November 20, 2007 - Verizon broadens free HDTV offer

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November 20, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon broadens free HDTV offer Verizon Communications will offer potential FiOS customers a free 19-inch HDTV in five additional states if they sign up for its "triple-play" offer of video, data and phone. Launched in mid-October in New York, New Jersey and southern Connecticut, the promotion this week will expand to Verizon sites in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia and Fort Wayne, Ind. Verizon said that early results had been promising and that it believed the holiday season would spur sales. Multichannel News (11/19)   Business & Industry Watch    Vodafone secures iPhone injunction against DT in Germany A court has barred Germany's Deutsche Telekom from selling Apple's iPhone, a victory for rival Vodafone, which does not sell the product anywhere. Vodafone claimed that locking the iPhone to T-Mobile's network violated local German law. Vodafone said it had no plans to pursue similar injunctions in other countries. Financial Times (subscription required) (11/20) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (11/20) T-Mobile will continue to sell the iPhone in Germany: The German mobile operator said that it was still selling the iPhone in Germany and that seeking legal damages against Vodafone was within its rights. CNNMoney.com/Dow Jones Newswires (11/20) AT&T acquires online ad firm Ingenio AT&T is ramping up its online advertising capability with the acquisition of Ingenio, a pay-per-call advertising company. AT&T will incorporate Ingenio's technology into its Yellowpages.com service. Computerworld/IDG News Service (11/19) Ericsson CFO faces the investment community One month after Ericsson issued an unexpected profit warning, the company's new chief financial officer will try and calm analysts at a New York briefing, according to this article. Hans Vestberg, 42, is considered a rising star at the company. Financial Times (subscription required) (11/20) Vivendi-Oger talks collapse Vivendi's negotiations with Saudi Oger over a stake in Oger Telecom have broken down after a month of talks over the French company's taking a 32% to 35% stake in the Middle Eastern telecom. In a statement, Vivendi said the estimated price of $2.5 billion to $3 billion was a major hurdle as was the uncertain prospects of Vivendi's eventually gaining majority control. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (11/20) Other News Verizon Wireless unveils two new LG handsets InformationWeek (11/19) SR Telecom, a vendor of broadband wireless access solutions, seeks creditor protection Wireless IQ (11/19) Outperform with Network Outsourcing from Accenture. Accenture can help wireline, wireless and cable providers outperform their peers by focusing on value-added services - and reducing network operations cost by up to an estimated 50 percent - by globally enabling a range of network operations functions. Click here to find out more.   Technology Trends    Nokia Siemens inks China Mobile deal Nokia Siemens Networks has signed a deal with China Mobile Group Beijing for the sale of Flexi GSM Base Stations. Nokia said the network hardware and software technology saved energy and costs while lowering carbon dioxide emissions. Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) (11/2007) Java at root of Google-Sun battle on Android Google's decision to use its own virtual machine for Android -- dubbed Dalvik -- has set off a conflict between the company and Sun Microsystems, maker of the standards-based Java Micro Edition. One observer said Google might have been trying to circumvent licensing issues with Sun. Techworld/IDG News Service (11/19) Who's getting one? The Plum Card. The first everything, everywhere trade terms card from American Express OPEN.™ Up to 2% early pay discount or up to 2 months defer pay, interest free.*Terms and conditions apply Application available now at PlumCard.com   IP Download  Ruckus offers solution for "unified" telecom Ruckus Wireless has completed interoperability testing between its Wi-Fi technology and the ShoreTel 7.5 Unified Communications system. It has also joined ShoreTel's Technology Partner Program (TPP). Observers say they believe the unification of fixed and mobile telephony solutions is essential to ensure network stability and application performance. TMC Internet Telephony (11/19) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Considerations for FTTX Splitter Modules Extreme-Environment Performance Optical splitter modules used in FTTX networks contain the splitters that make passive optical networks possible. Learn more. Register for ADC's Next Gen white paper series. Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   Regulatory & Legislative  FCC aims to foster broadband service at rural clinics Rural health care groups will receive $417 million in grants from the FCC to deliver broadband services to about 6,000 hospitals, research centers, universities and clinics in rural regions. The Washington Post (11/20) Make USTelecom dailyLead part of your 2008 marketing plan! 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