AT&T ups ante in broadband price battle
AT&T Inc. is offering its lowest-tier DSL service for $12.99 a month to users who sign up for a one-year contract. Chicago Tribune (2/3), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/Dow Jones (2/2)  
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Q Television in carriage deal with Verizon's FiOS
The Q Television Network, which programs for a gay and lesbian audience, has reached a carriage deal with Verizon Communications' FiOS TV service. The deal brings Q's content to FiOS customers in Texas, Florida, Virginia, New York and Massachusetts. Mediaweek (2/3), Multichannel News (2/2)
Palm investor calls for sale
Mark Nelson, the former CEO of Ovid Technologies and Palm's largest individual investor, is pushing the company to sell itself to a competitor, possibly Apple Computer. TheStreet.com (2/2)
AOL, Charter Communications ink broadband deal
America Online has signed a deal to offer high-speed Internet service through Charter Communications. The agreement comes just days after AOL announced similar arrangements with BellSouth, AT&T Inc. and Qwest Communications. Reuters (2/2), iMedia Connection (2/3)
Consumer companies go wireless to boost brand
The Mobile ESPN service launching at this Sunday's Super Bowl is one of several new wireless services from various companies looking to extend their brand to new areas. While these so-called MVNOs are expected to boom over the next few years, analysts say they're only a good play for companies with unique content or services to offer. CNET (2/3)
NTT reports earnings
NTT profits shrink: Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone reported a $4.03 million net profit for the nine months to December, a 32% drop from a year earlier. The company's earnings were hurt by declines from its fixed-line business. The Washington Post/Associated Press (2/3)
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Intel, NBC to offer Olympics online through Viiv
Intel hopes to win fans to its new, Web-based video system through a partnership with NBC during the Winter Olympics. The system, dubbed Viiv, combines hardware and software to create an entertainment system that runs on a PC. Bloomberg Businessweek (2/3)
Cable warms to muni Wi-Fi
Tropos, a maker of gear for municipal Wi-Fi networks, has said it is in talks with several cable operators about deals to use Tropos' technology. Red Herring (2/2)
NYC subway plan sparks debate
A plan to allow mobile phone access in New York City's subway stations has raised a debate about whether being connected all the time is a good thing. In one camp are people who believe allowing wireless services in subways, aircraft and other formerly mobile-free zones will enhance productivity. In the other camp are those who fear places that once offered solitude will become filled with annoying chatter. Reuters (2/3)
Report: Wi-Fi phone market is red hot
The market for dual-mode phones that connect with Wi-Fi and regular wireless networks will double to $200 million in 2006, according to Infonetics Research. Techworld (U.K.) (2/2)
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VoIP tax exemption fails again in Colorado
For the second year in a row, The House Finance Committee of the Colorado Legislature earlier this week rejected a proposal that would prevent state and local municipalities from taxing VoIP services. Denver Rocky Mountain News (2/2)
Eastern Europeans take to VOIP
VoIP and broadband services are taking off in Central and Eastern Europe as more carriers upgrade networks to take advantage of growing wealth in the region, according to this report. Light Reading (2/1)
CableLabs aims to enhance VoIP services
CableLabs is creating an updated standard, PacketCable 2.0, that would allow member companies to offer video telephony, TV-based instant messaging and wireless VoIP along with their current VoIP services. ZDNet (2/2)
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