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Nortel, IBM to collaborate on multimedia telecom apps, 02/15/07
Nortel will resell IBM blade servers as part of an agreement announced by the companies this week to collaborate on developing converged multimedia telecom applications.
AT&T’s chief: BellSouth integration going ‘OK’, 02/15/07
AT&T’s chief executive Edward Whitacre told the Associated Press earlier this week that you can never rule out more acquisitions. He also said the company has no plans to buy any other companies.
Feds pick Qwest for $10 million in voice, data services, 02/14/07
Qwest this week said it has been awarded two contracts by the General Services Administration to provide local voice and data services to federal agencies located throughout nine Western states.
Verizon enhances business continuity service, 02/14/07
Verizon Business this week enhanced its business continuity consulting offerings with notification services and planning and incident management software.
Venezuela to buy back Verizon’s stake in carrier, 02/13/07
Verizon Communications has agreed to sell its stake in Venezuela’s largest telecommunications carrier, CA Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV), to the country’s government for about $572 million.
