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@FierceTelecom RT @TelePacific:10 ways enterprises are gaining efficiencies & saving costs by combining the benefits of colocation & virtualization. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom
> Cox promoted Kristine Faulkner to head up the cable MSO's home security and smart home business. Release
> Level 3 CEO Jeff Storey will present at the upcoming Bank of America - Merrill Lynch 2013 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference on Thursday, Sept. 12. Release
Cable News
> The FCC said it will issue an opinion and order which will resolve a dispute between Bloomberg TV and Comcast at an open meeting on Sept. 26. Article
> DirecTV has designed a kid-friendly remote control which contains fewer buttons and could be used to navigate content that is filtered by their parents, according to a patent application filed by the top satellite TV provider. Article
IPTV News
> Aereo may have been fatally wounded when a federal court granted the wishes of broadcasters and filed a preliminary injunction against like-minded online TV provider FilmOn. Article
Wireless News
> Sprint's $6.5 billion bond offering reportedly broke the record for the single largest noninvestment-grade offering ever sold directly to investors in a single day. Article
> China Telecom posted a page for advance orders on Sina's Weibo microblog for the iPhone 5S and 5C, which Apple is widely expected to announce at a media Tuesday at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Article
And finally … NASA will begin testing laser-based broadband technology that they say could deliver speeds of up to 600 Mbps. Article