TelecomWeb News Digest articles from April 2004

TelecomWeb News Digest archives from April 2004

Z-Tel Proposes '$20 Solution' in Response to FCC Request to Renegotiate Wholesale Rates.
April 5, 2004... Z-Tel Technologies Inc., parent company of Z-Tel Communications Inc., a provider of enhanced wireline and broadband telecommunications services, on Friday (April 2) extended proposals to each of the Bell companies for wholesale access to their...

Shimkus Acknowledges ABC as First Network to Join Kids.US Domain.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Congressman John Shimkus (R, Ill.), sponsor of the law that established a safe haven for children on the Internet -- known as kids.us - has welcomed ABC Television Network to the list of content providers who have volunteered to present their...

FCC's Cable Modem Decision Takes a Big Hit.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to review a lower court's ruling that overturned the FCC's decision allowing cable broadband telephony to remain virtually free of regulatory controls. The Ninth Circuit's decision becomes...

ITAA Questions Kerry Offshore Stance.(Information Technology Association of America)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) has criticized presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass,) for "exaggerating the threat" that global sourcing poses to American workers. "Senator Kerry has...

New Technology Stops Dropped Cell Phone Calls.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... You love your cell phone when you're in the right area and it's getting a signal to make a call. When this doesn't happen and you can't make the call, it's frustrating, right? TechnoConcepts has developed a technology that solves this problem,...

Network Equipment Seen Growing at Double-Digit Rates in 2005.
April 5, 2004... Spending on network equipment is expected to rise 2.3 percent to $14.4 billion in 2004, followed by double-digit growth in 2005 reaching $16.4 billion, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA's) "2004 Telecommunications...

Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action against Nortel Networks Corporation.
April 5, 2004... A class action lawsuit was filed Friday (April 2) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of defrauded investors who purchased securities of Nortel Networks Corporation between Oct. 23, 2003, and March 12,...

FCC Commissioners Urge Carriers to Enter Good Faith Negotiations.
April 5, 2004... The five FCC commissioners on Wednesday (March 31) sent a letter to telecommunications carriers and trade associations urging them to "begin a period of commercial negotiations designed to restore certainty and preserve competition in the...

NEC Infrontia to Develop Wireless IP Phones Based on Microsoft Windows CE.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... NEC Infrontia Corp. plans to develop wireless IP phones based on Microsoft Windows CE operating system. The plan was announced Wednesday (March 31), in accordance with the technical cooperation of Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corporation, at the...

WiMAX Gets a Boost from European Equipment Makers.
April 5, 2004... Recent announcements have indicated that two large European mobile equipment makers -- Siemens and Alcatel -- have pledged to produce equipment compatible with the 802.16 standard, also known as WiMAX. As providers of mobile infrastructure,...

CompTel/ASCENT Adopts Principles to Guide VoIP Policy Advocacy.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... As voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and other IP-centric services begin to take center-stage in the boardroom and before regulators and lawmakers, CompTel/ASCENT, a trade association representing competitive local exchange carriers, is...

Samsung Announces New VoIP Capabilities.(voice-over internet protocol)
April 5, 2004... Samsung Telecommunications America has unveiled iDCS 500 Release 2 software with new VoIP hardware/application support. The iDCS 500 modular system is configured as a single cabinet (Key Service Unit) with up to two additional cabinets,...

FCC's Network Reliability & Interoperability Council Holds First Meeting.(Federal Communications Commission)
April 5, 2004... The FCC's Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC) on Tuesday (March 30) held its first meeting under its renewed charter. NRIC VII has been specifically chartered to provide the FCC with recommendations to ensure the reliability...

FCC Ponders Proposal for Speeding DTV Transition.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Federal regulators are considering including as part of the digital television (DTV penetration test broadcast digital channels that have already been converted by cable systems to analog signals. Formal adoption of such a measure would enable...

NCTA: Cable HDTV Now Available in 99 of Top 100 U.S. Markets.
April 5, 2004... More than three-quarters of U.S. television households can now receive high-definition television (HDTV) from their local cable operator, according to new data released today by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA). ...

World Broadcasting Unions Move to Clear Up Satellite Interference.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The World Broadcasting Unions International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG), which includes broadcasters, satellite operators, transmission service providers and industry groups have unanimously approved a set of Universal Access...

SBC to Offer Wi-Fi Service in UPS Store Locations Nationwide.(Uninterruptible Power Supply )
April 5, 2004... In one of the nation's largest commercial Wi-Fi hot spot deployments, SBC Communications Inc. on Tuesday (March 30) said that its FreedomLinkSM Wi-Fi service will be made available at thousands of The UPS Store locations in the United States....

Clear Channel Drops Howard Stern in Wake of FCC Proposed Fine.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Clear Channel Communications Inc. has ended its relationship with shock jock Howard Stern following notification by the FCC of the regulatory agency's intent to impose a $495,000 fine for indecent comments carried on six of Clear Channel's...

IPN Communications, Eastern Telecom Partner for VoIP Deployment in Philippines.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... IPN Communications, a majority-owned subsidiary of DataLogic International Inc. has entered into a partnership agreement with Eastern Telecommunications Philippines Inc. (also known as Eastern Telecom), the Philippines' pioneer integrated...

Cingular Wireless and NextWave Telecom Close Transaction.
April 12, 2004... Cingular Wireless and NextWave Telecom Inc. have closed Cingular's acquisition of 34 PCS licenses from NextWave. The licenses, covering approximately 83 million potential customers, are for spectrum primarily in markets where Cingular currently...

Madeleine Albright and William Kennard to Address COVITS 2004 Delegates.
April 12, 2004... Virginia Secretary of Technology George Newstrom announced Friday (April 9) that Dr. Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, and William Kennard, managing director of The Carlyle Group and former chairman of the FCC, will speak at...

Spending on Enterprise Voice, Data Equipment Seen Increasing to $122 Billion.
April 12, 2004... U.S. Spending on enterprise voice and data communications equipment totaled $94 billion in 2003, up 3.9 percent over 2002 after two years of flat growth, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA's) 2004 Telecommunications...

NARUC Urges Solicitor General to Support Stay of D.C. Circuit's TRO Decision.(National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners)
April 12, 2004... National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) President Stan Wise has fired off a letter to the Department of Justice's Solicitor General affirming NARUC's support for the recent call by all five FCC commissioners for a...

Consumer BVAS Revenues Start to Make Their Mark.(Broadband Value Added Services)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Consumer Broadband Value Added Services (BVAS) market revenues are currently running at the rate of $3.3 billion per year, according to the latest analysis from market researcher Point Topic. "We estimate this as just over 10 percent of...

Western Wireless Corporation Considering Options to Refinance Credit Facility.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Western Wireless Corporation, a provider of wireless communications services to rural America, said Thursday (April 8) that in light of current market conditions, which the company believes to be attractive, it is reviewing its options to...

Saab to Offer XM Satellite Radio.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... XM Satellite Radio, a pioneer in satellite radio, last Thursday (April 8) said that Saab will offer XM Radio in its vehicle models, beginning with the brand-new 2005 Saab 9-7X sport utility vehicle. The Saab 9-7X makes its world debut this...

Yak Communications Inc. Files Listing Application to Nasdaq National Market.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Yak Communications Inc., a provider of telecommunication services to residential and business customers, has filed for listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market. "The company is focused on continuing to build on its...

NCTA, FCC Seek Stay of 9th Circuit's Cable Modem Decision.(National Cable & Telecommunications Association)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, a number of cable operators and the FCC have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco to stay its decision requiring the FCC to classify cable broadband as a...

Survey Shows 56 Percent of Broadband Users Report Decline in TV Viewing.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Television broadcasters are losing millions of viewers to broadband Internet services, according to new research from Strategy Analytics, the UK-based market research firm. In a recent survey of 800 European broadband users across seven...

World Wide Web Consortium Issues DOM Level 3 as a W3C Recommendation.(document object model)
April 12, 2004... In an effort aimed at leading the Web to its full potential, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on Wednesday (April 7) released the Document Object Model Level 3 Core and Load and Save specifications as W3C Recommendations. The specifications...

Remote Indian Tribe Gets Connected to the World Through Super-Fast Wi-Fi Internet Access.
April 12, 2004... The information superhighway has come to the 20 families who live on the Sauk-Suiattle Indian reservation in the remote Cascade Mountains, thanks to an initiative to bring broadband technology and its benefits to Indian tribes in rural and...

RUS Funding, Congressional Advocacy Training Top ISPCON Spring 2004 Agenda.(Rural Utilities Service)
April 12, 2004... On the heels of the recent $2.2 billion funding announcement and the awarding of over $76 million in 2004 broadband loans by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS), ISPCON Spring 2004 conferees will now have...

Verizon Wireless' Growth Triggers New Jobs in Arizona.(Verizon Wireless Inc.)
April 12, 2004... Growth in demand for Verizon Wireless products and services not only triggered more than $160 million in network investment in Arizona in the past two years, it is prompting growth in new jobs in the state. Verizon Wireless is adding more than...

'Internal Control Deficiencies' Force Lucent to Remove Key Execs from China Unit.(executives)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Telecom equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc. has removed four executives from its Chinese operation after the company uncovered possible violations of a U.S. law barring payment of bribes overseas, Lucent said last Tuesday (April 6). ...

News Corp. to Move its Headquarters to United States.(The News Corporation Ltd)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... News Corp. last Tuesday (April 6) said it plans to move its corporate headquarters from Australia to the United States. In making the decision to move, News Corp. said it will gain more access to U.S. capital markets. The company currently...

AT&T Adds DSL Service to Communications Bundle in 11 More States.
April 12, 2004... AT&T last week said it plans to add residential digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet service to its bundle of local and long distance services in 11 additional states including Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama,...

Nokia Warning Causes Shares to Nosedive.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Nokia shares tumbled more than 18 percent last Tuesday (April 6) when the mobile phone handset maker revealed that its dependence on low-end products would cause it to miss its first-quarter revenue forecasts. The company said it expects to...

Sprint PCS Users Lead Landline Substitution; Verizon Wireless Leads Customer Satisfaction.(Personal Communications System )
April 12, 2004... Strategy Analytics' "US Wireless Satisfaction Monitor" concludes that Verizon sets a daunting benchmark for its competition, achieving class-leading ratings for service quality and customer care. Strategy Analytics surveyed 1,000 cell...

IPI Urges President To Not Delay Broadband Rollout.(Institute for Policy Innovation)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Challenging the D.C. Circuit Court's ruling that the FCC may no longer impose unbundling regulations on telecom providers would only delay broadband rollout, according to the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a Texas-based free-market...

BellSouth RealPages.com Goes Wireless.
April 12, 2004... RealPages.com from BellSouth, the leading online yellow pages provider in the Southeast, has expanded its distribution network to include web-enabled mobile phones and other mobile devices. Through an agreement with go2 Directory Systems, a...

Latest Sage Research Service Provider Confidence Index Moves Into 'High' Territory.
April 12, 2004... Market research firm Sage Research Inc. last Monday (April 5) released the results of the March 2004 Service Provider Confidence Index (SPCI). In the latest report, available via free subscription at http://sageresearch.com/SPCIForm_a.htm, the...

BellSouth, Google Enter Multi-Year Agreement.
April 12, 2004... Google Inc., developer of a performance-based search advertising program, and BellSouth have reached a multi-year agreement whereby Google's search results and targeted advertisements are available through BellSouth's home page for Internet...

Airport Hotspots Are Ready For Take-Off.
April 12, 2004... Public W-LAN use at airports is growing strongly, according to a new survey by UK-based telecom consultants BWCS, but airport hotspot operators should not expect a rapid return on their investments. The findings of the BWCS Airport Hotspot...

Revenues of Largest Publicly Listed Pure Play IT Security Vendors up 14 Percent.
April 12, 2004... The combined revenues of 22 of the largest publicly listed pure play IT security vendors in 2003 were 14 percent up on those of 2002 according to independent market analyst Datamonitor's "Enterprise Security Q1 2004 Quarterly Briefing." In...

FCC's Cable Modem Decision Takes a Big Hit.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to review a lower court's ruling that overturned the FCC's decision allowing cable broadband telephony to remain virtually free of regulatory controls. The Ninth Circuit's decision becomes...

Phoenix Center Report Derides 'Intermodal Competition'.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... The non-profit Washington, D.C.-based Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Policy Studies has just released a report containing findings that fly directly in the face of assertions by FCC Chairman Michael Powell regarding socalled...

ALTS President Windhausen Offers BOCs Framework for Negotiations.(Association for Local Telecommunications Services)(Bell Operating Companies)
April 19, 2004... The head of the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS) has sent letters to the top executives of the four Bell Operating Companies (BOCs), outlining a framework for negotiations competitive local exchange carries (CLECs) on...

Qwest, MCI to Conduct Open Negotiations for Access to BOC's Local Networks.
April 19, 2004... Qwest Communications and MCI have agreed to conduct open, mediated negotiations to resolve outstanding issues regarding MCI's access to Qwest's local phone networks. In fact, Qwest also invited all other competitive telecom companies that...

DirecTV Wins $51.5 Million Breach of Contract Suit Against Pegasus.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... A federal court jury has returned a verdict awarding DirecTV Inc. $51.5 million in damages against Pegasus Satellite Television Inc. and Golden Sky Systems, Inc. as a result of Pegasus' breach of a joint marketing contract between the parties....

Several Major Fiber Optic Undersea Systems Seen Cut Over in 2004, 2005.
April 19, 2004... Deployment of fiber optic undersea networks will rise in 2004 and 2005, following a relatively barren year in 2003, a new database update report from KMI shows. Three major systems are likely to be cut over within the next three years: the...

Mobile Video Services Set To Boost Revenue Flow Of Mobile Operators Over The Long Term.
April 19, 2004... The revenue opportunity for mobile video services (including telephony, messaging and content) in Western Europe is attractive, but not compelling enough, at least up to 2007. However, the strategic importance of 3G networks and video telephony...

Rapid Systems Deploys Orthogon's OS-Gemini, Completes Non-Line-of-Sight Wireless Links.
April 19, 2004... Orthogon Systems, a leading provider of Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) wireless systems, and Rapid Systems, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) across the state of Florida, on Friday (April 16) announced the successful deployment of several...

Bell Companies Seriously Pondering Z-Tel's Flat Rate UNE Plan.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... A proposal presented by Z-Tel Technologies that would establish a nationwide flat rate for competitive access to local networks owned by the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) is quietly garnering support among some BOCs as well as competitive...

RBOC, CLEC Sign First Commercial Line Sharing Agreement Since FCC Review.
April 19, 2004... Covad Communications Group, Inc., a national broadband service provider of high-speed Internet and network access, and Qwest Communications International Inc. on Thursday (April 15) announced completion of a three-year commercial line sharing...

Western Iowa Telephone Deploys MetaSwitch for VoIP Network.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... MetaSwitch, a provider of broadband Class 5 switching solutions, on Thursday (April 15) announced that Western Iowa Telephone Association has selected the MetaSwitch VP3500 to augment and eventually replace its existing legacy switches in eight...

Emmis Announces Proposed Debt Restructuring.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Emmis Operating Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emmis Communications Corporation, is planning to offer $350 million of senior subordinated notes in a Rule 144A offering. In connection with the proposed offering, the company also intends...

Jury Rules in Favor of DirecTV in Marketing Suit against Pegasus.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... A jury has ruled in favor of DirecTV Group Inc.'s in the company's billing dispute with Pegasus Communications Corp. over a marketing agreement. Pegasus, in a prepared statement issued late Wednesday (April 14), expressed disappointment with...

C-COR to Purchase Lantern Communications.
April 19, 2004... C-COR.net Corp., a global provider of broadband communications products, software systems and services, has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the assets of Lantern Communications Inc., an provider of Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)...

D.C. Circuit Grants FCC's Motion to Stay UNE Decision.(unbundled network elements)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted the FCC's consent motion to extend the stay of the court's mandate in the USTA v FCC case, the decision that vacated key elements of the Commission's rules governing wholesale prices for...

AIT Wireless, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire 49% Interest in Maya Telecom.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... AIT Wireless Inc., a provider of new and refurbished fixed and wireless telephone systems and related products, has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 49 percent interest of Maya Telecom, a minority-owned Florida corporation. Maya...

BTG, Corning Sign Representation Agreement for IP Asset Licensing.
April 19, 2004... BTG, a global technology commercialization company, and Corning Incorporated, a diversified technology company, have signed a representation agreement whereby BTG will seek licensees on behalf of Corning for a portfolio of Corning patents...

YDI Wireless and Terabeam to Merge.
April 19, 2004... Wireless systems providers YDI Wireless Inc. and Terabeam Corporation have signed a definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Terabeam will become a wholly owned subsidiary of YDI and will remain focused on providing high...

Cingular's XpressMail with BlackBerry goes Retail.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Cingular Wireless on Wednesday (April 14) announced the availability of its flagship wireless email and phone offering, XpressMail with BlackBerry, through more than 6,000 Cingular company-owned retail stores and retail agent outlets...

New Initiatives Advance Virginia to Tech Forefront.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Through consolidation of IT functions, the establishment of new eprocurement tools, and implementation of progressive policy changes, Virginia has placed itself at the forefront of state government technology, according to a report released by...

DBS Providers In Danger of Being Locked Out of Digital Tuner Integrated TVs In North America.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Over the past few years, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has been working with consumer electronics vendors in North America to develop a standard for integrating digital cable technology into the latest digital TVs....

Applied Micro Circuits Agrees to Acquire IBM Chip Assets.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Applied Micro Circuits Corp. has agreed to license intellectual property and buy part of a line of microchips from IBM Corp. for a reported $227 million in cash. Executives at Applied Micro Circuits said they fully anticipate that the...

FCC's Technology Advisory Council Slated to Meet Friday.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... The FCC's Technological Advisory Council (TAC) will hold its fifth meeting under its renewed charter Friday, April 23, at 10 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room, TW-C305 at 445 12th Street S.W., Washington, D.C. The TAC was formed to...

Public Citizen/Illinois Demands Details of Sage-SBC Agreement.(SBC Communications Inc., Sage Telecom Inc.)
April 19, 2004... The Illinois chapter of Public Citizen has begun applying pressure on SBC Communications and Sage Telecom to reveal details of the recent unprecedented interconnection agreement the two telcos entered into. This move by Public Citizen/Illinois...

TIA to FCC: Move Cautiously on Law Enforcement Demands for CALEA-Compliant VoIP.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... The influential Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is urging the FCC to move cautiously in creating rules aimed at helping law enforcement agencies more easily conduct electronic eavesdropping of Internet Protocol-based...

Google's Gmail and Your Privacy -- What's the Deal?
April 19, 2004... As TelecomWeb's readers have no doubt already heard, Google's new "Gmail" beta email service is raising concern about privacy protection. How much concern? Well, it isn't often that an email service is widely misinterpreted as an April Fool's...

Lawmakers Sending Signals of Soon-to-Come Telecom Reform.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... It probably isn't going to happen this year, but next year -- after the presidential election is over and a new Congress is seated -- expect lawmakers to once again begin the long and often arduous journey toward telecom policy reform....

Week of May 3 Begins Next Debate on Telecom-Related Legislation.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Lawmakers are expected to begin debating telecom-related legislation during the week of May 3, congressional sources tell TelecomWeb. The Senate will be looking at S-150, a bill by Sens. George Allen (R-Va.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that would...

Jury in Qwest Execs' Trial Raises Question about Fraud Charges.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... The jury deliberating the fate of four former executives of Qwest Communications International Inc. said April 9 they were making "significant" progress toward reaching a verdict, but also indicated that several difficult areas remain...

MLB.com, Sun Microsystems Offer Fans Free 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' Mobile Phone Ringtone.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... In celebration of the 2004 baseball season, MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, said Sunday (April 11) that in concert with its official technology partner, Sun Microsystems, fans in the...

Uplinger to Head Production of Benefit Concert at the Great Wall of China.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Veteran television producer Hal Uplinger of "Live Aid" fame has been tapped by legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg to head production of a pop music special to be staged at the Great Wall of China. Renowned director Lou Horvitz will direct...

AT&T Wireless Post $58 Million in Loses for 1st Quarter.
April 26, 2004... AT&T Wireless, which is about to be acquired by its rival, Cingular Wireless, has posted $58 million in losses during the first quarter. The company points to a high churn rate and promotional discounts offered to new customers as primary...

Lucent Technologies Refocuses on Services.
April 26, 2004... Lucent Technologies, long considered a giant in the telecom equipment manufacturing arena, has rapidly made the transition to a services-oriented company. And it has accomplished that task in rather dramatic fashion. In Fiscal Year 2003, the...

Combination of 'FON' and 'PCS' Tracking Stocks Completed.(fiber optic networks)(Personal Communications System)(Brief Article)
April 26, 2004... Sprint has combined its FON and PCS tracking stocks into a single common stock. The combined stock will begin trading Friday (April 23) on the New York Stock Exchange under the "FON" ticker symbol. As a result of the combination, the PCS...

Critical Public Safety Needs Must Be Addressed, Nextel Says.
April 26, 2004... Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) has submitted a letter to the FCC in support of the Consensus Plan that solves the critical problem of public safety interference. Filed in WT Docket 02-55, Improving Public Safety Communications in the...

WilTel Expands New York Footprint to Offer Robust Services.(Brief Article)
April 26, 2004... Through a relationship with telx, the largest carrier-neutral interconnection facility in New York City, WilTel has expanded connectivity in New York to provide enhanced services to telx customers. WilTel is deploying equipment at the telx...

Patriot Scientific Notifies More Than 150 Companies of Patent Portfolio Infringement.
April 26, 2004... Patriot Scientific Corporation (PTSC), a developer and owner of core microprocessor technologies, on Friday (April 23) sent notification to more than 150 additional companies of potential infringement of its U.S. Patent 5,809,336. The companies...

Analysis: VoIP is a Turning Point for U.S. Telecom Sector.(Voice over Internet Protocol )
April 26, 2004... The rapid growth of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services in the United States represents a turning point in the development of the U.S. telecommunications market, according to a new report, VoIP in the US Market: Services, Business...

Lucent's Resurgence Boosted by Recent Policy, Court Actions.(Brief Article)
April 26, 2004... A number of recent decisions from federal policymakers and the courts affecting legacy copper-based telecommunications networks have had the side effect of heightening an already frenzied pace by U.S. enterprises to transition their...

Alcatel Signs OEM Agreement with Navini Networks.(Original Equipment Manufacturer)(Brief Article)
April 26, 2004... Paris, France-based Alcatel has penned an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Navini Networks, a U.S. provider of next-generation wireless broadband technology. The agreement extends Alcatel's broadband portfolio to include...