TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Top StorynnBloomberg News -- The FCC approved CenturyTel’s takeover of Embarq (Dow Jones Newswires*). nnnAmong OthersnnSouth Florida Business Journal -- Verizon Wireless and Alltel made multimillion-dollar settlements with Florida’s attorney general over complaints of unauthorized charges by other companies on cellphone bills.nnCommunications Daily* -- The FCC gave Sprint Nextel a six-month reprieve to settle up the costs of rebanding the 800 MHz spectrum (p1).nn -- Big carriers are pressing to make wireless-data services eligible for E-rate subsidies (p3).nnPortland Business Journal -- A ban on the use of handheld cellphones while driving, to take effect Jan. 1, went to Oregon’s governor.nnCNet -- One in five teens surveyed reported having sent or received revealing photos of themselves or sexually suggestive comments by text, and 90 percent of those said nothing bad happened (United Press International).nn -- MetroPCS is offering unlimited international calling for an additional $5 monthly.nnGuardian (U.K.) -- Downloading unlicensed songs to play on cellphones, rather than buying them, is considered the thing to do in India.nnNew York Times -- With the release of the Pre handset, downloads of Palm apps have hit one million.nnKansas City Star -- Sprint reported tight supplies of the Palm Pre.nnWall Street Journal* -- Best Buy is opening 40 standalone U.S. wireless stores by March and thinks it can hold 15 percent of the market within a few years.n n_____________________nn*Access by paid subscription only. Free trials of Communications Daily and Washington Internet Daily are available.