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1. AT&T debuts new broadband-packaging plans
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 22, 2008
AT&T, which has 14.6 million Internet users, plans to begin offering customers broadband plans that offer minimum and maximum broadband speeds, rather than "up to" transmission speeds. "When we provide broadband services based on speed, we will do so in discrete tiers that are disclosed to our end-user customers," said AT&T Senior Vice President Robert Quinn during a digital-broadband hearing held in Pittsburgh. Reuters (07/22)
2. With IP traffic soaring, tenants "can't do without" being connected
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 21, 2008
Projections from Cisco Systems predict 400% growth in IP traffic from 2006 to 2011, and "fiber-optic and wireless technologies are the solution" for handling that growth, according to a company official. As traffic increases, the price of installation is coming down: An all-optic network in an office building costs just $1 to $1.25 per square foot, compared with $20 a square foot for utilities such as water, gas and electric. Buildings magazine (07/01)
3. AT&T executive who led firm's rebranding is stepping down
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 17, 2008
Wendy Clark, who as senior vice president of marketing at AT&T led the rebranding of the telecom giant, is leaving her post. The company has launched a search for her successor. Brandweek (07/16)
4. Verizon wireline resellers gain access to wholesale wireless
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 18, 2008
Verizon Communications is officially rolling out its Verizon Wholesale Mobility Solutions suite, which features voice and broadband services, to its wireline reseller community. "The demand for bundled wireline and wireless services continues to grow across every segment of the communications marketplace," said VPS President Michael Millegan. xchange (07/17) American City Business Journals (07/18)
5. SK Telecom, Sprint chat up possible partnership, sources say
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 16, 2008
Sprint Nextel is in early stages of discussions over forming an alliance with SK Telecom for developing handsets and new services, say sources close to the parties. Sprint is said to be weighing a minority investment from the South Korean company, rather than an outright merger. ClipSyndicate (07/16) New York Times, The (07/16) Wall Street Journal, The (subscription required) (07/16)
6. Verizon gets green light to bring FiOS to New York
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 17, 2008
New York's Public Service Commission has authorized Verizon Communications to offer its FiOS TV service in all five boroughs of the city. "Already, interest by the average New Yorker has been staggering," Verizon said in a statement. Verizon will compete with cable providers Time Warner Cable and Cablevision in the market. Reuters (07/17) OneTRAK (07/16)
7. Hulu users are few, but happy
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 18, 2008
Only 15% of the country knows about online video site Hulu.com, but those that do rate the NBCU-News Corp. joint venture highly, according to a report by Solutions Research Group. The report also showed that the average age of Hulu users is 32, that their income is 22% higher than the U.S. average and that two-thirds are male. TVWeek.com (07/17)
8. Verizon Wireless ready to launch 4G net in 2010
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 16, 2008
Verizon Wireless will introduce 4G service in two years using Long Term Evolution, or LTE, technology and the 700-MHz spectrum that it recently purchased, the company said Tuesday. The carrier now operates a 3G network that it says covers 80% of the U.S. population. TMC Internet Telephony (07/15)
9. Analysts ponder economy and telecom
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 21, 2008
With AT&T set to report earnings Wednesday, analysts are waiting to see what effect the economy is having on the telecom sector as consumers look to shore up their expenses. AT&T warned in January that it expected the economy would hurt its wireline and Internet broadband units, but some analysts are upbeat about the telecom company's prospects for the third quarter, when revenue from sales of the new iPhone will kick into the earnings picture. Wall Street Journal, The (subscription required) (07/21)
10. WhereverTV makes watching international TV easy
USTelecom dailyLead | Jul 16, 2008
WhereverTV has launched its new Web-based international TV receiver that enables users to watch international TV programming originally available on the Internet on their TVs. TWICE (07/14)
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