TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Top StorynnAssociated Press –- The House Transportation Committee approved a bill to make permanent FCC and FAA bans on cellular calls on flights. nnnAmong OthersnnUSA Today -- AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson called the iPhone central to his company's strategy.nnCBC -- Canada's industry minister responded to growing discontent over cellular service prices by suggesting that regulation of the mobile industry may increase.nn -- Bell Canada is trying to limit downloads by subscribers to ISPs that buy capacity from it.nnWall Street Journal* –- Telecom Italia’s proposal to the national regulator for opening its network was criticized Friday by other operators.nnBloomberg News –- India may allow as many as 10 carriers to offer 3G services, to promote competition. nn --Nortel said Friday its quarterly loss grew because the cost of cutting jobs wiped out a revenue increase.nnSan Antonio Express-News –- AT&T expects about 80 percent of it headquarters employees in San Antonio to make the move to Dallas.nnFinancial Times -- BT shares dropped 10 percent to a four-year low (Times [London]).nnGlobe and Mail (Toronto) -- The U.S. government is spending $12 million on a project about how to recreate the Internet from scratch.nnReuters –- CenturyTel’s quarterly profit dropped, but not after excluding year-earlier revenue from a dispute settlement.nnTimes (London) -- Nokia cut handset prices up to 10 percent to keep increasing its market share, which grew to 41 percent last quarter.nnWashington Times -- Trouble texting on the move? Get in line at the emergency room.n n_____________________nn*Access by paid subscription only. Free trials of Communications Daily and Washington Internet Daily are available.