May 28, 2008 - Bell Canada gears up for high court appeal

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May 28, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Bell Canada gears up for high court appeal Bell Canada hopes to appeal a ruling last week by a Quebec appeals court that said BCE's planned $51.8 billion buyout is not fair to bondholders. The telecom may get its appeal before the Canadian Supreme Court on June 17. The New York Times (5/27) , InformationWeek (5/27)   Improve Margins, Operational Efficiency and Customer Experience Aricent is a global leader in OSS/BSS consulting and solutions for the telecommunications industry. Our extensive experience comes from consulting, managed service, systems integration and development engagements with large service providers worldwide. We offer products and services for IMS, WiMAX, 2G/3G, Femtocell and Fixed Mobile Convergence.   ADVERTISEMENT   Business & Industry Watch    New York greenlights FiOS deal Verizon Communications has won approval from New York's Franchise and Concession Review Committee to roll out its FiOS video service in all five boroughs. "If we can get it before the Public Service Commission for a July decision, I think shortly after that we would be able to turn on that service," said Verizon spokesman John Bonomo. New York Daily News (5/28) , Reuters (5/27) , Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) (5/27) Alcatel shareholders to vote on CEO parachute Amid rumors that Alcatel-Lucent is about to dismiss CEO Pat Russo, the company will present shareholders with a resolution that would tie the CEO's $9.45 million golden parachute with her performance. If shareholders agree, the company, which posted a net loss in the first quarter and has given downbeat projections for 2008, would use performance targets as tools to compute the package. Reuters (5/27) Colao will face tough shareholders at Vodafone Newly named Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao will need to respond to shareholder complaints about some of the policies of his predecessor, Arun Sarin, who announced Tuesday he will step down in July. Colao -- who told reporters that he will keep pushing hard for cost cuts -- needs to address the telecom giant's sluggish performance in Europe, the future of its successful emerging-market business and how to manage Vodafone's relationship with its partner, Verizon Communications, according to analysts and other company watchers. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (5/28) , MarketWatch (5/27) Sources: Yahoo! likely to make deal with Microsoft or Google Microsoft reportedly has reopened talks with Yahoo! about a full takeover at a somewhat higher price than its previous initial offer of $31 a share or $44 billion. Should these negotiations hit another impasse, Yahoo! is likely to try to close a deal with Google to handle its search-ad business on a nonexclusive basis, according to this article. Neither Yahoo! nor Microsoft commented for this article. BusinessWeek (5/28) Shaw leads all bidders in Canadian wireless auction Shaw Communications has placed 41 bids totaling $154.3 million and is leading a pack of 26 bidders in the auction for Industry Canada's advanced-wireless spectrum. The Canadian cable company's aggressive play is fueling speculation that it hopes to become a national wireless carrier. Cartt News Service (subscription only) (5/28) Telecom switches emphasis: Preliminary analysis of the 2007 Telecom Executive Survey. To remain competitive as industry boundaries blur, telecom providers recognize the need for new business models and other capabilities beyond their traditional strengths. Learn more by downloading this IBM white paper. USTelecom Spotlight IPTV to get major scrutiny at NXTComm08 RGB Networks, IneoQuest, BitBand Technologies, Cisco Systems and Ericsson/Tandberg TV are among the NXTcomm08 exhibitors expected to highlight IPTV offerings at the NXTcomm08 IPTV/Content Studio Product Pavilion on NXTcomm's show floor in Las Vegas, June 16 to 19. NXTcomm08's Original Conference Programming and NXTcomm08 Conference Partner ATIS will also devote attention to IPTV in program sessions scheduled for June 17 and 18. Learn more. Register today! Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Starz strikes online deal with Verizon Premium movie channel Starz has announced that it will soon enter a distribution deal with Verizon Communications. The deal brings the Starz Play online video offering to the telecom's 8.5 million high-speed Internet subscribers for $5.99 a month. Los Angeles Times (free registration) (5/28) , Reuters (5/27) , Light Reading (5/27) Sony, cable to make TVs that cut need for set-tops Makers of digital set-top boxes might be in trouble if Sony Corp. and its six new allies among cable TV operators succeed in their plan to produce digital TV sets that can receive digital-cable service without going through set-top boxes. That would enable cable subscribers to receive digital-cable channels as well as advanced services such as video on demand. 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Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com.   Technology Trends  Zeugma introduces new edge router Zeugma has introduced an edge router whose card slots can accommodate computing blades as well as routing blades. The Zeugma Services Node has a switching capacity of 240 Gbps, which the company hopes to expand to I/O capacity in 2009. Light Reading (5/27) Fujitsu powers Ethernet network in rural Tennessee Fujitsu Network Communications' FLASHWAVE 4000 Multiservice Provisioning Platforms were selected by DTC Communications to rebuild a 300-mile metro Ethernet network in rural Tennessee. xchange (5/27) Ericsson will manage T-Mobile ops in Netherlands Sweden's Ericsson has extended its dealings with T-Mobile with a four-year agreement to manage the carrier's operations in the Netherlands. The deal also calls for Ericsson to streamline T-Mobile's infrastructure by dismantling the network that had been built by France Telecom's Orange unit before T-Mobile's purchase of Orange's Dutch business a year ago. Reuters (5/27) , RTT News (5/27)   IP Download  How CEOs, top executives use the Web CEOs rely more on newspapers and TV than new media for their business news, according to the Business Elite Study by Ipsos MediaCt and the Executive Summary for the American Association of Advertising Agencies. The report looks at how the top tier of the U.S. business community uses the Web for business and in their personal lives. MediaPost Communications (5/27) Truphone takes aim at low-cost mobile VoIP market Truphone has introduced Truphone Anywhere, a calling service designed to reduce the cost of placing international calls using a mobile phone. "One of the best things about Truphone is that it doesn't force anyone to use their phone in a different way, or to remember to have to do something differently. It's simple: people just dial, and save," said Truphone CEO James Tagg. 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