Wireline news across the web:
@FierceTelecom RT @Mark Jackson: The UK government's Office for National Statistics (ONS) finds 7 million UK adults have never gone online. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom
> AT&T has appointed telecom industry veteran Keith Holmes to oversee operations in Georgia and South Carolina. Release
> Mauritius-based Liquid Telecom Group has announced the construction of Somalia's first cross-border fiber connection to the rest of the world, which will replace slow and expensive satellite links. Article
> Ciena expects to announce results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Nov. 2, 2013 on Thursday, Dec. 12, before the financial markets open. Release
> Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 International CES, sharing his company's vision for the "Internet of Everything." Release
Cable News
> LIN TV CFO Richard Schmaeling said Wednesday that its success in hiking fees could make it tougher for another broadcaster to acquire the company. Article
> Time Warner Cable's "Virtual Visit" program could help the company make a business from selling a bundle that includes a videoconferencing system that encrypts communications between doctors and patients. Article
Online Video News
> The over-the-top video service planned by Intel has failed to get off the ground and could end up in the hands of cable industry veteran John Malone. Article
Wireless News
> Verizon Wireless is currently experiencing higher than expected LTE data traffic and network stresses in a few major markets, but expects to have those issues ironed out by year-end, according to Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo. Article
> AT&T Mobility could be required to pay Sprint millions of dollars due to a wholesale MVNO agreement Leap Wireless and Sprint inked in 2010. Article
And finally … Just how big is this big data we keep hearing about? Post