* A Democratic victory in November could introduce IP networks to government regulation
* Comcast, Cablevision, Cox, Time Warner and others see multibillion-dollar opportunity.
Comcast, Cablevision, Cox, Time Warner and others see multibillion-dollar opportunity.
* Also: Avici records a third quarter profit; and Verizon sets spinoff of directories
* Juniper's new MX line of Ethernet edge aggregation devices
Gaining control of Congress in November could bring regulation to IP for first time.
* Nortel to enhance its Ethernet derivative
* Alcatel unveils two extensions to its edge switch and router lines
Nortel's PBT enables Ethernet to behave like a traditional carrier transport technology.