TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnWall St. Journal* -- Cisco said it agreed to give Apple until Wed. to file its legal response in the case, after Apple asked for a 2nd extension after the initial extension ended Thurs. nnAmong OthersnnWSJ -- Apple bucked the rules of the cellphone industry in creating the iPhone, by wresting control away from the wireless carriers over how phones are developed and marketed. nn -- Investors seeking European telecom stocks should favor smaller companies over the behemoths, analysts and fund managers say. nn -- Europe's telecom regulators agreed to harmonize rules governing the sector but rejected a call from the European Commission for a rapid move toward a single European regulator.nn -- Dell hired Ron Garriques, the head of Motorola's handset division, as head of its global consumer division. nnFinancial Times* -- India’s Essar group hopes to hammer out a shareholder agreement over the next month with Vodafone, which is set to buy a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar. nn -- BT announced that Sir Michael Rake, the current chmn. of KPMG International, will succeed Sir Christopher Bland as chairman of the U.K.’s leading telecom group. nnN.Y. Times -- European govts. are preparing legislation to require companies to keep detailed data about people’s Internet and phone use. nn -- Italian infrastructure minister, Antonio Di Pietro, said Mon. that he wouldn't block Spanish acquisition of a large stake in Telecom Italia. nnWashington Post -- Unlike their Republican counterparts, every major Democratic presidential candidate has endorsed net neutrality. nnUSA Today -- Vonage's future is at stake as the VoIP provider battles Verizon in a patent-infringement case. nnCommunications Daily -- M2Z's proposal to offer a 10 MHz national broadband network is in the FCC's hands, CEO John Muleta said Fri. (p1).nn -- Rep. Rich Boucher is on the verge of introducing another "very broad" Universal Service Fund bill that would include broadband support (p3).nn -- AT&T will hasten delivery of its Yellow Pages service in New Orleans to address a "rapid shift in the area's business landscape," the company said last week (p4).nnWashington Internet Daily -- Net neutrality policy should consider the Internet a 2-sided market, and regulate to do the least harm, researchers said (p1; CD, p2).nnBoston Globe -- In an ad-saturated world, the cellphone screen is a nearly pristine canvas. nnKansas City Star -- Sprint Nextel is working with a coalition of companies and investors to form a new company to provide wireless service in the Middle East and N. Africa. nnnBy 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. nn n n_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.