TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWS

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Top StorynnCommunications Daily* –- The FCC is leaning toward a party-line vote giving AT&T and other carriers exemptions from some ARMIS requirements (p1). nnnAmong OthersnnDenver Business Journal -- Lawyers for Joe Nacchio, the former Qwest CEO, contend on reconsideration by the 10th U.S. Circuit of Appeals that a panel was right to throw out his insider-trading conviction (Rocky Mountain News).nnUSA Today -- M2Z wants to offer free wireless broadband on AWS 3 spectrum.nn -- Power failures from Hurricane Gustav cut mobile and Internet service to parts of Louisiana.nnDallas Business Journal -- Best Buy will sell service and handsets for MetroPCS wireless at 200 stores (Dallas Morning News).nnWall Street Journal* -- France Telecom said it will appeal the Spanish regulator's refusal to make Telefonica open its fiber network to competitors.nn -- The big cellphone makers are finding it tough cracking the smartphone market.nn -- Motorola's mobile devices division has suffered a big talent drain.nn -- China Telecom looks promising in its country's restructured market.nnFinancial Times -- Cable and Wireless’ pension fund made a large commitment to annual annuity purchases with Prudential, to reduce its exposure ahead of breaking apart the company's European, U.S. and Asian businesses (Reuters).nn -- New CEO Ben Verwaayen promised not to "take any prisoners" in efforts to end divisiveness at Alcatel-Lucent (WSJ).nn -- Verwaayen has taken on one of the toughest jobs in telecom.nn -- Alcatel can use new Chairman Philippe Camus' experience talking to investors and bridging corporate cultural divides.nnAustralian IT -- The Australian government set a Nov. 26 deadline for bids on a national broadband network.nnReuters -- Norway's Telenor said it's looking into investing in India.nnWashington Times -- A talking voice-recognition product may take some of the mystery out of using Bluetooth headsets.nnSilicon.com -- A six-month U.K. test by O2 cellular of mobile-wallet technology produced a six-month customer waiting list.n n_____________________nn*Access by paid subscription only. Free trials of Communications Daily and Washington Internet Daily are available.