Telecom NewsTelecom news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Starz ending Vongo movie service for Starz Play- August 13, 2008 Liberty Media Corp.'s Starz pay TV subsidiary is pulling the plug on its Vongo movie-download service in favor of letting Verizon Communications Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/starz-ending-vongo-movie-service-for-starz-p... Set-Top Maker EchoStar Signs Tru2Way License Agreement- August 13, 2008 Looking to sell set-tops to cable companies, EchoStar has done a tru2way Host Device license agreement with CableLabs.http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/set-top-maker-echostar-signs-tru2way-license... Liberty Media open to discussing AOL dial-up deal- August 13, 2008 Liberty Media Corp would be open to discussing a deal to swap its stake in Time Warner Inc for the media conglomerate's AOL dial-up Internet business, Liberty Chairman John Malone said on Monday.http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/liberty-media-open-to-discussing-aol-dial-up... GM offers more fuel-efficient pickup trucks, SUVs- August 12, 2008 General Motors Corp. is releasing new, more fuel-efficient versions of its full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles later this fall.http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/gm-offers-more-fuel-efficient-pickup-trucks-... Charter launches Disney subscription video-on-demand service- August 12, 2008 Charter Communications announced Monday that it has reached a deal with Disney to launch a subscription video-on-demand service for Disney movies and cartoons Charter, the dominant cable provider in the Madison ...http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/charter-launches-disney-subscription-video-o... Wi-Lan, RIM reach patent deal- August 12, 2008 "Canadian patent-licensing company Wi-Lan Inc. says its 2008 financial results will be better than previously expected, in part because of a deal with Research In Motion .http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/wi-lan-rim-reach-patent-deal?fromrss=1 SingTel profit falls 5.3 pct on stronger currency- August 12, 2008 SINGAPORE : Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., the largest telephone company in Southeast Asia, said Tuesday that its April-June quarter profit fell 5.3 percent as a stronger local currency undermined the value ...http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/singtel-profit-falls-5-3-pct-on-stronger-cur... Manitoba Telecom Rep...- August 12, 2008 Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. confirmed its annual growth targets Monday, despite reporting a 33-per-cent drop in second-quarter profit due to restructuring and other expenses.http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/manitoba-telecom-rep?fromrss=1 Verizon, Amazon, UAL, Calpine among big movers- August 12, 2008 Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Verizon Communications Inc., up 97 cents at $35.57 The telecommunications company and two ...http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/verizon-amazon-ual-calpine-among-big-movers?... Cell phone towers still vulnerable to power outages- August 11, 2008 Five years after the largest blackout in North American history on Aug. 14, 2003, it isn't just utilities that still are having problems meeting reliability standards.http://www.topix.net/business/telecom/2008/08/cell-phone-towers-still-vulnerable-to-power-... |