'Visionary' Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, the visionary entrepreneur whose long career in Canadian telecommunications allowed him to boast of pioneering both FM radio and high-speed Internet, died in his Toronto home Tuesday morning at the age of 75.

'Visionary' Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, the visionary entrepreneur whose long career in Canadian telecommunications allowed him to boast of pioneering both FM radio

Shenandoah Telecommunications Closes on Cable Properties in Virginia and West Virginia
EDINBURG, Va. , Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announces that today it has completed the acquisition of cable assets and customers in Virginia and West Virginia from Rapid Communications, LLC. The transaction was previously announced on August 6, 2008 . RBC Daniels was Shentel's advisor for the transaction.

Russian November Service Industries PMI Plunges Most on Record
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russian service industries ranging from banking and telecommunications to supermarkets shrank in November by the most on record as the global financial crisis deepened, VTB Bank Europe?s gauge of industry performance showed.

Hong Kong Stocks Advance; China Communications Services Jumps
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks rose, led by telecommunications stocks, after state-owned China National Radio said the nation will issue three licenses for high-speed mobile-phone services by the end of the year.

Quebecor Marks Passing of Telecommunications Pioneer Ted Rogers
MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 12/02/08 -- Quebecor Inc. was saddened to learn today of the death of the founder of Rogers Communications, Ted Rogers.

Telecommunications king dies
By admin Tuesday, 2 December 2008 - 5:17pm. TORONTO?Ted Rogers, creator of Canada?s largest cable television and mobile phone company, has died at his Toronto home at the age of 75.

`Visionary? Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
Rogers? investment paid off in spades, turning what started out as Rogers Cantel into Canada?s largest cellphone company. Today Rogers Communications employs 24,000 people and is worth about $18 billion.

The Virtual Machine Tsunami
SingTel-Chunghwa JV Picks Mitsubishi for ST-2 Satellite Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) announced that the contract to build the ST-2 satellite has been awarded to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation at a cost of approximately S$200 million.

Top 5 Vanguard Funds Get a Bounce
Energy and telecommunications funds from Vanguard got a reprieve last month.

Canadian telecommunications king Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, creator of Canada's largest cable-television and mobile-phone company, has died at his Toronto home at the age of 75. The founder of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) had been treated in hospital in October for an existing heart condition.

Polish Price Cut May Signal Telekomunikacja Split (Update1)
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Price reductions announced yesterday by Poland?s telecommunications regulator may be its first step toward breaking up Telekomunikacja Polska SA , the country?s largest phone operator.

Judge Allows Class Action Against Embarq, Sprint
U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on Tuesday denied most of a motion from Embarq to dismiss a class-action lawsuit. It accuses the telecommunications company of age discrimination and illegally canceling retirement benefits.

Class action allowed against Embarq, Sprint
A federal judge on Tuesday allowed a class-action lawsuit accusing telecommunications company Embarq Corp. of age discrimination and illegally canceling retirement benefits to move forward.

'Renna' unveils its brand, plans
03 December 2008 MUSCAT -- 'Renna' -- the newest mobile service provider on the block from the stable of Majan Telecommunications -- was unveiled at The Chedi, Muscat yesterday.

TIA Revises Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, recently updated the TIA-568-C.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard

Recession's Official ? Here's One Quick Green Fix
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The telecommunications giant sent a comment letter to the agency to establish itself as a stakeholder as the EPA considers whether to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

Experts say UAE will be one of the first nations to adopt 4G
03 December 2008 The UAE and other GCC states will roll out the fourth generation, or 4G, mobile telecommunications technology more quickly than they adopted its predecessor, 3G, say experts.

NTC enables WiMAX for 8 Chiang Rai schools
CHIANG RAI : The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Mae Fah Luang University, Jasmine, TT&T and TTT Broadband have launched a WiMAX network connecting eight schools in the far north of Thailand as part of a 70 million baht NTC-funded project.

Costa Rica, Singapore start trade talks
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is in Singapore to start talks on a bilateral free trade agreement. The accord will cover investment, services, telecommunications and tourism, among other areas. Arias has long lobbied for greater economic ties with Asia. He...