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February 9, 2007 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day  Internet service electrifies Embarq profit Embarq's fourth-quarter profit rose 25% as the company added 84,000 high-speed Internet customers to top the 1 million mark. The company's stock has risen 35% since the company spun off from Sprint in May. MarketWatch (2/8)   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.   ADVERTISEMENT   Business & Industry Watch  Newspaper: Cable competition good for customers The Tennessean editorializes that customers would benefit from competition between telecom and cable companies. "Consumers deserve choice," the paper says. "And if AT&T or other companies can offer a competitive choice to consumers, the state should allow consumers that option." The Tennessean (Nashville) (2/9) Virgin Media to debut on-demand channel Virgin Media took the wraps off of its new on-demand channel. Virgin Central is a hybrid of linear TV and on-demand content from providers such as Buena Vista International Television and Alliance Atlantis. World Screen News (2/8) Alcatel-Lucent outlines savings plan Alcatel-Lucent announced it would trim its workforce to 12,500 and expects to realize pretax cost savings of 1.7 billion euros over the next three years. "We are committed to serving our customers' needs, with a competitive cost structure and effective operating model," company CEO Patricia Russo said. Bloomberg (2/9) Telefonica, Alcatel-Lucent in pilot program for mobile service: Telefonica and Alcatel-Lucent are in the middle of a six-month pilot program to deliver interactive TV, radio and music to mobile handsets in Spain. Alcatel-Lucent's "Unlimited Mobile TV" solution aims to provide an unlimited number of TV channels to an unlimited mobile coverage area. World Screen News (2/8) Vodafone offers mobile-phone access to YouTube Vodafone reached a deal to offer YouTube videos on its customers' mobile phones. YouTube joins MySpace and eBay among services Vodafone offers. cellular-news (U.K.) (2/9) Oregon officials approve Verizon's bid Verizon Communications received the green light to launch television services by the majority of the Metropolitan Area Communications Commission in Washington County, Ore. The Oregonian (Portland) (2/9) Companies join forces on 3G phone NTT DoCoMo, Renesas Technology, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, Sharp and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications are working together on a third-generation mobile-phone platform. They expect to complete development in the second quarter of 2008. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (2/8) Broadcom's 4th-quarter profit slips Chip manufacturer Broadcom reported that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 76%. The decline is in part related to charges on how Broadcom accounted for past stock option grants. The New York Times/Associated Press (2/8) News Corp. announces rival to CNBC Wall Street soon will have a new place to turn for business news, money honeys and stock charts. Rupert Murdoch announced the launch of the long-expected Fox Business Channel, which will debut in 30 million homes by the end of the year -- making it roughly the same size as Bloomberg Television. FoxNews.com (2/9) , Los Angeles Times (2/9) , The New York Times (2/9) , The Wall Street Journal (free content) (2/9)   Planning your 2007 advertising campaign? Whether you are launching a new product or service, generating leads, sponsoring a conference, exhibiting or building your brand, USTelecom dailyLead provides you with the most trusted and cost-effective means for reaching telecom executives. To learn more, click here or contact Eric Hoffman at ehoffman@smartbrief.com or 773.549.3868.   ADVERTISEMENT   Technology Trends  Cisco buys social-networking software maker Cisco Systems plans to buy Five Across, a small San Francisco company that makes social-networking software easily added to existing Web sites. Hardware maker Cisco's foray into social-networking fits its long-term strategy to create even more demand for its infrastructure products. CNET (2/8) Telepo licenses fixed-mobile links to Ericsson Ericsson has licensed from Telepo its next-generation Business Communication Solution, which provides consistency across locations and such devices as mobile phones, IP phones, softphones on PCs, VoIP clients and other desktop devices. Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) (2/9) Voice remains central for mobile phones Despite the increase in mobile TV and Web browsing, voice and text messaging still account for 90% of mobile operators' revenue, according to a wireless trade group. Coming soon: voice-mail improvements and calls over Internet wireless networks. CNNMoney.com/Business 2.0 (2/8)   IP Download  Truphone, Google Talk connect Truphone, free software that lets Wi-Fi-equipped Nokia mobile phones make inexpensive calls over the Internet, has opened its mobile VoIP system to Google Talk. Calls between the two services are free. Network World (2/8) Siemens launches Gigaset.net Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices launched a VoIP service called Gigaset.net that lets users of the Web site call all Gigaset IP telephones around the world. Telecompaper (The Netherlands) (2/9)   Regulatory & Legislative  Statewide franchise bid stalls in Colorado An attempt to change the process for obtaining cable franchises in Colorado has hit a roadblock. The bill was postponed indefinitely on a 8-4 vote by the state's House Transportation and Energy Committee. 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