TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- A federal judge in N.Y. refused to grant class-action status in a remaining handset antitrust case brought against the major U.S. carriers (p5).nnAmong OthersnnWall St. Journal* -- Telstra said it expects to pay dividends of 28 Australian cents a share for the fiscal year to June 2007 but can't provide an outlook on the payment for the following year (Financial Times*). nn -- Some scientists at Bell Labs are warily embracing an entrepreneur with a commercial approach to science as the laboratory's best hope of maintaining its relevance. nn -- Verizon is considering an offer for its landlines in 3 New England states from FairPoint, as well as other bidders. nnFT -- Belgacom had to deal with every company's worst nightmare after a theft forced the Belgian telecom group to publish its results 4 days ahead of schedule. nnN.Y. Times -- Comverse Technology ex-CEO Jacob Alexander is believed to have fled the U.S. after he and 2 other former executives were charged with securities, mail and wire fraud. nnUSA Today -- Bob Jones has a lofty idea for improving communications: Strategically float robotic airships above the Earth as an alternative to unsightly telecom towers (Boston Globe). nn -- Recycling business helps spread cellphones to Third World users. nnCD -- Deregulating the Bell’s broadband transmission services would hurt rural telcos that rely on them for Internet backbone service, the National Telecom Co-op Assn. told the FCC (p6; Washington Internet Daily, p2).nnKansas City Star -- A vocal but well-financed band of Internet giants, led by Google and Microsoft, has been pushing for sweeping Internet regulations that they call “network neutrality”. nnNewsday -- Verizon is considering getting into the local TV news business as a direct competitor to Cablevision's News 12 Long Island. nnBy using our e-mail delivery service, you understand and agree that we may use tracking software to ensure accurate electronic delivery and copyright compliance. This software forwards to us certain technical data and newsletter usage information from any computer that opens this email. We do not share this information with anyone outside the company, nor do we use it for any commercial purpose. For more information about our data collection practices, please see our Privacy Policy. nn n n_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.