Wireline news from across the web:
@FierceTelecom RT @ eb2b_Communications: How call forwarding has become an important tool in business. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom
> Following a project comprising 50 pilot sites, 76 new consortia have applied for funding under the FCC's Healthcare Connect initiative. Article
> Global Cloud Xchange is planning to build a new submarine cable link between Singapore and Mumbai. Article
> Amazon CTO Werner Vogels: The best defense against surveillance in the cloud is strong locks. Article
Cable News
> The National Cable & Telecommunications Association took issue with a Los Angeles Times report claiming that set-top boxes are among the leaders in energy consumption. Article
> Twitter has agreed to buy SnappyTV, which powers a popular platform for the live-clipping, editing and distribution of video across the Web. Article
Online Video News
> Comedian and talk show host Chelsea Handler, who's been publically unhappy with E!, where her show Chelsea Lately airs, has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix to host a talk show that will stream on the SVOD service starting next year. Article
Wireless News
> T-Mobile is asking the FCC to issue new guidance and enforcement criteria on data roaming agreements, which looks like an attempt by the carrier to obtain a more favorable roaming agreement with rival AT&T Mobility. Article
> Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said that the company might make use of AT&T's Sponsored Data program to subsidize the data costs of its Fire phone users. Article
And finally… WSJ: Municipal broadband is no Utopia. Article