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January 25, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    AT&T reports 17% increase in fourth-quarter profit AT&T cited cost efficiencies, an increase in DSL subscribers and growth in its mobile services as reasons for its strong fourth-quarter performance. MSNBC/Financial Times (1/25) Ethernet Solutions for all your Access Needs -- Looking to converge multiple services over a single transport network? Need to deploy services to out-of-footprint customers? Trying to optimize cellular backhaul traffic? RAD has an Ethernet Access solution for you.   Business & Industry Watch  Verizon rolls FiOS to New Jersey customers Verizon is rolling out FiOS television services to New Jersey residents, with linear channels and on-demand as well as content channels including Internet video, games and music. ScreenPlays (1/2007) Judge OKs request to delay Adelphia's plan to exit bankruptcy A judge has granted a request from bondholders of Adelphia Communications that they be allowed to appeal the bankrupt carrier's reorganization plan. The judge said that although delaying the reorganization "threatens grave harm to thousands of parties," the bondholders have a "substantial possibility" of winning their case. Los Angeles Times/Associated Press (1/25) , The New York Times/Reuters (1/25) Cable industry moves to address bandwidth crunch Cable operators and equipment suppliers are taking steps to head off a possible crisis in bandwidth by "splitting fiber nodes in half, converting systems over to more efficient switched digital video delivery, testing pre-Docsis 3.0 channel-bonding technologies, and expanding their systems' RF capacity to 860 MHz or 1 GHz." Light Reading (1/24)   Exhibiting at NXTcomm 2007? NXTcomm attendees are also USTelecom dailyLead subscribers. 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The New York Times (1/25) SMS novel published in Finland A new novel in Finland is composed of nothing but text messages -- complete with grammatical errors and commonly used SMS abbreviations. "The Last Messages" compiles about 1,000 text messages strung together by the main character and his loved ones as he travels throughout Europe and India. The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.)/Associated Press (1/24)   Revolution of personal and home technologies in the US & Europe This report that provides a detailed analysis of some of the fastest-growing home entertainment markets, such as digital TV, pay-TV, personal content jukeboxes, portable games consoles, and mobile entertainment. It provides an in-depth analysis of the market size, drivers, and leading players.   ADVERTISEMENT   Regulatory & Legislative  FiOS, satellite trigger cable deregulation FCC orders issued Wednesday uncapped basic cable fees in two New York communities serviced by Cablevision, in anticipation of competition from fiber-optic video services from Verizon. The FCC also issued orders deregulating communities in Michigan and California based on satellite competition. Multichannel News (1/24) Statewide cable franchise on Ga. House agenda The Georgia House of Representatives may consider a bill Thursday that would create a statewide cable-franchise system. Journal and Constitution (Atlanta) (free registration) (1/25)   Planning your 2007 advertising campaign? 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