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|  | Report: VoIP adoption poised to skyrocket
A report by research firm IDC says the number of VoIP subscribers in the U.S. will jump from 3 million in 2005 to 27 million in 2009. IDC says VoIP providers must begin to focus more on educating consumers about the benefits of VoIP to make widespread adoption a reality. InternetNews.com (4/4)
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| | Sprint lands cable deals
Sprint has announced deals to provide MSOs Massillon Cable TV, Wave Broadband and Blue Ridge Communications with VoIP provisioning, switching, interconnections with the public switched telephony network, E-911 and other services. Sprint says it now has more than 250,000 residential customers via its MSO affiliations. CED Magazine (4/2005)
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| | Leap unveils flat-rate calling plan
Leap Wireless said it is offering a flat-rate calling plan the gives customers unlimited local and domestic long-distance calling, multimedia messaging, text messaging and other features for $45 per month. TechWeb Network (4/5)
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| | Cable takes a shot at digital convergence
A major focus of the cable industry's National Show taking place this week in San Francisco is cable operators' push to make digital convergence become a reality. Power players in the cable and Internet industries such as Charter Communications chief Paul Allen and Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang say the trend is toward interoperability of cable set-top boxes, video game consoles, personal computers and other devices. San Francisco Chronicle (4/4)
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| | The new broadband lifestyle
The growth of broadband has given rise to a new social animal who conducts a large chunk of his social life online and has the ability to use multiple digital platforms simultaneously without thinking twice about it. The trend represents an enormous money-making opportunity for businesses that can learn how to capitalize on it, BusinessWeek says. Bloomberg Businessweek (4/5)
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| | Quebec's highest court outlaws satellite TV signal theft
The Quebec Superior Court ruled that Canadians may not steal U.S. satellite TV signals. The ruling reverses a lower court decision holding that such restrictions violated Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Wall Street Journal (4/5)
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