USTelecom dailyLead
October 17, 2005
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TODAY'S HEADLINES
NEWS OF THE DAY
* ADVA buys Covaro
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Nortel taps Zafirovski as chief
* Palm, RIM strike a deal
* Report: IP/DSL set-top shipments to boom
* Skype sees Microsoft, Yahoo! as challengers
* Yahoo! joins pursuit of AOL
* Spirent may seek acquisitions
USTELECOM SPOTLIGHT
* TELECOM '05: A preview of what's next -- register now and save
HOT TOPICS
* BellSouth expands wireless broadband service, strikes deal with Sprint
* Linksys unveils Skype cordless phone
* MEF announces Carrier Ethernet Certification Plan
* Comcast, Google in talks to buy AOL stake
* Study: Not all consumers see reason to use VoIP
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
* Broadband over power line making inroads in U.S. market
* Mobile phones change lives in Africa
REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE
* Oregon lays claim to world's largest Wi-Fi network
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