TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

摘要

Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- Homeland security is likely to be a big theme of the March FCC meeting (p1).nnAmong OthersnnWall St. Journal* -- Cable & Wireless plans to cut up to half of its U.K. unit’s 5,500-strong work force within 5 years as the telecom firm concentrates on larger but fewer corporate customers (Financial Times*).nn -- Research in Motion and NTP resumed a war of words in their patent dispute, just days after they were rebuked for failing to reach a settlement (L.A. Times). nn -- Qwest is contemplating possible acquisitions that could include targets outside of the telecom industry, nearly a year after losing a battle to overtake MCI.nn -- Philippine Long Distance Telephone said 4th-quarter net profit jumped 80% but warned that earnings growth will slow in the year ahead (FT). nn -- Vodafone presented a dim financial forecast and unveiled a big impairment charge related to its Mannesmann acquisition (FT).nn -- Media companies CBS, Viacom and News Corp. made a series of moves into the wireless arena as they battle for the eyes and ears of cellphone users (N.Y. Times). nnFT -- Ratan Tata and Kumar Mangalam Birla, 2 of India’s best-known business leaders, are under pressure to intervene in a embarrassing dispute between the conglomerates they lead.nnWashington Post -- A new Alexandria, Va.-based partnership plans to build an $80 million data center in Prince William County. nnCD -- Wireless carrier interests asked the FCC to rethink plans to restrict rules granting preferential treatment to small companies partnering with big carriers in spectrum auctions (p3). nnWashington Internet Daily -- Americans are divided on how to handle high-tech firms’ dealings in China (p3).nnChicago Tribune -- BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis is preparing to add cameras and music players to the popular hand-held computer to match Palm’s Treo and Motorola’s Q phone. nnKansas City Star -- In the sphere of weird new things you can do with your cellphone, here’s one more: read comic books. n nn_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.