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Ritsuko Ando
Telco CTOs see Web traffic growth as key challenge
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 19, 2008 - 9:45amChief technology officers of top US phone companies say dealing with growing Internet traffic is a key challenge, as they work on preventing services like video downloading from bogging down the network.
Satellite companies DISH and EchoStar sue TiVo
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 1, 2008 - 5:18pmDISH Network Corp and EchoStar Corp said on Friday they had filed a lawsuit against TiVo Inc and asked a Delaware court to find that their new DVR software does not infringe a TiVo patent.
Virgin Mobile USA sees telecom consolidation
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 20, 2008 - 8:51pmVirgin Mobile Chief Executive Dan Schulman said on Tuesday he expects more consolidation in the U.S. telecommunications industry, including deals among providers who rent space on larger operator's networks. Along with deals among mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) he also expects other operators of wireline, wireless and cable networks to consolidate.
Florida seeks to fine Verizon for bad service
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 4:38pmFlorida Attorney General Bill McCollum, along with the state's public counsel and an attorney for the AARP retiree group, asked the Florida Public Service Commission to levy a $6.5 million penalty against Verizon for willful violation of rules on service repairs.
