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56 min ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Plan in works to better connect Northern New Mexico [The Santa Fe New Mexican]

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 25--Trying to explain the infrastructure that makes the Internet succeed or fail in a community is like trying to trace the rainbow-colored wires through a Santa Fe state government data center to a fiber-optic cable that stretches to Albuquerque.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM, Qwest, Savvis, Telecom, CenturyTel

Sat May 25, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Tech Analyst Jeff Kagan on AT&T Having Fastest 4G LTE Wireless Internet

Both PC World and their TechHive news site conducted a study, and on May 22, 2013 both said AT&T Mobility 4G LTE was named the fastest Internet service among the top four wireless carriers, AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile. Wireless analyst Jeff Kagan offers congratulations to AT&T and provides comment on this study.

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Related Topix: AT&T, Telecom, ATT, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, IT Services

Arbitrage Magazine

Ted Rogers - A Life Unconquerable

Ted Rogers had always taken pride in his pace of action. In his aptly named autobiography, Relentless , he wrote, "I love speed.

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Related Topix: Rogers Communication, Telecom, Rogers Communications Inc.

Seeking Alpha

American Tower: VoLTE Represents Future Growth

American Tower REIT , provider of cell tower space to telecom companies such as Verizon Communications , AT&T , Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile US , is in the midst of a high growth market segment due to the large adoption of bandwidth hungry smartphones such as Apple's iPhone.

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Related Topix: Telecom, American Tower, IT Services, Verizon Communications, Verizon, REIT, Personal Finance, AT&T, Sprint Nextel

Edmonton Journal

Edmonton, St. Albert expanding free Wi-Fi service

We're giving away tickets to Taylor Swift's sold-out Edmonton show on Tuesday, June 25 - the first of two at Rexall Place.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Emerging Technology, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Canada, Celebrities, Country, Hot Chicks, Pop/Rock, Taylor Swift, Shaw Communications, Telecom, Television

AmericanBankingNews.com

American Tower Corporation Rating Reiterated by Oppenheimer

's stock had its "outperform" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Oppenheimer in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

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Related Topix: IT Services, Telecom, American Tower

Fri May 24, 2013

MSN Money

AT&T adds a sneaky new fee onto its wireless bills

What might be nickels and dimes for you will end up as hundreds of millions for a corporate giant.

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Related Topix: ATT, Telecom

USA Today

Report: Yahoo, pay-TV firms among Hulu bidders

Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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Related Topix: hulu, Directv, Telecom, Time Warner Cable, Comcast

Boston Herald

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split

News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.

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Related Topix: Public Relations, Directv, Opinion

Insider Monkey

Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC): Insiders Aren't Crazy About It

In today's marketplace, there are tons of metrics investors can use to analyze their holdings.

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Related Topix: NaviSite, Telecom, Time Warner Cable

Freshnews

SnagFilms Wins 2013 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SnagFilms Inc., the privately-owned media and technology company offering independent films to the world, has been awarded Red Herring's Top 100 North America award, honoring the year's most promising private technology companies in America.

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Related Topix: Startups, Red Herring, SnagFilms, Sundance Film Festival, Comcast, Ipad, Science / Technology

Insider Monkey

Facebook Inc (FB) Pulls the Plug Across the Pond

The first real Facebook Inc Phone with Home pre-installed, the HTC First, has officially bombed .

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Related Topix: Telecom, ATT, Google, Startups

The Beaumont Enterprise

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

The Cincinnati company said late Thursday that former CEO A.G. Lafley , a 33-year industry veteran, is returning its top post.

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Related Topix: Procter and Gamble, Household Products, Globecomm Systems, Telecom

Philly.com

Cigna in claim settlement

A survey of chief executive officer pay commissioned by the Associated Press lists Brian Roberts, head of Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp.

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Related Topix: Cigna, Insurance, Philadelphia, PA, Comcast, CBS, Williamsport, PA, Lycoming College

Thu May 23, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Comcast's "Neutral" Rating Reaffirmed at Zacks

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by Zacks in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

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Related Topix: Universal Studios, thePlatform, Comcast, Media, Universal Pictures, Television, Universal Television Group

Broadcasting & Cable

Comcast's David Cohen: U.S. Broadband Is World Class

Comcast executive VP David Cohen stood up tall for U.S. broadband Thursday, saying Americans "are getting world-class broadband from competing companies, and it's getting better every day." He ascribed to parochial agendas the "running down" of U.S. broadband build-outs by some critics and members of the press who he said use "selective statistics" ... (more)

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Related Topix: Comcast

Zap2it.com

DirecTV set to go 'Full Circle' with David Boreanaz, Minka Kelly and Kate Walsh

DirecTV has announced the all-star cast for their upcoming drama "Full Circle" from award-winning screenwriter and playwright Neil LaBute , and its clear the satellite cable provider has hit the mother lode.

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Related Topix: Directv, Bones, Friday Night Lights, Private Practice, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Minka Kelly, Kate Walsh

The Hartford Courant

Chernin, Guggenheim Digital put in bids for Hulu: sources

Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu , two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service.

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Related Topix: Directv, Telecom, Time Warner Cable, Ansonia, CT

Insider Monkey

AT&T Inc. (T): The Bulls' Case

The 4G LTE market is a competitive landscape, involving the biggest telecom companies in the US.

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Related Topix: Telecom, ATT, Startups, Versant

AmericanBankingNews.com

DirecTV Downgraded to "Hold" at Standpoint Research

DirecTV traded down 0.80% on Thursday, hitting $63.46. DirecTV has a 1-year low of $42.87 and a 1-year high of $57.78. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $54.44. The company has a market cap of $35.446 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.57. DirecTV last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th.

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Related Topix: Directv

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