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|  | Telstra ends Internet TV deal with Microsoft
Australian telecom Telstra Corp. has pulled out of deal to develop
TV services with Microsoft. Although Telstra said the move had nothing to do with Microsoft's technology, it still is a setback for the software maker, which is trying to stake a claim in the TV market. The Wall Street Journal (6/22)
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| | Orlando shuts down public Wi-Fi network
Orlando, Fla., officials pulled the plug on the city's free Wi-Fi network because of low demand. The city said it is looking into private partnerships with service providers that might help reduce costs. Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) (6/21)
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| | Motorola to offer Wi-Fi/cellular handset in Japan
Motorola announced it has launched in Japan a new handset that combines
Wi-Fi, W-CDMA and GSM radio. NTT DoCoMo will sell the phone, which will be available July 1, and it runs Microsoft's mobile operating system. Wireless Week (6/21)
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| | Microsoft seeks supremacy in smart phone market
Ya-Qin Zhang, a high-ranking executive in Microsoft's mobile phone
unit, said the company aims to be the top seller of smart phone software
within three years. He said a large number of mobile phone companies
now are producing handsets equipped with Microsoft's software and
notes the recent release of Windows Mobile 5.0 will be a
big boost. The Wall Street Journal (6/22)
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| | Report: VoIP, wireless on the rise in W. Europe
VoIP and mobile phone
service will account for 60% of all residential voice expenditures in
Western Europe by 2010, says a report by U.K. research firm Analysys. TechWeb Network (6/22)
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| New Offices, New Logo -- US Telecom Reflects the Dynamic Telecom Industry
This week US Telecom moved to new offices at 607 14th St. NW, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20005, that "reflect the tremendous future and potential
for the technology-driven, dynamic communications industry," said USTA
President Walter McCormick. In conjunction with the office move, US
Telecom also unveiled a new modern logo, a new Web site address
(www.ustelecom.org) and new e-mail addresses (@ustelecom.org).
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| | AT&T aims to spearhead FMC
AT&T plans to make fixed-line/mobile convergence commercially available within 12 to 18 months,
according to a company executive who challenged the notion that BT
Group, which recently launched its Fusion service, is ahead in this field. Light Reading (6/21)
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| | Cities worry VoIP will erode tax revenue
While VoIP may benefit consumers' wallets, cities are worried that the technology's growth will slash revenues generated from telecom taxes. Traditional telecom is one of the most heavily taxed services in America. USA TODAY (6/20)
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