Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto. The founder of the Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) media empire died at his Toronto home this week at the age of 75.

Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto.The

'Visionary' Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, the visionary entrepreneur whose long career in Canadian telecommunications allowed him to boast of pioneering both FM radio and high-speed Internet, died in his Toronto home Tuesday morning at the age of 75.

'Visionary' Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, the visionary entrepreneur whose long career in Canadian telecommunications allowed him to boast of pioneering both FM radio

Telecom Stocks: AT&T, Ericsson gain; Nokia retreats
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Telecommunications stocks extended gains Wednesday for the second straight trading session, though price increases were narrow. AT&T Inc. and Ericsson were among the leaders.

Why tie ourselves in knots instead of building broadband services, asks
India began systemic reforms in telecommunications over 10 years ago with auctions. You may remember that disaster. Many victors choked on the ?winner?s curse?, as has been observed repeatedly elsewhere.*

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Majan is ME's first virtual network operator
Oman's Majan Telecommunications has become the Middle East's first virtual network operator, MEED has reported. The company launched mobile services under its Renna brand on 3 December.

By David Kravets, Wired News
The Bush administration on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits against the nation's telecommunications companies accused of complying with the government's once-secret spy program adopted in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks on the United States...

New Coalition Drawing Up Nationwide Broadband Access Strategy
President-elect Barack Obama has said getting affordable high-speed Internet service to every American home would create jobs, fuel economic growth and spark innovation. Yesterday, representatives from technology and telecommunications companies, labor unions and public interest groups frequently...

Fitch Ratings warns on cable and telecom outlook
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday pointed to difficult times ahead for the cable and telecommunications industry as unemployment and home foreclosures balloon and it faces an uncertain regulatory landscape under a new president. The ratings agency said the sector...

Bail bond of man in libel released
The Regional Trial Court released the P10,000 bail bond posted by a telecommunications employee after he was acquitted of libel charge filed by his colleague.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Closes on Cable Properties in Virginia and West Virginia
EDINBURG, Va. , Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announces that today it has completed the acquisition of cable assets and customers in Virginia and West Virginia from Rapid Communications, LLC. The transaction was previously announced on August 6, 2008 . RBC Daniels was Shentel's advisor for the transaction.

Platinum Miners? Demand for Equipment ?Dried Up Overnight?
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Platinum mining companies? demand for power cables and telecommunications equipment ?dried up overnight? after metals prices slumped, according Reunert Ltd.

China to set fixed fee for messages
China will set 0.10 yuan (1.5 U.S. cents) as a uniform fee for short messages nationwide next year, its telecommunications regulator said on Wednesday.

Call Center Cutting Hundreds
A company that handles customer service calls for telecommunications clients says it is laying off more than 450 people at its facility in Petersburg.

The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily
RIYADH: Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Mohammed Jamil Mullah visited the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) in Makkah on Tuesday. Saud Al-Daweesh, CEO of the company, and other

Hong Kong Stocks Advance; Telecom Shares Jump on 3G Plans
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks rose, led by telecommunications shares, after state-owned China National Radio said the nation will issue three licenses for high-speed mobile-phone services by the end of the year.

Russian Service Industries PMI Plunges to Record Low (Update1)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russian service industries ranging from banking and telecommunications to supermarkets shrank in November by the most on record as the global financial crisis deepened.

Fitch Ratings warns on cable and telecom outlook
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday pointed to difficult times ahead for the cable and telecommunications industry as unemployment and home foreclosures balloon and it faces an uncertain regulatory landscape under a new president.