The America's Intelligence Wire articles from June 2007

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from June 2007

US - New Orleans launches emergency SMS system.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) New Orleans has launched a city-wide interoperable emergency text communication system called NOLA Ready. The city of New Orleans is using the roam secure alert network (RSAN) to power NOLA Ready and deliver...

US - Jupiter selects Level 3 for service upgrade.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Jupiter Hosting has selected Level 3 Communications to upgrade the company's internet access service to multiple 10 GigE circuits. Under the terms of the expanded multi-year service agreement, Level 3 will...

US - PacketFront's FTTH solution accepted by USDA's RUS.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) PacketFront's FTTH solution has attained technical acceptance by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS). By achieving technical acceptance, rural FTTH and tele-communication...

US - Ciena reports 47.5% increase in revenues in Q2.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Network equipment manufacturer Ciena's revenues for fiscal Q2 were USD 193.5 million, up 47.5 percent over Q2 sales in 2006 which were USD 131.2 million. On a GAAP basis, Ciena's net income for the fiscal...

Canada - Sierra Wireless, Telus to launch two wireless modems.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Sierra Wireless and Telus have announced that the AirCard 595U and MP 595 GPS, two new wireless modems, will soon be available in Canada. Providing mobile access to Telus' wireless high speed EVDO service and...

US - Oberon Media to acquire casual mobile games firm I-play.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Online games concern Oberon Media plans to acquire I-play, specialist in casual mobile games. In conjunction, Oberon Media has also announced an additional round of funding from existing and new investors...

Caribbean - Digicel doubts C&W claims over Caribbean market share.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Digicel Group, mobile operator in the Caribbean and new entrant to Central America, has raised concerns over competitor Cable & Wireless' (C&W) recent end of financial year (31 March 2007) claims regarding...

US - Verizon Wireless launches G'zOne Type-S phone.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Verizon Wireless has launched the G'zOne Type-S phone which provides reliable performance to customers with outdoor lifestyles. The G'zOne Type-S meets multiple military standard specifications and features a...

US - AT&T offers International Long Distance Texting.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AT&T is offering an International Long Distance Text Messaging plan. From 03 June, the AT&T mobile unit will give customers the ability to send international text messages for USD 0.10 for each message. AT&T's...

US - Covad launches ADSL2+ for small firms, home offices.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US operator Covad Communications has launched a standalone ADSL2+ business service. The service is available in 11 major markets and provides small businesses and home offices with faster data speeds to power...

US - GlobeTel prepares HotZone for military demonstrations.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) GlobeTel Communications is overseeing its contractor as it finalises HotZone installations to be demonstrated at Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (Spawar) in San Diego, CA, in conjunction with the 2007...

US - US govt awards USD 20 bln telecom contract to 5 operators.
June 1, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US telecommunications operators, AT&T Government Solutions, Level 3 Communications, Qwest Communications, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Business were awarded a federal telecommunications contract worth up to USD...

Tuesday.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Regions STANDARD & POOR'S announced yesterday that it has raised the credit rating to A-plus from A for the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, which issues debt on behalf of most state agencies in the Razorback...

Water Bonds Unlimited.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Alison L. McConnell and Lynn Hume States could issue an unlimited amount of private-activity bonds for water infrastructure under a provision in President Bush's budget for fiscal 2008. The budget...

Deal in Focus: Big DART Deal to Clear Way for Light Rail.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jim Watts Dallas Area Rapid Transit will refinance short-term debt used to embark on its ambitious, multiyear effort to double its light-rail system mileage as part of this week's negotiated sale of $760...

Connecticut Could See $2B of POBs.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jonna Stark Connecticut Treasurer Denise L. Nappier and Speaker of the House James Amann yesterday called upon lawmakers to approve a plan to sell up to $2 billion of pension obligation bonds to help close...

In Brief: Jan. ISM Non-Mfg Index Rises To 59.0%.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jonna Stark The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing business activity index rose to 59.0% in January from a revised 56.7% in December, originally reported at 57.1% in December, the ISM...

In Brief: Weekly T-Bills Go At 5.010%, 4.955%.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yong Lim Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed yesterday, as the three-months incurred a 5.010% high rate, unchanged from last week, and as the...

Munis Slightly Firmer in Light Economic Activity.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Michael Scarchilli & Matthew Posner The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday, in a session light on economic activity and primary market supply. "The reason that we have a bid...

Arkansas Development Agency Upgraded to A-Plus by S&P.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese Standard & Poor's announced yesterday that it has raised the credit rating to A-plus from A for the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, which issues debt on behalf of most state...

Albuquerque School Voters Face Tax Extension for Maintenance.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jim Watts Voters in Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12 are being asked today to extend a property tax levy to generate almost $167 million for maintenance efforts over the next six years. ...

Texas Lawmakers Turning to Debt as Biennial Session Proceeds.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese Texas lawmakers, one month into their biennial legislative session, appear to have bond issuance on their minds, with an increasing number of debt-related measures introduced over the...

Houston Selling $65 Million To Correct Pension Liabilities.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese In an attempt to cure unfunded liabilities in two of its employee pension plans, Houston will go to market today with approximately $65 million of Series 2007A taxable bonds. ...

Deal in Focus: Southwest Invisible Supply.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese Approval Underwriter Expected Issuer and purpose Amount* status choice sale date ARIZONA AzDOT/Maricopa County $3,043 P negotiated 2007-20 Maricopa County CCD $951 A negotiated 2007-15...

Visible Supply by State.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese Feb. 5, 2007 Feb. 29, 2007 State Issues Amount Issues Amount Chg in Amt Arizona 1 $1,325,000 1 $1,325,000 $0 Arkansas 4 47,260,000 3 15,740,000 31,520,000 Colorado 5 117,835,000 6...

Plain/Insured GO Yield Curves for Feb. 2, 2007*.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 3.62 / 3.63 3.72 / 3.78 3.88 / 3.97 4.18 / 4.25 Colorado NR/AA-/NR 3.63 / 3.63 3.79 / 3.78 3.97 / 3.96 4.24 / 4.23 New...

ARIZONA: New School Funding Formula.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jim Watts The Arizona School Facilities Board adopted a new funding formula for public schools last week that should provide an additional $585,000 for construction of a typical K-8 elementary school. The...

NEW MEXICO: Gambling on Education.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jim Watts The Senate Education Committee unanimously passed a bill last week that would dedicate 30% of the New Mexico Lottery's monthly profits into the state's college scholarship fund. The measure...

NEW MEXICO: Rail Runner Makes Move.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jim Watts The New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail service extended its service south to Belen last week to complete the entire 50-mile first phase of its extension plan. Commuters between...

OKLAHOMA: New Urban Fire Districts?
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Jim Watts Creation of urban fire districts with the power to levy property taxes is one of five priority issues for Tulsa in the state legislative session that began yesterday. The districts can now be...

TEXAS: Panel to Weigh TSU's Future.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese Gov. Rick Perry last week appointed an 11-member advisory committee to develop a long-term plan for the future of Texas Southern University. Late last month, the governor gave the...

Competitive Bond Offerings.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese 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...

Competitive Note Offerings.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese 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...

Negotiated Bond Offerings.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese 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.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese COLORADO Tallgrass Metropolitan Distirct Feb 5, 2007 $17,925,000 General Obligation (Limited Tax Convertible to Unlimited Tax) Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2007 (book entry)...

Results of Competitive Sales.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Elizabeth Albanese ARIZONA Arizona City Fire District of Pinal County Feb 5, 2007 $1,325,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007 (bank qualified) (book entry). Dated Feb 1, 2007. Due Jul 1,...

Mergers & Acquisitions: Atlanta Life Financial Group Acquires Jackson Securities.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Tedra Desue Jackson Securities today will announce that it has been acquired by Atlanta Life Financial Group in a venture aimed at strengthening the firm by allowing it to directly offer its services to a...

Bond Insurers: FGIC's Net Income Up 30% for 2006, While Muni Production Falls.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Matthew Hanson The final quarter of 2006 was more of the same for FGIC Corp., parent of triple-A bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Corp. Net income continued its steady climb, while new business...

People: UBS Securities Brings on Paul Sitarz to Head TOB Program.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Matthew Hanson UBS Securities LLC, the second-busiest municipal underwriter last year, continued to expand its municipal division outside of traditional public finance by hiring Paul Sitarz as a managing...

People: Wells Fargo Opens St. Louis Public Finance Office.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Yvette Shields Minneapolis-based Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC has opened a public finance office in St. Louis with two bankers from Commerce Bank Capital Markets Group Inc., as the firm attempts to...

Analyst Li Moves to JPMorgan From Merrill Lynch.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Christine Albano JPMorgan has hired fixed-income analyst Ying Chen Li from Merrill Lynch & Co. to head its municipal strategy and research team. Bill Johnson, who heads JPMorgan's tax-exempt capital...

Debt Would Rise to $8.98 Trillion in Fiscal '07, $9.55 Trillion in Fiscal '08.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Nicole M. Smith President Bush's proposed $2.9 trillion fiscal 2008 budget estimates that total federal debt subject to limit will rise to $8.98 trillion at the end of fiscal 2007 on Sept. 30 and reach...

More P3s May Raise Cost of Muni Tax Exemption at Slower Rate.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Craig T. Ferris Driven by an apparent assumption that more projects will be financed by some kind of public-private arrangement, the tax exemption for the interest paid on all municipal bonds will cost...

The Cost of Municipal Debt.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Craig T. Ferris Estimated revenue loss to the federal government from tax-exempt interest on municipal debt Fiscal Year Exclusion of interest on: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Public-purpose state...

White House Offers 1.1% Hike in State, Local Grants.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Humberto Sanchez A massive $2.9 trillion fiscal 2008 spending proposal released yesterday by the Bush administration calls for a 1.1% increase in grants to state and local governments, which would be less...

Major Infrastructure Grants.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Humberto Sanchez 2006 Estimate Change Estimate Actual 2007 2008 '07 to '08 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total federal grants to states and localities $434.100 $448.80 $454.000 $5.200 $471.200 $481.200 $500.500...

Bush Proposes $294 Million Federal Payment to District of Columbia.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman President Bush's proposed $2.9 trillion budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 calls for a $294 million federal payment to the District of Columbia, according to budget documents....

SEC Would Get $905 Million Under Bush Plan, an Increase of 3.2%.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Lynn Hume President Bush is proposing $905.3 million of spending authority for the Securities and Exchange Commission in fiscal 2008, 3.2% increase over the $877.1 million that the administration expects...

CDBG Program Faces 28% Cut, But Section 8 Gets Boost.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman President Bush yesterday unveiled a $35.2 billion fiscal 2008 Department of Housing and Urban Development budget that would keep the Community Development Block Grant program in HUD but cut...

Municipal Market Data General Obligation Yields.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman Aaa Aaa (pure) (ins) Aa A Baa 2008 3.60 3.66 3.66 3.71 3.87 2012 3.67 3.79 3.77 3.89 4.02 2017 3.82 3.94 3.92 4.06 4.19 2022 3.95 4.07 4.05 4.20 4.33 2027 4.06 4.17 4.15 4.28 4.40 2032 4.11...

U.S. Securities Prices.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman 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 -- 3/1/2007 5.000/960 4.918/908...

Short-Term Tax-Exempt Yields.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman Feb 5, 2007 Feb 2, 2007 Feb 6, 2006 Selected MIG-1/SP-1+ Notes California Rans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.47 3.47 3.22 Los Angeles Co Trans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.47 3.47 3.20 Michigan GO 4 1/4s (Sept...

Market Indicators.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman Dollar amounts are in millions Day's 2007 2007 Daily Yesterday Change High Date Low Date Municipal Bond Index 115-20 +4/32 116-26 (1/4) 114-24 (1/29) 40 Average Dollar Price 100.09 +0.13...

Reoffering Yields.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman 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...

Municipal Market Data Total Returns.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman Maturities 15 Years and Longer -- Periods Ending Feb. 2, 2007 Previous Month Year Week To Date To Date General obligation (composite) +0.604 +0.273 -0.738 Aaa (pure) +0.588 +0.268 -0.782...

Municipal Bond Prices.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman 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...

Municipal Bond Index.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Andrew Ackerman Current Day Previous Day Week Ago Month Ago Year Ago The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index 115-20 115-16 114-24 116-13 114-05 Monday, February 5, 2007 Maturity Par Call Dollar Conversion...

Empire State Development Corp. Issues RFPs for Financial Team.
June 2, 2007... (From The Bond Buyer) Byline: Ted Phillips New York's Empire State Development Corp. yesterday issued a request for proposals for a new syndicate of underwriters, financial advisers, financial products providers, and swap...

Brazil - TIM gets fixed telephony licence in Brazil.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Brazilian mobile operator TIM has succeeded in getting a fixed telephony licence from telecom regulator Anatel, permitting it to operate nationwide. According to an Anatel spokesperson, there were no...

Canada - Rogers deploys Cisco TelePresence Meeting product.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Cisco has announced that Rogers Communications has selected the Cisco TelePresence Meeting product to improve productivity and collaboration between its offices across Canada. Rogers becomes the first...

Canada - Bragg Communications acquires Amtelecom.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Bragg Communications has taken up and paid for all of the units of Amtelecom Income Fund which were tendered to Bragg's offer of 17 April. Payment of the CAD 14.25 per unit consideration has been delivered by...

US - AT&T, Samsung unveil 2 multimedia handsets.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AT&T and Samsung Telecommunications America have launched the Samsung SGH-a717, a clamshell-style phone on 4 June. AT&T and Samsung will also launch the Samsung SGH-a727, a candybar phone that will be available...

Venezuela - Movistar Venezuela launches Pirates of the Caribbean promo.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Movistar Venezuela has launched a new promotion featuring the 'Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End' film release. On purchasing a Samsung SGH-X526 mobile phone for VEB 299,000, identified with the Pirates...

Virgin Islands (UK) - C&W makes billing changes in British Virgin Islands.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Cable & Wireless (C&W) will start implementing various billing changes in the British Virgin Islands, with effect 01 June 2007. A Calling Party Pays (CPP) system will be launched for calls from all fixed line...

US - Premium SMS revenues touch USD 273 million in Q1.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Premium SMS revenues in the US totalled more than USD 273 million and made up 32 percent of mobile content revenue in Q1 2007, according to a report by Telephia. Download purchases paid for via premium SMS (at...

Canada - CRTC rebuffs requests to alter residential local phone rates.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) The Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has denied requests by Bell Canada, Bell Aliant and Telus to make changes to the local phone rates for residential customers in Canada. The...

US - Leap to issue USD 285 mln in notes.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US mobile operator Cricket Communications will sell USD 285 million in 9.375 percent unsecured senior notes due 2014. The sale will take place through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. The...

Brazil - Tellfree launches VoIP long-distance call centre.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Brazilian operator Tellfree opened Sao Paulo's first public IP telephony centre for long distance calls via the Web on 01 June. The VoIP centre has 15 telephone cabins and charges BRL 0.13 per minute for local...

US - Nortel wins Front Range Internet municipal mobile deal.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US internet service provider Front Range Internet has selected Nortel to provide a complete municipal mobile solution integrating applications, services and technology under a two-year agreement. With the deal,...

Brazil - Telemar denies sale talks with Portugal Telecom.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Telemar Participacoes, the holding company of Brazilian telecom operator Oi, has issued a statement denying any negotiations to sell the company to Portugal Telecom. The company added that no negotiations are...

US - Ericsson sponsors CNN's 'Just Imagine' TV series.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Ericsson will sponsor a new special TV series on the CNN International network titled 'Just Imagine', presenting six visionaries and their visions of the future. The series of six 60-minute films explores the...

US - Wachovia deploys Cisco TelePresence system.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Wachovia, parent company of the US's fourth-largest bank and third-largest brokerage firm, has completed its first deployment of the Cisco TelePresencesystem. The company launched the pilot to enable virtual...

Latin America - Latin American broadband market to double by 2012.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Latin America will have 28.5 million broadband users by 2012, more than double the base of 12.5 million registered in 2006. The forecast is included in a study conducted by Frost & Sullivan which claims that...

Brazil - Brazil develops mobile phone for developing countries.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo have developed a mobile phone and operating system aimed at developing countries. The low-cost operating system, developed entirely in Brazil, is similar to the...

Canada - Nortel board declares dividend on preferred shares.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Nortel Networks' board has declared a dividend on each of the outstanding cumulative redeemable Class A preferred shares Series 5 and the outstanding non-cumulative redeemable Class A preferred shares Series 7....

Mexico - Mexican telecoms sector sees 22.4% growth in Q1.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) The Mexican telecommunications sector saw 22.4 percent growth Q1 2007 vs Q1 2006, according to telecommunications regulator Cofetel's production sector index ITEL. The growth was higher than Mexico's average...

US - AT&T launches U-verse service in San Diego.
June 4, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AT&T has launched the AT&T U-verse service to residents in San Diego and the surrounding areas. The service provides digital TV and high-speed internet access services over AT&T's new fibre-rich network. AT&T...

Brazil - Brasil Telecom starts offering ASDL2+ in 360 cities.
June 5, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Brasil Telecom (BrT) has started offering ADSL 2+ from this week in more than 360 cities in the South, Central-East and Tocantins regions. The operator expects that by the end of the year the new service will be...

US - AT&T wins Innovation First Notice network contract.
June 5, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) AT&T has announced that Innovation First Notice, provider of claim-reporting solutions to the insurance property and casualty market, has signed a three-year AT&T Business Network (ABN) contract. The contract...

Brazil - Brazil launches research optical network.
June 5, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Brazil's Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) launched in Belem the first metropolitan optical network for research and education in the country. Developed and implemented by the National Education and...

North America - VeriSign, AirMagnet launch wireless network protection.
June 5, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Internet services group VeriSign and wireless network assurance services provider AirMagnet have launched the VeriSign Wireless Intrusion Prevention Service. The service is designed to shield corporate wireless...

US - Support.com launches computer data backup service.
June 5, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Support.com, service that provides consumers with Instant Technology Relief from their computer problems, has launched a new service for computer data backup, expanding upon its current support offerings. The...

Canada - Primus Canada opens internet centres in Toronto, Ottawa.
June 5, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) Primus Telecommunications Canada has opened two additional internet data centre facilities in Toronto and Ottawa in Canada. In addition to the new centres, Primus Business Services is currently scouting two more...

US - Openwave rejects tender offer from Harbinger.
June 5, 2007... (From Telecompaper Americas) US-based Openwave Systems, provider of software and services to the communications industry, announces that its Board of Directors has rejected the unsolicited partial tender offer from Harbinger Capital...