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Telefonica SA is eying a bid for Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile UK, which analysts value between EUR3 billion and EUR4 billion after several years of underpeformance, according to a Financial Times report.

The implementation is a key element of Kyrgyztelecom's plans to build a next-generation Metro Ethernet fiber-to-the-home aggregation network, initially in the capital of Bishkek and then across other cities.

Cisco Systems believes networking among doctors as well as among sensors in the field can help prevent pandemics, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said in a keynote address at the company's annual Cisco Live customer conference that was briefly disrupted by a protest and a technical glitch.

Canada's continuing fire sale of local TV stations got rained on this week as cable operator Shaw Communications pulled plans to buy three over-the-air outlets from CTVglobemedia for $1 each.

The never ending saga of Dish Network Corp. A versus TiVO Inc. ends up hurting shareholders more while the two companies duke it out in court over technology patents.A Today TIVO shares are the big loser down 14% while DISH shares are off 2%, but the battle is far from over.

The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV transition, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday.

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Millicom International Cellular has announced that its previously announced strategic review of its Asian assets is progressing according to plan.

ADTRAN , Inc., , a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced that Rice Belt Telephone, a progressive independent telephone company based in Arkansas, has selected the Total Access 5000 for its Fiber-to-the-Premises deployments.

Canadian television giant CTV Inc. says that Shaw Communications Inc. will not proceed with the purchase of three over-the-air TV stations for $1 each.

There is only one obvious question in Cisco's overture Tuesday that it might take on Microsoft and Google in the online productivity application arena -- what took so long? On Tuesday, Doug Dennerline, senior vice president of Cisco's collaboration software group, said during the Cisco Live Virtual conference that the company might compete with ...

The new head of FairPoint Communications said Wednesday the company will have to make some big changes to get out of its financial pinch, but he's optimistic it won't have to file for bankruptcy reorganization.

MONROE, La. - CenturyTel Inc. is expected to close its acquisition of Embarq Corp., forming a new rural telecommunications giant.

Germany-based Siemens AG has named Michael Reitermann as CEO of Siemens Healthcare's U.S. operations, based in Malvern, Pa.

Former Texas Gov. Mark White has been hired by a Houston-based Internet provider to oversee the expansion of wireless Internet access to rural America.

Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio asked a judge Tuesday to decide in his favor in a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit, saying the company's stock plunge was the result of a telecommunications industry meltdown, not financial fraud.

Cisco Senior Vice President Doug Dennerline said on Tuesday his company may develop a service that would allow business users to create documents they could draft and share through its WebEx meeting and collaboration service.

Companies with strict no-digital-camera smartphone-policies rejoice! Research In Motion is finally releasing a new BlackBerry smartphone with no camera: the BlackBerry Tour 9630 from Verizon Wireless .

Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. again raised its forecast for second-quarter sales of liquid-crystal-display glass, citing stronger-than-anticipated demand amid signs U.S. sales of LCD TVs are improving.

Juniper Networks , Inc. , the leader in high-performance networking, today introduced a series of new applications and services that will enable customers to deliver voice, video and other multimedia services with exceptional efficiency, reduced costs and increased scale and reliability.