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|  | Arguments in Brand X case focus on information vs. telecom rules
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in the Brand X case in which cable companies argued that their Internet offerings are information services that are protected from common-carrier phone regulations. The Washington Post (3/30), USA TODAY (3/30), The Seattle Times/Bloomberg (3/30), The Wall Street Journal (3/30)
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| | Verizon wins MCI; Qwest may up ante
MCI yesterday decided to accept a $7.6 billion takeover offer from Verizon Communications, but Qwest Communications may not be out of the game yet, reports say. According to people close to the situation, Qwest has hired proxy adviser Altman Group to challenge the MCI-Verizon deal. Denver Rocky Mountain News (3/30), The Denver Post (3/30), NYTimes.com (3/30), Bloomberg (3/30), The Wall Street Journal (3/30)
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| | Juniper buys Kagoor
Juniper Networks has bought Kagoor Networks, a maker of session border controllers, for $67.5 million. The deal plugs a hole in Juniper's arsenal and should help the gear maker with its VoIP systems deployments. Light Reading (3/29), Los Angeles Times/Associated Press (3/30)
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| | Cisco's acquisition of Airespace puts heat on rival gear makers
Now that Cisco Systems has completed its acquisition of Wi-Fi vendor Airespace, Cisco's rivals are scrambling to set up their own Wi-Fi partnerships. Nortel Networks has forged a deal with Trapeze Networks, while Alcatel has entered into an arrangement with Aruba Wireless Networks. eWeek.com (3/29)
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| | Tellabs, Occam strike a deal
Tellabs and Occam Networks have entered into a deal that gives Tellabs permission to manufacture and then sell Occam's broadband loop carrier products to BellSouth, SBC Communications, Verizon Communications and a select group of carriers in the U.S. and Canada. Telephony Online (3/29)
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| | Cablevision's Charles Dolan pledges $400M for Voom
Cablevision Systems Chairman Charles Dolan told federal regulators he plans to invest $400 million of his own money in satellite-TV unit Voom. Dolan made the announcement in a filing with the FCC in which he seeks to block Cablevision's proposed sale of Voom to EchoStar Communications. Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) (3/30), New York Post (3/30), The Wall Street Journal (3/30)
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Register today for part two of USTA's VoIP 101 webinar series. This week's webinar explores the requirements for rolling out VoIP services, and features USTA's Tom Soroka and a representative from Trinsic (formerly Z-Tel). Learn, ask questions and download presentations -- all without leaving your office and without the hassles of traveling. Registration is $250, but USTA members receive ONE FREE registration. Contact membership@usta.org for details. Not a member? Join today.
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| | Extreme unveils new family of Gigabit Ethernet switches
Extreme Networks has unveiled a new line of Level 3 fixed Gigabit Ethernet switches, dubbed the Summit 400-24 line, designed specifically to provide high availability for wireless, VoIP and converged networks. TechWeb Network (3/29)
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in the file-sharing case of MGM Studios v. Grokster, and the justices surprised some observers in considering arguments that a ruling against Grokster threatened innovation. "How do we give the developer the confidence to go ahead," Justice David H. Souter asked. NYTimes.com (3/30), The Washington Post (3/29), The Wall Street Journal (3/30), USA TODAY/Associated Press (3/29)
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