CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - January 22, 2007

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Fun and (Wireless) Games

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Carriers aren't playing around when it comes to wireless games. In fact, most mobile carriers are now expecting the technology to become a significant profit center in the years ahead. Mobile phones have long included game suites -- originally snoozers like blackjack, solitaire and ping-pong. But a combination of wireless ...

Belgacom, Proximus Sign Wireless Roaming Deal

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Belgacom and its subsidiary mobile unit, Proximus, have signed a wireless roaming agreement, enabling their respective customers to access the internet from over 1,000 wireless hotspots in Belgium. In a statement, Belgacom said its customers can now use its and Proximus hotspots, regardless of whether they have a subscription or ...

Deutsche Telekom Plans to Raise ULL Fees

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The German fixed-line incumbent, Deutsche Telekom, is planning to increase the fees it charges alternative operators to connect to private households via its network. The telco will raise its monthly fees for access to its unbundled local loop (ULL)-or the so-called last mile-by 13%, to 12.03 euro (US$15.59) from 10.65 euro. ...

AT&T Puts Wireless, Wireline into One Package

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AT&T says it will soon launch the nation's largest wireless and wireline unlimited free calling community, marking the company's first converged product offering since its Dec. 29 acquisition of BellSouth and consolidation of Cingular Wireless. AT&T said starting Jan. 21, its Unity plan will offer more than 100 ...

Stoke Cashes In, Comes Out

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After spending two years in stealth mode, Stoke Inc. Monday raised the curtain on its flagship multi-access gateway product and announced $20 million in new funding.  The cash injection is led by new investor Duff Ackerman & Goodrich LLC (DAG), with support from existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield ...

FCC Releases 'Call Home Act' Order

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The Federal Communications Commission once again has acted to reduce the costs for family calls made to military people deployed to the Middle East and other postings. In an order adopted Jan. 8 but not released until yesterday, the FCC exempted from Universal Service Fund (USF) and Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) fund ...

Source: Telus Invests in Ruckus

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Canadian operator Telus Corp. has made a 'multimillion-dollar' investment in Ruckus Wireless Inc. and is planning similar integration of the work that the WiFi video startup is already undertaking with Motorola Inc., a source tells Unstrung. Telus is expected to test Ruckus's BleamFlex 'smart ...

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