TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

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Top StorynnCommunications Daily -- FCC Chmn. Kevin Martin decided Fri. not to press for a vote on the AT&T-BellSouth merger so public comment could be solicited on proposed conditions (p1; Washington Internet Daily, p5; Wall St. Journal*; Washington Post; Atlanta Journal-Constitution). nnAmong OthersnnWSJ -- Vodafone said Thomas Geitner, the board member responsible for new businesses and innovation, is to leave by year end. nnFinancial Times* -- Deutsche Telekom’s non-executive directors are sizing up potential candidates for the top job at Europe’s largest telecom group. nn -- O2 hopes to use Carphone Warehouse’s loss of a key deal with Vodafone as an opportunity to cut the commissions it pays to large mobile phone retailers, its chief executive said. nn -- Vodafone ditched a key plank of its restructuring plan after only 6 months, dropping plans to move beyond its mobile business and sell broadband over land lines. nnN.Y. Times -- Verizon is close to deciding to spin off rather than sell its directories division, because a spinoff would cost it less in taxes.nnUSA Today -- Sprint Nextel will now charge 15 cents per message -— a 5-cent increase -— for using text messaging without a monthly package. nn -- Consumer advocates say the new concessions AT&T has offered to close its merger with BellSouth don't go far enough to preserve competition. nnCD -- A national emergency alert system was set in motion by a law President Bush signed Fri. giving the Dept. of Homeland Security 6 months to set up warning procedures (p5). nn -- Cable operators probably will use AWS spectrum to deliver wireless broadband, said executives at 2 firms that bought the spectrum, but the service is years off (p6). nnChicago Tribune -- An In-Stat survey found only lukewarm enthusiasm for mobile video but it did find surprising interest in using cellphones as navigational tools. nnNewsday -- Executives from specialized wireless services dismissed Mobile ESPN's stumbles as irrelevant to their prospects or the general concept of niche brands. nnnBy 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.