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JPS plan would use Medicaid loophole to gain more federal money
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) | 5 hours 1 minute ago
By ANTHONY SPANGLER aspangler@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH The JPS Health Network is teaming up with a Washington, D.C., healthcare consultant to use its status as a safety-net hospital to capture federal dollars for nursing homes without having to own facilities for the aged.... (more)
Ciena Buys Nortel Assets for $769 Million
Wall Street Journal, The | 5 hours 27 minutes ago
TORONTO -- Ciena Corp. agreed to acquire a division owned by Nortel Networks Corp.'s that develops networking gear used to transmit data and voice traffic within and between cities, for a total of $769 million.... (more)
UPDATE 1-Mexico details terms for wireless auctions
Reuters | 5 hours 27 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Mexico published on Monday terms for long-awaited frequency auctions in a sale that could attract big players like giant media company Televisa and Spain's Telefonica.... (more)
Ciena to buy Nortel's Ethernet assets
MarketWatch | 5 hours 28 minutes ago
Beats out bigger vendors with $769 million offer... (more)
Ciena buys Nortel business units for $769M
Philadelphia Inquirer, The | 5 hours 29 minutes ago
TORONTO - Ciena Corp. and Nortel Networks Corp. said Monday that Nortel has sold its global optical networking and carrier ethernet businesses to Ciena for $769 in cash and debt.... (more)
Ciena tops Nokia Siemens in Nortel auction
American City Business Journals | 5 hours 30 minutes ago
A $769 million bid from Ciena Corp. was enough to beat out Nokia Siemens and give the Maryland-based telecommunications equipment maker the victory in an auction to buy the optical networking and carrier Ethernet business of bankrupt Nortel Networks, the three companies announced Monday.... (more)
FCC Could Act Soon To Boost HD Radio FM Power
TWICE | 5 hours 31 minutes ago
Washington ? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) might be able within a few weeks to approve the compromise proposal by iBiquity and National Public Radio (NPR) to boost the digital output of digital FM stations, said NPR Labs executive director Mike Starling.... (more)
South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
Yahoo! | 6 hours 7 minutes ago
Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.... (more)
Holiday shopping for a smartphone?
MSNBC | 6 hours 7 minutes ago
Wireless carriers have different policies about returns, termination fees... (more)
Will house prices get richer? IMF fears banks to party' on
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 6 hours 9 minutes ago
Plus, Canadian shoppers still spending. Gold continues to surge. And, Nortel breakup continues... (more)
Ciena Corp. wins bid for Nortel assets in bankruptcy auction
Sun (Baltimore), The | 6 hours 11 minutes ago
Ciena Corp., a Linthicum-based maker of fiber optic gear, said Monday that it won a bid for the optical-networking assets of Nortel Networks Corp. in a deal worth $769 million.... (more)
Ciena Wins Bid For Nortel's Optical Unit
Modern Materials Handling | 6 hours 11 minutes ago
TORONTO (CP) -- Ciena Corp. announced Monday it will offer jobs to at least 2,000 Nortel employees after it won a three-day auction for the bankrupt Canadian company's optical and Ethernet business units.... (more)
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