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|  | VoIP, Bluetooth vulnerable to hacks
The widespread adoption of Bluetooth technology is creating opportunities for mischief or worse for a new generation of phone hackers. As mobile phones come to resemble networked computers, or, in the case of VoIP, as computers are used as phones, they are increasingly vulnerable to the same sort of viral attacks that plague PC users online. Wired (12/2004)
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| | Sprint-Nextel merger won't result in immediate changes
The proposed Sprint-Nextel Communications merger will result in some big changes for both companies, but those changes won't come right away, the companies say. After the deal is completed -- approval probably won't come for several months -- the companies must begin the cumbersome process of integrating their different technologies. The Washington Post (12/17)
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|  | Analysis: Merger puts Sprint, Nextel in the game: The merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications gives the companies enough firepower to compete against market leaders Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless, BusinessWeek reports. Bloomberg Businessweek (12/27) |
| | Opinion: Debt holds Qwest back
Qwest Communications has too much debt to do a big deal, according to Denver Post columnist Al Lewis. The telco's debt may also scare off potential bidders, Lewis writes. The Denver Post (12/17)
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| | Former Charter exec pleads guilty in subscriber-number case
David Barford, the former COO of Charter Communications has pleaded guilty for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a plot to defraud investors by inflating subscriber numbers. Barford has agreed to testify against two other former executives. Prosecutors say the company is not a target of the investigation. Los Angeles Times/Associated Press (12/17)
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| | Covad, Verizon revise DSL deal
ISP Covad and Verizon Communications have reworked the terms of a deal that allows Covad to lease DSL lines from Verizon. The change was made in anticipation of Wednesday's FCC decision on competition rules. CNET (12/15)
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| | Cable companies drive boom in fiber-optic cable business
Cable companies are building national fiber-optic networks as part of an effort to roll out VOD and other services. Cox Communications and Time Warner are laying their own fiber and are leasing capacity from telecommunications companies, while Comcast recently announced it would lease 19,000 miles of fiber from Level 3 Communications to link together 95% of its cable systems in a $100 million deal. The Wall Street Journal (12/17)
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| | NTT DoCoMo takes wraps off new handset
Japan's NTT DoCoMo is offering a new handset that will enable its 3G subscribers to make calls and access its i-Mode services from outside the country. The Wall Street Journal (12/17)
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| | DOJ to keep a close watch on AOL's books
An independent monitor, hired and paid for by AOL, will keep the Justice Department apprised of AOL's advertising sales, and is empowered to contract with accounting firms, at AOL's expense, as part of the terms of the online firm's agreement with the U.S. government. AOL CEO Jonathan F. Miller urged all AOL staff to comply with the terms of the agreements, noting in an e-mail to employees that DOJ's "decision to defer and ultimately not seek criminal sanctions against AOL is contingent on AOL's adherence to a number of conditions." The Washington Post (12/17)
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| | Court allows fiber rights-of-way lawsuits to proceed
A federal appeals court has lifted an injunction that prevented fiber rights-of-way lawsuits against Sprint, Qwest Communications, Level 3 Communications and Williams from proceeding. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for the telcos' use of approximately 36,000 miles of rights-of-way along railroad lines during massive fiber-optic buildouts in the 1980s. Telephony Online (12/16)
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