From editor@telecom-digest.org Mon Mar 8 13:49:40 2004 Received: (from ptownson@localhost) by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.11.6p2/8.11.3) id i28IneM28962; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:49:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:49:40 -0500 (EST) From: editor@telecom-digest.org Message-Id: <200403081849.i28IneM28962@massis.lcs.mit.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: massis.lcs.mit.edu: ptownson set sender to editor@telecom-digest.org using -f To: ptownson Approved: patsnewlist Subject: TELECOM Digest V23 #110 TELECOM Digest Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:50:00 EST Volume 23 : Issue 110 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson Telecom Update (Canada) #423, March 8, 2004 (Angus Telemanagement) Ergen Waiting Out Viacom/EchoStar Chief Discusses Future (Monty Solomon) BellSouth to Sell Latin America Operations to Telefonica (Monty Solomon) Re: Should I Use 66-Block? (Monty Solomon) TiVo Challenges Give Analysts Pause (Monty Solomon) Nielsen PVR Plan Gives Agencies Pause (Monty Solomon) TiVo Zips Ahead, Will Record 3 Million By Year-End, 10 Million (Solomon) AT&T Expands 'City Savings' for International Calling (Monty Solomon) Re: Spam Going Out Under My Name (Linus Surguy) FREE Personal SMS Software & Interactive SMS Shareware (touchring) Re: Snapshots in Time (Wesrock@aol.com) Re: Need to Block Outgoing Calls to Specific Numbers (Sammy@nospam.biz) All contents here are copyrighted by Patrick Townson and the individual writers/correspondents. Articles may be used in other journals or newsgroups, provided the writer's name and the Digest are included in the fair use quote. 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Geoffrey Welsh =========================== See the bottom of this issue for subscription and archive details and the name of our lawyer; other stuff of interest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:31:59 -0500 From: Angus Telemanagement Subject: Telecom Update (Canada) #423, March 8, 2004 ************************************************************ TELECOM UPDATE ************************************************************ published weekly by Angus TeleManagement Group http://www.angustel.ca Number 423: March 8, 2004 Publication of Telecom Update is made possible by generous financial support from: ** ALLSTREAM: www.allstream.com ** BELL CANADA: www.bell.ca ** CISCO SYSTEMS CANADA: www.cisco.com/ca ** CYGCOM INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES: www.cygcom.com ** GROUP TELECOM: www.360.net ** JUNIPER NETWORKS: www.juniper.net ** PRIMUS CANADA: www.primustel.ca ** SPRINT CANADA: www.sprint.ca ** TELUS: www.telus.com ************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE: ** Wireless Broadband Net Launched in B.C. ** Telus to Manage Ontario-Owned Telco ** Carriers Reach Wi-Fi Roaming Deal ** CRTC to Seek Input on VoIP Rules ** Ebbers Charged With Fraud ** Ottawa Utelco to Use Meriton Technology ** Bell Local Link Rates to Increase ** Onlinetel Expands Call Zone Coverage ** Sympatico Offers Wireless Home LAN ** Rogers Drops AT&T Brand ** CRTC Suspends Bell Forbearance Application ** Competitors Assail Telco Ethernet Tariffs ** CRTC to Expedite Three Disputes ** Call-Net Withdraws Part VII Against Bell & RBC ** Ottawa 911 Service Crashes ** McCaw to Invest in Microcell ** Call-Net Redeems Debt ** Moody's Upgrades Telus ** Embree Joins Fraser Milner ** Rogers Exec Quits ** User-Focused Telecom Conference Planned ** Charter Offer for Telemanagement Online ============================================================ WIRELESS BROADBAND NET LAUNCHED IN B.C.: Allstream, Microcell subsidiary Inukshuk, and NR Communications have launched their wholesale wireless Internet access network in Richmond, B.C. (See Telecom Update #409) The service uses NextNet Wireless technology to provide non-line-of-sight connections within 2.5 km of any network base station. The companies say they will begin service in another city "in the coming weeks," and will finalize national deployment plans by mid- year. Microcell and Allstream announced retail services using the new net: ** Microcell's iFido provides 2.2 Mbps Internet access for $40/month -- $20/month for the first six months. Microcell will offer a 20% discount to customers who take both iFido and City Fido service. ** Allstream's 2.1 Mbps service for business customers is $59.95/month. It includes roaming wireless and wireline access in thousands of locations worldwide. TELUS TO MANAGE ONTARIO-OWNED TELCO: Announcing its decision to abandon efforts to privatize the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, the Ontario Government last week Instructed ONTC to finalize an agreement under which Telus Corporation will provide "enhanced telecommunications management services and expertise" to O.N.Telcom, the ONTC-owned telco that serves northeastern Ontario. CARRIERS REACH WI-FI ROAMING DEAL: The four national wireless carriers have signed an inter-carrier agreement establishing common standards for roaming and interoperability of their public Wi-Fi hotspots. The standards include a common brand identifier, a standard user interface, and a payment process for roaming. ** The four carriers say that roaming will begin this fall, and that they will deploy more than 500 new hotspots in the coming year. CRTC TO SEEK INPUT ON VoIP RULES: In an interview with Bloomberg News last week, CRTC Chairman Charles Dalfen said the Commission will this month invite comments on regulation of VoIP services provided by incumbent telcos and other service providers. EBBERS CHARGED WITH FRAUD: Bernard Ebbers, the Canadian-born executive who led WorldCom into the largest-ever U.S. bankruptcy, has been charged with securities fraud, conspiracy, and making a false filing to the SEC. Ebbers pleaded not guilty. ** WorldCom's former CFO, Scott Sullivan, last week pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the multi-billion dollar accounting scandal. OTTAWA UTELCO TO USE MERITON TECHNOLOGY: Meriton Networks, an Ottawa-based developer of optical wavelength networking systems, says that Telecom Ottawa has agreed to use Meriton's managed High-Speed Metro architecture to deliver Gigabit Ethernet services. The value of the contract was not announced. BELL LOCAL LINK RATES TO INCREASE: CRTC Telecom Order 2004-61 approves a $1/month increase in the monthly rate for uncontracted and one- or three-year contracted Bell Canada Local Link lines, effective April 1. www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Orders/2004/o2004-61.htm ONLINETEL EXPANDS CALL ZONE COVERAGE: Onlinetel has expanded its Quebec service to include Trois Rivieres, Chicoutimi, and Sherbrooke. Call Zone offers customers 200 calls per month within a provincial zone for $20 a year. Call Zone is currently offered in Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta; the company says it will add B.C. "in the near future." SYMPATICO OFFERS WIRELESS HOME LAN: Sympatico now offers its residential High Speed and High Speed Ultra customers a Siemens integrated modem and wireless router, in place of its standard modem, for a one-time fee of $69.95. Installation is available for $99.00. ROGERS DROPS AT&T BRAND: Effective today, the name Rogers AT&T Wireless becomes Rogers Wireless. CRTC SUSPENDS BELL FORBEARANCE APPLICATION: On March 5, the CRTC suspended "until further notice" Bell Canada's application to deregulate its high-speed digital access services in some markets (see Telecom Update #422). The Commission gave no reason for the suspension, but likely intends to address the issue through a public notice. COMPETITORS ASSAIL TELCO ETHERNET TARIFFS: Call-Net and Allstream say that Ethernet Interface Service tariffs filed by Bell Canada and Telus in response to a CRTC order are unduly restrictive. The competitors also note that the telcos say they can't offer the service yet, and will submit timing information on March 12 (Bell) and March 26 (Telus). Call-Net and Allstream say the telcos should be required to offer their complete retail Ethernet Access service under general tariff, until all the unbundled components are available. ** Call-Net also questions why Telus's proposed rates are much higher than Bell Canada's. www.crtc.gc.ca/8740/eng/2003/b2-6726.htm www.crtc.gc.ca/8740/eng/2004/t66_138.htm CRTC TO EXPEDITE THREE DISPUTES: The CRTC has begun using its new procedure for expediting competitive disputes (see Telecom Update #420). It has referred three issues to a three-Commissioner panel; an oral hearing will be held March 26. The disputes to be adjudicated are: ** Cybersurf's dispute with Shaw Cablesystems about third party Internet access (see Telecom Update #388, 414, 419). ** Shaw's challenge to Telus's student bundle (see Telecom Update #401). ** Rogers and Call-Net's challenge to Bell Canada's consumer bundles (see Telecom Update #410). CALL-NET WITHDRAWS PART VII AGAINST BELL & RBC: Bell Canada says it will not "mass transfer" Sprint long distance customers served under a "Talk and Save" program available to Royal Bank Visa users. RBC will use rebiller CD Tel to attempt to convert the customers on an individual basis. (See Telecom Update #419) ** In response, Call-Net has withdrawn its Part VII application against the transfer, but says it believes CD Tel is misleading customers and violating privacy regulations. www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVII/eng/2004/8622/c25_200400812.htm OTTAWA 911 SERVICE CRASHES: An unexplained system failure left the Ottawa area with no 911 access for about 30 minutes on March 1, and an automated back-up system also failed. Bell Canada restored service by manually activating the system, which rerouted Ottawa 911 calls through Kingston and back. McCAW TO INVEST IN MICROCELL: Microcell Telecommunications says that U.S. telecom entrepreneur Craig McCaw will act as "standby purchaser" for any of the rights not taken up in its current C$100 million offering, and may also invest up to $50 million through a private holding company, COM Canada. CALL-NET REDEEMS DEBT: Call-Net Enterprises, parent of Sprint Canada, has purchased for cancellation US$76.4 million worth of senior secured notes. The purchase will reduce the company's annual interest payments by US$8.1 million. MOODY'S UPGRADES TELUS: Moody's Investors Services has upgraded Telus Corp.'s credit from Ba1 (junk) to Baa3 (investment grade). Moody's downgraded the company's debt in July 2002. EMBREE JOINS FRASER MILNER: Kirsten Embree has left Osler Hoskin & Harcourt to become a partner in the federal regulatory practice of Fraser Milner Casgrain. Before joining Osler Hoskin, she was director of regulatory matters at AT&T Canada. ROGERS EXEC QUITS: Dean Macdonald, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Rogers Cable, has resigned effective March 2004. Macdonald, who is rumored to be joining an east coast cable company, came to Rogers when it acquired Cable Atlantic in 2001. USER-FOCUSED TELECOM CONFERENCE PLANNED: Angus Dortmans Associates and PW Ritchie & Associates have scheduled TELEMANAGEMENT LIVE 2004, a two-day conference on enterprise telecom and networking, for October 20-21, 2004, in Toronto. ** Some exhibit spaces and sponsorships are available on a first-come, first-served basis: for information, e-mail itsabouttime@telemanagementlive.com. CHARTER OFFER FOR TELEMANAGEMENT ONLINE: Special Charter Subscription rates for Telemanagement Online expire soon. 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The information and data included has been obtained from sources which we believe to be reliable, but Angus TeleManagement makes no warran- ties or representations whatsoever regarding accuracy, completeness, or adequacy. Opinions expressed are based on interpretation of available information, and are subject to change. If expert advice on the subject matter is required, the services of a competent professional should be obtained. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 01:29:33 -0500 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Ergen Waiting Out Viacom / EchoStar Chief Discusses Future By Kris Hudson Denver Post Business Writer WASHINGTON - Charlie Ergen rarely picks a small fight. Ergen's EchoStar Communications Corp., which delivers satellite TV to 9 million subscribers under the Dish Network brand, has taken on CBS parent Viacom in a bitter legal battle. On Thursday, Ergen accused Viacom of "extortion at the highest level." He claims that for EchoStar to carry CBS, Viacom is pressuring EchoStar to pay for and carry many other Viacom-owned channels. Viacom has declined to comment. Midnight Monday is the deadline for expiration of an injunction that bars Viacom from pulling its channels off Dish Network. If Viacom pulls the plug, Dish viewers could be missing 20 channels, including CBS, MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon. The uncertainty has trimmed EchoStar's stock price, which closed Friday at $34.55, down 4 percent. An even bigger strategic issue looms for the company Ergen co-founded in Colorado two decades ago. EchoStar, based in Douglas County, may need to find a merger or acquisition partner as programming and distribution companies merge into bigger and bigger entities. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~1999715,00.html [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: So this explains why so many shows on TV Land (Channel 56 on our local cable (Cable One) have had subscripts or 'ticker messages' running over and over through the shows asking people to call Viacom and raise hell about it. This morning on 'I Love Lucy' at 10:00 AM followed by 'Leave it to Beaver' at 10:30 every five minutes more or less a little message on the screen said 'DISH Network will be dropping this show unless you call (some 800 number) and tell them to leave the programs alone.' I get it from cable, but I suppose cable gets it from satellite. That's been going on now for several days. They always begin these 'ticker messages' scrolling on the bottom of the screen with a little beep tone and in large letters the word EMERGENCY MESSAGE FROM YOUR OPERATOR! ('your operator' is a generic term I guess). The first time I heard that tone and saw the 'emergency message' come scrolling across the screen my thought was maybe there is some bad weather (tornado, etc) coming since that is the way City of Independence lets us know about trouble; that and blowing the loud horn on top of city hall; they take over the cable to make their announcements. Then the 'Emergency Message' was that DISH is going to lose a lot of channels and shows. PAT] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 02:15:24 -0500 From: Monty Solomon Subject: BellSouth to Sell Latin America Operations to Telefonica Moviles BellSouth Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Its Latin America Operations to Telefonica Moviles - BellSouth to receive $4.2 billion in cash - BellSouth consolidated debt to be reduced by $1.5 billion ATLANTA, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BellSouth Corp. (NYSE:BLS) has signed a definitive agreement with Telefonica Moviles, the wireless affiliate of Telefonica, S.A. (NYSE:TEM) to sell its interests in its 10 Latin American operations. The purchase price is based on a total enterprise value of the 10 Latin American companies of $5.85 billion. BellSouth will receive after tax cash proceeds of approximately $4.2 billion and reduce consolidated debt by $1.5 billion. BellSouth and its partners operate 10 wireless companies in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). Telefonica has operations in seven Latin American countries (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala). With the acquisition, Telefonica will add six additional countries to its footprint and 10.5 million new customers. - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=40772305 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 02:31:20 -0500 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Re: Should I Use 66-Block? At 7:34 PM -0500 3/7/04, johnfofawn@hotmail.com (John) wrote: > Is there something better I can do other than twisting 8 wires > together for each of the 4 colors? I looked at a Leviton catalog and I > understand how patch panels work, but it's just too expensive. PhoneGeeks.com should have some useful solutions for you. Some possibilities include: http://www.phonegeeks.com/nonphonwirbl.html http://www.phonegeeks.com/66blocwit1241.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:30:00 -0500 From: Monty Solomon Subject: TiVo Challenges Give Analysts Pause By Marla Matzer Rose LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TiVo is the HBO of entertainment tech companies: It gets fawning write-ups beyond all reason, if you look at it based on how many eyeballs are actually watching. It's also a little unusual that a product with so few subscribers -- well under 1 million until the quarter just ended Jan. 31 -- has had marketers and advertising agencies so spooked for the past several years about the technology undermining viewership for their commercials. Although TiVo is a "story stock" with an advancing share price recently, the company is still losing money and faces a number of challenges including stiff competition in the digital video recorder market, leading many analysts to remain cautious about buying in. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=4517644 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:41:21 -0500 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Nielsen PVR Plan Gives Agencies Pause By Joe Mandese Editor, MediaPost Madison Avenue would like to hit the rewind button on Nielsen's plans to measure households with digital video recorders (DVRs), and see Nielsen replay the announcement with one additional element: a plan to provide TV commercial ratings. Without them, say media agency executives, the time- shifted viewing data from DVR users would be interesting -- but almost meaningless from a media planning point of view. http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=240854&newsDate=03/05/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:42:55 -0500 From: Monty Solomon Subject: TiVo Zips Ahead, Will Record 3 Million By Year-End, 10 Million By By Paul J. Gough Staff Writer Just a day after Nielsen unveiled plans to speed up measurement of digital video recorders due to faster-than-expected deployment by cable and satellite TV operators, TiVo the top consumer electronics marketer in the space, told shareholders it will reach 3 million subscribers by the end of the year and 10 million in four years. The number of subscribers long ago passed 600,000, the tipping point against outhouses. It stood at 1.3 million on Jan. 31, the last day of the company's fiscal year. During a conference call with analysts late Thursday, Chief Executive Officer Mike Ramsay said TiVo's goal is to top 10 million subscribers in the next three or four years. http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=240852 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:17:33 -0500 From: Monty Solomon Subject: AT&T Expands 'City Savings' for International Calling Enhanced Offer Provides Lower International Long-Distance Rates to 57 Cities in 25 Countries. Rates to 32 other countries also reduced. MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T today announced that it has expanded the number of cities included in its lead international calling plan, the AT&T AnyHour Advantage Plan with City Savings(SM). Introduced in September 2003, the City Savings offer has been enhanced to include reduced-rate calling to 57 cities in 25 countries, all for a monthly plan fee of $3.95. In addition, AT&T will lower the rates for 32 countries to which consumers call from home, including the Philippines and countries throughout Western Europe and Latin America. In Western Europe, the reduced country rate of only 10 cents a minute is welcome news to all international callers, but especially those with family and loved-ones in countries such as Germany, Spain and Italy, which have a sizeable presence of American military personnel stationed there. - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=40774361 ------------------------------ From: usenet@linus.me.uk (Linus Surguy) Subject: Re: Spam Going Out Under My Name Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 07:44:50 GMT Organization: Magrathea Systems Ltd. Dear Patrick, On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 18:00:44 EST, you wrote: > I had pretty much (foolishly) assumed my name (Patrick A. Townson) and > Editor, both e-residing @telecom-digest.org was immune from being used > in outgoing spam and virii attacks. I found out yesterday and today > that was *not* the case, when I began receiving here at telecom a ton > of spam sent here from 'Patrick_A_Townson@telecom-digest.org' and/or > 'ptownson@telecom-digest.org' addressed to the same name and/or > Editor. I am sure many of you have recieved the same baloney in your > own email. Some virii likewise is being sent around the net claiming > to be from 'editor@telecom-digest.org' You might not be aware, and the above post tends to support this, that a lot of spam software actually picks the 'from' address at random from the pool of people that the email is going to be mailed to. Also, many pieces of spam software will now use the receipents name as the sender as well -- so don't worry your email address isn't as widepread as you think! By the way, the plural of virus is viruses, not viri[i] - this is a reoccuring thread on anti-virus newsgroups, and apparantly is because virus is an 'air noun' in Latin and therefore cannot have an 'ii' form -- or something like that! Linus Surguy - Magrathea Telecommunications Ltd. Wholesale and retail telephone services. www.magrathea-telecom.co.uk www.uknumber.co.uk www.callthrough.co.uk www.telesave.co.uk: UK 2.5p/1.5p South Africa 8p US, France, Germany Italy 3p Looking for VoIP? We will gateway SIP & IAX to and from the PSTN. ------------------------------ From: touchring@yahoo.com (touchring) Subject: FREE Personal SMS Software & Interactive SMS Shareware For Download Date: 8 Mar 2004 05:01:23 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com Hello, for those looking for SMS utilities/solutions, I'm releasing two very interesting messaging middlewares. Welcome all suggestions, enquiries, and biz proposals. VisualGSM Lite (Freeware) Description on CNET download ... 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CNET download (Popular download) - http://download.com.com/3000-2349-8359870.html?tag=lst-0-1 Tucows download (ranked 4 cows) - http://www.tucows.com/preview/232179.html VisualGSM Enterprise (Shareware) From the developer: "VisualGSM Enterprise Server is an open-platform SQL database driven communication application suite, that empowers corporate managers to self-deploy interactive SMS, or Short Message Service applications, rapidly throughout their organization. It has an easy-to-use real-time configurator to connect enterprise applications to the GSM network via built-in APIs. Provides a built-in application testing environment to allow Rapid Application Deployment. Integration components include email2sms, sms2fax, sms2email, sms2sql, sms2http, etc." Download: http://www.visualtron.com/download.htm More information available at http://www.visualgsm.com or http://www.visualtron.com. I will also answer all GSM, SMS related questions at http://www.visualgsm.com/forums/ Best Regards, Joshua Lim Co-Founder (Visualtron Software) Email: joshua@visualtron.com. ------------------------------ From: Wesrock@aol.com Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:12:47 EST Subject: Re: Snapshots in Time In a message dated Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:44:00 -0800 Al Gillis writes: > An oddity that would probably never happen in this age is reviewed on > pages 83-85. Moving the Indianapolis headquarters building of Indiana > Bell WHILE IT'S STILL IN OPERATION as an office and Central Office > building! Those guys were gutsy! The Dallas Automatic Telephone Company building, full of step equipment, was moved while still in service to accomodate a street widening project. Wes Leatherock wesrock@aol.com wleathus@yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Sammy@nospam.biz Subject: Re: Need to Block Outgoing Calls to Specific Numbers Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 09:22:57 -0800 Organization: Cox Communications DevilsPGD wrote: > In message <> Sammy@nospam.biz did > ramble: >> The only way you can solve that problem is to pay for call rejection >> service for those three folks. Then, they can set the list (usually a >> maximum of 10 numbers) to reject calls from your number. Oh, I would like to see that tariff. [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I have that service myself. Dial *60 then listen to the announcement. Dial #01# to reject the last call received, whether or not you know the number. Or dial #(the number) to reject further calls from any number. Its a very convenient service. Prairie Stream has offered it since they started business here. 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