has its eyes
set on the next-generation video market. The chipmaker has introduced
its latest digital media processor, the DM642.
--September 16, 2002
|
|
SBC,
Yahoo! take the wraps off DSL service
|
|
Making good on a promise made late
last year, SBC Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. have launched
a co-branded broadband Internet access service.
--September 13, 2002
|
|
AOL
does the management shuffle
|
|
Following hints that a major housecleaning
was in the works, America Online Inc. has reshuffled its executive
ranks.
--September 13, 2002
|
|
BT
to trial SDSL
|
|
Looking beyond its ADSL customer
base, British Telecommunications plans to launch a symmetrical
DSL trial in London next month.
--September 12, 2002
|
|
9/11:
One year later
|
|
September 11: The one-year anniversary
of the terrorist attacks on America is upon us. While many companies
across the nation are pausing to remember those lost, these same
companies are standing proud that they have continued on in the
face of the threat of terror.
--September 11, 2002
|
|
WorldCom
searches for new CEO
|
|
Less than five months after stepping
in as WorldCom Inc.'s president and CEO, John Sidgmore will step
aside once a replacement is found.
--September 11, 2002
|
|
High-speed
Internet program launched
|
|
The Canadian federal government is
spending $67 million ($105 million Canadian) to spur the development
of broadband infrastructure in the country's most underserved
communities.
--September 6, 2002
|
|
U.S.
Robotics, SmoothWall team for ADSL security
|
|
Marching forward with its plan of
providing customers with a "one-box" solution, U.S. Robotics has
teamed with SmoothWall Ltd. to provide firewall protection for
its ADSL USB modems.
--August 29, 2002
|
|
Home
networking service, support package debuts
|
|
It seems operators have been waiting
for the other shoe to drop when it comes to home networking. So
far, operators have initially tested and trialed various home
networking technologies in an effort to define a model that might
glean some additional revenue in providing home routing and connection
sharing equipment to broadband customers they already have.
--August 28, 2002
|
|
Study:
IP to upstage ISDN
|
|
Move over ISDN, Ethernet will enable
video services to move into the mainstream of business communications,
one analysis says.
--August 27, 2002
|
|
Component
testing reaching 40 Gbps speeds
|
|
At one point in the evolution of
fiber optic transport networks, the race seemingly was on to reach
the 40 Gbps speed threshold. However today, operators have slowed
that evolutionary pace, opting to build up 10G transport technologies
and integrating DWDM gear to further optimize systems technologies
already in place.
--August 27, 2002
|
|
Hotel
broadband sector poised for growth
|
|
The hospitality market was hit hard
after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and
Washington, D.C. But now almost a year later, the market is beginning
to rebound, which is good news for the broadband industry, one
analysis says.
--August 26, 2002
|
|
AOL,
AT&T unwind TWE venture
|
|
Well, it is official, AOL Time Warner
Inc. will buy AT&T Corp.'s stake in Time Warner Entertainment.
The deal is valued at roughly $9 billion.
--August 21, 2002
|
|
SBC
gets personal with DSL speeds
|
|
Dial-up still reigns in the United
States, and cablers and DSL providers have been doing some soul
searching on how to grab some of those narrowbanders. The latest:
SBC Communications Inc. plans to offer "personalized" DSL Internet
access speeds later this year.
--August 21, 2002
|
|
Speakeasy
looks to entice Chicago residents
|
|
National broadband service provider
Speakeasy is looking to sweep up some customers in the Windy City
with a discounted three-month introductory ADSL offering.
--August 21, 2002
|
|
mPhase,
Corning Cable ink resell agreement
|
|
mPhase Technologies Inc. has cut
a deal with Corning Cable Systems that will give the video-over-copper
technology provider access to Corning Cable's worldwide sales
network.
--August 20, 2002
|
|
AOL
may buy AT&T's share of entertainment unit
|
|
AOL Time Warner Inc. is poised to
simplify one of its most complex business units by buying out
AT&T Corp.'s stake in Time Warner Entertainment for $9 billion
in cash, AOL stock and shares in a new publicly traded cable business,
people familiar with the situation said.
--August 20, 2002
|
|
EarthLink:
It's the Pop-Up Blocker to the rescue
|
|
Who wants to get rid of those pesky
pop-up ads? EarthLink Inc. is banking the answer will be a resounding
"Me!" The company has become the first ISP to roll out software
that will block unwanted pop-up ads from popping onto subscribers'
desktops.
--August 19, 2002
|
|
Efficient
debuts new family of DSL CPE
|
|
DSL CPE leader Efficient Networks
has announced a new family of DSL modems and SOHO routers, branded
SpeedStream.
--August 19, 2002
|
|
ISPs
offering slower speeds; access
|
|
High-speed Internet connections may
be getting cheaper, but only if you'll settle for a slower version
of fast.
--August 19, 2002
|
|
Study:
Hong Kong leads high-speed access race
|
|
The majority of surfers in Hong Kong
are hanging ten on the Web via a high-speed connection, one analysis
says.
--August 16, 2002
|
|
Nortel's
auction of optical unit in limbo
|
|
How far have valuations of optical
component companies fallen in two years? After turning down an
offer of $100 billion in stock from Corning Inc. in 2000 for its
optical components business, Nortel Networks Inc. today seems
unable to offload the unit for as much as $50 million.
--August 16, 2002
|
|
Terayon
thins employee roster
|
|
The Street was frowning on Terayon
Communications Systems Inc. in mid-morning trading action, following
news that the broadband networking gear provider plans to slash
25 percent of its work force.
--August 15, 2002
|
|
Hiring
for tech jobs fails to pick up, slowing recovery
|
|
Technology employment, expected to
be growing by now, is failing to do so -- further hampering the
already weak economic recovery.
--August 15, 2002
|
|
BT
trials broadband-in-a-box for rural locations
|
|
A new scheme is being trialed by
BT, a UK telecom company, that could allow small towns to get
broadband Internet access.
--August 15, 2002
|
|
Sprint
casts a wider net for its Business DSL service
|
|
In a move that will double its coverage
area, Sprint is expanding its Business DSL offering to reach 94
markets in the United States.
--August 14, 2002
|
|
Bush
supports broadband
|
|
In what was most likely music to
the tech industry's ears, President George W. Bush said broadband
could help spark the lagging economy, and the government should
"remove hurdles that slow the pace of deployment."
--August 14, 2002
|
|
Tiscali
and Wanbase team for voice over ADSL
|
|
Internet communications company Tiscali
Business Services has entered into an agreement with Wanbase,
a voice and data network supplier.
--August 13, 2002
|
|
Conversent
snaps up REON
|
|
When times are tough, it is often
the strong that reap the rewards. Case in point, facilities-based
communications provider Conversent Communications has snatched
up struggling REON Broadband Corp.
--August 12, 2002
|
|
Dzuban
goes full-time at Cedar Point
|
|
Mark Dzuban, a cable telephony expert,
has gone full-time at start-up Cedar Point Communications after
being named executive vice president, cable telephony deployment.
Dzuban previously served on the board of Cedar Point, an IP telephony
equipment startup based in Derry, N.H.
--August 12, 2002
|
|
New
product roundup
|
|
The Nasdaq may be below 1,300, companies
may be getting tangled in the webs they have spun, and corporate
executives may be becoming part of the criminal justice system,
but the broadband industry is still trying to move forward. Several
companies have launched new products, including Broadcom, LSI
Logic and National Semiconductor.
--August 12, 2002
|
|
OnFiber
snaps up Telseon
|
|
OnFiber Communications Inc. made
a move Tuesday, Aug. 6, to bolster its service offerings by acquiring
most of the network assets and customer lists of Englewood, Colo.,
rival Telseon Inc. OnFiber declined to reveal a purchase price,
but said the assets are worth $85 million.
--August 7, 2002
|
|
It's
bundle time: Verizon and RCN roll out packages
|
|
The bundle: a multitude of services
all on one bill. Many telecom companies are offering the bundle
to attract and retain customers. Verizon Communications is rolling
out a package that includes everything from local phone services
to high-speed Internet access, while RCN Corp. is beefing its
current package with international options.
--August 6, 2002
|
|
BroadJump
adds Telmex to customer roster
|
|
With the majority of the North American
broadband market on its customer list, BroadJump Inc. continues
to eye international opportunities. The latest: the company has
signed up its first customer in Latin America.
--August 6, 2002
|
|
All
West rolls out bundled services with Next Level's help
|
|
Telco All West Communications is
competing head-to-head with its cable counterparts in the digital
entertainment space, and has turned to Next Level Communications
Inc. to try and get a leg up on its closest competitors.
--August 5, 2002
|
RioLink
taps Gemini Voice for IP telephony
|
|
ISP RioLink Ltd. has announced plans
to begin a full market rollout of voice-over-IP telephony using
a Gemini Voice Solutions Inc. service in its New Mexico service
area.
--August 5, 2002
|
|
Study:
DSL recovery could come in 2003
|
|
Although the DSL access equipment
market will continue to suffer this year, the market may be offered
some reprieve next year, according to one industry analysis.
--July 31, 2002
|
|
FCC
chairman offers plan for telecom turnaround
|
|
The nation's top telecommunications
regulator defended his market-based policies before a U.S. Senate
panel Tuesday and said the beleaguered industry needed consolidation,
new services and regulatory changes to recover.
--July 31, 2002
|
|
TV
makers may face mandate on digital receivers
|
|
In an effort to jump-start the languid
rollout of digital TV, federal regulators next week are expected
to require all new TV sets to include digital receivers by 2006,
say people familiar with the matter.
--July 31, 2002
|
|
Covad,
Sprint make DSL pact
|
|
After abandoning Sprint ION, Sprint
is looking to double its potential market coverage for business-class
DSL, and is turning to Covad Communications to make it happen.
--July 29, 2002
|
|
Prodan
jumps to Broadcom
|
|
Richard Prodan has left Terayon Communications
to join Broadcom Corp. as the chipmaker’s new vice president and
chief scientist, broadband communications.
--July 29, 2002
|
|
Breen's
exit hits Motorola
|
|
Edward Breen is on the move, but
is he going from the frying pan into the fire? Less than a year
after taking over as chief operating officer at Motorola Inc.,
Breen is leaving the company to take up the CEO post at embattled
Tyco International Ltd.
--July 26, 2002
|
|
Eagle
declares Victory as its first all IP-based community
|
|
Eagle Broadband is marching full-speed
ahead with its fiber-to-the-home initiative. Texas' Victory Lakes
master-planned community will be the company's first all IP-based
community.
--July 26, 2002
|
|
BroadJump
unveils unified activation platform
|
|
Broadband activation software provider
BroadJump has introduced a new software platform to address operator
challenges in signing up, activating and delivering service to
new broadband customers.
--July 22, 2002
|
|
Cisco
sees another executive leave
|
|
Networking giant Cisco Systems lost
another veteran executive Tuesday as William Nuti, in charge of
sales to large telecommunications companies, left for a smaller
firm on Long Island.
--July 17, 2002
|
|
New
Efficient ADSL CPE to use TI chips
|
|
Efficient Networks, makers of DSL
bridge and router gear, announced a deal to use silicon technology
from chipmaker Texas Instruments in a majority of the company's
next-generation ADSL gear.
--July 15, 2002
|
|
SBC
adds Alcatel deep fiber solution
|
|
One of the questions telco industry
watchers have been asking is, how deep will the fiber run in LEC
networks? As telcos build out their DSL infrastructure, companies
like Alcatel are increasingly pushing deep fiber solutions --like
the newer 7340 Fiber-to-the-User (FTTU) solution --to operators
as way to offer a ton of bandwidth to throughput-hungry residential
users, especially in newbuild or greenfield applications.
--July 15, 2002
|
|
Alliance
zeros in on broadband video
|
|
Interoperability is the name of the
game. Optical Solutions Inc., Video Tele.com Inc. and Myrio Corp.
have put their heads together to develop a fiber-to-the-home Switched
Digital Video solution. .
--July 12, 2002
|
|
WorldCom
Ex-chief knew about illegal shift
|
|
WorldCom's former chief executive
was aware that hundreds of millions of dollars were shifted as
part of nearly $4 billion in accounting irregularities, company
lawyers have told a House investigative panel.
--July 12, 2002
|
|
Samsung
unveils new HDTV box
|
|
Samsung is hoping the mass-market
will embrace HDTV, and is rolling out a new all-in-one HDTV set-top
box receiver to entice television watchers.
--July 11, 2002
|
|
Telia
deals to expand backbone network
|
|
Telia International Carrier is working
to increase the bandwidth capacity of its backbone network, and
is turning to Ericsson to make it happen.
--July 11, 2002
|
|
Nokia
lands broadband equipment supply contract
|
|
Mobile operator Sonera is about ready
to roll with its advanced service offering in Finland and is turning
to Nokia for some broadband-access equipment.
--July 10, 2002
|
|
Gemstar
loses another battle
|
|
More wind was let out of Gemstar-TV
Guide International Inc.'s sails last week, when a U.S. Court
ruled against the interactive programming guide developer in its
suit against EchoStar Communications Corp.
--July 9, 2002
|
|
The
Eagle soars at General Dynamics
|
|
Less than two months after introducing
its Media Pro advanced set-top box, Eagle Broadband Inc. has lassoed
its first customer: General Dynamics Interactive.
--July 8, 2002
|
|
Universe2U
launches VoIP biz
|
|
Universe2U Inc. continues to zero
in on the enterprise networking service market, with the introduction
of a voice over IP retail service designed for business.
--July 8, 2002
|
|
Companies
develop DOCSIS 2.0 automated testing equipment
|
|
Looking to accelerate the adoption
of DOCSIS 2.0, Imedia Semiconductor Corp. and DAQTron Inc. are
teaming to develop automated testing equipment systems for the
latest CableLabs' spec.
--June 17, 2002
|
|
WorldCom
rolls out wholesale DSL service
|
|
Hey ISPs and large enterprises, look
for the "Private Label," says WorldCom Inc. The telecom giant
is rolling out a wholesale DSL service to leverage its IP network.
--June 13, 2002
|
|
Bush
to discuss plans to increase availability of high-speed Internet
|
|
President Bush plans to tell technology
executives today that his administration will work to make high-speed
Internet access available in more areas, administration officials
said.
--June 13, 2002
|
|
Horton
named as Noski's successor at AT&T
|
|
Wasting no time, AT&T Corp. has tabbed
Thomas Horton to replace the exiting Charles Noski as chief financial
officer.
--June 13, 2002
|
|
Beam
me DSL, Scotty
|
|
"Trekkies" have their own conventions,
their own wardrobe, and some say their own world, so why not their
own DSL service? EarthLink Inc. has teamed with StarTrek.net to
satisfy the appetites of die-hard Star Trek fans -- to go where
no man has gone before, at the speed of broadband.
--June 12, 2002
|
|
KPNQwest
hangs on a bit longer
|
|
KPNQwest liquidators reportedly have
approved a plan to keep the bankrupt telecom up and running for
the rest of the month.
--June 12, 2002
|
|
Tauzin
sets deadline for digital TV solution
|
|
You have one month --- July 15 to
be precise. That's the deadline Rep. W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (R-La.)
gave Hollywood studios, the computer biz and consumer electronics
makers on Tuesday to work out their remaining differences and
settle on a way to stop digital TV from being hooked up to the
Internet.
--June 12, 2002
|
|
Telenor
upgrades 20 telephone exchanges to broaden ADSL access
|
|
The Norwegian telecom operator Telenor
ASA said yesterday that it had started work across the country
to upgrade 20 telephone exchanges to support ADSL technology.
--June 11, 2002
|
|
AM
snags Nex-Link
|
|
AM Communications Inc. has snatched
up one of its competitors Nex-Link Communications Project Services
LLC.
--June 5, 2002
|
|
Verizon
executive says DSL should cost more
|
|
The precipitous fall in phone and
Internet service prices during the last few years has been so
steep it's jeopardizing the financial viability of many telecommunications
companies, said Verizon Communications Inc.'s vice chairman and
president Tuesday.
--June 5, 2002
|
|
Universal
Broadband snatches up UIS
|
|
Looking to boost its presence in
the voice over IP sector, Universal Broadband Communications has
snagged Universal Information Systems for an undisclosed amount.
--June 4, 2002
|
|
SBC:
Move over AOL, MSN here comes SBC Yahoo! Dial
|
|
Making good on a promise made late
last year, SBC Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. have launched
a co-branded dialup Internet access service. The duo plans to
roll out a broadband service later this summer.
--June 3, 2002
|
|
Nokia
invests in Redback
|
|
Looking to beef up its broadband
business, Nokia Corp. is teaming with Redback Networks. The deal
calls for Nokia to take a 10 percent stake in the networking gear
provider.
--May 22, 2002
|
|
Juniper
snags IP networking unit
|
|
Looking to rake in more customers
and gain some ground on rival Cisco Systems Inc., Juniper Networks
Inc. has made a $740 million play for Unisphere Networks Inc.
--May 20, 2002
|
|
Qwest,
MSN eye nationwide deployment
|
|
Let's make a broadband deal. Qwest
Communications International Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are upping
the ante in the broadband war by extending their long-standing
partnership.
--May 20, 2002
|
|
PowerNet
acquires Aleron
|
|
Looking to expand its high-speed
Internet, data and integrated service portfolio, PowerNet Global
Communications is snatching up almost all of Aleron's assets.
--May 17, 2002
|
|
DSL
adds down
|
|
The DSL vs. cable modem race is in
full swing, but reported numbers for new DSL subscriber adds from
the major U.S. providers reflects slower growth as compared to
the first quarter of last year.
--May 16, 2002
|
|
Alcatel
ships more gear
|
|
Alcatel continues to push forward
in the DSL equipment market, the telco gear maker has shipped
740,000 remote combo ports on its Litespan next-generation digital
loop carrier platform in the North American market.
--May 16, 2002
|
|
Paradyne
snatches up Jetstream assets
|
|
The voice-over-DSL equipment market
is expected to generate $646 million in revenue by 2004, according
to RHK Consulting. And, Paradyne Networks is looking to snatch
up a big piece of that pie with the acquisition of Jetstream's
assets and intellectual property.
--May 16, 2002
|
|
WINfirst
... Who wants it?
|
|
For sale ... an extensive, yet only
partially completed rich fiber network in the city of Sacramento.
Buyer beware, though, as city residents have expressed a certain
level of disdain for former owner.
--May 16, 2002
|
|
The
Grim Reaper returns to SBC
|
|
SBC Communications Inc. is paring
its workforce once again in response to the lagging economy and
stringent regulatory requirements.
--May 15, 2002
|
|
Qwest
puts backbone on the defense
|
|
Qwest Communications International
Inc. has won a deal to serve as the primary backbone provider
for the Advanced Technology Demonstration Network (ATDnet), an
unclassified Department of Defense (DoD) research grid used to
develop next-generation communications technologies.
--May 15, 2002
|
|
Agilent
adds assurance OSS
|
|
Add Agilent to the list of OSS providers
addressing service assurance. The company has introduced an assurance
software suite, which can integrate with legacy OSS systems and
interconnect with management functions like service fulfillment
as well. Ideally, the suite aims to fill provider's needs to manage
new hybrid IP technologies and broadband infrastructures.
--May 15, 2002
|
|
Gateway
group launches compliance program
|
|
Residential gateways and home networking
may just be finding their way into consumer consciousness, but
there already is a long list of home networking communications
protocols. Bringing all of these disparate home networking standards
and initiatives together is the mission of OSGi, or Open Services
Gateway Initiative. The group recently announced a compliance
program sponsored by the consortium.
--May 15, 2002
|
|
Satellite
service for mid-sized businesses rolls
|
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Getting sufficient broadband if you're
a small or medium-sized business today is not easy, especially
if your only option is expensive dedicated access. And if you're
an enterprise business with a bunch of rural outlets ... forget
it.
--May 14, 2002
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RPR
Alliance unveils tech, marketing initiatives
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The RPR Alliance, a group that's
advocating the standardization of resilient packet ring technology,
said it has mapped out a number of new technical and marketing
initiatives and has appointed a slate of new officers.
--May 13, 2002
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New
designs for the Powerline
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The buzz in the home networking world
may be mostly wireless right now, but wireline technologies that
can link up a home's PC and devices are poised to make a push
to consumers as well. One of the protocols expected to make inroads
this year is powerline networking, whereby electrical outlets
serve as networking ports simply by plugging in an adaptor between
a device's USB port and the outlet itself.
--May 13, 2002
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WorldCom
Rating Gets Junked
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What goes up must come down. Just
two days ago, investors seemed almost giddy following Cisco Systems
quarterly results -- the Nasdaq spike roughly 100 points. Today,
however, the Nasdaq dipped slightly in mid-day trading action.
News of two rating agencies cutting WorldCom Inc.'s debt rating
to "junk" status helped fuel the slide.
--May 10, 2002
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Broadcom,
Microtune Trade Punches Over Silicon Tuner Tech
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Aiming to leverage a recently awarded
patent, silicon maker Broadcom Corp. has filed a counterclaim
against Microtune Inc., which filed a lawsuit against Broadcom
early last year over tuner-on-a-chip technology.
--May 10, 2002
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Study:
4.8 M VOD-capable Homes In N. America By 2003
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Thanks to aggressive video-on-demand
rollouts to help cable operators reign in the DBS threat, 4.8
million North American households will be VOD-capable by the end
of 2002, forecasts research firm Allied Business Intelligence.
--May 10, 2002
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Time
Warner Telecom gains despite mixed results
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In the first quarter 2002, Time Warner
Telecom results offered a mixed bag - revenue dipped slightly,
but the quarterly pre-tax loss narrowed.
--May 7, 2002
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MetroCast
trials Cedar Point's VoIP switching system
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Cedar Point Communications has enlisted
the help of MetroCast Cablevision to test its SAFARI C3 Media
Switching System in the field.
--May 6, 2002
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Next
Level Targets Rural Telcos
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Next Level Communications has launched
a new ADSL video platform designed to help telcos offer a bundle
of voice, data and video services and compete directly with cable
operators.
--May 3, 2002
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Hollings
Intros Rural Broadband Bill
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The most vocal opponent of the Tauzin-Dingell
bill, and the recently introduced Breaux-Nickels bill, Senator
Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) has thrown another broadband bill into
the mix.
--May 3, 2002
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Telecom
Turmoil Exacts Toll On Risk-taking CEOs
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SAN FRANCISCO -- WorldCom CEO Bernie
Ebbers is toast. Global Crossing Chairman Gary Winnick is on the
hot seat. So is Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio. AT&T
chief C. Michael Armstrong will leave to become chairman of AT&T's
cable unit when it merges with Comcast.
--May 2, 2002
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FCC
Chief Defends Agency's Crawl Toward Broadband
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The nation's top communications regulator
defended his agency's sluggish pace in promoting high-speed broadband
communications, saying it is pushing as fast as it can within
the constraints imposed by Congress and the courts.
--May 1, 2002
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mPhase
Stretches DSL's Reach
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Telephone companies must offer enhanced
services, such as video, to compete with cable operators. mPhase
Technologies Inc. is rolling out a new product to enable the delivery
of MPEG-2 video over DSL up to 20,000 feet.
--May 1, 2002
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Broadband
Battle Continues In Congress
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Move over Tauzin-Dingell, there's
a new bill in town. Senators John Breaux (D-La.) and Don Nickels
(R-Okla.) have introduced a bill in the Senate to give more market
freedom to Bell phone companies.
--May 1, 2002
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Log
On America Delivers Broadband To ePresence
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ePresence is turning to Log On America
to beef up its operations management services portfolio through
broadband connectivity.
--April 29, 2002
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Netergy
Lends VoIP Technology To Zipp Network
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Washington State is building a high-speed
network that will reach 6,000 home this year, and Netergy Microelectronics
Inc.'s voice over IP technology will be used to VoIP services
in this first public utility district fiber-to-the-home network.
--April 29, 2002
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Hughes
DIRECWAY Expands Across Europe
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Satellite broadband is quickly becoming
more of an option for consumers and enterprise customers across
the world, and potential customers across Europe can now access
connectivity services from Hughes Network Systems.
--April 25, 2002
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BT
Looks To Beef Up Broadband Subscribers
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London-based BT Group is touting
a new broadband service package designed to take the "headache"
out of broadband installation.
--April 24, 2002
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Study:
Dial-Up Customers Eye Broadband Conversion
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Broadband isn't just for the rich
anymore -- the masses are warming up and getting ready to get
into the game. The desire to have an always-on connection is piquing
the interest of many dial-up customers in the United States, one
analysis says.
--April 23, 2002
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Integrated
Telecom Seeks Approval To Liquidate Assets
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SAN JOSE (Dow Jones/AP) -- Integrated
Telecom Express Inc. said Friday it will seek shareholder approval
for a plan to liquidate and dissolve the company.
--April 22, 2002
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DISH
Bundles More DSL
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Digital satellite TV provider EchoStar
Communications Corp. and national ISP EarthLink announced a marketing
alliance to offer consumers combined DISH network satellite TV
and EarthLink DSL services.
--April 22, 2002
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Lucent
Gains On Narrower Q2 Loss
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Some good news is coming out of Lucent
Technologies Inc. The telecom equipment giant posted a narrower
year-over-year second quarter loss, and sees some improvement
in the fiscal third quarter as well.
--April 22, 2002
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BSKYB
Gets Into Broadband
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Satellite television broadcaster
BSkyB has revealed plans to offer broadband internet access and
interactive services to its six million customers.
--April 18, 2002
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Hutchison
Makes Play For Asia Global Crossing
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HONG KONG - Global shipping-to-telecom
conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. confirmed April 16 that it
had invited Singapore government-owned Singapore Technologies
Telemedia to jointly bid for Asia Global Crossing Ltd., the struggling
Asian affiliate of the bankrupt Bermuda-registered Global Crossing
Ltd.
--April 17, 2002
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New
SBC DSL And DISH Network Bundle
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RBOC SBC Communications Inc. is getting
in to the pay TV business ... sort of.
--April 17, 2002
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Intelligence
From The Broadband Industry
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Divvying up DSL: Ovum Research projects
that more than 200 million DSL connections will populate networks
worldwide by 2007, which would make the access technology as ubiquitous
as mobile voice is today.
--April 16, 2002
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EarthLink
upgrades biz-class DSL
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Broadband agnostic ISP EarthLink
Inc. said it has upgraded its business-class DSL service level
agreement (SLA), adding elements such as installation and service
availability guarantees and a longer equipment warrantee.
--April 16, 2002
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Gov't
Postpones UMTS Rollout
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The government agency that regulates
the telecommunications market has agreed to postpone the start
date for commercial third-generation services by a year after
bowing to a request by Poland's three mobile operators, said Krzysztof
Heller, the Infrastructure Ministry's undersecretary of state
in charge of telecommunications.
--April 15, 2002
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Home
Networks Move Beyond Early Adopters
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The chance to share a home's broadband
connection is the leading driver in the adoption of new home networking
technologies, and the rise in the sale of residential cable/DSL
routers is happening across nearly all segments of the market,
according to a new report from high-tech research firm In-Stat/MDR.
--April 12, 2002
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Telecom
Worries Send WorldCom Shares Lower
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Shares of AT&T's archrival, WorldCom
Inc., slumped to a new multi-year low Wednesday on fears that
corporate spending on telecom services won't revive soon.
--April 11, 2002
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SoftNet
Shuts Down Intellicom
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SoftNet Systems Inc. shed another
asset late Thursday, this time shuttering its Intellicom Communications
satellite subsidiary.
--April 11, 2002
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Rural
English Areas to Get Broadband Via Satellite
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Though broadband satellite services
have been slow to roll out on any great scale worldwide, pockets
in the European market continue to turn to satellite as a broadband
alternative, especially in rural areas where general connectivity
is limited.
--April 10, 2002
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McAfee.com
Secures Broadband Users
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"Stop intruder!" Web security software
developer McAfee.com launches a campaign to assist broadband users
in thwarting hackers.
--April 10, 2002
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Comcast
Wraps Up Detroit VoIP Trial
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Comcast Cable Communications Inc.
said it has completed a six-month Voice-over-IP technology trial
in the Detroit area.
--April 10, 2002
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Firms
End Fiber-Optic Accords With Metromedia
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Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. said
Sunday that Verizon Global Networks and Genuity Solutions terminated
their fiber-optic agreements with the company.
--April 8, 2002
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Arianespace
Places Satellites Into Orbit For JSAT And SES Astra
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Arianespace, the marketing arm of
the European Space Agency, launched its rocket to place two large
telecommunications satellites into orbit late Thursday...
--March 29, 2002
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Qwest,
Japan Telecom To Work Together
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TOKYO -- Qwest Communications International
Inc. today announced an agreement with Japan Telecom to jointly
offer communications services to multinational corporations needing
services between Japan and the United States, and between Japan
and Europe.
--March 28, 2002
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Cox
Plugs Into Home Networking Trial
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Cox Communications Inc. is the latest
cabler to plug into home networking with a trial announced in
its New England market.
--March 28, 2002
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Finnish
Telecom Group Sonera To Merge With Sweden's Telia
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State-controlled telecommunication
groups Sonera of Finland and Telia of Sweden on Tuesday announced
plans to merge, creating what would be a dominant operator in
the Nordic region.
--March 26, 2002
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Sonera,
Telia Confirm Merger Talks
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Finland's Sonera and Sweden's Telia
confirmed Monday that they are discussing a possible merger of
the two state-controlled telecommunications groups.
--March 25, 2002
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Northpoint
Proposes Satellites To Get License
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An aspiring national competitor to
cable TV whose future looked gloomy might be gaining new momentum
with a clever maneuver that could sway federal regulators.
--March 25, 2002
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Bandwitdh
Shortage On The Horizon?
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Although there is an excess of fiber-optic
lines in the United States right now, that surplus quickly could
turn into a shortage, choking off Web and phone traffic, reports
USA Today.
--March 21, 2002
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ITC
Needs More Time On Gemstar Patent Lawsuit
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A U.S. International Trade Commission
judge delayed until June a decision in a patent-infringement lawsuit
Gemstar-TV Guide filed against nearly 10 companies.
--March 20, 2002
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Sunflower
to Deploy Advent's 'Ultraband' System
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Sunflower Broadband said it will
deploy Advent Networks' proprietary "Ultraband" platform as part
of a plan to serve small- and medium-sized business subscribers
at the University of Kansas' Information and Telecommunication
Technology Center (ITTC).
--March 18, 2002
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Telecoms
Selling Gear
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Once they were customers. Now they're
competitors.
Firms that operate telecom networks are the customers of telecom
gear makers. Now those network providers, saddled with billions
of dollars in debt, are selling off some of their gear to placate
creditors. Network providers that actually are in the market to
buy gear are more willing to consider used equipment.
--March 14, 2002
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Top
CEOs Planning Communications Network To Respond To Terror Attacks
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The Washington Post (3/13, E1, Miller)
reports, "Leaders of the nation's largest corporations are designing
a new communications network that would alert them immediately
to a terrorist attack and enable them to instantly talk with one
another and government officials about how to respond.
--March 13, 2002
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Lucent
Lowers Estimates, Delays Agere Spinoff
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Times appear to still be tough for
Lucent Technologies. The Murray Hill, N.J.-based telecom equipment
provider has lowered its revenue estimates for the second quarter
and announced it would delay spinoff of its Agere Systems microelectronics
unit until the fourth quarter.
--March 12, 2002
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Broadcom
Integrates Inline Power In IP Phone Solution
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Broadcom Corp. said it's started
shipping the BCM1101 IP phone engine that's compatible with Cisco
Systems' inline power-enabled switches. The BCM1001 succeeds the
BCM1100, single-chip Ethernet IP phone product deployed last year.
--March 5, 2002
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EarthLink
Offers Home Networking To Cable Users
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After rolling out home networking
services for digital subscriber line customers last year, ISP
EarthLink Inc. is doing the same for cable modem customers in
Time Warner Cable territories.
--March 4, 2002
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Internet
Users Change Their Ways
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Internet users are going online to
work more than to play, according to a survey released by the
Pew Internet &American Life Project based on year-old data.
--March 4, 2002
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Qwest
Scores $100 Million In VPN Contracts
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Battered Qwest Communications International
Inc. had some good news to report today, announcing it had landed
a series of multiyear agreements worth approximately $100 million
for virtual private network services.
--February 27, 2002
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BT
Cuts Wholesale Broadband Charges
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Aiming to attract more subscribers
to its high speed Internet connection services, British Telecommunications
on Tuesday announced a 41 percent cut in wholesale broadband charges.
--February 26, 2002
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Global
Crossing, Qwest Face Challenges
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The times continue to be unkind for
telecoms. Reports are Global Crossing Ltd.'s bankruptcy reorganization
plan is running into opposition, even as Qwest Communications
International faces a stockholder lawsuit claiming the carrier
artificially inflated its stock prices.
--February 26, 2002
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ICANN
Mulls Internet Governance Change
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The president of the consortium overseeing
the Internet says it needs a major restructuring that includes
bringing world governments to the board.
--February 25, 2002
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Motorola
Forms Digital Media Group
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Motorola Broadband Communications
Sector has created a new Digital Media Group to focus on the company's
digital consumer gateway and digital system efforts.
--February 15, 2002
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Comcast
Fixes E-Mail Outage
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Comcast Cable Communications is busy
sending delayed Valentine e-mails today after fixing a network
problem that blocked incoming messages for some 300,000 cable
modem customers.
--February 15, 2002
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Sprint,
Covad Consider High-speed Net Hookup
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Sprint is pursuing a plan to boost
its lagging high-speed Internet business.
--February 13, 2002
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Strathclyde
Team Finds New Ways Of Seeing
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TWO technologies which could revolutionise
television, videoconferencing and long-distance communications
will be discussed in Edinburgh today.
--February 12, 2002
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Industry
Marks Telecom Act's Sixth Year
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Sure it's only a six, an off year
as anniversaries go. But key legislation set for a vote in the
U.S. House of Representatives in less than three weeks has made
the industry keenly aware of the impact of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996.
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