Wireline industry news from across the Web:
> CommScope has appointed Randy Crenshaw, previously executive vice president and general manager of CommScope Enterprise Solutions, as its new Chief Operating Officer. Release
> Zhone Technologies has won a contract to provide Ohio-based Doylestown Telephone Company its MXK multiservice access node (MSAN) to enable triple play services using GPON and ADSL last mile technologies. Release
> India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is revisiting plans to merge state-owned service providers Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). Article
> NEC will supply Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun Private Limited, the largest telecom carrier in the Maldives for a domestic optical submarine cable system connecting eight islands in the Maldives. Release
> AT&T's new Spanish language campaign features Grammy Award-winning singer Natalia Jimenez. Article
> TeliaSonera will spend $79 million to upgrade 800,000 of its wireline connections with VDSL2 technology to deliver downstream speeds between 30-60 Mbps. Article
And finally ... Google has selected Kansas City to be the first city to test their much hyped FTTH network, but made it clear in a Kansas City Start article that they will be using outside contractors and not local city workers to build the network. Article