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Eleven former WorldCom executives on Friday agreed to pay $20.2 million out of their own pockets to settle claims related to accounting fraud that led to the company's bankruptcy. Insurance companies will cover the rest of the payments. The Washington Post (3/19), The Wall Street Journal (3/21)
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| | PHS phones for the masses
Once thought to be dead, the Personal Handyphone System is emerging is a viable phone service alternative in regions of the world where hundreds of millions of users can't afford 3G and GSM. One company that's betting big on PHS is Atheros Communications, which believes PHS penetration will reach 80 million or more users by 2008. EE Times (3/21)
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|  | Atheros chip combines multiple phone functions: Atheros Communications today plans to announce marketing a multiuse chip for PHS phones. The company says it's aiming to begin mass production in mid-2005. Light Reading Mobile (3/21) |
| | Identity thieves take advantage of VoIP's security holes
Security holes in VoIP networks are giving rise to a new breed of Internet phone scams such as caller-ID spoofing, fraud experts say. SPIT, or spam-over-Internet-telephony, also has drawn the attention of the FTC. Wired/Reuters (3/2005)
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| | Nortel posts a loss: Gear maker Nortel reported a loss of $259 million for the third quarter, compared with a $131 million profit a year earlier. The Washington Post/Reuters (3/19) |
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| | Company trials 10 Gigabit Ethernet chip
Vativ Technologies is showcasing a single-chip 10 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver designed for high-speed servers and switches. Vativ, which will begin mass producing the chips in the third quarter, says the technology will cost companies "less than a tenth of an equivalent short-reach optical solution." TechWeb Network (3/21)
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| | FCC poised to rule on "naked" DSL
The FCC is expected to suspend regulations in California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Louisiana requiring BellSouth to sell DSL separately from its local phone service. The ruling, which could have implications far beyond the handful of subscribers who get "naked" DSL from BellSouth, could come as early as today, people close to the situation say. eWeek.com (3/21)
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| | Brand X appeal could alter broadband landscape
An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case involving Brand X Internet Services could have significant, long-lasting effects on the broadband market. Brand X, an ISP, is seeking access to cable operators' broadband networks. Los Angeles Times (3/21)
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