The America's Intelligence Wire articles from August 2007

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from August 2007

US - 8x8 introduces Packet8 call centre phone service for SMBs.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US-based services provider 8x8 has introduced its Packet8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX phone service for contact centres. The Packet8 Complete Contact Centre is developed in partnership with Contactual to enable...

Venezuela - Movistar Venezuela, Samsung launch Ultra Edition II mobiles.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Movistar Venezuela and Samsung have launched the U106 and U600 Ultra Edition II mobile phones in Venezuela. The U600 features a 3.2 megapixel video camera, digital zoom, internal and external memory with 30...

Canada - Canada's Datacom Wireless to acquire Vigil Locating Systems.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Datacom Wireless will substantially acquire all assets and business operations of Vigil Locating Systems (Vigil GPS) for a total consideration of CAD 1 million, including CAD 275,000) in cash and around CAD...

US - Liberty Science System deploys Avaya Voice Portal.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) The Liberty Science Centre in Jersey City has deployed Avaya communications technology as part of a 22-month USD 109 million upgrade. It is using Avaya technology to provide interactive capabilities through...

US - Qwest doubles net profit in Q2.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US operator Qwest Communications posted a doubling in net profit for the second quarter, to USD 246 million from USD 117 million a year earlier on the back of cuts in operating and financing costs. Revenues...

US - Atlantic Tele-Network sees Q2 revenue rise to USD 44.21 mln.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Atlantic Tele-Network, US telecommunications firm, had USD 44.21 million revenue in Q2 2007, up 18 percent from USD 37.5 million in the year-earlier period. Net income was USD 9.05 million, up 84 percent from...

Brazil - Mobile operators to build network in Sao Paulo metro.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) The three mobile operators present in Sao Paulo, Vivo, TIM and Claro, will build a mobile telephony network in the city's metro (underground) system. The network will require investments of around BRL 15...

US - GigaBeam deploys 100 Mbps product in Las Vegas.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Wireless fibre-optics technology supplier GigaBeam has deployed its 100 Mbps product into a wireless metro Ethernet network. One Velocity recently ordered 24 WiFiber links including five links from the new...

Brazil - Anatel approves new mobile telephony regulations.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel has approved new regulations for the mobile telephony sector, with more rights for users and stricter obligations for operators. During a press conference, councillor Jose...

Argentina - Argentine govt to ensure spectrum for Fecotel, Fecosur.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Argentinian telephony cooperative associations Fecotel and Fecosur do not have to be concerned about gaining mobile spectrum to offer services, according to local telecommunications regulator CNC's head...

US - Time Warner Cable sales up 59% in Q2.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Time Warner Cable reported second-quarter sales up 59 percent from a year earlier to USD 4.0 billion, driven by acquisitions and 10 percent organic growth. OIBDA, excluding one-time items, improved 52 percent to...

US - US consumer VoIP subscriber base hits 9 mln in 2006 - study.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US consumer VoIP adoption grew to over 9 million subscribers in 2006, up over 125 percent vs 2005, according to a report from Yankee Group. The consumer VoIP market maintains substantial growth, led by cable...

US - Tekelec sees Q2 revenue fall to USD 110 mln.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Tekelec, developer of network applications for next-generation fixed, mobile and packet networks, had USD 110 million revenue from continuing operations in Q2 2007, down 8 percent from USD 119.1 million in the...

US - Telkonet, Geek plan to launch broadband services for SMBs.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Telkonet and 1 800 905 Geek are planning to bring broadband networking and energy management products to the small business and residential markets. To address these markets, Powerline carrier networking...

US - Tecore unveils CoreCell 1xEV-DO Rev A products.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Mobile networks supplier Tecore Wireless Systems has unveiled its CoreCell CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev A products in Pico, Micro, Mini and Macro configurations. These integrated Radio Access Network (RAN) products...

US - ShoreTel files counterclaims against Mitel Networks.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Enterprise IP systems provider ShoreTel has filed counterclaims against Mitel Networks in response to Mitel's patent infringement lawsuit against ShoreTel. In addition to denying all of Mitel's claims of patent...

US - ITC^DeltaCom completes USD 377 mln debt and equity financing.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US operator ITC^DeltaCom has completed its previously announced debt and equity financing transactions. The transactions completely refinance or retire substantially all of the company's outstanding funded...

Canada - BCE revenues up 1.5% in Q2.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Canadian operator BCE reported second-quarter revenues of CAD 4.438 billion, up 1.5 percent from a year earlier. Operating profit rose 0.4 percent to CAD 898 million, and EBITDA increased 2.5 percent to CAD...

US - AT&T Government Solutions wins Alliant contract from GSA.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AT&T Government Solutions, business unit of AT&T, has won the Alliant multibillion dollar contract awarded by the US General Services Administration (GSA). AT&T will provide integrated information technology...

US - Napster launches marketing campaign with Toshiba.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Digital music provider Napster has confirmed a broad marketing campaign with Toshiba America Information Systems, Digital Products Division. The campaign will popularise the Napster To Go digital music service...

Canada - MetroBridge raises CAD 8 mln in IPO.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) MetroBridge Networks International has closed its initial public offering, raising gross proceeds of CAD 8 million. The company, based in British Colombia and offering wireless broadband services to businesses,...

US - Nortel Government Solutions wins USD 300 mln contract.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) The US Social Security Administration (SSA) has awarded a ten-year contract to a team led by Nortel Government Solutions. The Nortel Government Solutions team includes General Dynamics, Black Box Network...

Brazil - Telefonica 'should invest' in Brazilian network - ABTA.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Telefonica will have to invest more in its network in Brazil to offer a competitive pay-TV service, said the pay-TV operators' association ABTA. In comments quoted in El Economista at the association's trade...

US - San Francisco's BART picks Juniper's DX platform.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District has deployed Juniper Network's DX load balancing and application acceleration platforms. BART deployed the DX platforms to speed up response times for...

US - AT&T launches eMusic OTA music download service.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AT&T has teamed with independent music retailer eMusic to launch an over-the-air (OTA) mobile music download service. The service gives AT&T mobile customers access to a catalogue of 2.7 million songs through...

US - Crown Castle revenue up sharply after Global Signal takeover.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Mobile infrastructure services provider Crown Castle reported a sharp rise in second-quarter sales thanks ot its takeover of rival Global Signal at the start of the year. Site rental revenue rose 96 percent...

US - AT&T to invest around USD 250 mln in South Carolina.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AT&T plans to invest around USD 250 million during the next several years in fibre network upgrades, further broadband deployment and internet-based technologies in South Carolina. The investments will also...

US - Vislink acquires Focus for USD 5.5 million.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Vislink has acquired Focus Communications, for a maximum cash consideration of USD 5.5 million. Focus, trading as Western Technical Services (WTS), is based in Orange County, California and specialises in the...

US - Spacenet wins two network services contract extensions.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Spacenet, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, has been awarded two new contract extensions. Spacenet has signed a contract extension with American Municipal Power Ohio (AMP-Ohio) to provide a high-speed...

US - FCC agrees to open wireless broadband network.
August 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) The US Federal Communications Commission has agreed to reserve spectrum for a wireless broadband network open to a range of devices and applications. The FCC will auction in early 2008 spectrum freed up by the...

Thursday.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Washington BOND LAWYER IRA WEISS is waging administrative and court battles to challenge a $9,000 penalty he was forced to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than two years ago under Section 6700 of the Internal...

The Virginia Compromise?
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman Virginia lawmakers were optimistic yesterday that the General Assembly would pass transportation legislation before the Legislature's regular session ends Feb. 24, their comments coming a...

Court OKs Delta Air's Statement.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge yesterday approved Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines' Chapter 11 reorganization disclosure statement, paving the way for a vote by creditors on the plan that calls...

Syracuse IDA Plans $323M for Major Mall Work.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Ted Phillips The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency plans to sell $322.6 million of taxable and tax-exempt revenue bonds next Thursday to finance an expansion of the Carousel Center mall in Syracuse,...

In Brief: Productivity Rises 3.0%; Unit Labor Costs Up 1.7%.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Nicole M. Smith Non-farm productivity grew more in the preliminary fourth-quarter data than in the previous quarter, while unit labor costs increased at a slower rate than in the prior quarter, according...

In Brief: Consumer Credit Rises $6.0B in Dec.@by#By.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Nicole M. Smith Consumer credit rose by $6.0 billion between November and December, below the consensus estimate calling for an $8 billion advance but above IFR's own estimate of $5 billion. November's...

In Brief: Fed's Plosser Sees Risk Of Further Tightening.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Gary E. Siegel As the U.S. economy continues to grow at an improving pace, monetary policy may have to be tightened to cause a return to price stability, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president...

In Brief: Treasury 10-Year Notes Go At 4.740% High Yield.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Craig T. Ferris The Treasury Department yesterday auctioned $13 billion of 10-year notes as 4 5/8s, a 4.740% high yield, a price of 99.092517. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.41. Tenders at the high yield...

Munis Firmer Despite Mixed Economic Data.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Michael Scarchilli & Matthew Posner The municipal market was slightly firmer yesterday, despite mixed economic data. Traders said tax-exempt yields fell by about two basis points. "There is no...

MassDev Nearly Doubles ItsBonding From FY 2006 Pace.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Michelle Kaske The push to build more affordable housing and an increase in borrowing for industrial development projects has driven the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency to nearly double its...

Enforcement: Ira Weiss Fighting IRS 6700 Penalty From Pennsylvania School Note Deal.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Lynn Hume and Alison L. Mcconnell Bond lawyer Ira Weiss is waging administrative and court battles to challenge a $9,000 penalty he was forced to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than two years ago...

Regulation Panel: Counsel Can Protect Issuers From Investment Legal Woes.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Alison L. Mcconnell and Lynn Hume Bond counsel cannot be responsible for policing municipal bond transactions, but they can take steps to protect their issuer clients and themselves from the tax and...

John Pizzarelli Returns to Insurance as CIFG's U.S. Public Finance Head.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Matthew Hanson John Pizzarelli is returning to muni bond insurance to take the public finance reins at bond insurer CIFG NA, roughly a year after he left his position as head of public finance at MBIA...

DiNapoli Elected New York State Comptroller.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Ted Phillips The New York Legislature yesterday tapped Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli of Nassau County to be the new state comptroller, reneging on an agreement with Gov. Eliot Spitzer to pick a new top...

House Committee Approves $20 Billion SRF Spending Plan.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Humberto Sanchez The Environmental Protection Agency would be authorized to provide states with $20 billion in wastewater infrastructure improvement grants over five years under legislation approved by the...

Fund Managers: Fla.'s CRAFund Now Named Community Capital Management.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Shelly Sigo Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based CRAFund Advisors Inc. announced last week that it has changed its name to Community Capital Management Inc. to better reflect the focus of its unique community-based...

Municipal Bond Activities.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Shelly Sigo February 12-13 The Bond Buyer will hold its 11th Annual Texas Public Finance Conference at the Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin. This premier conference will bring together the state's most...

Deal in Focus: Kentucky Agency Readies $265M SaleAhead of Supreme Court Uncertainty.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra Desue The Kentucky Property and Buildings Commission will be in the market next week with a revenue bond deal worth roughly $265 million, which should be bolstered by two outlook changes to stable...

Deal in Focus: Southeast Invisible Supply.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra Desue Approval Underwriter Expected Issuer and purpose Amount* status choice sale date ALABAMA Birmingham Jefferson convention rev. bonds $600 P 2007 FLORIDA Miami-Dade County aviation bonds $600 A...

Visible Supply by State.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra Desue Feb. 7, 2007 Jan. 31, 2007 State Issues Amount Issues Amount Chg in Amt Alabama 1 $325,000,000 0 $0 $325,000,000 Florida 5 575,685,000 10 847,965,000 -272,280,000 Georgia 2 67,000,000 1...

Plain/Insured GO Yield Curves for Feb. 6, 2007*.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra Desue State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Virginia Aaa/AAA/AAA 3.60 / 3.60 3.65 / 3.69 3.78 / 3.85 4.12 / 4.17 North Carolina Aaa/AAA/AAA 3.60 / 3.60 3.66 / 3.72 3.80 / 3.88 4.12 / 4.22...

ALABAMA: Education Bond Contest.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Shelly Sigo A contest to see who can propose the most education bonds seems to be developing between Republican Gov. Bob Riley and Sen. Hinton Mitchem, D-Union Grove, both of whom have upped the ante over...

FLORIDA: Moody's Affirms Cat Fund.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Shelly Sigo Moody's Investors Service on Friday affirmed its Aa3 underlying rating on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp.'s $1.35 billion of tax-exempt revenue bonds and $2.8 billion of...

LOUISIANA: Fitch Raises Baton Rouge.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Fitch Ratings on Monday upgraded some of the debt sold by Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish to AA from AA-minus. The higher rating comes as the city is planning to issue about $32...

MISSISSIPPI: Reeves Seeking 2d Term.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Shelly Sigo State Treasurer Tate Reeves on Monday filed qualifying papers with the Mississippi Republican Party to seek a second, four-year term in office. "When I ran for treasurer in 2003, I promised to...

NORTH CAROLINA: Plenty of Room to Bond.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Treasurer Richard Moore last week released his annual debt affordability study, which revealed that North Carolina could issue up to $384 million of debt for each of the next 10 years. ...

Competitive Bond Offerings.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Letter F next to the issuer's name signifies the Official Notice of Sale is available on the internet! Go to www.bondbuyer.com A letter "P" signifies that a link to the POS is on the Bond...

Competitive Note Offerings.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Tentative dates for negotiated sales of $1 million or more. Letter F next to the issuer's name signifies the Official Notice of Sale is available on the internet! Go to www.bondbuyer.com A...

Negotiated Bond Offerings.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Tentative dates for negotiated sales of $1 million or more. ISSUER ST DESCRIPTION AMOUNT ($000s) LEAD MANAGER FINANCIAL ADVISER INSURER MDY'S S&P FITCH FIRST APPEARED Week Of February 5...

Results of Negotiated Sales.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue ARKANSAS Baxter County Feb 7, 2007 $39,980,000 Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2007 (Baxter County Regional Hospital) (book entry) Dated Feb 1, 2007. Due Sep 1, 2010 to 2028. ...

Results of Competitive Sales.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue CALIFORNIA Evergreen Elementary School District Feb 7, 2007 $30,000,000 2007 General Obligation Bonds (Election of 2006, Series A) (book entry). Dated Mar 1, 2007. Due Aug 1, 2010 to...

Election Results.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue APPROVED Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 NEW YORK Schenectady CSD-$48,200,000 Modernize aging buildings and other assorted construction work Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 IDAHO Blaine County-$10,460,000...

Municipal Market Data General Obligation Yields.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Aaa Aaa (pure) (ins) Aa A Baa 2008 3.60 3.66 3.66 3.71 3.87 2012 3.64 3.73 3.71 3.83 3.96 2017 3.76 3.88 3.86 4.00 4.13 2022 3.90 4.02 4.00 4.15 4.28 2027 4.01 4.12 4.10 4.23 4.34 2032 4.06...

U.S. Securities Prices.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Prices as of 3 p.m. ET. Source: GovPx Inc. Treasury Bills Yesterday's Prev. Day's Yesterday's (in percent of discount) Bid/Offer Bid/Offer Bid Yield 1M -- 3/8/2007 5.050/045 4.995/985 5.140 3M...

Short-Term Tax-Exempt Yields.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Feb 7, 2007 Feb 6, 2007 Feb 8, 2006 Selected MIG-1/SP-1+ Notes California Rans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.54 3.47 3.15 Los Angeles Co Trans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.54 3.47 3.15 Michigan GO 4 1/4s (Sept 07)...

Market Indicators.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Dollar amounts are in millions Day's 2007 2007 Daily Yesterday Change High Date Low Date Municipal Bond Index 116-08 +5/32 116-26 (1/4) 114-24 (1/29) 40 Average Dollar Price 100.61 +0.14 100.97...

New-Issue Balances.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue (,000 Omitted) *Since initial reoffering +Revised upward since last report Amount Date NEW OFFERINGS Sold Balance $489,795 2/7 Clark Co. Sch. Dist., Nev. $489,795 All Sold 89,500 2/7 Pasco Co....

Reoffering Yields.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue NRO - Not Reoffered; S.B. - Sealed Bid; SNA - Sold, Not Available Offer Amount Date ($Mil) RECENT OFFERINGS 1 Year 5 10 15 20 25 30 Aaa -- AAA 1/30 35.7 Travis Co., Tex. 3.71 3.86 4.07 4.42...

One-Year Note Index.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue 2007 Feb 7 3.62% Jan 31 3.63 24 3.60 17 3.56 10 3.53 3 3.51 2006 Dec 27 3.52 20 3.52 13 3.51 6 3.48 Nov 29 3.50 21 3.52 15 3.52 8 3.52 1 3.47 Oct 25 3.52 Oct 18 3.50 11 3.50 4 3.46 Sep 27 3.46...

Municipal Bond Prices.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue These 40 Bonds are evaluated and priced daily by Standard & Poor's Securities Evaluations Inc. All figures are rounded to the nearest eighth when reported in this table. "Change in...

Municipal Bond Index.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra DeSue Current Day Previous Day Week Ago Month Ago Year Ago The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index 116-08 116-03 115-10 116-10 114-09 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Maturity Par Call Dollar Conversion...

Colorado Road Agency Extends Deadline for Private Sector Bids.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese The board of directors of the Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority Wednesday announced that it has extended to March a deadline for private sectors proposals aimed at taking out...

Moody's: While Facing Challenges, Airport Bonds' Outlook Remains Stable.
August 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Humberto Sanchez Despite slowing growth in the number of people using the nation's airports, the increasing potential for airline mergers, and the upcoming expiration of federal laws funding airport...

US - Synchronica launches free trial of iPhone e-mail platform.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Mobile synchronisation and device management systems provider Synchronica has announced a free trial of its Mobile Gateway 3.0 product. The Mobile Gateway 3.0 provides mobile synchronisation between Microsoft...

US - Ntelos revenues up 14% in Q2.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US operator Ntelos Holdings' operating revenues reached USD 124 million in its fiscal second quarter, up 14 percent from a year earlier. Mobile operating revenues were USD 93.5 million, up 17 percent from USD...

US - Comcast opens call centre, state headquarters in Washington.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US cable operator Comcast has opened a USD 20 million call centre and state headquarters at the Opus Northpointe Corporate Campus. The USD 20 million investment from Comcast includes a ten-year lease, equipment...

US - RealNetworks wins patent lawsuit against Friskit.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) RealNetworks has won a patent infringement lawsuit brought by San Francisco-based Friskit, in which Friskit sought damages of over USD 70 million. Judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of...

US - American Airlines tests AirCell in-flight broadband service.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AirCell, provider of mobile voice and data communications services to the business aviation market, has joined forces with American Airlines to test broadband services with passengers across the US from 2008....

US - Acme Packet sees Q2 revenue rise to USD 27.02 mln.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Acme Packet, specialist in session border control solutions, had USD 27.02 million revenue in Q2 2007, up 41 percent from USD 19.15 million in the year-earlier period. Product revenue was USD 22.85 million, up...

US - Sprint Nextel completes takeover of affiliate Northern PCS.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Sprint Nextel has completed the acquisition of its former affiliate Northern PCS Services for USD 312.5 million, including the assumption of debt. With the closing of this acquisition, the existing litigation...

US - Sprint picks Unisys for voicemail infrastructure upgrade.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Sprint and technology services company Unisys have signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract to help Sprint enhance its voicemail infrastructure. Unisys will provide Sprint with a modular services...

US - Cincinnati Bell revenues up 2% in Q2.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US operator Cincinnati Bell has reported second-quarter revenue of USD 329 million, up 2 percent year-over-year, and operating income of USD 81 million. Its wireline segment produced quarterly revenue of USD...

Colombia - Colombian comms ministry to regulate triple-play services.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Alvaro Uribe, Colombia's President, has said that the country's communications ministry, and not the CNTV, national TV commission, will regulate the convergence of telecommunications services, reports...

Canada - Telus ceases selling Amp'd Mobile Canada's products.
August 2, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Telus has ceased selling Amp'd Mobile Canada's products in its own stores and via other retailers, after four months, according to a Telus spokeswoman, reports Toronto Globe & Mail. Telus had handled customer...