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|  | Verizon, MCI file S-4 with SEC
Verizon Communications and MCI filed an S-4 registration statement with the SEC, signaling that MCI would hold a shareholder vote at some point in the near future. MCI's board plans to seek an improved offer from Verizon following Verizon's move to acquire MCI shareholder Carlos Slim Helu's 13% stake in the Ashburn, Va., based telco. Meanwhile, Qwest is seeking a cash infusion from private equity companies as part of an effort to gain flexibility for another offer. ABC News/Associated Press (4/12), Denver Rocky Mountain News (4/12), The Denver Post (4/12), NYTimes.com (4/12), Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg (4/12), The Wall Street Journal (4/12)
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| | Report: China's mobile phone market poised for boom
Mobile phone penetration in China is projected to jump from 386 million subscribers at the end of 2005 to 580 million by 2010, making it the world's biggest mobile phone market, according to a report by research firm visiongain. Silicon.com (4/11)
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| | Redback reaches out to rural telcos
Redback Networks has launched a program to help rural telcos in the U.S. deploy advanced voice, video and data services. Redback's subscriber management platform recently became the first platform of its kind to make the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service listing. Telephony Online (4/11)
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| | Yipes gets another cash infusion
Yipes Enterprise Services, a provider of optical Ethernet services for enterprise customers in U.S. and U.K. cities, has reeled in an additional $24 million in funding from Crosslink Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, JPMorgan Partners and Sprout Group. Telecommunications (4/12)
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| USTA VoIP 101 Webinar Series Now Includes IPTV
Like VoIP, IPTV can keep you competitive in a tough marketplace. And like VoIP, IPTV should be part of your business plan. Register today for "How to Deploy IPTV," sponsored by Lucent Technologies, 1 p.m. EST on April 14. Registration: $25 for USTA Members; $250 for nonmembers. USTA members receive one free registration; contact membership@usta.org for details. Plus: Visit the VoIP 101 archives.
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| | South Korea's bold mobile video experiment
Mobile phone TV services that operate using Digital Multimedia Broadcasting soon will go live in South Korea, and many wireless operators are watching the rollout closely. Korea has emerged as a world leader in broadband and wireless technologies, and if DMB takes off, it may influence the development of mobile video in other markets. Bloomberg Businessweek (4/18)
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| | Special Report: Me TV, the era of consumer choice
New technologies have given TV viewers previously unknown choice, transforming the passive activity into something more active: TV programming. In this three-part series, CNET looks at how DVRs, VOD services, interactive TV, P2P networks and other changes are altering the TV landscape. CNET (4/11)
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| | Senate Commerce Committee hearing focuses on USF
Senate Commerce Committee hearings on telecommunications laws yesterday focused on whether to exempt the Universal Service Fund from certain government accounting rules. MaineToday.com (4/12), The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (4/11)
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| | Former Global Crossing execs pay fines in "capacity swap" probe
Three former Global Crossing executives agreed to pay $100,000 each in civil fines to settle charges related to exchanges of fiber-optic capacity made with other telcos before the telco plunged into bankruptcy. Denver Rocky Mountain News (4/12)
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