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USTelecom dailyLead
April 3, 2007
 

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FCC adopts new pretexting rules
Under new FCC rules, telecom companies, as well as other carriers, will have to get customer permission before releasing personal information to third parties and will also be required to prove to regulators each year that they are in compliance. "We are deeply concerned that the FCC is taking an overly broad approach," USTelecom CEO Walter McCormick said. "This is an extremely anti-consumer outcome." CNET (4/2) The Wall Street Journal (4/3)

Business & Industry Watch

Verizon supports DSL customers with new PC service
Verizon Communications is rolling out Premium Technical Support, which gives Verizon's DSL customers unlimited support for $9.99 a month. The telecom says there is demand for such a service among its customer base and views the offering as a new revenue stream. Telephony Online (4/2)

AT&T seeks partnership with Telecom Italia
AT&T is interested in buying a stake in Olimpia to help foster a relationship with Telecom Italia. "It interests us to have a strong relationship with Telecom Italia in order to extend our telecom and telephone services at the world level," an AT&T spokesman said. Forbes/AFX News Limited (4/3)

Virgin TV offers Freeview box to customers
Virgin Media's broadband and phone customers living outside of the cable-coverage area will receive a Virgin Free TV, which is a Freeview set-top box. Until now, Virgin has relied upon Sky and Freeview to carry its channels where cable was not laid. The Register (U.K.) (4/3)

Vonage delays filing its annual report
Vonage Holdings plans to delay the filing of its annual report, citing its legal tussle with Verizon Communications over patents. Verizon recently won a permanent injunction against Vonage. The Wall Street Journal (4/3)

Other News

USTelecom Calls Pretexting Order "Anti-Consumer"
The FCC released new rules Monday for securing consumer proprietary network information (CPNI). USTelecom CEO Walter McCormick said telecom companies took their customers' privacy seriously and expressed concern about the FCC's overly broad approach. McCormick said the rules were "anti-consumer" and went far beyond protecting the legitimate privacy interests of call-detail information to preventing any marketing of new services, bundled offerings and new applications that can save consumers money.

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Rogers brings video calls to mobile users
Rogers Communications has begun offering video calling to mobile phones using the company's HSDPA network in Canada. Rogers has also announced plans to offer various video and music services on its cell phones, including the top 50 video clips on YouTube each week. CNET/Reuters (4/2)

Analysis: Unbundled DSL can pay off
DSL has the ability to generate substantially more ARPU than mobile data services, according to a new report from Analysys, which sees unbundled DSL services as a natural extension of wireless carriers' service offerings. The firm expects operators could recoup rollout-related expenses within three years. cellular-news (U.K.) (4/2)

Jobs not in favor of video DRM lift
Even though Apple CEO Steve Jobs wants music labels to lift copyright protection on digital music, he says doing the same for videos is an altogether different story. "Video is pretty different from music right now because the video industry does not distribute 90% of their content DRM free," Jobs said. Yahoo!/PC World/IDG News Service (4/2)


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New England Sports Network arrives on FiOS
Verizon Communications has signed a deal with the New England Sports Network to bring HD broadcasts of Boston Red Sox and Bruins games to FiOS subscribers in the Boston area. Multichannel News (4/2)

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