TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWS

摘要

Top StorynnWall Street Journal -- Attorneys for former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio will ask the full 10th Circuit at oral arguments Thursday to let stand the reversal of his insider-trading conviction by a three-judge panel. nnAmong OthersnnGuardian (U.K.) -- AT&T's ambition to expand, especially to do business with foreign business customers, could mean an interest in Cable & Wireless.nnCommunications Daily* –- A broadband-mapping bill is ready for Senate action but may take a back seat to the financial crisis (p1).nnRocky Mountain News (Denver) -- AT&T was caught off-guard by the iPhone 3G's popularity and has had to beef up its network, especially around campuses.nnBBC -- Apple is replacing the power adapters that come with the iPhone 3G because they can cause electric shocks (Sydney Morning Herald).nnReuters -- The European Commission is set to adopt Tuesday caps on rates for texting between member countries and for mobile data roaming.nn -- The German government reportedly will allow bids by the four incumbent carriers in a UMTS auction next year.nn -- Telekom Austria said it's considering buying Cosmofon, a Macedonian mobile carrier for sale for antitrust reasons.nnThe Australian -- Foxtel, a Murdoch-Telstra venture, accused Optus of a Big Brother approach in saying that if its consortium wins the contract for a planned national broadband network, Telstra shouldn't be allowed to compete against it.nn -- Telsta is slashing marketing jobs, except at its newly-enlarged BigPond media unit.nnCNBC -- China Mobile said it added almost 7.2 million customers net in August, 160,000 more than in July.nnDaily Telegraph (London) -- Yell, a U.K. yellow-pages publishers, is putting off dividend payments until it gets its debt under control.nnFinancial Times -- Vodafone, half-owner of South Africa's largest mobile carrier, Vodacom, is closing in on a deal to raise its stake to 62.5 percent.nnBy using our e-mail delivery service, you understand and agree that we may use tracking software to ensure accurate electronic delivery and copyright compliance. This software forwards to us certain technical data and newsletter usage information from any computer that opens this email. We do not share this information with anyone outside the company, nor do we use it for any commercial purpose. For more information about our data collection practices, please see our Privacy Policy. n n_____________________nn*Access by paid subscription only. Free trials of Communications Daily and Washington Internet Daily are available.