Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- A bill to outlaw pretexting and have the FTC handling the policing was introduced Wed. by Reps. Jay Inslee and Marsha Blackburn (p1). nnAmong OthersnnWall St. Journal* -- Qwest is the only major telecom not working on a proprietary video product or large-scale fiber network deployment. But many observers believe that will change.nn -- Public safety groups are seeking help from wireless companies to improve communications among emergency workers.nn -- Nortel said it will cut 2,900 jobs and shift another 1,000 positions to lower-cost locations, marking the 4th round of layoffs at the telecom gear maker since 2002 (N.Y. Times). nn -- Vodafone signed an exclusive deal with MySpace.com that will give its customers access to the social networking Web site via their handsets.nn -- India's Hinduja Group is teaming with Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Telecom to bid for a stake in Hutchison Essar (Financial Times*). nnFT -- Japan’s NTT DoCoMo reported its worst January subscriber figures after losing thousands of customers to rival KDDI. nn -- Telefónica, one of the leading telecom groups in Europe and Latin America, is increasingly confident of securing exclusive control of Vivo, Brazil’s largest mobile operator.nnWashington Post -- Microsoft unveiled on Thurs. a new version of its Windows operating system for mobile devices, making it look more like Windows Vista. nn -- The mobile phone industry could offer devices that function like computers, yet cellphones are still far from giving us unfettered access to the Web. nnCD -- Wireless carriers have changed their Hill strategy on federal preemption of state controls over the industry (p2).n n_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.
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