Press Clippings: Telecom News Headlines

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Headline news from a wide range of sources, compiled by Judith, Sarah, Penny and Lorrie at LTC International.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles.

Source: BBC.

Virgin Media has started trials to deliver fibre-optic high-speed broadband over telegraph poles.
The firm believes it could be used to extend its reach to another one million homes in the UK, mainly in rural areas.

Posted by Judith — 4:02 AM

FCC releases Internet speed test tool.

Source: Reuters.

Located at the site www.broadband.gov, the test is aimed at allowing consumers to compare their actual speeds with the speeds advertised by their providers.
The FCC release follows a meeting in September where officials said that actual speeds were estimated to lag by as much as 50% during busy hours.

Posted by Judith — 3:39 AM

PHS provider Willcom to be split.

Source: TeleGeography.

Japanese personal handy-phone services (PHS) provider Willcom is to be split up, while its backers - Softbank, Advantage Partners and state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp., are to provide financial aid to revive the company.

Posted by Judith — 2:56 AM

French postal operator to launch MVNO service.

Source: TeleGeography.

France’s national postal operator La Poste has confirmed it is in talks to launch an MVNO and that to that end, it will begin searching for a host network provider in the week commencing 15 March. La Poste intends to offer pre- and post-paid mobile services from launch under its own brand which will be marketed through its national chain of 17,000 post offices.

Posted by Judith — 2:03 AM

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones.

Source: Reuters.

Motorola said the partnership with Microsoft means that a Bing bookmark and search widget will be loaded on cell phones, starting in the coming weeks with phones in China.
The move follows shortly after Motorola struck a similar deal to let consumers in China use Baidu, among others, as the default Web search instead of Google on Android based phones.

Posted by Judith — 3:41 AM

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Judge advises against Verizon-Frontier deal.

Source: TeleGeography.

Administrative law judge Lisa M Tapia has advised state regulators to not approve a deal which will see Verizon divest operations in 14 states to Frontier Communications in a deal worth US$8.6bn.The deal, which will see fixed line service for a total of 4.8m. customers change hands, was agreed between the two parties in May 2009 but has been awaiting regulatory approval for the best part of a year.

Posted by Judith — 5:36 AM

NFL signs mobile phone deal with Verizon Wireless.

Source: Reuters.

The NFL has signed a four-year agreement with Verizon Wireless to show live games and highlights on mobile phones in a deal reported to be worth US$720m.

Posted by Judith — 4:15 AM

Unions angry as Vodafone UK confirms 375 job losses.

Source: Telecompaper.

Trade unions have expressed anger and disappointment after Vodafone confirmed plans to cut 375 jobs in the UK. The CWU said it was disappointed by the decision and expressed its concern that customer-facing jobs would be affected, despite assurances from Vodafone that the losses would only affect back-office jobs.

Posted by Judith — 3:42 AM

China Mobile to buy US$5.8bn. stake in Pudong Bank.

Source: BusinessWeek.

China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest phone company by market value, has agreed to buy 20% of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. for 39.8bn. yuan (US$5.8bn.) to expand its electronic-payment business.

Posted by Judith — 3:09 AM

Cable firms seek FCC help in fee disputes.

Source: The Washington Post.

Several major cable companies and a public interest group have asked the FCC to intervene in disputes over transmission fees to prevent broadcasters from withholding signals from subscribers.
In a petition filed with the FCC, Time Warner Cable, Verizon Communications, Cablevision and advocacy group Public Knowledge said that regulations governing transmissions from broadcasters to subscription-television providers are outdated.

Posted by Judith — 2:15 AM

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