TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- Misuse of IP Relay, a service to help deaf people communicate, is becoming a serious problem, consumer and industry groups told the FCC this week (p1).nnAmong OthersnnWall St. Journal* -- Verizon is days away from filing papers that would allow it to spin off its directories business. nn -- Norwegian phone company Telenor’s experience in Russia shows how deal making in foreign places can easily go bad.nnFinancial Times* -- AOL’s new “free” service strategy is designed to make the company more of a web portal for a broadband world (Washington Post; USA Today; Boston Globe). nnN.Y. Times -- New York City intends to study whether to establish a citywide broadband network similar to those planned by cities like Philadelphia and San Francisco. nnCD -- AirCell expects a year wait before it can start offering broadband on commercial flights while it clears hurdles at the FCC and FAA (p2; Washington Internet Daily, p4).nnAtlanta Journal-Constitution -- The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights in Cal. sued Cingular for “deliberately dismantling and degrading” the AT&T Wireless network (L.A. Times; Newsday; CD, p6.)nnLAT -- Broadcom’s patent fight with Qualcomm may hurt cellphone sales in the next 4 years, Verizon Wireless says. n nn_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.nnnnJohn Spofford, Managing Editor