November 1, 2007 - Judge reverses AT&T U-verse ruling in Connecticut

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November 1, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Judge reverses AT&T U-verse ruling in Connecticut AT&T may sell video services without being regulated as a cable company, a Superior Court judge in Hartford, Conn., has ruled. Last month, the state's Department of Public Utility Control found that AT&T needed a cable license to offer its IPTV U-verse service, a finding that was reversed by the court ruling. The Boston Globe/Associated Press (10/31) Broadband to Go! Want to provide end-users with the ability to access their broadband services while they are on the go? Nokia Siemens Networks Mobile Broadband end-to-end solutions can provide any operator with a painless Mobile Broadband migration using our WCDMA/HSPA, iHSPA, WiMAX and LTE solutions. Learn more.   Business & Industry Watch    Bush signs extension to ban taxes on Internet access President George W. Bush has signed a Congress-approved seven-year extension to the ban on Internet-access taxes. The moratorium was set to expire today. NASDAQ/Dow Jones Newswires (10/31) Sprint looks to retain customers, promote growth "Our focus is on retention," said Sprint Nextel interim CEO Paul Saleh after the carrier reported losing 60,000 total customers in the third quarter and posted a 77% dip in profit. "[This] doesn't mean we're not interested in growth. We do have a distribution strategy to make sure we continue to attract the right kind of customers," Saleh said. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (11/1) , Forbes/Associated Press (11/1) Verizon gains foothold in India Verizon Communications has announced that it has won national and international long-distance licenses in India. The deal gives Verizon the opportunity to offer telecommunications services to large corporations and compete with local operators. MSNBC/FT.com (11/1) Cisco expands Chinese investment John Chambers, chairman and CEO of network-equipment manufacturer Cisco Systems, says the company is "going to the next chapter" in China: a $16 billion expansion, with investments in manufacturing, venture capital and education. The "next chapter" includes a deal with Chinese online commerce firm Alibaba Group to develop tech solutions for small and medium-size companies. The Washington Post/Associated Press (11/1) AT&T to sell Motorola Q smartphone Motorola's popular Q smartphone will be available on AT&T's wireless network beginning Friday. The e-mail-friendly device will tout W-CDMA high-speed downlink packet access technology, giving it download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps, according to a Motorola official. TWICE (11/1) USTelecom Spotlight Technology Spotlight at USTelecom's Engineering Summit Scaling IPTV networks, security in the broadband world, IMS, VoIP, revitalizing your network with IP services, telemedicine as a new opportunity ... just a few of the leading-edge technical presentations you will hear at the Second Annual USTelecom Engineering Summit, Nov. 14 and 15 in Washington. Open only to network/service providers, this two-day summit keeps you on top of the latest telecom technology. Space is limited. Register today. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  Bookstore  |  Webinars   Technology Trends    IMS application compatibility to be certified in 2008 A certification program scheduled for early next year will assure service providers of the interoperability of IP Multimedia Subsystem gear, according to an industry group. Certification of interoperability helps ensure cost savings from IMS applications, according to this article. Telephony Online (10/31) Cisco joins forces with Indian services company Wipro Cisco Systems and Wipro have formed a partnership to help Indian companies in areas such as application networking services, datacenters, security and virtual meetings. The initiative will concentrate initially on companies in India, the Middle East and Africa. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (10/31) Webinar: Measurement of Success in the IP Contact Center - Applying Test and Monitoring Automation Methodologies: VoIP technology provides better ways to architect contact centers, but also presents new challenges. Attend this webinar to learn how testing and monitoring can ensure your VoIP rollout meets customer and agent expectations. Register now.   IP Download  Bell Canada launches new HD receiver with integrated PVR Bell Canada has unveiled its 9242 HD PVR Plus, a high-definition satellite-TV receiver with a personal video recorder. The device allows users to record and view programming on two TV sets in two rooms and to pause a show on one TV and continue watching it on another. Mediacaster (10/31) Zyxel plans converged voice, data switch for SMBs Zyxel has announced the impending release of its 24 port managed layer 3 Gigabit GS2724 switch. Designed for use by SMBs, the switch is intended to support converged voice and data networks. Techworld (10/31)   Regulatory & Legislative  States move to advance broadband adoption Several states and cities have launched broadband initiatives to further the technology's reach in the U.S., with Rep. Zack Space, D-Ohio, proposing federal financial aid to states that pick up the cause. "Our government as a whole needs to recognize the importance of broadband Internet access," Space said. "We should be treating broadband with as much importance as we did the electrification of the country in the 1930s." The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (11/1) Commentary: Central telecom regulation would hurt European countries Centralizing EU telecom regulatory power under one authority would not work if it looks at the EU as a single market and ignores the needs of individual countries, writes Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom. Financial Times (subscription required) (10/30)   LeadQuote  I was nervous, but I heard this voice in my head just telling me, 'Do what I know. Do what I know.' 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