TelecomWeb News Digest articles from January 2004

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Cauley Geller Files Class Action Suit Against Redback Networks Inc.
January 5, 2004... The law firm of Cauley Geller Bowman & Rudman, LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Redback Networks Inc. [Nasdaq: RBAKQ] common stock during the...

Target Awards IBM Contract for On Demand IT Infrastructure.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... National retailer Target has awarded IBM a 10-year contract to manage the merchant's mainframe IT infrastructure. The agreement establishes a variable, on demand pricing model under which Target will pay only for the IT services it uses. ...

Online Shopping Performance Improves Slightly in Final Rush to Christmas, Reports Keynote.
January 5, 2004... As the online gift buying season drew to a close last week and retail research organizations report huge increases in online retail sales for the holiday season overall, Keynote Systems [Nasdaq: KEYN] issued its final press release reporting on...

Web Inventor to be Knighted for Contributions to Internet Development.
January 5, 2004... Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), has been made a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth. as part of the UK's 2004 New Year's Honours list. ...

GIG-BE Equipment Contracts Awarded by DISA.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... The Defense Information Systems Agency has accepted Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC's) final Global Information Grid - Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) system solution. SAIC has awarded indefinite-delivery,...

Homestore to Return to NASDAQ's National Market.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Homestore Inc. [Nasdaq: HOMS], a provider of real estate media and technology solutions, last week announced that its common stock will begin trading again on the NASDAQ National Market beginning Friday, Jan. 2, 2004. The common stock retains...

FCC Chairman Powell, CEA CEO Gary Shapiro to go 'One-on-One' at 2004 International CES.
January 5, 2004... FCC Chairman Michael Powell will address top public policy issues facing the consumer technology industry during a "One-on-One" discussion with Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro at the 2004 International CES....

Wireless LNP Complaints Near 2,400 Mark, FCC Says.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Since wireless phone number porting began on Nov. 24, the FCC has received 2,394 informal complaints about wireless local number portability as of Dec. 24, according to FCC officials. Most of the complaints concern alleged delays in porting...

Micromuse Mounts Investigation Into Past Four Years of Accounting.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Network software maker Micromuse Inc. [Nasdaq: MUSE] has launched an investigation of its own accounting for expenses during the past four years. The company will postpone filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission its annual report for...

Telefonica Moviles Wants to Keep German 3G License.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Spanish mobile phone operator Telefonica Moviles SA has had a change of heart and now plans to hold onto its German third-generation (3G) cellular license rather than return it to German telecom regulators, as the carrier initally agreed to do....

FCC's TELRIC Proceeding: A Solution in Search of a Problem.
January 5, 2004... The FCC's announced plan to "fix" the costing formula that states use to regulate wholesale rates for unbundled network elements (UNEs) is a solution in search of a problem. In fact, the commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...

SBC Ordered to Refund $18M to IXCs in Wisconsin.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... SBC Communications Inc. [NYSE: SBC] unlawfully charged long-distance companies for access to its lines and has been ordered to return some $18 million to the carriers, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled. Sprint Telecommunications,...

Patriot Scientific Files Additional Patent Infringement Lawsuits.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Patriot Scientific Corp. [OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC] has filed additional lawsuits against Fujitsu in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Toshiba in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and NEC...

Deal With SEC Does Not End Vivendi's Legal Problems.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Even though Vivendi Universal [Paris:EAUG.PA] has agreed to settle fraud charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company still faces a raft of legal problems The SEC late Tuesday allowed Vivendi to pay $50...

AT&T Urges FCC to Reject BellSouth's Wireless LNP Cost Recovery Plan.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... AT&T [NYSE: T] is urging the FCC to reject BellSouth's [NYSE: BLS] bid to recover some costs associated with BellSouth's transition to wireless local number portability (LNP). BellSouth want the commission to allow it -- and, by implication,...

Lawyers Seek $107M in Lucent Class Action Legal Fees.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... After more than two and a half years of litigation, U.S. District Judge Joel Pisano has successfully mediated claims in the Lucent Technologies Inc. [NYSE: LU] securities class action, with an approved a settlement worth about $650 million, the...

AOL Confronts Wanadoo on Web Access Prices.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... The president of AOL France is accusing Internet service provider Wanadoo [Paris: NAD.PA] of engaging in anti-competitive practices in connection with sharp price cuts recently implemented by Wanadoo for high speed Web access. AOL last week was...

No More 'Voices For Choices' in Illinois Lawsuit, Judge Rules.
January 5, 2004... A federal judge in Chicago has sliced through the thin veneer of an AT&T-led grassroots group, removing Voices for Choices as lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against SBC Illinois. The lawsuit is in connection with a lower court's ruling overturning...

Touch America Redux: Qwest Stalks Allegiance.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... In a move reminiscent of the Touch America bankruptcy auction last summer, Denver's Qwest Communications has set a $390 million bar for the purchase of Texas CLEC Allegiance Telecom. Qwest says it will pay $300 million in cash, and it will...

Deadline To 'Opt Out' of WorldCom Class Action Is Feb. 20.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... The law firm of Klayman & Toskes P.A. (K&T) is pursuing individual securities arbitration claims for hundreds of millions of dollars against Salomon Smith Barney, now known as Citigroup Global Markets Inc., a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. [NYSE:...

Vodafone Extends Partner Community With Second MTC Agreement.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Vodafone has entered its second Partner Network Agreement with Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC). This latest Partner Network Agreement extends Vodafone's existing relationship with MTC in Kuwait into the Bahraini market, following the...

Pegasus Communications Appoints Chief Financial Officer.(Pegasus Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... Digital satellite television provider Pegasus Communications Corporation [NASDAQ: PGTV] has named Joseph Pooler as its new chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1, 2004. Pooler joined Pegasus four years ago as vice president and...

Firms Create Access to VoIP for Hearing Impaired.
January 12, 2004... Able Planet Inc., the company that recently invented a revolutionary micro-technology that allows people with varying levels of hearing loss the opportunity to access telephone technology, has teamed with HighSpeed Communications Inc., a...

UBS Bank Dismissed From WorldCom Class Action Lawsuits.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... UBS AG, an investment bank that participated in selling securities tied to the price of WorldCom Inc.'s stock, has been dismissed from the class action lawsuits filed over those securities after the giant telecom firm's collapse. Judge Denise...

Net Perceptions Details Procedures for Submission of Best and Final Acquisition Proposals.
January 12, 2004... Net Perceptions Inc. [Nasdaq: NETP] on Friday said that, in light of interest expressed by various parties in a possible acquisition of or other change of control transaction with the company, and in an effort to finally determine in a...

GSA Lifts Proposed Debarment of MCI.(U.S. General Services Administration)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... The U.S. General Services Administration last week lifted its proposed debarment of MCI, which - had it been implemented - would have prevented the nation's second largest long distance carrier from bidding on new government contracts. The GSA...

AT&T Expands Local Residential Service in Pennsylvania.
January 12, 2004... AT&T {NYSE: T] is expanding its local service offerings for residential customers in Pennsylvania communities. This means that consumers living in most areas currently served by Verizon [NYSE; VZ] now have more options for local phone service....

EU Cautions France About New Telecom Pricing Law.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... The European Union has strongly cautioned France to proceed slowly on legislation that would loosen price controls over France Telecom SA, saying the measure may run afoul of EU legislation. Juliette Lafont, spokeswoman for EU Industry...

Sprint Top Executive Shares His Vision for Telecom Industry.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Sprint [NYSE: FON] Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee outlined his vision for the future of communications and illustrated some of Sprint's leading technologies during Friday's closing keynote address of the 2004 Consumer...

Wireless Handset Software Takes Center Stage, ABI Research Shows.
January 12, 2004... Over the past few years, wireless handset operating systems (OSs) and middleware have started playing an increasingly important role for OEMs/ODMs, according to market research firm ABI of Oyster Bay, N.Y. After a long tradition of handsets...

VoEx to Launch GlobalNet Mobile Phone Service in Iraq.
January 12, 2004... VoEx International LLC, a global provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony and network services, has signed an agreement with GlobalNet Corporation [OTCBB: GLBT] to distribute satellite mobile phones and SIM cards powered by Globalstar...

Consumers Union Intensifies Pressure On Wireless Service Providers.
January 12, 2004... Responding to consumers' demands for improved cell phone service now that number portability is reality, Consumers Union has launched the next phase of its "EscapeCellHell.org" campaign in an effort to bolster the ability of consumers to demand...

BellSouth Responds to Demands for Enhanced Integrated Solutions.
January 12, 2004... BellSouth [NYSE: BLS] last Thursday (Jan. 8) unveiled an expanded version of its integrated access solutions aimed at providing additional flexibility and simplicity for businesses over a single, scalable circuit. The service portfolio is known...

North American Telecom Consolidation Seen Increasing in 2004.
January 12, 2004... After a wave of bankruptcies, North American service providers are well positioned to begin executing mergers and acquisitions in 2004, paving the way for industry consolidation, says RHK, a San Francisco-based telecommunications analyst firm....

Technology Industry Finally on the Upswing, say IEEE Fellows.
January 12, 2004... The downturn in the technology industry is finally over, according to the second annual IEEE Spectrum survey of IEEE Fellows, elite members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with extraordinary records of accomplishment....

Covad to Launch Nationwide Expansion Project.
January 12, 2004... National broadband service provider Covad Communications Group Inc. [OTCBB: COVD] has launched a project to expand its nationwide coverage area and customer reach for digital subscriber line (DSL), frame access, and T1 broadband services. ...

FCC's Martin to Keynote CompTel/ASCENT Spring Convention.( Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin will deliver the keynote address at the CompTel/ASCENT Alliance Spring 2004 Convention & Expo, which will take place Feb. 8-11, 2004, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. "We are truly...

Telecom Veterans Form Business Development Consultancy.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Three nationally recognized experts in the telecommunications industry have joined forces to form Atlas Business Development (ABD), a consulting firm specializing in complete business development for telecommunications companies. AMD...

Motorola Embeds VPN Client to Provide Security to Enterprise Users.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... The world's second largest manufacturer of mobile handsets, Motorola [NYSE: MOT] has embedded Canada-based wireless securities solutions provider Certicom Corp.'s [TSX: CIC] movianVPN into the Motorola A760 smartphone. This marks the first time...

What's In Store For 2004? Will Powell Resign? Will VoIP Be Regulated? ...
January 12, 2004... As much as some people in the telecom industry would like to see FCC Chairman Michael Powell step down, the editors of TelecomWeb's sister publication Telecom Policy Rerport do not foresee that happening in the near future - at least not until...

PC Vendors Actively Pursuing the Consumer Electronics Marketplace, Research Shows.(personal computer)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... PC vendors have been aggressively entering the consumer electronics (CE) market, attracted by the huge profit margins of high-end CE products. This insurmountable task will not be easy, and PC manufacturers' present strategies will not afford...

Cogent Acquires LambdaNet Spain & LambdaNet France.(Cogent Communications Group)(LambdaNet Communications France S.A.S.)(LambdaNet Espana S.A.)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Tier One optical Internet service provider Cogent Communications Group Inc. has acquired the operating entities of LambdaNet Communications France S.A.S. and LambdaNet Espana S.A. LambdaNet is the current name for what was previously Firstmark...

CTIA Appoints New Chief Operating Officer.(Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Former Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) board member and AirTouch executive Brian Kidney, 46, has been tapped by the trade organization to fill it newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. In this position,...

Top Military Officials To Gather At SATELLITE 2004 Conference & Exhibition.
January 12, 2004... For the fifth consecutive year, top officials from the Pentagon as well as senior executives from commercial satellite companies will gather in Washington, D.C., on March 4 for MilSat 2004, one of five one-day forums held in conjunction with...

Nextel Says Final Numbers for 2003 Will Accurately Reflect Earlier Forecast.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Nextel Communications Inc. [Nasdaq: NXTL] - News) is continuing to stand by its 2003 predictions, telling industry analysts that the Reston, Va.-based carrier expects to have signed more than 2 million wireless customers in the year just ended....

Vivendi, Diller in Talks to Clear Way for NBC-Universal Merger.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Entertainment and telecom firm Vivendi Universal is reportedly talking to American e-commerce tycoon Barry Diller about the possible sale of his stake in the Vivendi's entertainment arm in advance of its proposed merger with NBC, according to...

Columbus Telephone, Wave7 Optics to Roll Out New Optical Broadband Network.
January 12, 2004... Columbus Telephone Company of Kansas, a customer-owned and operated utility in the southeast corner of the state, is launching construction of a new fiber-to-the- premises (FTTP) network that will reach all of the company's nearly 3,400...

Westell Acquires License from Hughes for DirecTV VoIP Technology.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Broadband access solutions provider Westell Technologies Inc. [NASDAQ: WSTL] has acquired from Hughes Electronics Corporation a license for DirecTV Broadband Inc.'s VoIP technology. Hughes closed its DirecTV Broadband operations late last year....

Yellow Pages Integrated Media Association Appoints Marketing, Business Development VP.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Deborah Jackson Stymest, a veteran of the advertising industry, has joined the Yellow Pages Integrated Media Association as vice president of marketing and business development. Stymest, who replaces outgoing VP Ken Clark, will direct the...

IT Investments in E-Commerce Alive and Well, Says Forrester.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2004... Despite the dot-com bust, IT investments in e-commerce are alive and well, according to new research from Forrester Research Inc. [Nasdaq: FORR]. Forrester estimates that e-commerce budgets will outpace the rest of IT budgets, with about...

Texas PUC Chairman Announces Plans to Step Down.(Texas Public Utility Commission)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Rebecca Klein, chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC), has announced that she will leave the PUC effective March 1. "Serving Texans these past few years has been the highlight of my life," said Klein said in a prepared...

Public Relations Problems Continue to Challenge USTA's Leadership.(United States Telecom Association)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... What in the world is going on at the United States Telecom Association (USTA)? That is the question now being asked by what appears to be a growing number of telecom professionals, many of whom are employed by USTA-member companies. It is a...

Redback Exits Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Gets $30 Million from TCV.
January 19, 2004... Redback Networks Inc.'s plan of reorganization, as confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Dec.19, 2003, became, effective at 9 p.m. EST, Jan. 2, 2004, signaling the company's exit from Chapter 11. The measure...

Set-Top Box Vendors, DBS Providers Tap Digital TV Market's Growth.
January 19, 2004... The consumer electronics industry, with its market value exceeding $100 billion annually, is attracting companies from various industry sectors seeking new opportunities. Among them, both cable set-top box (STB) manufacturers and direct...

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Bells in Trinko Case.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... The U.S. Supreme Court last Tuesday handed the Bell Operating Companies a major victory in Verizon v. Trinko. a case in which Verizon argued that the BOCs cannot be sued for violating antitrust laws if they fail to make their local loops...

USTA's Court Filing Rails on FCC's Decision to Preserve UNE Rules.
January 19, 2004... In what amounts to some of the harshest criticism to date of the FCC's controversial Triennial Review Order, the U.S. Telecom Association (USTA) is urging the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject the commission's new rules on...

Subcommittee Hearing to Question Broadcast Decency, FCC Standards.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet, has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 10 a.m., in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, The...

Improved Productivity Driving WLAN Deployment Expansion in 2004.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Market research firm Sage Research Inc., in its just-published study, "WLAN Adoption Trends 2004," says that that 80 percent of the current WLAN users surveyed by Sage expect to expand their deployment of wireless LANs sometime during the first...

Class Action Over Analysts' Reports on Corvis Allowed to Proceed.
January 19, 2004... A federal judge has allowed a class action lawsuit to go forward against former analysts at investment bank Robertson Stephens in connection with their recommendations for optical equipment manufacturer Corvis Corporation stock Southern...

Indiana Decision Forces AT&T to End Popular Service, Hike Rates.
January 19, 2004... AT&T [NYSE: T] will stop offering its popular Call Plan Unlimited and Unlimited Plus local service plans to Indiana consumers and raise rates for those customers already enrolled in the plans, company officials announced Wednesday. The actions...

9th Circuit Decision Could Dry Up Revenue Stream for Internet Network Providers.
January 19, 2004... The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt Internet advertisers a stunning blow. The court has unanimously ruled that search engines cannot display advertising linked to trademarked search terms. The ramifications of the ruling mean that a...

Pentagon's Inspector General Harshly Critical of 'Total Information Awareness' Project.
January 19, 2004... Citing lack of foresight and the possibility of governmental abuse of power, the Department of Defense's Inspector General (IG) has released a report criticizing the agency's failure to consider privacy concerns when developing the Total...

Frost & Sullivan Names Sprint 2004 'Telecom Services Vertical Company of The Year'.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Sprint [NYSE: FON] has been honored with the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Telecom Services Vertical Company of the Year award. The distinction was presented to Sprint for its accomplishments in transitioning to a customercentric company and developing...

Primus Prices $240 Million Notes Offering.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... McLean, Va.-based telecom service provider Primus Telecommunications has priced its $240 million notes offering. The company plans to sell the 8 percent senior notes, which are due in 2014, and use the proceeds to pay off other notes due in...

AOL Creates New Division for Network Sales.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... America Online has created a new AOL Networks Sales and Solutions division to capitalize on growth opportunities in its advertising, search and commerce businesses. The new division will integrate AOL's ad sales, commerce and search...

Nortel Eyes Divestiture of Its Manufacturing Assets.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Canada-based telecom equipment giant Nortel Networks Corp. [CA: NT] is in talks to divest its last remaining manufacturing facilities. Nortel, which over the past five years has already divested much of its manufacturing assets, said the latest...

AT&T Credits Telecom Act for Growing Competition in Local Service.
January 26, 2004... Thanks to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, AT&T [NYSE: T] is now providing local residential phone service to more than 4 million customers in 28 states, according to figures released Thursday (Jan. 22) by the company. The company's progress in...

Diversity Advisory Committee Slated to Meet.(Federal Communications Ciommission)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... The FCC's Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age was scheduled to meet Monday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting's agenda included a...

In-Building Cellular Networks Seen Exceeding $1B by Decade's End.
January 26, 2004... Tough competition and the battle for network supremacy are two drivers that will push the market for in-building cellular networks north of $1 billion by the end of this decade, according to a new study by research firm ABI. However, limiting...

Ohio Consumers' Counsel Opposes Sprint Late Payment Charge.
January 26, 2004... The Ohio Consumers' Counsel, the residential utility advocate, has opposed a Sprint [NYSE: FON] charge that, if approved by state regulators, would penalize its Ohio local telephone customers who pay late by adding at least $5 to their monthly...

Tauzin Mounts Deeper Probe Into Chicago Public Schools' Use of E-Rate Program.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, may be getting ready to drop the proverbial load of bricks squarely on top of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the federal government's...

Intel Senior Exec Outlines Company's Broadband Wireless Vision.
January 26, 2004... Broadband wireless technologies will help bring the next 5 billion users to the Internet, an Intel Corporation executive explained Wednesday at the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) annual symposium. Sean Maloney, Intel executive...

Motorola's New CEO Zander Considering More Cuts.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Despite sings of an improving balance sheet, Motorola Inc.'s [NYSE: MOT] new chief executive, Ed Zander, has sent a signal to investors that he is seriously consider further reductions in the company's workforce. "There's a lot of things...

SBC Exceeding California's Phone Repair Standards.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... SBC California [NYSE: SBC] on Wednesday released service repair data for 2003 showing that SBC customers are receiving excellent service quality that significantly exceeds state telephone repair service guidelines. In 2003, the company...

Dyno Nobel Taps AT&T for Global Networking Solution.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Norwegian explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel, with more than 4,500 employees located in North and Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific, has selected AT&T [NYSE: T] as its strategic provider of global data...

SCTE Names Thomas Russell Director of Standards.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has named Thomas Russell as its new director of standards. Russell comes to SCTE from TTM Development Co. in Lansdale, Pa., where he served the broadband industry as a technology...

Cingular Wireless Extends Formal Bid for AT&T Wireless.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Cingular Wireless on Monday put forth a formal offer to acquire AT&T Wireless Services Inc. [NYSE: AWE], a measure that, barring no regulatory obstacles, would result in the nation's largest wireless service. Currently ranked as the...

Half of All Internet Households Like VoIP, Survey Shows.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... One-half of all Internet households are interested in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, which could deprive current long distance companies of their most profitable subscribers. Interest in these services is disproportionately...

Aruba Wireless Networks Taps Former Cisco Senior VP as New CEO.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Barely a year after introducing the world's first centralized Wi-Fi switching system, Aruba Wireless Networks named former Cisco Senior Vice President Don LeBeau as its new president and chief executive officer. LeBeau takes over chief...

FCC Commissioner Abernathy to Keynote at Convergence Symposium.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy at 9:30 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 22) gave the keynote address at a symposium titled, "The Journey to Convergence: Challenges and Opportunities." The event was sponsored by the FCC and the Catholic University of...

U.S. Telecom Industry Spending To Rise 6.8 Percent in 2004, TIA Predicts.
January 26, 2004... Total spending in the U.S. telecommunications industry rose 4.7 percent in 2003 to an estimated $720.5 billion, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association's 2004 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. Double-digit...

China STB Market Poised for Blast Off.(set-top boxes)
January 26, 2004... Shipments of digital set-top boxes for the Chinese market are forecast to grow from approximately 3.9 million in 2003, to over 20 million in 2008, a market worth close to $1.4 billion. Driven by the Chinese government's desire to transmit...

Financing Wireless Operations Poses A Formidable Challenge For NTCA Member Companies.(National Telecommunications Cooperative Association)
January 26, 2004... In the fall of 2003, the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) surveyed its members on their activities in the areas of providing wireless services to their members/customers. The 2003 Wireless Survey is a follow-up to a...

BellSouth Names New Director of National Security Emergency Preparedness.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Cristin L. Flynn will join BellSouth Corp [NYSE: BLS]. as director national security emergency preparedness effective Jan. 20. She replaces Shawn Cochran who has been activated for military service in the Middle East. Flynn will be the...