TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnWall St. Journal* -- Verizon Wireless is launching its long-awaited music-download service, teaming with Microsoft as it takes on cellular rivals and Apple's popular iTunes service (Communications Daily, p1; Washington Internet Daily, p5).nnAmong OthersnnWSJ -- Millions of cellphone users have resisted upgrading to phones that allow emergency operators to pinpoint their location, creating a huge headache for wireless companies.nn -- The Bells hope to start charging Google, Vonage and other Internet content providers for high-quality delivery of music, movies and the like over their telecom networks.nn -- Google and Yahoo signed deals to make it easier for consumers to access their services from Motorola's cellphones (Washington Post; Chicago Tribune). nnFinancial Times* -- Belgacom is poised to buy Telindus for $726 million after France Telecom withdrew its counterbid for the Belgian communications network group. nn -- The German govt. warned that EU telecom regulation is in danger of becoming heavy handed, and called upon its European partners to restrict Brussels’s broad powers. nnCD -- D.C.-based independent telecom analyst firm Precursor is getting out of the research brokerage business after 6 years, CEO Scott Cleland confirmed Thurs. (p2).nn -- Carphone safety an early issue in 2006 state legislatures with bills in 5 states (p2). n nn_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.