FCC says PTT is subject to CALEA requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled on August 4 that push-to-talk mobile phone service is subject to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) requirements. In that light, the FCC initiated a Notice for Proposed Rulemaking to further define the appropriate legal and policy framework for CALEA. Tentatively, however, the FCC has determined that CALEA applies to facilities-based providers of any type of broadband Internet access service, and to managed or mediated Voice over IP services. The U.S. wireless industry lobby, the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association says its members are committed to working with the FCC to meet law enforcement’s needs.

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Certicom Corp. has appointed David Sequino as VP worldwide sales. An industry veteran with more than 15 years of sales and business development experience in the embedded industry, Sequino already has a deep understanding of the company’s business, says Certicom’s president and CEO Ian McKinnon.

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TELUS extends offer for Microcell again
TELUS Corp. has again extended its unsolicited offer for Microcell Telecommunications Inc. by an additional 30 days. The offer will now expire on September 20. Despite TELUS’ ongoing efforts to remove the country’s smallest wireless operator from the competitive landscape, Microcell shareholders don’t appear to believe the offer is fair. Only a very small fraction of Microcell securities holders have tendered their securities. As of August 20, 682 Class A restricted voting shares had been tendered to the offer out of 183,340. There were 15,924 Class B non-voting shares tendered out of 29,131,974. There were 77,574 Warrants 2005 tendered out of the 3,998,302 and 60,766 Warrants 2008 tendered out 6,663,943.

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