August 8, 2008 - SureWest touts broadband-focus decision

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August 8, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    SureWest touts broadband-focus decision SureWest Communications benefited from its wireless-division sale, reporting net profit in the second quarter of $20.9 million. The division sale is part of the telecom's decision to focus on its broadband business. "While still in the early stages of our long-term broadband growth strategy, we expect continued success moving forward," said President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Oldham. American City Business Journals/Sacramento, Calif. (8/7) Bharti Airtel grows at a stunning pace by keeping its focus on the customer. IBM helped Bharti Airtel - India's fastest-growing telecom company - discover ways to launch new products in days instead of weeks. Find out more by reading this IBM case study.   Business & Industry Watch  Verizon Wireless completes Rural Cellular deal Verizon Wireless officially closed its $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., giving the carrier an expanded rural-market presence in 15 states. The acquisition adds 625,000 customers to Verizon Wireless' subscriber base. American City Business Journals/Birmingham, Ala. (8/7) FairPoint Communications sees revenue growth FairPoint Communications reported a 15% uptick in second-quarter revenue, despite seeing a quarter-over-quarter dip in high-speed Internet lines from 225,410 to 221,086. OneTRAK (8/7) , RTT News (8/7) Other News Telecom New Zealand executive bearish on 2009 Bloomberg (8/8)   Video Upload  Verizon eyes D.C. as next FiOS market It's still subject to the approval of the mayor and City Council, but Verizon has received a preliminary nod to bring its FiOS service to Washington. If it happens, FiOS will compete with Comcast. The Washington Post (8/8) User-generated content not seen as path to Web profits Executives at Web video companies said Thursday that the path to riches lay in avenues other than YouTube and other user-generated sites because advertisers are loathe to surrender control of their brand's message. Google had enough confidence in YouTube's earnings potential to pay $1.6 billion for the company, but professional content providers said it had yet to make any money from its investment. CNET (8/8) Other News AT&T's U-verse plays fantasy football with Yahoo Multichannel News (8/7) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Integrated Technologies – Global Solutions, a Volt Telecom Group division, (ITGS) delivers products and comprehensive, design, engineering and installation services to improve the security of public, private and government facilities nationwide. Contact us today for a FREE brochure on our turnkey voice, data, security, access and video systems. salesinfo@volt-telecom.com. 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  Tilgin secures IPTV technology order A multiutility company in Denmark has tapped Tilgin to supply its IPTV technology, which will enable the company to deliver next-generation broadband services, such as high-definition IPTV. Tilgin values the initial order at about $500,000, but failed to specify the name of the new client. TMC Internet Telephony (8/7) Callis sees 802.3af technology as energy-saver Callis Communications found "green" solutions for construction of an Alabama company's new 45,000-square-foot facility based on 802.3af technology that saved energy by powering VoIP phones at a single central source rather than requiring them to be plugged in at outlets throughout the building. "We were able to reduce White-Spunner's energy needs for their telecom service by at least 50%," said Dean Parker, CEO of Callis, a facilities-based CLEC. Telephony Online (8/8)   IP Download  Vonage gains few subs in quarter Vonage Holdings said a decision to cut back on TV advertising played a major role in its poor performance last quarter, when the VoIP provider gained just 2,000 lines. CEO Marc Lefar said the company had not realized how much impact the ads had on driving potential customers to its Internet site and other recruitment avenues, but the advertising aside, analysts are still cautious on the company's underlying fundamentals. The New York Times/Associated Press (8/7) Coalition backs standard inter-carrier rates A coalition of telecommunications providers urged the FCC on Thursday to set compensation rates on inter-carrier calls to publicly switched networks at a maximum of $.0007 per minute. TMCnet.com (8/8) PhoenixSoft lands contract for VoIP-compatible softswitch RS Associates has selected the Cirrus Softswitch solution, which includes back-office functionality, from PhoenixSoft. The solution also delivers advanced route administration, convergent billing and database applications. 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