07/15/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for the Cable and Satellite industry.

• City's telephone service tax rakes in millions [Columbia Daily Tribune (MO)] _{2013-07-15, 08:43 pm}
  Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The city of Columbia levies a 7 percent gross receipts tax on telephone service providers doing business in the city, which brought the city $3.76 million in revenue in its 2012 fiscal year, city Finance Director John Blattel told After Deadline this afternoon.
• CenturyLink sues cities including Columbia over tax [Columbia Daily Tribune (MO)] _{2013-07-15, 08:43 pm}
  Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Columbia is among the 117 Missouri cities named as defendants in lawsuits filed by CenturyLink claiming that local governments are improperly levying taxes on the Louisiana-based telecommunications provider and calling for cities to refund tax payments.
• AT&T Bid for Leap Seen Winning Approval of U.S. Agencies _{2013-07-15, 08:32 pm}
  AT&T Inc. 's $1.2 billion deal to buy Leap Wireless International Inc. would probably win approval from U.S. regulators, who may demand the company give up airwaves where its holdings surpass federal benchmarks.
• Comcast Attractive While The Rest Of Cable Engulfed In Merger Rumors _{2013-07-15, 08:19 pm}
  Despite merger and acquisition rumors popping up all around the cable and satellite industry, Comcast shares have not moved higher.
• Us Stocks-S&P 500 gains for an 8th day, boosted by Citigroup _{2013-07-15, 07:39 pm}
  Citigroup's strong earnings helped the S&P 500 end higher on Monday for an eighth straight day, the longest such streak since mid-January, though weak retail sales limited gains in a session with the lowest volume of the year.
• Telus launches two-year plan as new rules approach _{2013-07-15, 07:31 pm}
  The plan allows customers to pick a device and data plans, and share it among multiple users with different devices.
• U.S. Stocks Rise as Citigroup Overshadows Retail Sales _{2013-07-15, 07:14 pm}
  U.S. stocks rose, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 Index its longest winning streak since January, as better-than-estimated earnings at Citigroup Inc. overshadowed a disappointing retail sales report.
• AT&T's Leap Deal Puts Pressure on Smaller Rivals to Pair Up _{2013-07-15, 07:14 pm}
  AT&T, the second-biggest U.S. wireless carrier, announced plans on July 12 to buy Leap for $15 a share in cash, offering a premium of 88 percent over the target's closing stock price.
• TV negotiations hampering Fox Sports 1, broadcaster of Utah vs. Utah State football game _{2013-07-15, 07:00 pm}
  In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, Dish Network Corp. satellite dishes are attached to a home in Buffalo, N.Y. Dish Network is one of three major carriers currently in negotiations with Fox over Fox Sports 1, the channel that has purchased rights to broadcast the Utah vs. Utah State game on Aug. 27. With less than 7 weeks to college football season, ... (more)
• Editorial: Internet purgatory _{2013-07-12, 03:00 am}
  As Shelburne, Buckland and a number of other communities in Franklin County just found out, it's hard to get out of high-speed Internet purgatory.
• Telus brings in two-year contracts for consumers July 15th, 2013 _{2013-02-13, 03:00 am}
  Canadians could be reaping the benefits of shorter wireless contracts sooner than expected, as Telus Corp. announced today it is unrolling two-year contracts for its customers.
• Morrisville considers plan for cell towers _{2013-07-15, 06:51 pm}
  Ninety-three percent of respondents said they preferred concealed towers, according to Morrisville's second Community Preference Survey.
• Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), AT&T Inc. (T): Dow Looks Posed to Continue Winning Streak _{2013-07-15, 06:43 pm}
  On the surface, investors don't have a lot to cheer for today, as China's second-quarter GDP growth fell to 7.5% from 7.7% in Q1 2013 and retail sales numbers only increased by 0.4% in June, while economists were expecting a growth rate of 0.8%.
• Tiger Cub Lee Ainslie's Long Term Picks Include Apple Inc. _{2013-07-15, 06:43 pm}
  One common objection to using hedge funds' 13F filings to help find potential stock picks is that the information in these filings is a bit old; in most cases, the most recent wave of 13Fs discloses many of a fund's long equity positions as of the end of March.
• Distorted GPS Signals Used To Measure Hurricane... _{2013-07-15, 06:42 pm}
  Image Caption: An Air Force pilot performs a pre-flight inspection of a "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft.
• Apple Inc. (AAPL): Production for This iDevice to Start This Month? _{2013-07-15, 06:42 pm}
  Apple Inc. has been saying for months that it would not be releasing new devices before the fall of 2013 at the earliest, which would put the company on a cycle of nearly one year between new devices, which is different from the recent trend of a six-month cycle before an updated device hits store shelves.
• Australia election threatens shape of $34 billion broadband plan _{2013-07-15, 06:39 pm}
  The future of an ambitious project to connect almost all Australia's far-flung inhabitants to high-speed internet, the largest infrastructure enterprise in the country's history, is hanging on the outcome of an upcoming federal election.
• Apple Recap: Smart Watch Moves and App Store Success _{2013-07-15, 06:02 pm}
  Apple did not have the easiest of days Monday; reports that a 23-year-old woman in China's western Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region was electrocuted by her iPhone launched a new public relations nightmare for the company.
• Us Stocks-S&P 500 gains for an 8th day, buoyed by Citigroup _{2013-07-15, 05:56 pm}
  Citigroup's solid earnings helped the S&P 500 end higher on Monday for an eighth straight day, the longest such streak since mid-January, though weak retail sales curbed the advance.
• CenturyLink foundation, Innovate + Educate team up for teacher grants _{2013-07-15, 05:48 pm}
  The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation and Innovate + Educate of Santa Fe will award $60,000 in grants to teachers who use technology innovatively.