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July 5, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    Rogers finalizes cable, wireless subsidiary integration Rogers Communications reports that it has completed its "intracompany amalgamation" of RCI and subsidiaries Rogers Cable and Rogers Wireless as of July 1, and the cable and wireless units no longer exist as separate entities. As part of the process, RCI has assumed all outstanding debt from the two units. Mediacaster (7/3) MARTENS Suite The Triple Play of voice, data and video services is key to the success and growth of your business. And the MARTENS Suite from SaskTel International offers seamless support for your crucial strategy of service bundles. To find out how we can give your company the competitive advantage, visit www.sasktelinternational.com.   Business & Industry Watch  Alcatel-Lucent lands optical-network contract from Hanaro Telecom Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it has received a contract to provide an optical-network solution for Korea's second-largest provider of broadband services, Hanaro Telecom. CNNMoney.com/AFX News Limited (7/4) Judge greenlights Amp'd Mobile-Verizon Wireless deal Amp'd Mobile will continue to be able to use Verizon Wireless' cellular network, thanks to a deal approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. Amp'd will pay $2.5 million of its current $10.6 million bill for the month of June to Verizon while it continues its Chapter 11 reorganization. Amp'd will drop its lawsuit as part of the agreement. Forbes/Associated Press (7/3) Apple reportedly plans slow iPhone launch in Europe Apple will make its iPhone available exclusively in Britain, France and Germany this year, with rollouts for the rest of Europe and Asia planned for 2008, according to the Financial Times. Yahoo!/Agence France-Presse (7/5) Qwest, Comcast come to an accord over Internet-speed ads The squabble between Comcast and Qwest Communications over which company had the faster high-speed broadband service has come to a close. Qwest agreed to drop TV, print and Internet ads that Comcast said were misleading while Comcast agreed to drop its lawsuit. Denver Rocky Mountain News (7/4) Cable companies to pass along cost of new set-top boxes Cable companies are expected to pass along the cost of the new set-top boxes with CableCards to their customers. Cable trade groups have said it could cost subscribers $2 to $3 more a month to lease the new boxes, but the cost could also be spread across all of a company's leased set-top box customers. Yahoo!/Associated Press (7/5)   Top executives, quantifiable results Smart marketing professionals rely on USTelecom dailyLead to reach their target audience and deliver highly measurable results. For information on advertising to more than 45,000 telecommunications executives, click here or contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   ADVERTISEMENT   Technology Trends  Energy management could be killer app of home automation Home automation faces many challenges, including price and the lack of dominant standards. But emerging energy-management initiatives could be the "killer app" for home automation, according to this article. Energy management may help consumers get used to the idea of home-automation products, which wait further down the road. EDN (7/5) Study: Nearly half of U.S. adults have broadband access According to a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, roughly 47% of adults in the U.S. have high-speed Internet service in their homes. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) (7/5) TV ads to air on U.K. mobiles Subscribers of the U.K. mobile network 3, which is a unit of Hutchison Whampoa, are viewing TV ads as part of a content package that includes news and entertainment clips. Marketers actually pay a higher cost per mobile viewer than for comparable spots on British TV. The Wall Street Journal (7/5) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Maximize Revenues. Minimize Costs. The MARTENS Suite from SaskTel International delivers your competitive advantage by providing a single provisioning and activation process for the Triple Play, while enhancing your customers' experience and eliminating operational inefficiencies. Visit www.sasktelinternational.com. Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com.     IP Download  VoIP provider cuts back on staff VoIP provider SunRocket laid off 30 employees, which represents about a fourth of its work force, recently to reduce its expenses as subscriber growth begins to stall. The Washington Post (7/3) Web-based video gives advertisers new formats Viewers who watch their favorite network shows online are finding more interactive advertising like quizzes and games. Experts speculate that because distractions from online commercials are just a click away, marketers will have to offer more compelling content to hold the attention of Web video viewers during commercial breaks. Los Angeles Times (7/5)   Security: a major issue for telecoms service providers Society, business, and government are now inextricably dependent on telecoms infrastructure and the effective, efficient, and secure operation of services over that infrastructure. Discover the best-fit telecoms security strategy for your organization.   ADVERTISEMENT   Regulatory & Legislative  Telefonica fined for anti-competitive pricing Telefonica has received a record-setting fine of more than $200 million from the EU competition commission, which accused the company of setting wholesale broadband prices too high in an attempt to force rival operators out of the market. Telefonica said it had filed an appeal against what it called the "excessive" penalty, which is Europe's largest ever in the telecom sector. 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