TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

摘要

Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- Telcos are only beginning to spend money on IPTV and next-generation networks, but they’re starting to decide how, vendors said at the TelecomNext convention (p1; Washington Internet Daily, p2).nnAmong OthersnnWall St. Journal* -- Wireless companies are offering a range of new features for cellphones that are equipped with GPS technology. nn -- Verizon tries to clarify FCC ruling saying an agency move to deregulate broadband data services wouldn’t affect conditions imposed when it acquired MCI.nn -- China Telecom said its 2005 net profit fell slightly as its fixed-line and long-distance businesses remained under pressure from mobile operators (Financial Times*). nnFT -- AOL estimates it will add 1 million subscribers to its U.S. broadband service by the end of the year. nnN.Y. Times -- The chasm between smart phones, cellphones chock-full of computing features, and laptops is fast closing. nnCD -- A bipartisan telecom pact is splintering as House Republicans encounter opposition to Democrat-sponsored video franchising proposals, Hill sources said (p5). nn -- Canadian economic regulation of telecom along traditional lines should end, says govt.-appointed panel (p6). nnL.A. Times -- A federal judge ruled that a U.S. regulatory panel exceeded its authority in awarding WorldCom investors $448,000 in an arbitration against 2 former Citigroup brokers.n nn_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.