DSL shipments remain strong; SureWest declares quarterly cash dividend

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@FierceTelecom RT @broadbandtrends: Nearly 800 million ports of #DSL have been shipped since 1999. And BTW--the last few years have been rather strong. | Follow@FierceTelecom

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> Randall Stephenson, AT&T's CEO and chairman, will deliver a keynote speech at TIA 2012 Inside the Network Conference & Exhibition. Release

> SureWest Communications' board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share. Release

> Passive Optical Networking (PON) technology is finding new use in the burgeoning wireless backhaul and smart grid market segments. Article

> Things aren't looking good for NEC, which has forecast a $1.3 billion loss and plans to cut 10,000 jobs. Article

> A Hawaiian politician is backpedaling on a proposed law requiring ISPs to track what websites their subscribers visit. Article

> Israel's state-owned electric company plans to roll out a new nationwide broadband network. Article

And finally ... ATM companies are leveraging cloud computing to battle thieves. Article