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iSKY, a Denver-based company gearing up for the launch of its consumer broadband Internet access service in 2001, has appointed four new vice presidents and relocated to a larger headquarters in the Denver Tech Center. The new leadership team, consisting of Erwin Hudson, Barbara Brannen, David Bukovinsky, and Tony Gonsalves,
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Sprint PCS and Lucent Technologies have made a significant breakthrough in wireless technology, successfully completing over-the-air high-speed wireless packet data calls using third-generation (3G) code division multiple access (CDMA) 1x wireless technology. This achievement demonstrates Sprint PCS' leadership in wireless data and paves the way for faster wireless data
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Deutsche Telekom, Germany's largest telephone operator, has intensified talks with VoiceStream Wireless Corporation and Qwest Communications International Inc. as it seeks to expand its presence in the US market. The company, which has informally offered as much as $37 billion for VoiceStream, is also considering a deal with
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The recent ten-city seminar series, jointly hosted by Sprint and Cisco Systems, aimed to educate large- and mid-sized businesses about the current trends in e-business and the features and benefits of network convergence. With a focus on emerging technologies, the seminars highlighted the competitive advantages that companies can realize with
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Despite the combined efforts of WorldCom and Sprint to salvage their proposed $115 billion merger, antitrust officials in the US and European Commission have expressed opposition to the deal. The regulatory challenges facing the companies have created a rift between the hard-liners at both WorldCom and Sprint, with some pushing
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Sprint has announced the launch of its Sprint Broadband Direct service in Tucson, Arizona, less than seven weeks after its successful launch in Phoenix. This revolutionary broadband service uses fixed wireless technology and provides two-way, broadband connections to the Internet. The service is available to 85% of the homes in
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European Union antitrust chief Mario Monti has stated that a proposed merger between WorldCom and Sprint Corp. has a "less than satisfactory" response to concerns from international regulators, virtually sealing the fate of the deal. Meanwhile, a recently approved acquisition by AT&T Corp. of MediaOne Group
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Digital United, the operator of Taiwan's second-largest internet access provider SeedNet, has received a significant funding boost to expand its services in Greater China and elsewhere in Asia. The $45 million investment comes from Asia Global Crossing, a regional fiber network joint venture between Global Crossing, Softbank, and
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European Union regulators have expressed serious concerns about the proposed merger between telecommunications giants WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp., which has a combined value of $129 billion. The European Union's commissioner for competition, Mario Monti, was scheduled to meet with U.S. senators and government officials to discuss
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Bell Atlantic and Register.com have partnered to offer domain name registration services to small and medium-sized businesses through Bell Atlantic's Web@Once Web site creation service. Under the agreement, customers of Web@Once can register domain names through register.com in real-time, using a state-of-the-art domain name
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Telamon Corporation, a minority-owned business based in Carmel, Indiana, has been recognized for its outstanding customer service and reliability by Bell Atlantic, a leading provider of advanced wireline voice and data services. Telamon Corporation, which supplies telephone equipment to Bell Atlantic's customers, has consistently provided on-time service and
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Bell Atlantic's new Infospeed DSL service is now available to residents and businesses in several parts of Maine, offering high-speed Internet access and a dedicated line to the Internet. The service is priced competitively with other Internet service providers and comes with a range of features, including unlimited
