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Nortel Networks said it has named Gary Daichendt, formerly an executive with rival gear maker Cisco Systems, as its new president and COO. The move signals that Nortel is getting ready to focus heavily on IP technologies, an analyst said. The Wall Street Journal (3/7)
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Insight Communications, a cable company that operates a joint venture with Comcast, will be taken private in a deal led by private-equity firm Carlyle Group. The transaction values Insight, the ninth-largest carrier in the U.S. at $650 million. NYTimes.com (3/7)
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VoIP provider Vonage said it now has more than 500,000 lines in service and that it is adding about 15,000 lines per week. Of the milestone, Vonage Chairman and CEO Jeffrey A. Citron said, "In a very short time, we've proved that 2005 is the year of mass adoption for VoIP services." InternetNews.com (3/7)
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Companies are forging ahead with their plans to offer mobile TV services even though it's not yet clear whether consumers have any interest in the technology. One of the biggest questions surrounding such services is how much subscribers would be willing to pay per month for wireless TV. Wired (3/2005)
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MSO Cox Communications and telephony partner Nortel Networks have announced plans to upgrade Cox's local phone service from circuit-switched to a hybrid model that also will support VoIP. The plan marks a major shift for Cox, which led the cable industry's move to circuit-switched telephony in the mid-1990s. Telephony Magazine (3/7)
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Cablevision Systems executives have told the retail giant that a deal has been reached to save the Voom satellite-TV service. A spokeswoman for Sears, Roebuck and Co., the largest seller of Voom services, says it has been assured that Voom will carry on. The Wall Street Journal (3/7)
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Yahoo!'s suite of online parlor games will be portable, under a new deal that should allow multiple contestants to play games with one another via mobile phones. USA TODAY (3/7)
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