January 10, 2008 - FCC approves Verizon asset sale to FairPoint

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January 10, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    FCC approves Verizon asset sale to FairPoint The FCC gave its stamp of approval on Verizon Communications' proposed deal to sell wireline assets in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire to FairPoint Communications. The deal is valued at $2.7 billion and, according to FairPoint, should close before the end of the first quarter. The Washington Post/Associated Press (1/9) , American City Business Journals/Charlotte, N.C. (1/9) Winning the US Bundled Pricing Game Communications providers' bundled pricing offerings are becoming commoditized - so how do you differentiate? To learn more about segment-based pricing that can improve incremental operating income and provide greater value to the customer, read Accenture's point of view, "Innovative Approaches to Win the US Bundled Pricing Game".   Business & Industry Watch  AT&T signs up Amdocs AT&T Services is calling on Amdocs to deliver application-management services to support the telecom's customer-care and billing platforms. The contract represents an extension of an existing seven-year deal between the two companies. Reuters (1/10) Cisco chief: Social networking key to next-gen broadband Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers says he believes social networking will play a vital role in the evolution of the next-generation Internet, noting that broadband developments have the potential to "change the economic fabric of nations." TWICE (1/9) Foresthill Telephone brings land-line service to electricity-free town California's Iowa Hill, which has no electricity, will for the first time have land-line service in about 80 homes, thanks to Foresthill Telephone Co., which plans to use microwave signals to help deliver services. Detroit Free Press/McClatchy News Service (1/10)   Technology Trends  Level 3: Emerging IP optical, IP wireless markets hold promise Level 3 Communications Chairman and CEO James Crowe says he believes his company is better positioned to compete this year in the emerging IP optical and IP wireless sectors. "Standardized market-based interfaces are increasingly creating horizontal rather than vertical markets," Crowe said. "That means content is separating from applications, applications are separating from devices and devices from networks." Telephony Online (1/9) FusionOne inks backup deal with Bell Mobility FusionOne has been selected by Canada's Bell Mobility to provide mobile contacts backup and restore services. The branded Backup Manager will come pre-loaded on new Bell Mobility handsets. Mediacaster (1/9) Analysis: Google looks to "edge" out competitors BusinessWeek analyzes Google's entrance into the mobile community. Highlights include Google's successful effort to change some rules for the FCC's upcoming spectrum auction and the company's Project Android open-source mobile-software initiative. BusinessWeek (1/9) Virgin Mobile goes open-source for SMS processes In a move to better handle the booming growth of mobile-phone subscribers, Virgin Mobile has announced that it will switch to the open-source MySQL platform to facilitate SMS database management. 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Contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   IP Download  Apple might launch online-movie rentals Apple is rumored to be entering the online movie-rental business. The company sells movies through iTunes, and the new service would allow users to rent movies through iTunes and watch them via their computer, iPod, iPhone or AppleTV. DMNews (1/8) Skype's 2008 mantra: Go mobile, young man Skype, the Web-based phone service that allows its registered users around the world to talk for free, is looking to crack the mobile-telephone market now. To that end, the company has announced several initiatives, including one that will integrate its software on Intel-powered mobile Web devices. CNET (1/10)   Regulatory & Legislative  India's DoT reconsiders telecom-license bids India's Department of Telecom plans to reconsider the telecom-license applications of Allainz Infratech, S Tel, Spice Communications, Indiabulls-owned Selene, Parsvnath and Cheetah Corporate Services. 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