April 7, 2008 - AT&T, cable agree on Tennessee video rules

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April 7, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    AT&T, cable agree on Tennessee video rules AT&T and the cable industry have come to terms on many of the rules for offering video services in Tennessee, a key step as state lawmakers set today as the deadline for drawing up draft legislation. AT&T intends to serve 30% of its phone territory within 3.5 years of launching its video service. "We're focused on passing legislation that promotes competition and promotes a level playing field," said AT&T spokesman Bob Corney. The Tennessean (Nashville) (4/7) , American City Business Journals/Memphis, Tenn. (4/4)   Business & Industry Watch  Motorola, Icahn come to terms; nominees head to board Motorola has forged a deal with activist investor Carl Icahn that will enable Icahn to counsel the company on moves in its mobile-phone business and will bring his proposed nominees to Motorola's board. "This is a very positive step for Motorola in that shareholder representatives will have strong input into board decisions affecting the future of our company," Icahn said. The agreement brings to an end pending litigation against Motorola. ClipSyndicate/Bloomberg (4/7) , Forbes/Thomson Financial News (4/7) , Reuters (4/7) Jury: Microsoft owes Alcatel $367 million in patent flap A federal jury has set $367.4 million as the damages Microsoft must pay telecom-equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent after finding the software giant had violated a pair of Alcatel patents. According to Microsoft, Alcatel had sought $1.5 billion based on four alleged violations, and while the jury found Microsoft liable for the company's user-interface software, it ruled the Microsoft did not infringe on Alcatel's patents for its video-decoding technology. PC Magazine/Reuters (4/6) France's SFR rebuts reports of layoffs SFR, a French mobile-phone carrier, denied today that it had plans to eliminate 2,000 jobs with the takeover of Neuf Cegetel. The unit of Vivendi and Vodafone Group issued a statement after a report in a French publication. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (4/7) One year into job, Qwest CFO resigns Qwest Communications Chief Financial Officer John W. Richardson resigned from his post Friday, barely a year after taking the job. Richardson will remain while Qwest finds his replacement. Forbes (4/5) Yahoo! says no to Microsoft bid Yahoo! has again rejected Microsoft's acquisition bid, this time in the face of increased pressure by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who is threatening a proxy battle. The New York Times (4/7) Other News Eyeing growth, SureWest considers future of quarterly dividend The Sacramento Bee (Calif.) (4/7) USTelecom Spotlight Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy to provide NXTcomm08 keynote Sun Microsystems Chairman and co-founder Scott McNealy will discuss the future of the communications industry at NXTcomm08 on June 18 in Las Vegas. "Sun Microsystems is a giant in the world of communications," NXTcomm Executive Director Wayne Crawford said. "Its open-source technologies and network-computing platforms facilitate productivity for leading companies. We're honored to have Scott McNealy provide a keynote at our '08 show." Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Hot Topics    Top five news stories selected by USTelecom dailyLead readers in the past week. Court orders Sprint to unload Nextel in iPCS territory (BusinessWeek) Verizon, FairPoint close land-line deal (The Boston Globe) Sprint sticking with WiMAX, CEO says (cellular-news (U.K.)) AT&T brings IP triple play to Austin, Texas; San Diego (OneTRAK) Tellabs committed to PONs, company says (Telephony Online) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. Henkels & McCoy NetWorks, formerly the Network Systems and Solutions Division, is now "open for business" at its new head­quarters in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Visit us April 16-17 at KioskCom (Booth 449) Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV Download our PDF to learn more! Infrastructure for the New Century.   Video Upload  A&E makes History in Korea A&E's international division will launch a History HD video-on-demand service in Korea under a partnership with Korea Telecom, the company's first such Asian offering, after the formation of similar services in the U.S., U.K., Scandinavia and central Europe, the network said. The Korean service, which A&E expects to debut this summer, will become part of Korea Telecom MegaTV, an eight-month-old IPTV service with 550,000 subscribers. Variety (4/7) How DVRs could radically change the TV culture The DVR and other such devices have revolutionized the way people watch TV in a way that challenges the common assumptions about viewing habits, according to one observer who considers the implications of a media-saturated society in which watching television has morphed from a shared ritual into an increasingly individual experience. The Wall Street Journal (free content) (4/7) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Addressing profitability challenges in Advanced Fiber Management for FTTP networks Successful fiber management plays an increasingly important role in eliminating potential problem areas that can become both costly and time consuming over the life of the network. Register for ADC's Next Gen white paper series. Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com.   Technology Trends    NHL gains backers for new free Web service Bud Light, Cisco Systems and Dodge have signed on to support NHL Network Online, a free seven-channel broadband service the National Hockey League was expected to introduce today. NHL Network Online will offer fans news, scores, highlights, human-interest stories and other features through such exclusive content as "The Hockey Show," sponsored by Bud Light, and Cisco's "LiveWire," which will show live events such as news conferences. MediaPost Communications (4/7) Optical vendor Xtera buys Meriton Networks Xtera Communications, a maker of long-haul and subsea optical equipment, has bought Meriton Networks, a fellow optical company that serves metropolitan areas, Xtera said today, but did not disclose terms. Besides its metro markets, Xtera could be eyeing Meriton's interest in an emerging technology known as PBB-TE, Provider Backbone Bridging -- Traffic Engineering, according to this article. Light Reading (4/7) R.I. firm bets on WiMAX to Dallas businesses Towerstream says it believes it can use WiMAX technology to gain a foothold among businesses seeking Internet services across the Dallas-Fort Worth region. "The wireless only comes into play when you get outside the building. It saves us the cost of installing wire networks throughout big cities," said CEO Jeff Thompson, who said the company was not targeting the mobile market. The Dallas Morning News (4/4) Other News With no license, MWeb shuts South African WiMAX trial cellular-news (U.K.)/ITWeb (4/5) Grade A Prime Mid-Band Ethernet services deliver 10x the bandwidth at 1/10th the cost– your new Cash Cow for growing your top-line. Let Hatteras show you how to convert your copper lines to high-bandwidth, profitable Ethernet services. To meet your new Cash Cow, visit www.hatterasnetworks.com.   IP Download  SR Virtual wraps SendChat, VoIP call, voice-text app SR Virtual has completed a prototype for SendChat, an application that uses a voice-recognition server to allow users to send text-voice messages over any network, the company said. SendChat also exploits Wi-Fi networks to enable pocket PCs and mobile devices to deliver free VoIP calls. 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