Google not aiming to become national Wi-Fi player
Although Google today is unveiling a free Wi-Fi network in its hometown of Mountain View, Calif., the company says it has no plans to roll out any type of national Wi-Fi service. NYTimes.com (8/16)  
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Satcasters lag in airwaves auction
Wireless DBS, the partnership between top satellite companies EchoStar Communications and the DirecTV Group Inc., started the federal airwaves auction as the top qualifier, with a $972.5 million deposit, representing 648 million bidding units. However, at the close of bidding on Tuesday, the partnership controlled only 300,000 units. SeattlePI.com/Associated Press (8/16)
Triple play spurs growth at Comcast
Comcast's bundle of telephone, cable and Internet service has produced positive results for the company. The bundle's $99-a-month price tag has helped Comcast keep existing customers and lure new ones. The Philadelphia Inquirer (8/16)
Nortel to help push VoIP
Nortel Networks' IPT 1-2-3 initiative has been developed to address VoIP partners' sales concerns and will target its untapped resource of legacy telephony customers. Internet Week (8/15)
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More networks opt for all-digital platform
A&E Television Networks, Hallmark Channel, Jewelry Television, ION Media Networks, Oxygen Media and WGN are all set to have their East and West Coast satellite feeds delivered by Comcast Media Center's and SES Americom's joint Total Digital Solution all-digital platform. Multichannel News (8/15)
Mobile providers serving ads on the smallest screens
Mobile phone providers Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless and others may be past the point of experimentation when it comes to inserting advertising into the wireless experience. While providers aren't yet looking to interrupt calls with ads, they are expected to offer premium content packages at low rates and offset some of the tab by selling ads to marketers. The Wall Street Journal (free content) (8/16)
Senator pushes for Wi-Fi in smaller communities
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is spearheading an effort to get smaller towns and rural areas to develop their own Wi-Fi networks. Schumer's proposal would provide tax incentives for companies installing Wi-Fi networks in such regions and provide funding for municipalities to install the networks. Wireless Week (8/15)
FCC phone line decision upheld by court
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a 2004 FCC decision that allows regional telephone companies to deploy new fiber-optic lines without being required to share them with competitors. The Boston Globe (free registration) (8/15)
Other News
Judge orders Sprint to sell some of its Midwestern wireless assets
Chicago Tribune (8/16)
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