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Broadband Stimulus
Qwest reconsiders broadband stimulus
A change in rules over how the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will dole out the second round of broadband stimulus funding is... Read more >>
Latest News
Windstream wraps up NuVoX purchase
Windstream just added another arrow to its respective service quiver as it completes its acquisition of privately-held CLEC NuVox for $647 million. Following earlier acquisitions of some smaller... Read more >>
FairPoint lays out its financial restructuring plan
FairPoint hopes that it will be able to see some light at the end of its bankruptcy tunnel, but when it does emerge much of the ILEC's ownership will be in the hands of the banks that currently hold... Read more >>
ABI Research: New applications drive fiber-based broadband
Consumers' ongoing adoption of file sharing, IPTV and online gaming applications is driving the need for more fiber-based broadband access, according to a new report by ABI Research. By the end of... Read more >>
Ericsson names regional heads to executive team
Hans Vestberg might have a little more than a month under his belt as Ericsson's President and CEO, but that's not stopping him from continuing to make changes to the company's management team. This... Read more >>
BT could open fiber ducts to competitors
As it accelerates its FTTX rollout to complete it in time for the 2012 Olympic games, a report has emerged that BT might just open up its underground cabling ducts to competitors. This move would... Read more >>
More Headlines
- Qwest reconsiders broadband stimulus
- Supercomm 2010 has been shelved
- Verizon, CURRENT take guesswork out of the smart grid
- BCE surpasses forecasts, touts FTTX strategy
- Motorola deepens FTTH presence with rural telcos
- Cox, CenturyLink spar over broadband speeds
- Juniper answers the core network call
- Bell Aliant sees slight Q4 09 decline, plans FTTH expansion
Also Noted
> Occam Networks' GPON ONTs get USDA acceptance
> RCN Metro to provide Ethernet services to Pacific Northwest Net
> ZTE chooses Wintegra's processors for its Terabit router
> AGNITY appoints Venkat Yellapragada to expand vertical market reach
> Catalyst Telecom brings on Mike Ferney to head up merchandising effort
And finally... Juniper talks about its IP networking vision
Editor's Corner
Comcast's busy week puts its multi-play telecom strategy on display
Cable TV company Comcast is at a pivotal point in its evolution as a multi-play telecom service provider. Its status as a telecom giant that should be mentioned in the same sentence as AT&T and... Read more >>
Fiber to the X Trends
ABI Research: New applications drive fiber-based broadband
Consumers' ongoing adoption of file sharing, IPTV and online gaming applications is driving the need for more fiber-based broadband access, according to a new report by ABI Research. By the end of... Read more >>
Latest Commentary
- Dan O'Shea: Comcast's busy week puts its multi-play telecom strategy on display
- Sean Buckley: Broadband stimulus: An enabler, not a panacea
- Sean Buckley: Don't hang up on wireline yet
- Dan O'Shea: Casting a vote for Telecom, Inc.
- Sean Buckley: Stealing copper comes with a heavy cost
- Sean Buckley: Happy Birthday, Dr. King!
- Dan O'Shea: Leno vs. Conan and the perils of owning content
Online Video News
- NBC doubles video coverage of Olympics, still cuts staff
- Report: 1080p HD coming to Netflix soon
- Netflix says there's a big loophole in proposed net neutrality rules
- Study: Selectable pre-roll ads show better recall, click throughs
- YouTube's Sundance play a 'humble beginning' to a real opportunity for online video, indie filmmakers
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Press Releases
- Veteran Media and Internet Executives Launch Multimillion Dollar 'AppFund' to Finance, Develop and Launch iPad Applications
- AT&T Announces "Open Call - Apps For All!" Contest for Application Developers
- Cricket Customer Ben Cook Reclaims Guinness World Record as Fastest Text Messager for Third Time
- Sony Ericsson appoints new Head of Global Sales & Marketing
- AT&T Business Solutions Alliance Channel Program Honors Top Solution Providers
- AT&T/JA Job Shadow Student Wins Trip to Support Team USA(TM) at Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
