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A. Michael NollElop jilts Juniper for Microsoft
Juniper Networks chief operating officer Stephen Elop left the company this week, almost one year to the day after being named to the position. Elop is joining Microsoft to take charge of the
Verizon leverages FiOS in SMB market
Verizon Communications is leveraging its growing FiOS footprint in more than just the residential broadband market. The carrier is offering 20 Mbps symmetrical bandwidth plans to small and
SPOTLIGHT: Study: Teleworkers affect office environment
A study from Rensselaer Polytechnic suggests that companies with a high number of remote teleworkers may suffer from a changed office environment in which the traditional office-bound lot are less
Embarq ups dividend 10%, buys back stock
Independent telco Embarq announced it will increase its stock dividend by about 10% and also will buy back about $500 million in shares. That's a similar, though more condensed version of the recipe
FCC approves FairPoint/Verizon deal
In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission has approved FairPoint Communications' proposed $2.7 billion acquisition of Verizon Communications properties in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Level 3 aims to recover from'stubbed toe'
Level 3 Communications Chairman and CEO James Crowe, speaking at CitiGroup's Global Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference, admitted his company stubbed its toe last year in selling
Citizens disputes consumer market doldrums
Citizens Communications CEO Maggie Wilderotter spoke at the same CitiGroup conference as Crowe, which was also the same venue in which AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson made comments about the softness
BT plans initial FTTH roll-out
Looking to help the U.K. catch up to countries where fiber-to-the-home is quickly becoming the norm for broadband connections, BT Openreach is building an FTTH network at a development of 10,000 new
Report: OSS spending to reach$63 billion
Insight Research, in an exclusive story by Telephony, says OSS spending by service providers will surge from $42 billion last year to $63 billion in 2012. That 2012 figure is double Insight's
SPOTLIGHT: Vonage expects 2007 revenue of $800 million
Vonage said it expects to tally $800 million in revenue for 2007, and also anticipates adjusted positive income for 2008, after payments made to settle patent lawsuits. The company said it also
ALSO NOTED: Qwest outage affects 24,000; Kennedy joins Rivulet; and much more...
> A fiber cut by a power company caused a Qwest network outage in Southern Arizona. Article > Ex-Tellabs official and Icular Networks founder
AT&T sees consumer market slowdown
AT&T, which seemed to be surging on all fronts over the second half of 2007, fell back a step or two yesterday, after CEO Randall Stephenson told the Citi Entertainment, Media and Telecom
CES: Martin pledges Comcast investigation
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told attendees at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the FCC plans to investigate alleged blocking of some peer-to-peer
FairPoint re-gains momentum in Vermont
FairPoint Communications earned new support in Vermont for its proposed $2.7 billion acquisition of Verizon Communications properties in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. By agreeing to spend $40
House committee begins FCC review
The House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee has launched its review of the Federal Communications Commission's regulatory procedures and practices. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has
Ciena joins packet optical fray
Ciena Corp said it is adding Ethernet switching and aggregation functionality to its CN 4200 FlexSelect optical transport gear, becoming the latest in a lengthening line of transport equipment
Southern Light joins PBT crowd
Who: Southern Light Vitals: The carrier, founded in 1998 and based in Mobile, Ala., began as a dark fiber construction firm and now operates a fiber network serving enterprise customers, government
SPOTLIGHT: FiOS scores high in Consumer Reports
The February edition of Consumer Reports magazine reviews TV, telephone and Internet bundles and the results include high scores for Verizon FiOS-based services, according to several published
ALSO NOTED: Verizon Business enhances security; 700 Mhz to be vacated in 2009; and much more...
> Verizon Business launches new threat management service. Article > FCC Chairman Kevin
