Data breaches reach all-time high, says TNSPay; Lumos to announce Q4 2014 earnings on March 5

Wireline news from across the web:

@FierceTelecom RT @TNSPay: Data breaches are highest since tracking began. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom

> Vodafone Netherlands announced that it would reach 1 million homes with its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service by the end of this month. Article

> A new report by Gemalto revealed that data breaches increased 49 percent with almost 1 billion data records compromised in 1,500 attacks in 2014. Article

> Lumos Networks will host a call on Thursday March 5, to discuss its operating and financial results for the fourth quarter of 2014 and provide selected financial guidance for 2015. Release

Cable News
> Charter Communications continues to bolster the product and strategy team under its newly promoted chief, Rich DiGeronimo. Article

> While everyone from Democratic Party operatives to TV critics to casual fans mourn the pending departure of Jon Stewart from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, the channel's parent company, Viacom, must now figure out a way to move forward without a key asset. Article

Wireless News
> Sprint MVNO Ting Mobile reported that the number of accounts and devices attached to its service effectively doubled in 2014, to a total of 94,000 active accounts and 147,000 active devices at the end of the year. Article

> Qualcomm is facing new pressure from regulators after South Korea's antitrust regulator said it is considering investigating whether the chipset giant misused its dominant market position in the country. Article

And finally… @jeffpulver: It was the launch of Internet Phone in 1995 which ultimately changed the way the world communicates.