Frontier's Jureller to speak at Morgan Stanley conference; Hughes Network Systems wins GSA education network task order

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> Frontier Communications' John Jureller, executive vice president and CFO, will speak at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference 2014 on March 5 at 1:20 p.m. Pacific Time. Release

> Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a new task order by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in support of the Government Education and Training Network (GETN). Article (sub. req.)

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> AT&T U-Verse added 10 networks to the list of programmers that are allowing the provider to offer subscribers the ability to view live programming outside the home. Article

> The FCC is proposing $1.9 million in fines against Viacom, NBCUniversal and ESPN for allegedly running commercials that used sounds similar to those used in its Emergency Alert System tones. Article

Wireless News
> Google and Samsung Electronics are prodding Chinese regulators to ensure that once Microsoft's deal for Nokia's handset unit closes they won't be forced to pay higher patent licensing fees, according to a Bloomberg report. Article

> Verizon Wireless reworked the pricing for its prepaid plans by reducing prices but also cutting the amount of data in the plans. Article

And finally… AT&T sets a foundation for software defined networking. Article (sub. req.)