TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

摘要

Top Story nnWall St. Journal* -- Deutsche Telekom's CEO quit amid shareholder discontent as the former monopoly struggles to compete with nimbler rivals (Financial Times*; N.Y. Times; Boston Globe; L.A. Times). nnnAmong OthersnnWSJ -- The Australian govt. confirmed it will increase the size of its Telstra share offer after strong demand from retail investors. nn -- PCCW's chmn. will sell most of a 23% stake in the Hong Kong fixed-line firm to Telefónica (NYT). nn -- Thailand's Shin said its net profit in the 3rd quarter plunged 54%, due mainly to weaker performance of its mobile-phone unit Advanced Info Service. nnFT -- China Network Communications has emerged as the single largest shareholder in Hong Kong’s dominant carrier PCCW. nn -- Many investors now think data distribution via the Internet isn’t the commodity it was feared to be. nnWashington Post -- We don't have jet packs, flying cars or food pills, but the videophone has finally come home -- no thanks to the phone company. nn -- Motorola wins $1.6 billion China mobile phone order.nn -- Japan's biggest mobile phone operator DoCoMo, and Internet shopping mall Rakuten said they would offer online auctions for personal computers and for cellphones.nnUSA Today -- Helio plans Thurs. to announce a new phone for its service that uses satellite location technology to help subscribers stay connected. nnCommunications Daily -- Senate Commerce Committee seats open as Democrats take control of the Senate with Burns, Allen defeats (p1).nn -- Democratic lobbyists are back in demand with the change in control of Congress (p2).nn -- New and returning governors in 7 states will be faced with decisions on state commissioners whose terms expire in Jan. (p4).nnWashington Internet Daily -- Large and small communications providers split Thurs. over regulating Internet-based services at the Global Forum on digital convergence in Paris (p1; CD, p7).nnAtlanta Journal-Constitution -- Now that CheckFree has conquered the desktops of millions of consumers who receive and pay their bills online, it has set its sights on their mobile phones.