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AT&T unifies unlimited calling plans

AT&T unveiled AT&T Unity, a new plan that enables free mobile-to-landline calling for customers who subscribe to select wireless-and-home phone packages. The company expects the new bundled offer to reduce churn.  Bloomberg/ClipSyndicate (1/19) CNET/The New York Times News Service (1/18) CNNMoney.com/Reuters (1/19)

Business & Industry Watch

Motorola feels pricing pressures
Motorola posted an increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, but declining handset prices weighed on the company's profit, which dipped 48%. Motorola shipped 65.7 million handsets during the period, bringing its share of the global market to 23.3%. The Washington Post/Reuters (1/19) Bloomberg (1/19)

Verizon extends FiOS TV reach in Philadelphia
Verizon Communications launched its FiOS TV service in 14 additional Philadelphia communities. Multichannel News (1/18)

Apple plans faster Wi-Fi access charge
Apple plans to charge customers a $1.99 fee to access the faster Wi-Fi speeds offered by a 802.11n chip housed in select MacBook and MacBook Pro systems. The company says the move is in line with generally accepted accounting principles. CNET (1/18)

LG Prada phone features touch screen
LG Electronics' Prada Phone is viewed as the first rival handset to the Apple iPhone because both devices feature a touch screen instead of buttons. The Prada Phone also supports music and videos and features a 2-megapixel camera. Yahoo!/NewsFactor Network (1/18)

Ericsson takes Digicel to the EDGE
Ericsson secured a contract to deliver GPRS/EDGE networks to Digicel Group. Deployments are expected in El Salvador and Guatemala in three months. TeleGeography Research/Telegeography (1/19)

Technology Trends

Messaging to remain non-voice king, study finds
Messaging is expected to continue to generate the most revenue in Europe in terms of non-voice applications for wireless, at least for the next five years, JupiterResearch says. MMS, e-mail and IM will propel messaging to account for 72% of premium mobile service revenues in 2011. Silicon.com (1/18)

TI forecasts mobile-phone growth
Texas Instruments expects mobile-phone sales to reach 1.1 billion to 1.2 billion units globally this year, which represents a 20% increase over 2006. Low-priced handsets are expected to help drive sales, the chip maker said. Reuters (1/19)

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IP Download

Nuance turns to SIP to help lower prices
Nuance Communications announced its SpeechAttendant Internal Dialer has built-in support for SIP to ensure compatibility with a host of infrastructure and speed installation time. SIP enables more vendors to participate in the enterprise telephony market, one IDC analyst says. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (1/18)

Zodiac leverages VoIP for business searches over the TV
Zodiac Interactive's TVLocalSearch gives TV viewers the ability to search for local businesses on their television sets. VoIP technology powers the TVCallME feature, which connects consumers directly to selected businesses. CED Magazine (1/2007)

Regulatory & Legislative

Opinion: No need to rush to regulate the Internet
In today's Washington Post, several academics called on Congress to avoid rushing to regulate the Internet in the name of "Net neutrality." The Washington Post (1/19)

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