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February 14, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at dailyLead.com News for telecom industry leaders   News of the Day    EarthLink lands Houston Wi-Fi network deal EarthLink and the city of Houston have reached agreement on a wireless Internet network covering about 600 square miles. The deal will give residents, businesses and government workers cheaper wireless -- something the city sees as a boon to economic growth. The Washington Post/Associated Press (2/13) L.A. joins surge to hook up wireless for everyone Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced an initiative to blanket Los Angeles with wireless Internet access in 2009. Los Angeles Times (2/14)   Business & Industry Watch  Verizon upgrades business continuity services Verizon Business has added an automated notification service and integration of software to its business continuity services portfolio. The company is working with Strohl Systems. Telephony Online (2/14) Alcatel-Lucent wins WiMAX deal Alcatel-Lucent has signed on to deliver a wireless broadband network in the Dominican Republic. The company asserts the WiMAX network will be the first of its kind in the Caribbean. Forbes/AFX News Limited (2/14) AT&T open to more acquisitions AT&T has no immediate plans to make another large-scale acquisition, but company CEO Edward E. Whitacre Jr. remains open to the possibility. "You can never say never," he said. The Dallas Morning News/Associated Press (free registration) (2/12) Vodafone expects rapid mobile growth in India India's mobile market is on tap to reach more than half a billion mobile users by 2012, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin said. Sarin said he believed the overall market potential justified Vodafone's $11.1 billion Hutchison Essar stake purchase. Forbes/AFX News Limited (2/13) Qualcomm expects Nokia licensing battle to continue Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs anticipates external intervention will likely be necessary to resolve its licensing fight with Nokia. Bloomberg Businessweek (2/13) Other News Ericsson inks Vivo deal in Brazil Cellular-News.com (U.K.) (2/14)   Exhibiting at NXTcomm 2007? NXTcomm attendees are also USTelecom dailyLead subscribers. Drive readers to your booth by taking advantage of pre-show advertising opportunities. Click here or contact Eric Hoffman at 773.549.3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com.   USTelecom Spotlight USTelecom's McCormick denounces calls to regulate the Internet Yesterday, at the FTC's Broadband Connectivity Summit, USTelecom CEO Walter B. McCormick Jr. said attempts to regulate the Internet, for the first time ever, would harm consumers, innovation and investment. Highlighting the success from a consumer-driven environment, McCormick pointed to today's dynamic and highly competitive Internet market and called for government policies that understand how the Internet works and what is meant by network management, quality of service and prioritization. Read more here. Learn more about USTelecom -> Webinars and Events  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb   Technology Trends  Broadband on pace to reach 480 million customers By 2012, worldwide DSL and cable broadband connections will increase 9% to 480 million, according to ABI Research. The Asia-Pacific region represents a hot area for potential growth. EDN/Electronic News (2/13) Cisco, Nokia race to link cell phones, corporate VoIP New dual-mode phones from Cisco and Nokia are designed to sense whether 802.11g or GSM radio networks have the strongest signal before placing calls. The dual-mode Nokia E61i and E65 smartphones handsets use software that enables them to operate as a corporate phone extension off a Cisco CallManager IP PBX and messaging infrastructure. Network World (2/12) Convergence to IPTV changes game Hanarotelecom CEO Park Byung-moo said this year would be marked by the convergence of various operators onto IPTV platforms. He also expects Korea's telecom policy to become more comprehensive. The Korea Times (Seoul) (2/14) Ads on cell phones set to break out Advertising on cell phones offers marketers a wealth of user information and targeting opportunities undreamed of in other media; however, some experts worry that cell-phone users will find such advertising overly intrusive. But, if advertising can offset the cost of mobile subscriptions or premium services like music and video, it's possible that users will be more receptive. 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Contact Mark Lasser at 202-737-5500 x317 or mark.lasser@smartbrief.com.     Regulatory & Legislative  Tennessee franchising bills would bring video competition State legislators in Tennessee filed two bills that would bring more video competition to consumers by allowing telecoms to enter the video market more easily. The Tennessean (Nashville) (2/14) FTC holds forum to debate net regulation FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras said opposing sides on the net-regulation debate would need to work toward middle ground before a policy decision could be reached. 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