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Nortel’s 10G switch deals Cisco a blow, 03/21/05
Nortel’s long-anticipated, next-generation 10G Ethernet switches will be the centerpiece of a $6.2 million converged network the vendor is building for the city of San Jose – a contract Nortel won last week.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032105-nortel.html?nl
IETF eyes ‘Net emergency communications, 03/21/05
The IETF has kicked off an effort to develop communications protocols needed to support emergency communications over the Internet.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032105-ietf-ecrit.html?nl
Qwest increases offer to buy MCI, 03/17/05
Qwest has increased its offer to acquire MCI, hoping to derail last month’s merger agreement reached between MCI and Qwest rival Verizon.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0317qwestincre.html?nl
AT&T’s $1 billion Treasury deal called into question, 03/17/05
The Treasury Department must reopen negotiations for a $1 billion telecommunications contract that the agency awarded to AT&T in December, the Government Accountability Office has ruled.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0317treasury.html?nl
Bush names Martin new FCC chairman, 03/16/05
President George W. Bush Wednesday announced he will appoint former advisor Kevin Martin to be the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates the telecommunications and broadcast industries.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0316bushnames.html?nl
SEC accuses former Qwest head of fraud, 03/16/05
After a series of legal actions against former executives of Qwest for alleged financial fraud, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally worked its way to the top of the executive ladder. It charged former Qwest CEO and Co-Chairman Joseph …
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0316updat-sec.html?nl
Ebbers found guilty of WorldCom fraud, 03/15/05
Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers Tuesday was found guilty on all charges of conspiracy and fraud leveled against him in connection with $11 billion of accounting misstatements that led to the telecommunications giant’s bankruptcy, according to the U …
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0315ebbers1.html?nl
Foundry offers Ethernet wares for metro area carriers, large enterprises, 03/14/05
Foundry this week launched a router and switch products aimed at the core and edge of carrier metropolitan area networks.
