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May 16, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day  Rural-broadband funds make it into farm bill The House and Senate have approved a farm bill that will pave the way for loans to be issued for rural broadband-deployment projects. The new bill, which is said to be veto-proof, will reform the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. xchange (5/15)   NXTcomm08 is coming... Advertise in the USTelecom dailyLead while subscribers set their sights on Las Vegas. With 49,000 highly engaged subscribers, USTelecom dailyLead offers the perfect opportunity to reach telecom industry decision-makers. To learn more, click here or contact Amy Abbey at (202) 737-5500 ext. 250.   ADVERTISEMENT   Business & Industry Watch  Asset purchase drags on FairPoint results FairPoint Communications, which became the eighth-largest telecom operator earlier this year after completing its purchase of select Verizon wireline assets, has announced that that acquisition weighed on its first-quarter results. FairPoint reported a net loss of $10 million. American City Business Journals/Charlotte, N.C. (5/16) SFR gets formal public offer logged for Neuf Cegetel Vivendi's SFR unit is stepping up the competition in France with France Telecom by formally announcing its public offer for telecom Neuf Cegetel. Before the deal, SFR owned a 77.9% stake in Neuf Cegetel. EasyBourse/Dow Jones Newswires (5/15) TeliaSonera appoints new CFO TeliaSonera has named Per-Arne Blomquist chief financial officer and executive vice president to succeed Kim Ignatius. The operator said it tapped Blomquist for his experience in handling financial issues at the corporate level. Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) (5/15) Other News Vodafone buys social network ZYB The Washington Post/TechCrunch (5/16)   Premium Company Profile Verizon Communications Verizon is lowering its expenses and investing in high growth markets such as hi-speed wireless in order to retain its competitive positioning. Datamonitor's premium company profile covers Verizon's corporate strategy, financial trends and segment analysis. Understand the company's position and ways is could improve.   ADVERTISEMENT USTelecom Spotlight At NXTcomm08: A look at adaptive communications service providers Telecommunications is rapidly evolving as traditional voice and data are complemented with multimedia and information services. For a communications service provider (CSP) to profitably participate, it must adapt quickly through evolving support systems and emerging business models. On June 19, in Las Vegas, in "The Adaptive Communications SPs," NXTcomm08 will look at key industry change agents and their impact on the CSP's current business. Register today! Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Verizon plans CableCard set-top Verizon Communications intends to bring its first CableCard set-top to market in July as it works to meet an FCC advanced-set-top-box requirement for its FiOS TV service. "We have a separable CableCard-based solution and we're on track to meet the FCC requirement," Verizon media-relations director Bobbi Henson said. Multichannel News (5/15) Telecoms set to gain from steady multichannel growth Multichannel providers will see annual subscriber growth of 2.1% through 2012, bringing the national total to almost 90% of TV homes, according to a study released Thursday by SNL Kagan. The report goes on to say that telecoms will see an increase in their share of this market, as cable's dips a few percentage points. Broadcasting & Cable (5/15)   Technology Trends    Sprint, Samsung: WiMAX passes key technical hurdle Sprint Nextel will launch its Xohm wireless-broadband service based on the WiMAX standard in Washington and Baltimore later this year after the technology's success in reaching key performance milestones, the carrier and its hardware partner, Samsung Electronics, announced. "The collaboration with Samsung and our other partners has created a WiMAX ecosystem that has now proven that it can deliver this new technology to the marketplace well ahead of any feasible alternative," said Xohm President Barry West. ZDNet (5/16) , American City Business Journals/Kansas City (5/15) Russia gets WiMAX network Virgin Group's Trivon company now has a WiMAX network up and running in 32 cities in Russia. Virgin has set a goal of controlling 10% of the Russian broadband-access market in five years' time. CNews (5/15) Report: Enterasys mulls Extreme buy Enterasys reportedly is interested in snapping up Extreme, although neither company is commenting on the speculation. As of late, Enterasys officials have said they are open to making a big buy of some sort. Light Reading (5/16) Other News Opinion: Net regulation could be a detriment to health care technology TechNewsWorld (5/16) From network planning through deployment and maintenance, Volt Telecom Group's Wireless Network Solutions division is the only nationwide single-source solution for your wireless infrastructure needs. Find out today how Volt Telecom Group can make it all happen for your business. Contact: salesinfo@volt-telecom.com for a free Wireless Solutions brochure today.   IP Download  McCormick: Regulation could stifle broadband In his address to the think tank The Media Institute, USTelecom President and CEO Walter McCormick outlined how important private investment and the freedom to innovate are to the broadband industry. McCormick supported The Media Institute for "taking a stand for an arms-length role for the government when it comes to this extraordinary new platform of broadband." Broadcasting & Cable (5/14) Study: "Hyperconnected" workers present management challenge A new study commissioned by Nortel finds 16% of workers worldwide are "hyperconnected" -- that is, they use at least seven devices and at least nine applications ranging from instant messages to social networks. Another 36% are "increasingly connected," using at least four devices and six applications. Managing such disparate sources of communication is a major challenge for companies, the report said. Network World (5/14)   LeadQuote  All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." --Charles M. 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