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European Incumbent Telecom Operators at Risk From Cable Broadband Upgrades

Fitch Ratings says in a report published today, that a number of European incumbent landline telecom operators risk increasing disadvantage given a failure to respond sufficiently to the risk posed by the cable operators' broadband investments and their own resistance to spending on fibre.  more

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The Gap in Call Quality Performance among US Mobile Networks Narrows

As the wireless services industry becomes more competitive, the gap in call quality performance between the highest- and lowest-ranked carriers is smaller compared with previous years, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study.  more

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Verizon Announces LTE Deployment Plans - Going Live in 2010

verizon's CTO, Dick Lynch has outlined the company's plans to roll out an LTE upgrade for its wireless network. Lynch announced that verizon Wireless has selected Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent as primary network vendors for its initial LTE network deployments. These two vendors are expected to build the underlying infrastructure that will enable verizon Wireless to become the first wireless company to offer commercial LTE-based service in the United States, starting in 2010.  more

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Sprint CEO: Macro Pressures Haven't Hurt Consumer Business

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Macro-economic pressures haven't weighed on Sprint Nextel's consumer business, Chief Executive Dan Hesse said Thursday.  more

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Verizon COO: Wireless Continues to See Solid Growth

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- verizon Communications's wireless business continues to see solid growth, said Denny Strigl, president and chief operating officer of verizon.  more

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Verizon in Talks with Google for Mobile Search Partnership

verizon Communications is reported to be in talks with search engine giant, Google over a mobile search tie up for its verizon Wireless subsidiary. The Wall Street Journal reported that the deal would make Google the default search engine on all verizon phones in exchange for a share of the advertising revenues.  more

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Qwest Reach Agreement With Unions, Avoid Strike

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Qwest Communications International reached a tentative agreement with the unions representing a bulk of its work force early Sunday.  more

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Qwest Faces Possible Strike as Pact is Set to Expire

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Qwest Communications International is the latest Baby Bell to face a possible strike when its current contract expires at 2:01 a.m. EDT (12:01 a.m. MDT) on Sunday.  more

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UPDATE: Verizon 2Q Net Up 12%; Wireless Offsets Weak DSL

(Updates stock quote in sixth paragraph. Adds executive comments and background information in 11th, 15th, 16th and final paragraphs.)  more

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Verizon 2Q Net Up 12%; Wireless Offsets Weak DSL

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- verizon Communication's second-quarter net income rose nearly 12% as continued strength in wireless covered for steep declines in its traditional landline and DSL businesses.  more

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