July 14, 2008 - Verizon looks to boost online FiOS ordering

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July 14, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon looks to boost online FiOS ordering Verizon Communications is offering customers a $10 monthly credit for 12 months if they order the telecom's $74.99-a-month FiOS video-and-phone bundle online. The video-package promotion gives subscribers access to 90 days of free Starz and Showtime, as well as four on-demand movies that cost $5 or less each. xchange (7/11) FREE CASE STUDY: Operator increases new customer sales by 5% with an automated re-marketing solution. Free download of results, compliments of TARGUSinfo.   Business & Industry Watch  IPhone 3G sales hit 1 million Apple's iPhone encountered some activation glitches, but customers still lined up in droves to buy the 3G upgrade. Globally, 1 million iPhone 3Gs were sold during their first three days on the market. In the U.S., AT&T unveiled the device, which also debuted in 20 international markets. ClipSyndicate/Bloomberg (7/14) , Google/Associated Press (7/14) , Bloomberg (7/14) , The New York Times (7/12) , The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/12) Battle for Yahoo! heats up Over the weekend, Yahoo! rejected a joint offer from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn that would have given Microsoft control over Yahoo!'s search business and led to the ouster of Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang and the company's board. Yahoo! reportedly agreed to be acquired at the $33-per-share price previously offered by Microsoft, but that was rejected. The latest round of offers sets the stage for a proxy fight at the Aug. 1 meeting of Yahoo! shareholders. The New York Times (7/14) , The Wall Street Journal (free content) (7/14) NTT DoCoMo looks for partners outside Japan Japan's top wireless carrier has signaled a desire to find more joint ventures abroad, especially in Asia, in order to lessen its reliance on its home market. "We want to be able to move swiftly when the timing is good. What we always say is to prioritize Asia-Pacific followed by the Middle East and then Africa," said Ryuji Yamada, CEO of NTT DoCoMo. Financial Times (7/13) Pieter Uys tapped as Vodacom's new CEO Vodacom has named Pieter Uys as the successor to outgoing CEO Alan Knott-Craig. Uys, who has been the company's chief operating officer since 2004, will take over chief executive duties in October. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/14) , Telecompaper (The Netherlands) (7/14) The Future Digital Home 'The Future Digital Home' provides unique insight into the winners and losers of the digital revolution. Examine the 'digital home' market, develop successful competitive strategies and avoid potential threats using the comprehensive analysis in this new report. USTelecom Spotlight USTelecom Webinar: Disruptive Telecom Devices -- VoIP Wednesday, July 16, 1 p.m. Eastern time Register. This free webinar explores VoIP devices that can be attached to broadband networks for voice calling. How much do these VoIP devices cost? How do they operate? Where do you purchase them? How easy or difficult are they to set up and operate? Review devices from companies and services with names such as VoiceStick, Majic Jack, Ooma, ActionTec and others. Learn more and register today. 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. Telecoms unite to retain customers (Chicago Tribune) Cisco's Chambers sees economic rebound in 2009, or later (ClipSyndicate) Ericsson aims to lower cost of next-gen broadband access technology (EE Times) Sprint CEO aims to open the lines of communication (The New York Times) XO going to greater distance for Ethernet coverage (xchange) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. On any given day in North America, H&M NetWorks is servicing a customer's needs. From the largest military structure to the smallest fast food location, we are there for our customers. Utilizing a strong, well-established base of field operations and service points, our group has become an industry leader for installation, maintenance, and service.   Video Upload  Dayton gains access to U-verse triple play AT&T has unveiled a triple-play U-verse offering in Dayton, Ohio, that encompasses voice, video and data services. The telecom is hoping to entice customers to bundle services by offering money-back guarantees. OneTRAK (7/13) Home-video outlay up in first half of '08 Consumers spent $10.77 billion -- a 1.6% increase -- on DVD and Blu-ray purchases and rentals in the first half of this year, according to this article quoting Home Media magazine. Disc purchases grew 1.1%, to $6.87 billion, while rentals rose 2.6%, to $3.9 billion. The Hollywood Reporter (7/13)   Technology Trends  Nokia Siemens Networks, Sonus win network deal Nokia Siemens Networks and Sonus Networks were selected by Colt Telecom Group as the telecom's main next-generation network suppliers. Colt is looking to deliver to its enterprise customers a single, 16-port access box that resides on the customer's premises. Light Reading (7/14) Comstar's WiMAX network debuts in Armenia Comstar, a Russian operator, has launched a WiMAX network in Armenia through its Cornet-AM subsidiary. The wireless-broadband network features a total of 24 base stations. cellular-news (U.K.) (7/14) Other News Metro Ethernet Forum certifies SMC Networks' device CED Magazine (7/2008) Web video-network startup Veoh aims to target ads Adweek (7/14)   IP Download  Can corporate marketers tame freewheeling YouTube? The nearly 6 million hits for the Stride gum-backed YouTube clip of Matt Harding dancing in various parts of the world is likely to inspire more corporate backing for user video, but it remains to be seen whether the genre will become a legitimate ad channel, this article says. "It's still an open question whether big business is going to play Internet culture's game, or if Internet culture is going to play the big business game," said Tim Hwang, organizer of a recent conference in Cambridge, Mass., on Web culture. The Washington Post (7/13) EU ponders caps on data, mobile roaming charges The European Commission said Friday that it expected to decide by Tuesday on new rules to cap roaming charges wireless carriers impose on mobile Web surfing and text messaging. Viviane Reding, the European Union's telecom regulator, warned carriers to put self-imposed limits on such charges by July 1 or face government intervention. 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