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FCC (News - Alert) Launches "Blogband"
To stimulate public dialogue over the development of a National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission is launching a new blog, called Blogband. The blog, which can be found at http://blog.broadband.gov, will chronicle the development of the plan and invite readers to comment. The FCC is also launching on the microblogging platform, Twitter, at http://www.twitter.com/fccdotgov. The FCC’s tweets will include news about the FCC and progress reports on the National Broadband Plan.
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Qwest (News - Alert) Issues 60-Day Notice to Wireless Customers
Qwest Wireless customers will begin to receive notification that they have 60 days to switch their Qwest Wireless service to another wireless provider. In 2008, Qwest announced plans to exit its wireless business and began offering Verizon (News - Alert) Wireless service to Qwest customers.
www.qwest.com
www.verizon.com

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Starz Chairman and CEO Clasen Announces Plan to Retire
Starz, LLC, announced that Robert B. Clasen, chairman and CEO of Starz, LLC, plans to retire around year-end. "During his 40-year career in the industry, Bob has demonstrated his vision and management skills in every phase of the business," said John Malone (News - Alert), chairman of Liberty Media. "He has been a valuable member of our top management team and I thank Bob for his leadership and contributions."
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Fixed Mobile Convergence (News - Alert) Still Struggles to Gain Traction
But the technologies driving FMC applications have developed more quickly than business end-user interest. Recent research by In-Stat (News - Alert) found that FMC handset connections will jump from 5.8 million in 2009 to 31 million by 2013 and that 19 percent of businesses with Wi-Fi capability use voice over Wi-Fi. The ability to seamlessly roam between wireline and wireless networks carries more importance among business users than other FMC solutions, but all FMC solutions remain in a relatively nascent state.
www.instat.com



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Optimum (News - Alert) Lightpath Intros New Service
Optimum Lightpath, a provider of Ethernet-based communication solutions for the New York metropolitan area businesses, introduced an Ethernet-based virtual private ring service for businesses. Companies with three or more locations can now experience metro Ethernet-based, high-speed communications over their own dedicated network. With this VPRS offering, Optimum Lightpath (News - Alert) can help businesses reduce costs, simplify billing and customer care by leveraging shared bandwidth and bundled communications services. VPRS is a business-dedicated Layer 2 access service that delivers 500 megabit, 1000 megabit and 10 gigabit connectivity to businesses in the New York metropolitan area.
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54 Million Free-to-Air Analog Mobile TV Users Worldwide in 2009
Telegent Systems (News - Alert), the company that makes television mobile and independent market research and consultancy firm In-Stat, recent whitepaper, “Analog Mobile, TV: The World’s Most Widely Available Option for Mobile TV,” predicts six-times growth to 300 million users by 2013 and highlights common global mobile TV usage trends revealed by primary research conducted by Telegent in Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia and Turkey.
www.telegentsystems.com
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Avaya (News - Alert) Expands Next-Gen 911 Ready Solutions
organizations better meet the demands of new and emerging communications technologies being used more and more by the public, Avaya, a provider of business communications applications, systems and services, announced it has enhanced its next-generation 9-1-1-ready solutions. The expanded solution is bringing together a team, including professional services consulting, technical capabilities, and developer partners to help deliver integrated solutions for public safety organizations, the company said.
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AMR Corporation Signs Letter of Intent with HP
AMR Corporation, a parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, has signed a letter of intent with HP to develop a next-generation passenger service system. AMR Chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey said the decision to enter into a letter of intent with HP is an example of "the company's efforts to ensure a successful, competitive airline for the long term, while continuing to work to overcome the many immediate challenges facing the entire airline industry."
www.aa.com
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IBM (News - Alert) to Use DNA to Make Next-Gen Microchips
Microchips International Business Machines Corp is looking into human DNA to be the structure of next-generation microchips, Reuters (News - Alert) reported. As chipmakers develop ever-smaller chips at cheaper prices, designers are struggling to cut costs. According to a recent paper published in the Nature Nanotechnology journal, artificial DNA nanostructures or "DNA origami" may give designers a cheap framework on which to build tiny microchips that are used in computers, cell phones and other electronic devices.
www.ibm.com



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OpenTV (News - Alert) Partners with Jinni
One provider of advanced digital television solutions has collaborated with Jinni to bring next generation search and recommendation functionality to the television. These new features will enable viewers to find their desired content quickly and intuitively, and OpenTV says that viewers can expect these features in its soon to be released OpenTV Core2 middleware. OpenTV plans to combine its Core2 Search Feature with Jinni's "mood-based" content discovery to allow viewers to find their desired programs quickly across multiple content sources.
www.opentv.com
www.jinni.com

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