USTelecom dailyLead
August 28, 2006
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TODAY'S HEADLINES
NEWS OF THE DAY
* EchoStar to pay $100M in retransmission dispute
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Wireless carriers fend off rivals in spectrum auction
* Telstra to offer stock deal to current shareholders
* XO gets into wireless broadband mix
* Analysis: Microsoft's unified communications plan could face hurdles
USTELECOM SPOTLIGHT
* CALEA Compliance, Telco IPTV & ROADM -- Now Free On-Demand
HOT TOPICS
* Cisco buys Arroyo
* AT&T inks U-Verse deal in San Antonio
* Analysis: Sprint Nextel faces uphill climb
* Verizon, BellSouth to add new surcharge to DSL bills
* Supreme Court justice lets EchoStar ruling stand
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
* Mobile ads look to dial up consumers
* Google, eBay in global text-ad deal
REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE
* BellSouth scraps DSL surcharge
* Editorial: California PUC vote a solid move
* Wireless carriers seek priority treatment to ensure speedy repairs during
emergencies
DIVERSIONS
* In Transylvania, a Count Invites You to His Castle
* Read Between All Those For-Sale Signs
* Bargains Are Near; Just Keep Waiting
* In Paris, a Feast of Art and History, in Bite-Size Pieces
* Like Packards? Ask the Man Who Owns 33 of Them
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