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|  | Qwest, MCI press ahead with merger talks
Qwest Communications CEO Richard C. Notebaert and MCI CEO Michael Capellas yesterday continued discussions about a possible merger between the two companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. Verizon Communications also has been mentioned as a possible MCI suitor. NYTimes.com (2/4), Los Angeles Times (2/4), The Wall Street Journal (2/4)
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| | KMC turns focus to IP services
CenturyTel is buying a chunk of KMC Telecom's local service assets for $65 million, and East Coast CLEC Telcove also is buying a portion of KMC's assets for an undisclosed price. KMC is in the process of exiting the CLEC business to become a wholesaler of IP services. Telephony Online (2/3), Forbes/Associated Press (2/3)
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| | Nortel seeks repayment of bonuses from former CEO, others
Nortel Networks filed a lawsuit against former executives seeking repayment of bonuses worth millions of dollars awarded in 2003. The Wall Street Journal (2/4)
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| | Sprint, Comcast report earnings
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|  | Sprint posts higher Q4 profit: Buoyed by gains at its wireless unit, Sprint reported fourth-quarter net income of $437 million, up from $110 million a year earlier. NYTimes.com/Bloomberg (2/4), The Wall Street Journal (2/4) |
| | Comcast's Q4 net income rises: Comcast said fourth-quarter profit rose 10% from a year earlier to $423 million, or 19 cents a share, on rising sales of VOD and high-speed Internet services. NYTimes.com/Associated Press (2/4) |
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| | MCI, UNH team up on IPv6 project
MCI and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory have teamed up to bring the North American IPv6 Task Force's Moonv6 next-generation Internet network online. IPv6 designed to replace IPv4, the current standard, is expected to address issues related to exhaust from wireless IP and home-networking technologies, as well as inefficient network routing and network auto-configuration. Telephony Online (1/31)
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| | AOL eyes VoIP market
America Online is testing a VoIP service that could launch next month, according to people close to the situation. AOL's VoIP offering will be carried by Level 3 Communications, which also powers Skype's VoIP service. Light Reading (2/4)
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| | IP-over-Wi-Fi emerges on the scene
VoIP phones capable of sending and receiving calls via a Wi-Fi network may be the next big thing among the digerati, and some prominent companies, including Vonage and Motorola, are looking for ways to enter the market, The New York Times reports. NYTimes.com (2/3)
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| | Siemens handset offers glimpse of future: Siemens has unveiled a concept Wi-Fi VoIP handset capable of picking up digital TV signals broadcast via 3G networks. The Register (U.K.) (2/3) |
| | U.S. government issues VoIP security warning
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a warning about the potential security risks associated with VoIP services. Despite VoIP's potential security holes, companies in the U.S. and abroad are expected to invest heavily in the technology in coming years, according to research firm Gartner. Financial Times (free content) (2/3)
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