TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- Sen. Ted Stevens is ready for a lame duck session to finalize the telecom bill, if the Democrats are willing, staff dir. says (p1; Washington Internet Daily, p1). nnAmong OthersnnWall St. Journal* -- Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, fugitive ex-CEO of voicemail software company Comverse was released on bail by a Namibian court pending the outcome of a U.S. extradition request (Financial Times*; Washington Post; L.A. Times). nnFT -- A senior Japanese official called for new regulations to prevent NTT from abusing its dominant position as it prepares to offer joint fixed-line and mobile services.nn -- BenQ raised the estimate for the cost of a rescue of its German mobile subsidiary, reaffirming its argument that turning round BenQ Mobile would have threatened its financial survival.nnN.Y. Times -- India’s technology capital, Bangalore, the center of outsourcing operations, is scheduled to shut down on Wed. as local groups protest over a border issue with a neighboring state.nnUSA Today -- Nokia unveiled a new short-range wireless technology, dubbed "Wibree", that can work alongside Bluetooth but use just a fraction of the power. nnCD -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued DoJ for information on FBI electronic Internet surveillance technology (p4; WID, p4).nnWID -- Market demand for 700 MHZ spectrum, seen as ideal for wireless broadband, appears high, based on strong interest expressed in comments filed at the FCC (p2; CD, p3).nnChicago Tribune -- Executives from Cingular Wireless, which acquired AT&T Wireless 2 years ago, came to Chicago Tues. to celebrate the last phase of integrating the 2 cellphone networks. nnKansas City Star -- Sprint Nextel said it will beef up its line of handsets next month with 3 popular phones from Motorola. n n_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.