Top StorynnWall St. Journal* -- Vodafone gave a disappointing outlook for fiscal 2007, pointing to the investments necessary to turn around its Japanese unit (Financial Times*; N.Y. Times).nnAmong OthersnnFT -- Internet telephony company Skype is in talks with Chinese state-owned operators that may clear the way for the launch of its computer-to-telephone call service in that country.nn -- China may issue 3G mobile telecom licenses one at a time next year, with the first permit likely to require an operator to use the Beijing-backed TD-SCDMA standard.nnNYT -- Representatives from the U.S. and nations that had sought to break up some of its control over the Internet left the supervision of domain names unchanged (Washington Post; Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Washington Internet Daily, p1). nnCommunications Daily -- The Justice Dept. wants a broader wiretapping mandate on VoIP providers and one-way VoIP services should be included, DoJ tells the FCC (p1; WID, p3).nn -- Affordable broadband in 5 years is part of a House Democrats' “innovation agenda,” but a Republicans blast Democrats for “hypocrisy” (p2; WID, p2).nnCommunications Business Daily -- TV “white spaces” spectrum should be auctioned, not offered for unlicensed use, MSTV pres. says (p1). nn -- A Sprint local spinoff is said to be on-track but facing hurdles (p2).nnDenver Post -- A federal appeals court refused Tues. to delay new FCC guidelines requiring VoIP companies to provide reliable 911 emergency-call service.nnKansas City Star -- Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint’s local telephone division, said he didn’t come to Sprint Nextel to watch over a dying business.n nn_____________________nn*The Wall St. Journal and the Financial Times can be accessed online via paid subscription only.
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