March 18, 2008 - Court overturns Nacchio verdict on narrow grounds

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March 18, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Court overturns Nacchio verdict on narrow grounds A federal appeals court in Denver said the judge in former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio's insider-trading trial erred in excluding an expert defense witness and said the government must retry or free him. Prosecutors said they were weighing their options -- which could include asking a panel of appellate judges to rehear the appeal -- but were thought unlikely to drop the charges. ClipSyndicate/ABC (3/17) , The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (3/18) Deliver Ethernet in the first mile, with our MEF-certified 10/100 and 10/100/1000 - NID/CPE products. 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AllAfrica Global Media (3/18) USTelecom Spotlight NXTcomm08 Show Floor to feature Five Communications Product Pavilions NXTcomm08, the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data, will feature five Product Pavilions on the show floor from June 17 to 19 when it takes over the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center: Broadband Wireless World, IPTV Studio, Content Showcase, Green Village and the OSS/BSS Corridor. Check out NXTcomm08's Show Floor Visual and take the Interactive Show Tour. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  Bookstore  |  Webinars   Video Upload    HDTV poised for growth in the U.S. HDTV adoption will increase by 17 million homes to 47 million in the U.S. by the close of this year, according to Pike & Fischer, which predicts the number of U.S. households paying for some sort of HDTV service or equipment will skyrocket to 103 million by year-end 2012. Multichannel video providers will see revenue of $2.6 billion in the next four years. Broadcast Engineering (3/18) Verizon moves toward FiOS launch in N.Y. village Verizon Communications is gearing up for a hearing date in Hamburg, N.Y., to approve a franchise for its FiOS video service, the first of about a dozen localities in the suburbs of Buffalo where the telecom provider plans to compete with cable operators. The Village Board set April 7 for public hearings on the franchise, where Verizon would compete against Time Warner Cable. The Buffalo News (N.Y.) (3/18) BabyFirst TV toddles into new Asian market BabyFirst TV -- the 24-hour, 7-day channel for babies, toddlers and parents -- now is available in Taiwan via local IPTV provider Chunghwa. The channel, which is available in English and Mandarin, also recently launched in Korea. 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Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com.   Technology Trends  Tandberg finds need for OCS, telepresence links Enterprise users who have increasingly adapted Microsoft's Office Communications Server have been looking for help integrating the new system with applications for telepresence systems, according to Tandberg, a company which provides that service. TMC Internet Telephony (3/18) In Crotia, a WiMAX deal for Alcatel-Lucent Croatia's WiMAX Telecom has tapped Alcatel-Lucent to supply a WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network, the equipment company said. CNNMoney.com/Thomson Financial News (3/18) Other News Carrier fee dispute moves to arbitration Google/Associated Press (3/17)   IP Download  Broadband spreads at 20% annual rate in Spain Spaniards in almost 40% of the country's households now subscribe to a broadband service after a 20% rise in new customers in January compared with a year ago, according to Spanish telecoms watchdog CMT. Reuters (3/17) BroadSoft wants to help marry voice, Web 2.0 apps BroadSoft has launched its Xtended initiative designed to help developers of voice-enabled applications marry them to a wide array of Web 2.0 features by using the company's BroadWorks VoIP Interactive platform. ScreenPlays (3/2008)   LeadQuote  Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are." --John W. 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