Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson steps down; Allstream deploys NetCracker for BSS transformation

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> Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down in light of a discrepancy on his resume. Article

> A NetAmerica survey of 800 rural residents revealed that 75 percent of respondents said that broadband was a key to maintaining quality of life. Article

> Allstream is employing NetCracker as a key partner in its Business Service Systems (BSS) transformation. Article

> BT plans to stop accepting orders for its up-to-8 Mbps ADSL wholesale IPStream service beginning in November. Article

> Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts will participate in the 28th Annual Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Strategic Decisions Conference in New York. Release

And finally ... Huawei gears up to challenge Cisco's dominant position in the U.S. enterprise market. Article