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October 22, 2009 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at dailyLead.com News for telecom industry leaders   News of the Day  FCC vote advances process for net-regulation rules The FCC voted today to move to the next phase of its crafting a policy on net regulation, opening up a rule-making process that is expected to take months given the strong opinions on both sides of the issue. The rules, as proposed, will include wireline, as well as wireless, broadband. PC World/IDG News Service (10/22), Bloomberg (10/22), The Washington Post/Post Tech (10/22)   SUPERCOMM 2009  Stankey keynote: AT&T will work closer with fewer vendors AT&T will forge tighter relationships with vendors, but use fewer of them, AT&T Operations President and CEO John T. Stankey said in his SUPERCOMM 2009 keynote speech today. "You can't collaborate with a hundred different players, it's hard to do," he said. Stankey also pressed government to take a hands-off approach to the telecom industry, saying: "Regulation should understand that there's plenty of competition in the market today." TMCNet.com (10/22) At SUPERCOMM, Verizon, AT&T tout enterprise advantages AT&T and Verizon Communications executives touted their advantages -- involving both their networks and application solutions -- to provide an increasing array of services to enterprise customers, not the least of which involves mobility. Speaking at SUPERCOMM 2009 on Wednesday, executives highlighted their companies' capabilities beyond just being a conduit in detailing the full range of apps and services at their disposal -- both on their own and in partnerships. Telephony Online (10/21) Advanced communications take spotlight at SUPERCOMM Telecoms and equipment suppliers have demonstrated new solutions and services at SUPERCOMM 2009 this week aimed at supporting advanced communications applications that will help carriers and businesses power and maintain these new apps. Verizon Business, for example, introduced a cloud-based Application Assurance software-as-a-service tool to monitor these programs. xchange (10/21) Other News Panel: Customer adoption remains key element to national broadband policy Telephony Online (10/21) Qwest executive: Carriers need more service-oriented approach Telephony Online (10/21)   Business & Industry Watch    Unlikely allies: Google, Verizon Wireless talk net regs On the eve of today's FCC vote on regulating Internet content, the CEOs of Google and Verizon Wireless collaborated on a blog posting saying they agree on some aspects of the FCC's current policy, including that the Internet should continue to be an unrestricted and open platform. The companies still disagree on the core issue of further Internet regulation. Multichannel News (10/22), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/Dow Jones Newswires (10/21), CNET/Relevant Result (10/21) Ericsson experiences Q3 profit drop Equipment maker Ericsson failed to meet its forecasts in the third quarter as cuts in capital spending by carriers finally caught up with the Swedish company. "I think everybody understands that we are on our way into safer territory, but ... it takes a while before operators start planning projects and start getting projects on board again for us," said Chief Executive Officer Carl-Henric Svanberg, who will leave the company at year-end. Reuters (10/22), Google/The Associated Press (10/22) Other News Canada's regulator issues ruling on net rules PC World/Network World Canada (10/21) Light up the cell site! Transmode's new Multi-Service Mobile Backhaul Solution provides cost efficient T1/E1 and Ethernet transport with multiple individually synchronized timing domains over a single wavelength. The most economical, scalable and simple-to-use solution for mobile backhaul. See us at Supercomm, booth 2809 or click here to learn more. USTelecom Spotlight Outstanding keynotes scheduled for SUPERCOMM 2009 The tradition of great keynoters continues tomorrow at SUPERCOMM, where Hamid Akhavan, chief operating officer, Deutsche Telekom Group; Hardik Bhatt, chief information officer, City of Chicago; and Richard Cotton, executive vice president and general counsel, NBC Universal, share their insights and strategic plans for 2009 and beyond. Learn more about USTelecom -> Webinars and Events  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb   Video Upload  AT&T U-verse TV nets year-over-year gains AT&T picked up 239,000 net new customers for its U-verse TV service in the third quarter, the telecom disclosed today. AT&T also added 252,000 data and 165,000 voice subscribers. OneTRAK (10/22) Other News Rogers readies for November launch of On-Demand Online Multichannel News (10/21)   Featured Content    A Slice of the Social Pie: Facebook and Twitter Soar, MySpace Hangs Tough Ann Handley 17 Resources to Improve Your Small Business Gregory Go Is It Getting Easier for Small Businesses to Borrow? Scott Shane How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Deadlines Behance Team Build a More Profitable Practice American Express OPEN   Technology Trends  Broadband is delivered via "white spaces" in Va. town Claudville, Va., is the first city to receive broadband connectivity via the unlicensed slices of spectrum that fall between digital television channels, dubbed "white spaces." eWeek.com (10/21) Google eyes enterprise market Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the company plans to expand its enterprise offerings in the near future. Schmidt said the enterprise services market is Google's biggest opportunity next to its advertising business. CNET/Deep Tech (10/21) 5 technical standards that could "change everything" Five technical standards that are in the works -- video over Wi-Fi, 3-D television, "augmented reality" for mobile devices, HTML5 and a faster USB -- "will change everything," according to this article. Glenn Fleishman explores each of the technologies and describes scenarios in which they might be used. PC World (10/20) Other News Juniper said to be readying new Ethernet ports, software Reuters (10/21)   IP Download  Survey: Cloud use booms in '09 A survey by Avanade showed companies around the world are moving fast to incorporate cloud computing into their operations. According to the report, the number of firms adopting cloud applications has skyrocketed roughly 320% since January. eChannelLine USA Daily News (10/21) Other News Cisco survey: What's propelling broadband traffic? eWeek.com (10/21)   LeadQuote  Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." --Plato, Greek philosopher     Subscriber Tools       Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Advertise Account Director:  Mark Lasser (202) 737-5500, ext. 317 Download Media Kit   Read more at dailyLead.com A powerful website for dailyLead® readers including: Industry Home Readers' Choice Search Archive Get this RSS Feed Publish your Press Release       Recent USTelecom dailyLead® Issues: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Monday, October 19, 2009 Friday, October 16, 2009 Thursday, October 15, 2009     Lead Editor:  Susan Rush       Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 1100 H ST NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005     © 1999-2011 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information