MacNN | Embarq News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Embarq, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ North Carolina anti-muni broadband bill on ice http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/n.carolina.ices.anti.muni/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/fiberoptic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />North Carolina's House of Representatives today said it has sent a controversial bill that would have restricted municipal broadband to a study committee. The move effectively shelves the bill for at least a year and comes after those opposing it put pressure on the House to reevaluate the measure, which would have banned cities from taking advantage of any Obama administration broadband stimulus... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/n.carolina.ices.anti.muni/ Wed, 06 May 2009 18:10:00 GMT Verizon settles Klausner voicemail lawsuit http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/24/verizon.settles.vm.lawsuit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/verizonvisualvoicemail-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A lawsuit filed by Klausner Technologies regarding visual voicemail technology was filed against a number of wireless providers earlier this summer, and one of those companies, Verizon Wireless, has decided to settle it out of court, according to a Friday report. Klausner reportedly granted Verizon Wireless and its subsidiary, Vodafone Group, a patent license, allowing it to use the voice message ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/24/verizon.settles.vm.lawsuit/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:50:00 GMT Sprint picks former Embarq head as CEO http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/18/sprint.picks.new.ceo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/danhesse.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint today ended its months-long search for a chief executive by announcing that it has chosen Dan Hesse as the carrier's president and CEO. The senior staffer has recently been the head of Embarq, an Internet and phone service provider spun off from Sprint in 2006. He previously headed AT&T Wireless before its rebranding as Cingular and is widely credited with spurring the company's growth du... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/18/sprint.picks.new.ceo/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:55:00 GMT