--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - February 06, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY -- Major telcos MCI, Sprint and AT&T cooperated with the National Security Agency's wiretapping of international calls by granting access to their systems without warrants or court orders, according to the USA Today. The report, citing unnamed telecommunications executives and intelligence officials, said the companies provided call- routing information that helps physically locate the callers.
Our valued sponsors: Applied Telcomm - http://www.appliedtel.com IPTV WORLD FORUM - http://www.iptv-forum.com Pace Electronics - http://www.pacemso.com/sky/Jan06/LineBug/?RefSalesSrc=6003&referrer=SkyLineBug CEDIA Says 'CU on the Road' - http://www.cedia.org/education/on_the_road.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot & Not --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BRCM 70.22 2.64 3.91 % 27.37 - 71.51 GMST 3.21 0.10 3.22 % 2.24 - 5.80 SIRI 5.49 0.16 3.00 % 4.42 - 7.98 HLIT 6.02 0.17 2.91 % 4.08 - 12.40 COMS 5.00 0.11 2.25 % 2.96 - 5.27 Not Close Pts. - % Chg 52-Week BDR 2.11 - 0.12 - 5.38 % 1.59 - 4.05 CCUR 2.25 - 0.12 - 5.06 % 1.45 - 2.46 XMSR 23.55 - 0.79 - 3.25 % 23.75 - 37.31 PAX 0.91 - 0.03 - 3.19 % 0.37 - 1.56 MOT 20.53 - 0.64 - 3.02 % 14.48 - 24.99 DOW 10,798 5 NASDAQ 2,259 -4 S&P 500 1,265 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- At the Bell --------------------------------------------------------------------- Charter Communications and Level 3 Communications extended a new, multi-year agreement under which Level 3 will support Charter's expansion of consumer and small business telephone services --- EarthLink launched home phone service bundled with high-speed Internet in Dallas, San Francisco and Seattle --- TV guide and NBC Olympics sign integrated programming and marketing agreement across multiple platforms to support NBC's exclusive coverage of the Winter Olympics --- According to President Bush's 2007 budget, sales of U.S. wireless communications licenses are projected to raise $25 billion between 2007 and 2009. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Week Ahead --------------------------------------------------------------------- The EchoStar X telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin is slated for launch on Wednesday, Feb. 8, aboard a Sea Launch Zenit launch vehicle. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week T 27.05 0.26 0.97 % 21.79 - 26.93 BLS 29.40 - 0.09 - 0.31 % 24.32 - 29.60 CVC 25.00 - 0.12 - 0.48 % 22.50 - 33.90 CBS 25.84 0.18 0.70 % 24.83 - 27.45 CHTR 1.20 0.01 0.84 % 0.88 - 2.00 CSCO 17.98 - 0.17 - 0.94 % 16.83 - 20.25 CMCSA 26.94 - 0.14 - 0.52 % 25.35 - 34.50 CSGS 22.68 - 0.12 - 0.53 % 15.74 - 24.76 DTV 13.53 0.03 0.22 % 13.17 - 16.79 DISCA 14.55 - 0.02 - 0.14 % 13.51 - 16.30 DISH 27.41 - 0.01 - 0.04 % 24.44 - 32.33 GMSTE 3.21 0.10 3.22 % 2.24 - 5.80 GE 32.75 - 0.10 - 0.30 % 32.63 - 37.34 IACI 27.72 - 0.11 - 0.40 % 23.49 - 55.50 L 8.28 - 0.03 - 0.36 % 7.59 - 10.71 LBTYA 20.26 - 0.04 - 0.20 % 20.19 - 52.32 MCCC 5.88 0.12 2.08 % 4.75 - 7.59 MSFT 27.17 - 0.37 - 1.34 % 23.82 - 28.38 MOT 20.53 - 0.64 - 3.02 % 14.48 - 24.99 NNDS 44.14 - 0.85 - 1.89 % 29.27 - 45.13 NWS 16.69 0.16 0.97 % 14.76 - 18.63 OPTV 2.74 - 0.03 - 1.08 % 2.07 - 3.45 OUTD 14.16 - 0.42 - 2.88 % 12.57 - 17.49 PAX 0.91 - 0.03 - 3.19 % 0.37 - 1.56 PLA 14.95 - 0.04 - 0.27 % 11.80 - 15.88 Q 6.03 0.03 0.50 % 3.30 - 6.27 SFA 42.77 - 0.02 - 0.05 % 26.73 - 43.90 SSP 49.33 - 0.61 - 1.22 % 44.85 - 52.91 SIRI 5.49 0.16 3.00 % 4.42 - 7.98 STM 17.91 - 0.06 - 0.33 % 13.96 - 19.90 TWX 18.57 0.17 0.92 % 16.10 - 19.00 TIVO 5.77 - 0.04 - 0.69 % 3.49 - 7.75 VZ 31.55 - 0.06 - 0.19 % 29.13 - 37.11 VIA 41.83 - 0.21 - 0.50 % 38.67 - 43.80 DIS 24.96 - 0.05 - 0.20 % 22.89 - 29.99 XMSR 23.55 - 0.79 - 3.25 % 23.75 - 37.31 ===================================================================== For all the industry critical news - see: The BRIDGE War Room - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/research.cfm SkyREPORT - http://www.skyreport.com SkyRETAILER - http://www.skyretailer.com The BRIDGE - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- -To modify your subscription to The Evening Bridge, visit http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/register.cfm We welcome your comments and suggestions. Contact the editor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data and information is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. MBC is not liable for any errors or delays in the content or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- © MBC 2006 165 South Union Boulevard, Suite #280 - Lakewood - CO 80228 - tel. 303-271-9960 - fax 303-271-9965
