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|  | European telecom market heats up
After a few slow years, European telcos looking to expand their broadband businesses are seeking deals across international borders. "Foreign expansion all but stopped after the tech bubble burst, and now we are seeing something of a renaissance in the broadband market," said Jouni Forsman, an analyst with research firm Gartner. NYTimes.com (3/14)
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| | Qwest ups ante in battle for MCI
Qwest Communications this week is expected to raise its bid for MCI, probably by raising the cash portion of the bid, The Wall Street Journal reports. The move would put more pressure on Verizon Communications, which also may opt to raise its offer. The Wall Street Journal (3/14)
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| | Malone gets cozy with Cablevision
John Malone, a newly minted Cablevision Systems board member, has allied himself with Chairman Charles Dolan, rather than Dolan's son, Jim, who is CEO of the company. Malone is said to believe that Voom, the elder Dolan's controversial satellite-TV project, has a good deal of potential. New York Post (3/13)
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| | AT&T tests WiMAX service
AT&T said it is testing a WiMAX broadband service for enterprise customers. The company said it is eyeing a wide-scale deployment of the technology at some point in the future. CNET (3/13)
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| | Leap agrees to sell licenses to Verizon Wireless
Leap Wireless is selling a chunk of wireless licenses to Verizon Wireless for $102.5 million in cash. Leap also has entered into a roaming arrangement with Verizon. The Wall Street Journal (3/14)
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| | China Telecom gets license to operate Internet cafe chain
China Telecom, the top fixed-line operator in China, said it has won approval to start a chain of Internet cafes. Analysts said the cafes could provide a significant revenue boost for the company. Internet cafes in China are popular mostly among males in their teens and early 20s who cannot afford a home PC. The Washington Post/Reuters (3/14)
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| | RIM adds IM to BlackBerry
Research in Motion said it has reached deals with Yahoo! and America Online to preinstall the two Internet companies' instant messaging clients on BlackBerry wireless e-mail devices. The Washington Post/Associated Press (3/14)
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| | New breed of mobiles do more than just voice
Mobile phone companies this week are expected to showcase a host of new camera-oriented phones at the CTIA Wireless 2005 show in New Orleans. TV and music services for handsets also are expected to get a lot of play as more companies seek to make the mobile phone a digital media hub. CNET (3/14)
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| | SEC filing details severance package for AT&T's Dorman
AT&T CEO David Dorman would receive a severance package worth slightly north of $32 million if he leaves SBC Communications within six months after the companies merge, according to an SEC filing. Dorman hasn't commented on his plans, although a spokesman said Dorman was "enthused about going to a new company and serving as president." NYTimes.com (3/14), The Wall Street Journal (3/14)
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