July 2, 2008 - AT&T to end Dish partnership

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July 2, 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 to end Dish partnership AT&T has decided to end its five-year relationship with TV partner Dish Network, which the telecom offers as part of its bundled service in certain parts of the country. The two companies' current contract expires Dec. 31, and AT&T has said it plans to forge a new video partnership, which could include Dish or DirecTV, by the end of this year. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/2) , American City Business Journals/Denver (7/1) Whitepaper: Target Lucrative SMBs in Real Time Learn how to optimize existing marketing investments to help sales and marketing staff qualify and target the most lucrative SMBs in real time. Click here to download the free TARGUSinfo white paper.   Business & Industry Watch  DT chief: Leadership means you must face the consequences Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to protect company secrets. In this interview, René Obermann, Deutsche Telekom's CEO, talks about the company's recent spying scandal and the moves he felt were necessary to protect his organization -- even when another path "might have been good for my reputation, but it would have inflicted immense harm to the company and its employees." Spiegel Online (6/30) Espial to acquire Kasenna, greater IPTV abilities Espial Group, a software vendor best known for its work internationally, said it would acquire Kasenna, an IPTV middleware and applications maker. "Acquiring Kasenna provides us with increased scale, expertise, product breadth and channel access to position ourselves as the leading choice for service providers worldwide," said Espial CEO Jaison Dolvane. xchange (7/1) GOP representatives urge FCC to drop proviso for free Web A pair of Republican House members have formally asked FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to drop his demands that the winners of the next wireless-spectrum auction must provide free Web access. Reps. Joe Barton of Texas and Cliff Stearns of Florida said the FCC's proposal would discourage potential bidders. Internetnews.com (7/1) Other News Verizon fights FCC customer-retention ruling Light Reading (7/1) USTelecom Spotlight Disruptive technology, demanding consumers and your broadband future USTelecom's Executive Business Forum is for C-level executives responsible for business, technology, operations, finance and marketing decisions. Explore the potential of broadband and new technologies to meet your customers' needs and expand your business. This three-day event, Oct. 1 to 3 in San Jose, Calif., helps telecom executives navigate the risks and capitalize on the opportunities from today's new communications and entertainment technologies. Learn more. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Verizon adds to HD offerings in Fort Wayne With the addition of 15 high-definition channels in Fort Wayne, Ind., Verizon Communications now serves up more than 40 HD channels in the market. Verizon said that by the end of the year it would offer all available major HD programming in Fort Wayne. Multichannel News (7/1) AT&T looks to open statewide video franchise in Tennessee AT&T has filed for a statewide video franchise in Tennessee and says it will spend $400 million to enhance its video and broadband offerings in the state if the contract is accepted. The contract would include 56 cities, including Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville, and, if successful, will be the company's first statewide franchise. Houston Chronicle/Associated Press (7/1) , OneTRAK (7/1)   Technology Trends    WiMAX comes to S.D. town, seen as key to future of rural areas The rural town of Madison, S.D., became the first small community in the Mount Rushmore State to gain access to a WiMAX network, a technology that proponents assert could narrow economic differences between rural and urban areas by providing high-quality Internet access. Sioux Valley Wireless launched the service Tuesday. Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (7/2) UTStarcom sells PCD unit as part of overhaul UTStarcom continues to overhaul the company by shedding its second wireless unit as it refocuses its business model to feature more profitable products, such as IPTV. The company said yesterday that it would sell its Personal Communications Division to an arm of AIG Investments in a move that would keep the PCD management in place overseeing a new division that would buy phones from UTStarcom's handset unit. Light Reading (7/1) , The Boston Globe/Associated Press (7/1) Report: Google in talks to fund WiMAX net The parent company of French ISP Free is denying a published report that Free and Bollore Telecom are talking with Google to help fund their WiMAX network. The Washington Post/Reuters (7/1) Whitepaper: Migration Strategies for Success Given the slow adoption rate of IMS, how should carriers consider transforming their networks in order to support SIP, VoIP and multimedia services? This paper, jointly prepared with Frost & Sullivan, provides an overview of industry trends and issues impacting the evolution of wireless and wireline networks. 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