Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto. The founder of the Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) media empire died at his Toronto home this week at the age of 75.

Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto.The

'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

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Fitch Ratings warns on cable and telecom outlook
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday pointed to difficult times ahead for the cable and telecommunications industry as unemployment and home foreclosures balloon and it faces an uncertain regulatory landscape under a new president. The ratings agency said the sector...

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.

Platinum Miners? Demand for Equipment ?Dried Up Overnight?
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Platinum mining companies? demand for power cables and telecommunications equipment ?dried up overnight? after metals prices slumped, according Reunert Ltd.

Hong Kong Stocks Advance; Telecom Shares Jump on 3G Plans
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks rose, led by telecommunications shares, 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.

Russian Service Industries PMI Plunges to Record Low (Update1)
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.

New Coalition Drawing Up Nationwide Broadband Access Strategy
President-elect Barack Obama has said getting affordable high-speed Internet service to every American home would create jobs, fuel economic growth and spark innovation. Yesterday, representatives from technology and telecommunications companies, labor unions and public interest groups frequently...

Fitch Ratings warns on cable and telecom outlook
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday pointed to difficult times ahead for the cable and telecommunications industry as unemployment and home foreclosures balloon and it faces an uncertain regulatory landscape under a new president.

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.

Fitch Ratings warns on cable and telecom outlook
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday pointed to difficult times ahead for the cable and telecommunications industry as unemployment and home foreclosures balloon and it faces an uncertain regulatory landscape under a new president. The ratings agency said the sector will likely see weaker cash flow and increased leverage. If the downturn becomes more severe, Fitch said it might downgrade some companies' ...

Judge allows class action against Embarq, Sprint
(AP:KANSAS CITY, Mo.) A federal judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit accusing telecommunications company Embarq Corp. of age discrimination and illegally canceling retirement benefits to move forward.

Judge allows class action against Embarq, Sprint alleging age discrimination to go forward
A federal judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit accusing telecommunications company Embarq Corp. of age discrimination and illegally canceling

EU Tells Germany To Supply Mobile Fee Info, Or Face Action
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission Wednesday warned the German telecommunications regulator that it needs to inform the commission of its mobile fee structure between operators or face legal proceedings.

NSN Wins in Poland
WARSAW and ESPOO, Finland -- Cyfrowy Polsat SA, Poland?s largest digital satellite pay television platform has launched mobile phone services, based on its own telecommunications infrastructure using network solutions from Nokia Siemens Networks.

Fitch: U.S. Telecom and Cable Credit Profiles to Weaken in 2009 Business Editors
(AP:CHICAGO--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Dec. 03, 2008-- Fitch believes that growing event risk associated with economic, competitive and regulatory pressures will weaken the credit profile of most operators within the U.S. telecommunications and cable sector in 2009. Growing unemployment, continuing home foreclosures, the acceleration of cord-cutting, evolution of wireless smart-phone-based data ...