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******************************** PricewaterhouseCoopers Presents The CommunicationsDirect Daily Update For May 09, 2007 ******************************** Amendment to Law on "Direct Numbers" Good News for Russian Mobile Operators http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/24260?11228 Amendments to communication laws are being drafted by Russia's IT and Communications Ministry, which would see mobile operators receive permission to own so-called 'direct' numbers, according to press reports. Direct numbers consist of seven digits plus a three-digit prefix, although they can be dialed from local lines ... Cable Executives at Vegas Meeting Attack Government Regulation http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/24255?11228 LAS VEGAS - Cable industry executives sounded off against government attempts to regulate violence on TV and to let viewers pay for only the channels they want, calling the push an attack on free speech and a free marketplace. Their comments on Tuesday came a day after Federal Communications Commission Kevin Martin urged the ... Comcast CEO Shows off 150 Megabits per Second Download on Next-Gen Modem http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/24252?11228 LAS VEGAS - Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts dazzled a cable industry audience, showing off for the first time in public new technology that enabled a data download speed of 150 megabits per second, or roughly 25 times faster than today's standard cable modems. The cost of modems that would support the technology ... BT Wants WiMax http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/24245?11228 BT Group plc has issued a request for information for WiMax and wants to bid for spectrum in the U.K. this year and in other European markets next year, Unstrung has learned. And they aren't the only ones interested in WiMax in the country as the upcoming spectrum auction stirs up interest. We first reported in October of ... KPN Suffers VOIP Hiccup http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/24241?11228 KPN Telecom NV admitted to VOIP service problems caused by a high level of demand as it reported its first quarter results today. The Dutch incumbent has been promoting its VOIP service, called InternetPlusBellen, throughout the Netherlands since February 2006 as it competes against the IP telephony offers from its cable ... Your feedback on our e-letter is always welcome. Send email to: CommunicationsDirect Editor <telecom_direct_editor@us.pwc.com> Copyright (C) 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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