TELECOM IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS

摘要

Top StorynnWall St. Journal* -- On Tues., Tracfone Wireless sued the Copyright Office in U.S. District Court in Fla. to reverse its decision allowing consumers to legally unlock cellphones (Washington Post). nnAmong OthersnnWSJ -- Cisco Systems will set up a trial factory in India to make Internet-based phones, expanding in a nation set to become its fastest-growing market (WP; Boston Globe; L.A. Times). nn -- Motorola is trying to branch out beyond the slim cellphones that revamped its image, but it's struggling to find obvious uses for its cash pile. nn -- Blackstone and Texas Pacific are among the buyout firms interested in the Indian wireless assets of Hutchison Telecommunications. nn -- PCCW's chairman increased his stake in Hong Kong's dominant fixed-line phone operator for the 2nd time since he failed to sell his controlling stake. nnFinancial Times* -- Japan’s NTT DoCoMo lost customers last month for the first time in its 14-year history as it was hit by stiff competition ushered in by the new number portability regime. nn -- Deutsche Telekom’s new CEO, René Obermann, warned investors not to expect any “miracles” and pledged to stick to the tough restructuring his predecessor outlined. nnUSA Today -- A huge study from Denmark offers the latest reassurance that cellphones don't trigger cancer. The Danish study tracked 420,000 users, some who chatted for 21 years. nnCommunications Daily -- Hill oversight won’t delay the FCC Gen. Counsel’s review of whether Comr. Robert McDowell can vote on the AT&T-BellSouth merger, FCC Chmn. Kevin Martin told reporters Wed. (p1).nn -- Caller ID “spoofing” to gain access to someone else’s personal information, is the next big threat to wireless and wireline carriers, Sprint Nextel officials warned Wed. (p2).nn -- Major carriers are in full-on growth mode and are mostly unperturbed by potential regulatory and legislative roadblocks, according to CFOs speaking at a UBS conference in N.Y. (p10).nnWashington Internet Daily -- Senate Judiciary Committee Chmn.-designate Patrick Leahy vows surveillance oversight in next Congress will be among his “highest priorities” (p1; CD, p6).nnAtlanta Journal-Constitution -- On Wed., Rep. Joe Barton and Rep. Fred Upton said the FCC's responsibility is to “regulate, not frustrate” in considering approval of the AT&T-BellSouth deal. nnBG -- The FCC may vote Dec. 20 to make it easier for AT&T and Verizon to sell TV service, FCC chmn. Kevin Martin said. nnChicago Tribune -- Motorola said it might report a “modest” market share gain this quarter, helped by new products such as its low-cost Motofone. n n_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.