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|  | Texas files lawsuit against Vonage
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed suit against Vonage, alleging the VoIP provider engaged in deceptive trade practices when it failed to connect a 911 call in Houston last month. Vonage says it hasn't seen the lawsuit but that it is interested in working with Abbott's office. Houston Chronicle (3/23), InternetNews.com (3/22), The Washington Post/Bloomberg (3/23)
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| | Microsoft, Symbian target RIM
Symbian and Microsoft historically have not been the bets of friends, but Symbian's new plan to license Microsoft's Exchange Server ActiveSync represents a new direction in their relationship. The companies are likely to use the new arrangement to develop smart phones capable of delivering services similar to those offered by Research in Motion's BlackBerry e-mail device. Bloomberg Businessweek (3/23)
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| | SBC taps five execs for IPTV service
SBC Communications has appointed five executives to oversee its Project Lightspeed IPTV project. The executives include former employees of satcaster DirecTV and VOD providers Intertainer and iN Demand Networks. Light Reading (3/22), C21 Media (3/23)
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| | MCI beefs up Wi-Fi coverage
MCI is expanding its Remote Access Wi-Fi network to more than 11,000 hotspots in 36 countries through agreements with WISPs including Boingo Wireless and Wayport. xchange (3/22)
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| | BellSouth pitches directories to Hispanic market
A new TV and radio campaign by Miami-based agency Machado Garcia-Serra is pitching BellSouth's bilingual telephone directories to Hispanics in Georgia and Florida. The spots liken BellSouth's The Real Yellow Pages to a taxi that "takes you anywhere, anytime." American City Business Journals/Orlando (3/23), Adweek (subscription required) (3/22)
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| | AOL's new content plan
As it moves to eliminate the gated-community approach to its content, AOL is behaving less and less like an ISP and more like a media company. The challenge for AOL is to build a robust Web offering that is alluring to advertisers, but not to make it so inclusive that it eliminates any distinction between subscribers and non-subscribers. Los Angeles Times (3/21)
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| | MCI board to discuss Qwest offer
MCI's board is scheduled to meet today to discuss Qwest Communications' latest takeover offer. Per MCI's agreement with Verizon Communications, the board must declare Qwest's offer has the potential to be a superior offer before engaging in further talks with Qwest. The Wall Street Journal (3/23)
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| | BT sets aggressive timeline for 21CN project
BT wants to shut off its switched voice network within five years to focus exclusively on its all-IP 21CN network, but some analysts believe that timeline may be too aggressive. Light Reading (3/21)
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| | AT&T conducts WiMax tests
AT&T is testing WiMax gear from Motorola and Airspan Networks, Internetnews.com reports. InternetNews.com (3/22)
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| | | Byers Engineering Company announces robust AM/FM/GIS applications at a competitive price. Building or improving your engineering mapping system can be cost prohibitive. Byers Engineering Work Order increases productivity and improves records and maintenance operations. Byers Map Viewer allows easy access to engineering mapping data in the office and in the field. Click here.
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| | | Parks Associates & CEA announce the preliminary agenda for CONNECTIONS: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, to be held May 11-12, 2005 at the Hyatt San Francisco in Burlingame, CA. Keynote speakers from Intel, Motorola and Cisco. Learn more about developments in "digital living" - view the agenda and download Parks Associates' research from www.connectionsconference.com |
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| | Texas city hires private company to build, operate Wi-Fi network
The city of Addison, Texas, has hired wireless broadband company RedMoon to build and operate a fee-based Wi-Fi network covering the entire municipality. RedMoon, which will receive a percentage of revenue generated from the network, is considering implementing a tiered-pricing system based on download speeds. The Dallas Morning News (3/23)
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