October 15, 2007 - Dobson, AT&T merger the end of an era

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October 15, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Dobson, AT&T merger the end of an era After 19 years of growth through acquisitions, Dobson Communications will soon itself be merged into AT&T. But founder Everett Dobson said this was no time for reflection, as he has work to complete before the merger occurs at the end of this year. NewsOK.com (10/14) Do you influence Telecommunications Decisions for your company? Join the ELITEOpinion Panel and get paid to share your knowledge and ideas about Telecommunications, Technology and Business issues and products. It is quick, easy and free to join. Register here and you will be entered into our $1500.00 Quarterly Drawing.   Business & Industry Watch    Huawei has option to buy 21.5% of 3Com According to SEC filings, Huawei Technologies' proposal to buy 16.5% of 3Com also allows it to raise that ownership to 21.5% under certain performance-related conditions. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (10/15) Icahn voices concern over future of Motorola Investor Carl Icahn voiced his disapproval of Motorola in a recent interview with the Financial Times. Icahn, who owns about a 3% stake in Motorola, has called for the spinoff of the company's mobile-phone unit, which has recently struggled. MSNBC/The Financial Times (10/15) Investors expect big things from secretive GPhone Despite keeping its "GPhone" strategy a secret, Google continues to impress investors, with per-share price recently reaching $600. Analysts predict that Google will follow a low-cost strategy and focus on attracting consumers to its numerous products, such as YouTube videos and Gmail. USA TODAY (10/14) History: Mobile-phone inventors didn't expect consumer popularity When the engineers creating the first wireless phone sat down in 1972, they saw it as a tool for business leaders willing to shell out big bucks to stay connected. Little did they know how ubiquitous their invention would become 20 years later. Chicago Tribune (free registration) (10/15) Other News Verizon Wireless delivers Zeppelin tunes to mobile CNET/The New York Times News Service (10/15) USTelecom Spotlight Webinar -- IPTV: The Time Is Now Thursday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. ET Register now! 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Forsee resigns as Sprint Nextel chairman (The New York Times) Vonage agrees to pay Sprint $80 million (The Wall Street Journal) More providers look to make cell phones act as home phones (TWICE) AT&T increases data power with $2.5 billion spectrum purchase (Los Angeles Times) Sigman retiring from AT&T after 42 years (The Washington Post) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.   Technology Trends  Telecom industry needs better DSL service agreements According to Linda Beck, president of New Edge Networks, better service-level agreements for broadband connections will help stimulate usage for SMB clients and allow them to use DSL as a steppingstone to T-1 networks. Telephony Online (10/12) Almost time to fly the Wi-Fi skies American Airlines expects to start testing in-flight Wi-Fi this December, with Virgin America soon to follow. Other airlines are watching or planning their own tests, and recent surveys show that as much as 70% of passengers want access to wireless Internet when they fly. ABC News/Christian Science Monitor (10/14) WiMAX: Some excited; some have doubts In Japan, several companies are ready to bid on two available mobile WiMAX licenses. But elsewhere, operators and analysts are expressing doubts about the future of WiMAX technology, and will watch the Japanese auction to see if it has any clues for deployments in other parts of the world, according to this article. International Herald Tribune (10/14) Australia prepares to launch "naked DSL" Over the next few months, several Australian providers will roll out "naked DSL" services -- DSL without accompanying landline fees. The plans are expected to cost slightly more than regular DSL, but providers will also bundle VoIP service. 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Contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   IP Download  Microsoft "media extenders" blur PC-TV line Microsoft's new "media extenders" are expected to help further the convergence between PCs and home-entertainment systems. "Your PC is really getting to know your TV," said Joe Belfiore, vice president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices eHome division. "These two things should work deeply together." The Palm Beach Post/Cox News Service (10/14) Joost touts user growth Executives from Joost.com, the first online TV network with televisionlike video quality, have announced that more than 2 million people have downloaded the Joost application since it became available at the onset of this month. Yahoo!/Agence France-Presse (10/14) Complete package! The USTELECOM dailyLead offers a complete package: detailed campaign reporting, limits on advertisers in each issue, and your message in front of thousands of key decision makers in the telecommunications industry. 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