Vonage may seek buyer
Vonage filed for an IPO about two months ago, but some analysts think the VoIP provider will choose instead to seek a buyer. CNNMoney.com (3/30)  
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Cramer scores major deal with BellSouth
Cramer has won a deal with BellSouth to deploy its Cramer 5 solution across all of BellSouth's IP network and other network domains. Telephony Online (3/30)
Comcast signs VOD deal with NBCU
Comcast has reached a deal with NBC Universal that will let subscribers watch VOD versions of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" for free. Episodes of primetime shows, including "Las Vegas" and "The Office," will be available for download at 99 cents an episode. CNNMoney.com/Reuters (3/31), Mediaweek (3/31), C21 Media (3/31), The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (3/31), The Hollywood Reporter (3/31)
Comcast, TWC execs hint at network DVRs: Executives from two rival cable carriers praised Cablevision Systems Corp.'s plan for a network DVR, and suggested they might follow suit. But while Comcast COO Steve Burke expressed confidence that the concept was "on very firm [legal] footing," Time Warner Cable CFO John Martin was more cautious. MarketWatch (3/30), Multichannel News (3/30)
Sprint Nextel ramps up 3G rollout
Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to accelerate the rollout of its 3G network with a goal of reaching 190 million potential users by the end of 2006. The carrier also said it will begin upgrading the network to EV-DO Revision A, and that it is in the process of selecting technology for a 4G network. Computerworld (3/30), Financial Times (3/31), Telecommunications (3/31)
Google job ad may shed light on TV ambitions
Google is advertising for a "Product Manager -- Interactive TV," suggesting the company might jump into the Internet TV market. Light Reading (3/30)
Survey: More phone customers go wireless
As the cost of using mobile phones drops, more consumers are choosing to cut the cord, according to Forrester Research. At the end of 2005, approximately 8% of U.S. households that subscribe to mobile phone service had dropped their land-line phones, compared with 5% at the end of 2004, Forrester says. In addition, the average age of cord-cutters has risen slightly, with more users in the 35-44 bracket choosing to go wireless. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (3/31)
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"Digital divide" shows signs of narrowing
Studies show that blacks are increasingly going online, with a Pew survey showing that 61% of blacks 18 and older are connected to the Internet, compared with only 23% in 1998, and a separate report issued by Pew last July shows that 77% of black teenagers are online. Experts credit the rapid adoption of Internet use by blacks to falling computer prices, high-tech mobile technologies and the Internet's expansion. The New York Times (3/31)
CBS rules the Web with NCAA action
Ratings indicate that the CBS Sportsline webcast of the 2006 NCAA tournament pulled in more than twice as many online viewers as the network promised advertisers. Sponsors of the free webcasts appear more than pleased with the turnout, with Pontiac, for one, reporting "at least a 10% to 15%" spike in traffic to its Web site. BusinessWeek (3/31)
Vonage claims E911 milestone
Vonage announced that more than 1 million of its customers are now outfitted with E911 service. Vonage and other VoIP providers are under orders from the FCC to provide E911. TechWeb Network (3/30)
IBM, 3Com join in IP telephony pact
3Com and IBM have unveiled a deal to port 3Com's IP telephony server onto IBM's System i server platform, creating a system designed to help midmarket offices put all of their core applications on a single server. Networking Pipeline (3/31)
Sen. Stevens favors telecom deregulation
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, during a
hearing on industry convergence, came out in favor of fewer regulations
as a means to stimulate more competition. "It is our hope that as we
level the playing field we will seek the most deregulatory course
possible consistent with the
public interest," he said. Broadcasting & Cable (3/30)
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