TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- Net neutrality remains a major obstacle in building consensus for telecom legislation in the Senate Commerce Committee, committee aides said in a briefing Mon. (p1; Washington Internet Daily, p1).nnAmong OthersnnWall St. Journal* -- Qualcomm filed a complaint against Nokia with the International Trade Commission, expanding a patent dispute between the 2 firms (L.A. Times). nn -- China Mobile paid $164.9 million to a News Corp. unit for 19.9% of Phoenix Satellite TV. nnFinancial Times* -- 3 Italia, the telecom company owned by Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa, looks unlikely to launch its long-awaited IPO this year. nn -- Yell Group, the U.K.-based directories publisher, faced the prospect of further price control from Britain’s competition regulator.nnN.Y. Times -- Motorola’s Q is an eye-catching, extremely thin slab but getting anything done on it requires more steps than the Empire State Building. nnWashington Post -- Weather information providers offer a new way to customize reports for wireless customers wanting up-to-the-minute reports. nnUSA Today -- The days of dial-up Internet access are nearly done as global demand for broadband booms, according to research firm IDC. nnCD -- Motorola and Intel asked the FCC to grant a delay in build-out deadlines for Wireless Communications Service license holders to offer broadband wireless at 2.3 GHz (p5). nnChicago Tribune -- The Supreme Court wants the administration’s views on whether states can require mobile carriers to get customer consent before raising rates mid-contract. nnKansas City Star -- The Global Positioning System boom is poised to move to mobile phones, according to a new research report from Boston-based Strategy Analytics. n nn_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.