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A. Michael NollTexas teachers get $61.6 million from Qwest
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas announced it had won $61.6 million from Qwest Communications in a settlement related to the telco's securities fraud scandal. The payday is actually part of the
Telefonica plans China, Ireland expansions
Spain's Telefonica SA doesn't look to be slowing the pace on its aggressive international expansion. Prolific international moves fueled strong earnings for the holding group recently, and just this
SPOTLIGHT: Cisco, Nortel tussle over telepresence
Is it live or is it telepresence? To partially paraphrase the famous ad for Memorex, that's the question makers of so-called telepresence conferencing gear would like everyone asking. Cisco Systems
ALSO NOTED: Cinci Bell buys eGix; MegaPath goes national; and much more...
> Cincinnati Bell is acquiring Midwest CLEC eGix for about $18 million. Article > MegPath is expanding its
BT tests ad-funded video
The concept of free advertising-funded content models for IPTV, mobile TV and other video offerings from telecom service providers has gotten a lot of attention the last year or so. Several service
Telecom Italia takes a SIP of FMC
Telecom Italia, which had been one of a handful of carrier supporters of Unlicensed Mobile Access Technology for fixed-mobile convergence services, reportedly has dumped UMA in favor of using an FMC
Bonded broadband set for debut
U.K.-based broadband service provider Shareband is set to launch services in Seattle next month based on technology that can bond up to four ADSL lines for greater bandwidth-or bond multiple types of
Ethernet shines at Cablevision unit
Comcast's revised lower outlook this week and other recent market woes and regulatory challenges may have the cable TV industry contemplating its future. Can the business market, and specifically
HP latest to cut ATCA strategy
Hewlett-Packard said it is dumping a server initiative based on the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture in favor of offering its own series of telecom blade servers. One of the benefits of ATCA
International voice growth slows to 10%
The good news is that international voice traffic is still growing. The bad news is that it is growing at its slowest rate in 20 years --only about 10%, according to new research from TeleGeography.
SPOTLIGHT: Centurytel, others gather online ad data
Louisiana telco Centurytel is working with Silicon Valley firm NebuAd to pursue behavioral targeting of online advertising. The companies use deep packet inspection technology to collect data about
ALSO NOTED: Alloptic lands $24 million; Qwest wants Colo. cable bill; and much more...
> FTTX/RF over Glass vendor Alloptic raises $24 million as market opportunities heat up. Article > Colorado
Verizon's forbearance request rejected
The Federal Communication Commission rejected Verizon Communications' petition for forbearance from access charges in six of its East coast markets, acting on the petition a full day ahead of
Carriers eye military deals worth $24 billion
The U.S Department of Defense is said to be working on several telecom services contracts worth about $24 billion, to be awarded over the next few years. Two of them-the Defense Information Systems
Industry's ATCA appetite shrinks
Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture, otherwise known as AdvancedTCA or ATCA, was one of the telecom industry's most hyped concepts entering 2007. It wasn't quite as lofty as IMS, but close, as
Warrior lands at Cisco
Padmasree Warrior, whose departure as chief technology officer of Motorola was made public earlier this week, has joined Cisco Systems as CTO. It's still unclear whether Warrior left Motorola by her
Telcos say bandwidth glut is gone
As you may have noticed, our pet project at FierceTelecom.com this week is a debate about bandwidth glut. Is the glut from earlier this decade gone and
Comcast outlook: Slower revenue growth
Who: Comcast Corp. Vitals: Based in Philadelphia, the cable TV company serves about 40 million households, including about 13 million high-speed Internet customers. The company also added 662,000
SPOTLIGHT: Oregon storms knock out phones
Record storms with hurricane-force winds that pummeled the Oregon coast Sunday and early Monday reportedly knocked out telephone service for at least 20,000 Qwest customers and many more cell phone
