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|  | Cablevision offers $16.5 billion for Adelphia
Cablevision Systems bid $16.5 billion in cash for bankrupt rival
Adelphia Communications. Cablevision made the offer on its own --
apparently deciding to sever ties with the two private-equity firms it
had been working with on an Adelphia bid. NYTimes.com (4/6), The Denver Post/Bloomberg (4/6), The Wall Street Journal (4/6)
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be a risky proposition, analysts say. Although the potential synergies
of a Qwest-MCI marriage are many, a deal between the two also could go sour, leaving Qwest in a deep hole.
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| | CFOs predict solid growth for MSOs
CFOs from top MSOs on Sunday said operators will continue to see
double-digit cash flow in the near future. The CFOs said data and VoIP
will be the primary drivers of that growth.
Telephony Online (4/5), Multichannel News (4/5)
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| | Nokia to build plant in India
Nokia said it plans to spend $100 million to $150 million on a
new mobile phone manufacturing plant in India. Growth prospects for the
wireless market in India and Asia as a whole apparently were a major
factor in deciding where to put the plant.
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| | Mobile phones to get TV listings
Gemstar-TV Guide International, known for its interactive
program guide contained in many set-top boxes, this year plans to roll
out a mobile-phone application that would let people use their handsets
to search for program listings. The application is similar to one the
company already offers in Japan. TechWeb Network (4/4)
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| | Skype taps into outside programmers' creativity
Skype, which already has amassed 31 million registered uses,
aims to expand even further by recruiting developers to build add-on
programs. The Luxembourg-based free VoIP service has attracted an
estimated 1,000 third-party programmers worldwide who have agreed to
either give away their product for free or share profits with Skype. CNET (4/4)
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It's no secret that scores of college students download tunes and movies from the Internet, but now more are doing so legally and with the backing of Hollywood and record companies. As entertainment companies search for online customers, they have begun to strike deals with a growing number of universities to provide the students with legal online content. Wired/Associated Press (4/2005)
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