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|  | Huawei seeks deals with Nortel, Lucent
Huawei Technologies says it is seeking partnerships with Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks as part of a broader plan to enter the U.S. and European markets. Huawei EVP Zheng Baoyong says the gearmaker believes those markets offer solid growth opportunities and Huawei sees partnerships as the best way to gain entry. China Daily (Beijing) (3/22), Light Reading (3/23)
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| | MCI, Qwest resume merger talks
MCI said it would resume talks with Qwest Communications about the Denver-based telco's takeover offer. The deadline for the latest discussions to end is March 29. Denver Rocky Mountain News (3/24), The Wall Street Journal (3/24)
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| | Plans for iTunes phone hit a snag
The real reason Motorola delayed the unveiling of a highly-anticipated iTunes phone may have been a dispute with some major wireless carriers over a plan by Motorola and Apple to let users put digital songs they already own on the handsets for free, some people close to the situation say. Bloomberg Businessweek (3/24)
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| | Adelphia close to $725 million settlement with SEC, Justice Dept.
Bankrupt cable carrier Adelphia Communications is close to an agreement to pay about $725 million to federal regulators to settle fraud charges. In exchange for the payment, Adelphia wants the government to pressure former executives John and Timothy Rigas, who have been convicted of looting the company, to surrender cable systems they own that are managed by Adelphia. The Wall Street Journal (3/24)
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| SUPERCOMM: TIA's and USTA's Premiere Event
Mark your calendar for SUPERCOMM June 6 to 9, 2005, McCormick Place, Chicago. Don't miss these USTA conferences:
-- IP Video @ SUPERCOMM, June 6: Learn about incorporating video into
your voice, high-speed Internet and wireless offerings.
-- USTA/Deloitte Tax Summit @ SUPERCOMM, June 7: Explore the telecom
industry's pressing tax issues.
-- Telecom Engineering Conference @ SUPERCOMM, June 8-9: The IP White Paper event for the telecom industry.
Visit www.usta.org for more.
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| | The phone tree on steroids
A new service from a startup called Send Word Now allows customers to contact entire phone lists -- up to 8,000 separate numbers -- via PC and soon via handheld. The service was originally intended to serve as a means of conveying urgent information in time of emergency or crisis, but many of the startup's customers are using it as an everyday business tool. CNET (3/22)
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USTA Chairman Gene South, speaking at the Minnesota Telecom Alliance's annual convention, called for a rewrite of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
saying it was "time for the president and Congress to put their stamp on
history." Telephony Online (3/22)
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