TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnWall St. Journal* -- Vonage will pursue payment from customers who renege on their agreements to buy IPO shares, as the company's stock continued to sink (N.Y. Times). nnAmong OthersnnWSJ -- France Telecom will spend $225 million to rebrand most of its products under the name of its Orange mobile arm. nn -- Broadband equipment maker ADC Telecom agreed to acquire Andrew Corp. in a deal valued at about $1.64 billion (Boston Globe; Chicago Tribune). nn -- Soccer-mad Italians wanting to follow the World Cup while on the go soon will have a new way to do it: watching TV broadcasts of the matches on their mobile phones. nnFinancial Times* -- The CEO of TeliaSonera will be charged with bribery after inviting clients to see the musical Mamma Mia, which features the music of Abba, the 1970s Swedish pop group. nn -- Buyout firms Thomas H. Lee Partners and Quadrangle agreed to buy West Corp., a outsourced telecom software and services provider, for $4.1 billion including debt. nnUSA Today -- Subscribers of VoIP phone services would face higher bills this year under an FCC proposal to impose universal service charges on those offerings. nnCommunications Daily -- The House Commerce telecom reform bill (HR-5252) isn’t scheduled for floor action next week when Congress returns, according to the current schedule (p1).nn -- Designated entities (DEs), venture capitalists and rural groups are pressing the FCC for substantial changes to DE rules in the upcoming advanced wireless services auction (p3).nnWashington Internet Daily -- The House Judiciary Committee’s net neutrality bill (HR-5417) is giving headaches to the Commerce Committee (p1).nnKansas City Star -- Kozoru on June 5 is scheduled to launch a new service that links search-engine technology with instant messaging on a cellphone. nnL.A. Times -- Motorola’s Q phone has good ergonomics and looks, but its e-mail delivery can be tricky. n nn_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.