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1. Startup raises $200M for ultrahigh-speed Internet in 6 cities
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 23, 2012
Gigabit Squared has raised $200 million to construct broadband networks in six U.S. communities that contain research universities. The effort to provide ultrahigh-speed Internet access will collaborate with Gig.U, which has led the installation of fiber-optic networks in university communities. Gigabit Squared is in talks with one unnamed university, and it plans to reveal where the faster networks will be built at a future date. New York Times (tiered subscription model), The (05/22)
2. CenturyLink shareholders buying into Post's vision
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 24, 2012
CenturyLink stockholders appeared confident Wednesday in the mega-growth direction CEO Glen Post has taken the telecom operator in recent years. "We're 100 percent behind the company and its leadership. They've proven time and time again they can integrate acquisitions quickly and under budget, and they're always looking ahead," said Bob Garst Jr., whose father sold his independent telecom to CenturyLink 30 years ago. Post assured shareholders on Wednesday the telecom was well along in its efforts to make the company over to take advantage of future growth areas such as cloud computing. News-Star (Monroe, La.), The (05/23)
3. AlcaLu: Customers lining up for 400 Gbps optical products
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 25, 2012
Alcatel-Lucent says it is seeing unexpected demand from a handful of its customers for its soon-to-be-released 400 Gbps networking products. AlcaLu -- which is one of several providers that has 400 Gbps optical interfaces in the works -- says as many as 20 customers have expressed interest in the ultra-high-speed transport components, including at least two providers that have signed memorandums of understanding to become the first to deploy them. Light Reading (05/24)
4. Genachowski approves of data caps as "business model innovation"
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 23, 2012
Netflix and some public-interest groups have objected to the practice, but the head of the Federal Communications Commission gave his stamp of approval Tuesday to ISPs that price broadband service based on use rather than a flat monthly fee. "Usage-based pricing would help drive efficiency in the networks," Julius Genachowski said at an industry conference. Washington Post, The (05/22) Reuters (05/22)
5. FCC rule change could make Hulu, Netflix into MVPDs
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 24, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a rule change that would designate "over the top" video providers, such as Hulu and Netflix, as multichannel video programming distributors, which would give those services a freer hand in dealing with the broadcast networks and cable channels, T.C. Sottek writes for the Verge website. This rule change could be a boon for Internet television, but it also could present new financial and regulatory challenges for Hulu, Netflix and similar offerings, he adds. Verge, The (05/23)
6. Cisco to halt Cius work, eyes mobile videoconferencing
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 29, 2012
Cisco Systems will stop putting money into its Cius tablet, saying the trend toward employees bringing their own wireless devices to work has obviated the need for the product. Cisco, which launched the 7-inch Android touch-screen tablet less than a year ago, said in a blog post last week that it would continue to offer the Cius to corporate customers with specific needs. The move is part of Cisco's strategy to put greater emphasis on mobile videoconferencing products. Network World (05/25) Network World (05/25) New York Times (tiered subscription model), The (05/25)
7. Lawsuits are filed over DISH Network's DVR with ad-skipping feature
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 25, 2012
DISH Network is suing the major broadcast networks, and three of the networks are suing DISH over the company's new digital video recorder. The DVR, known as the Hopper, includes a feature that allows viewers to skip advertisements in some recorded shows with the press of an on-screen button. Wall Street Journal, The (05/24) Home Media Magazine (05/24)
8. City leaders: Success of Google Fiber project in our hands
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 23, 2012
A local task force has issued a report recommending a "playbook" for the future of the Google Fiber project in the twin Kansas City towns in Missouri and Kansas while conceding that it had yet to put its finger on a killer application that could evolve from the ultrafast broadband service. "The burden is on us as a community to make something out of it," said Mike Burke, a co-chairman of panel. Still, the team identified a number of potential ways to put the technology to use to improve the region's qualify of life. Kansas City Star (Mo.), The (05/22)
9. Windstream issues reward after Okla. copper theft cuts service
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 29, 2012
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10. Deutsche Telekom parent sees little chance of T-Mobile sale
USTelecom dailyLead® | May 24, 2012
In the aftermath of the failed attempt to sell T-Mobile USA to AT&T, the head of parent company Deutsche Telekom said it was unlikely that the carrier would be sold. On the wireline side, chief executive Rene Obermann pointed to European regulators in asserting that "politicians at the European level and the national regulatory authorities are taking away the incentives for investment." He said unnecessary rules had cost Deutsche Telekom "vast amounts of revenue." Reuters (05/24) Bloomberg Businessweek (05/24)
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