December 5, 2007 - Verizon, AT&T in wireless swap

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December 5, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon, AT&T in wireless swap AT&T and Verizon Wireless will swap assets in a deal aimed at meeting regulatory requirements for AT&T's purchase of Dobson Communications. AT&T will receive some properties of Rural Cellular once Verizon closes on its deal for that company; Verizon will get some Dobson assets, a 10-MHz slice of spectrum in several markets and an undisclosed amount of cash from AT&T. MarketWatch (12/4) , CNET/Reuters (12/4) Deliver fiber to the demarc with our MEF-certified 10/100 and 10/100/1000 media conversion products. With features such as link monitoring, OAM, loopback, bandwidth allocation, VLAN/QoS management, and segment redundancy, Transition's media conversion and switching products offer complete management capabilities from the CO to the CPE. 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The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (12/4) , NewsFactor Network (12/4) Cox goes solo in spectrum auction Cox Communications will participate in the 700-MHz spectrum auction in January without its joint-venture partners, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, Cox director of media relations David Grabert said. Other bidders expected to participate are Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Google. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (12/5) , Multichannel News (12/4) 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   Technology Trends  Cisco claims double speed on new security sensor Cisco Systems said its new IPS 4270 security device was twice as fast as earlier high-end models. The company is introducing an intrusion-prevention sensor that is aimed at more efficiently protecting high-speed connections to datacenters and WAN links. Techworld/Network World (12/5) Study: 25% of land-line users would go mobile-only About one quarter of current land-line users would consider trading in their current phone systems for mobile phones, according to market-research firm In-Stat. A study conducted by the group found that the average "cord cutters" are young and single and are living alone or sharing quarters, such as a dormitory or rooming house. TWICE (12/4) Fidelity manager touts Google, Cisco, RIM The manager of Fidelity Growth Discovery Fund has bullish sentiments for Google, Cisco Systems and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. The three are among Jason Weiner's top 10 holdings in his $1.6 billion portfolio, which is up 26% this year. MarketWatch (12/4) Keeping up-to-date with Parks Associates' views? 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