August 31, 2007 - Startup goes after rural broadband space

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August 31, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Startup goes after rural broadband space Telecom veterans Dan Caruso and John Scarano have launched Zayo Bandwidth, a new company designed to deliver bandwidth in underserved areas. The company has acquired several regional fiber networks and lined up $225 million in financing as it aims to target "high-bandwidth consumer customers." Telephony Online (8/30) Web 2.0 technologies are powering new levels of collaboration that can lead to innovative ways for telecoms to visualize, develop and roll out new services. Read IBM's point of view whitepaper to find out how collaboration in a Web 2.0 environment can help you build a competitive advantage.   Business & Industry Watch  Windstream says it will release downloaders' names if ordered A Windstream spokesman said the company would, if ordered by the court, release the identities of 10 users being sued anonymously for downloading music illegally. The defendants are currently identified by their IP addresses. Forbes/Associated Press (8/29) Nortel said to be considering bid for Tellabs Nortel is considering a bid for Tellabs, according to sources and published reports. Neither company commented on the rumors. The Street.com (8/30) Golden Telecom partners with re:Store for promotion Russian customers buying an Apple Macintosh computer at re:Store retail sites will be able to receive three free hours of Wi-Fi access from Golden Telecom. The joint promotion is running through the end of September. TMC Internet Telephony (8/31) AT&T's U-Verse named "best business strategy" Frost & Sullivan subsidiary Stratecast has named AT&T's U-Verse the "Best Business Strategy." American City Business Journals/East Bay (8/30) USTelecom Spotlight Expanding your enterprise ventures? What Fortune 500-bound company was recently named No. 1 in voice services for large enterprise business customers by J.D. Power & Associates? Meet Embarq CEO Dan Hesse at the Executive Business Forum, Sept. 10 to 12, in San Jose, Calif. Opportunity awaits. Register today! Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  Bookstore  |  Webinars   Technology Trends  NTT DoCoMo, ACCA Networks seek broadband-wireless license Mobile operator NTT DoCoMo and broadband provider ACCA Networks announced today that they would apply for permission to launch high-speed, wireless Internet services in Japan. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (8/31) Qualcomm launches first Last Mile Initiative Center in India Qualcomm on Thursday opened the first of 15 planned Last Mile Initiative Centers in India. The centers, operating under the Easy Seva brand name, will support entrepreneurial development of 3G communications in rural India. Wireless IQ (8/30) Research: Hispanic, Asian TV households fastest-growing The growth of Hispanic, Asian and black TV households is outpacing that of all TV households, according to new national estimates from The Nielsen Company. Hispanic TV households rose 4.4% to 12.1 million, Asians increased by 3.9% to 4.5 million and blacks edged up 1.5% to 13.6 million, vs. a 1.3% rise for all TV households. Mediaweek (8/30) , TVNEWSDAY (free registration) (8/30) Other News Cogeco adds international calling for Ontario customers Mediacaster (8/30) Top executives, quantifiable results Smart marketing professionals rely on USTelecom dailyLead to reach their target audience and deliver highly measurable results. For information on advertising to more than 45,000 telecommunications executives, click here or contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   IP Download  Report: U.K. lagging behind rest of Europe on IPTV A new report from Screen Digest suggests that the rest of Europe has shot past the U.K. in IPTV development. According to the report, close to 1 in 100 U.K. households will have IPTV by the end of the year, compared with an expected nearly 1 in 25 in Spain and about 1 in 10 in France. PaidContent.org: The Economics of Content (8/30)   Regulatory & Legislative  FCC proposes fine for wireless carriers over emergency rules The FCC has proposed $2.8 million in total fines against Sprint Nextel, Alltel and United States Cellular for not providing enough of their customers with cell phones equipped with emergency-location technology. The companies have 30 days to dispute the fines. Representatives for Sprint and Alltel said that their companies were compliant, or mostly compliant, with emergency-services rules. International Herald Tribune/Associated Press (8/30)   Editor's Note  The dailyLead will not be published on Monday In observance of Labor Day in the U.S., the dailyLead will not be published on Monday, Sept. 3. 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