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Broadband Surf Report: Evil twins & dead discs

Our daily look at telecom news around the Web:

Combating Wi-Fi's evil twin--NewsFactor Broadband will kill disc formats--Wired Samsung plans Wi-Fi smart phone--Daily Wireless Companies push security for mobile devices--Ziff Davis Wireless security is top concern for financial companies--TechWeb Skype's Plastic Problems--Light Reading Wireless VoIP threatens cell carriers--Networking Pipeline WiMAX at competitive crossroads--researcher--Mobile Pipeline MCI adds thousands of wireless hotspots--Infoworld

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Broadband Surf Report: Baseball on your handset

Sex, baseball, and children at play. Our daily look at telecom news around the Web finds that spring has definitely sprung:

Poor man's cellular spins wireless gold--Information Week MobiTV: Watch baseball on cell phone--The San Jose Mercury News (free signup required) New line on mobile sex--commentary at Wired Mobile phones for kids raise concerns--Associated Press Japan's cell-phone users read novels on handsets--Associated Press Supreme Court takes up future of broadband Internet access--The Los Angeles Times details the "Brand X" case.

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Broadband Surf Report: March 18

Our daily look at telecom news around the Web:

Adult content market faces wireless struggle--TechNewsWorld Quarter of cell customers use messaging--Associated Press FCC extends set-top box deadline--Slashdot IEEE settles on high-speed Wi-Fi standard, claims eWeek, yet Mobile Pipeline maintains that the IEEE vote on next-gen Wi-Fi is inconclusive. Go figure. France Telecom trials WiMax--Light Reading

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Broadband Surf Report: St. Patrick's Day

Our St. Patrick's day look at telecom news around the Web:

Muncipal Report: Verizon, SBC Chiefs play dumb--Broadband Reports

Municipal broadband situation report--A nice roundup from Daily Wireless

TiVo shares zoom up on Comcast deal--San Francisco Chronicle

Does your Wi-Fi hotspot have an evil twin?--PC World puts the fear of hackers into you.

Cingular, Verizon to share picture messages--Ziff Davis

Motorola Delayed iTunes Phone Due to Apple's Concerns--TechNewsWorld

And, just because ... Irish broadband roundup--Daily Wireless

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SEC nabs Nacchio

It's now official. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Joseph Nacchio, the former CEO of Qwest Communications International alleging fraud and other securities violations.

The SEC alleges that under the leadership of Nacchio, Qwest engaged in a complex scheme to improperly record more than $3 billion in revenue and exclude some $17.3 million in expenses in its quarterly reports from 1999 to 2002. The agency wants Nacchio and the other top executives named in the suit to return any fraudulently obtained profits, with interest.

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Broadband Surf Report: March 16

Our daily look at telecom news around the Web:

Wireless carriers post rapid growth in ring-tone, game revenues--Techweb

California city to test wireless on buses--Mobile Pipeline

RIM, NTP settle patent suit for $450 million--eWeek

Motorola moves on mesh networking--Unstrung reports, and Daily Wireless gets technical.

A call to mobilize biz apps--eWeek

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Martin to be named FCC head

The White House is expected to name Kevin Martin as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's website.

Many folks, including New.com's own Declan McCullagh, expected Martin to take over the position after Michael Powell said he would resign.

Martin has had close ties with the Bush administration, working on President Bush's election campaign and his transition team. Martin became a commissioner to the FCC in 2001.

Lessons from Bernie Ebbers

The verdict is finally in.

Bernard Ebbers, the former WorldCom CEO, was convicted on nine counts of fraud on Tuesday, including securities fraud, filing false reports, and conspiracy.

After more than a week of deliberations, the jury handed down its verdict, which could land Ebbers in a federal prison for the rest of his life. The convictions collectively carry a maximum penalty of 85 years in prison. Sentencing is set for June 13.

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