One in 10 Internet connections are overloaded; Telia Sweden to connect rural county to fiber network

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@FierceTelecom RT @Ciena: A new survey reveals that one in 10 Internet connections are overloaded. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom

> The mayors of Paris and San Francisco, Bertrand Delanoe and Ed Lee, signed a joint collaboration agreement focused on smart cities. Article

> Telia Sweden said it will connect five rural settlements in Orebro County to its fiber network. Article

> Bell Canada announced the public offering of MTN Debentures pursuant to its medium term notes program. Release

Cable News

> Comcast will open an 110,000-square foot customer service center this summer in Susquehanna Township, Pa., to handle calls on its Northeast division cable system. Article

> SNL Kagan reported that pay TV subscriber growth across cable operators, telcos and satellite providers is trailing the rebounding house market. Article

Online Video News 

> Net2TV, an online video startup, is in discussions with "several" consumer electronics companies to install its service onto their smart TVs. Article

And finally … Atos, an international information technology services company, asks whether Big Data is just bigger Business Intelligence. Post