If the companies were in telecommunications, it probably would not have happened.
For as long as Apple does not drop mobile telecommunications functions, it would be impossible for it to sell its i-branded products without using our patents.
[Page C4.] British Telecommunications to Split British Telecommunications said it would split into two smaller companies because of mounting debt and competition.
But Mr. Rosenblum of AT&T said that even if the cable modem business were construed as a telecommunications service, it would not necessarily be subject to open-access requirements.
Had the court ruled that cable was a "telecommunications service," it would have made port blocking on those networks clearly illegal.
* Northern Telecom Ltd ,Toronto, a telecommunications company, said it would extend its share-buyback program to Sept. 6, 1991, subject to regulatory approval.
VIASAT INC., Carlsbad, Calif., the digital satellite telecommunications company, said it would split its stock two shares for one on Aug. 31 for shareholders of record on Aug. 21.
The telecommunications giant said it would explore together with its AT&T Latin America affiliate and the Latin American telecommunications carrier FirstCom a possible combination of the AT&T Global Network Services operations in South America with AT&T Latin America.
SALIENT 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC., Reading, Pa., a maker of telecommunications equipment, said it would seek permission from its shareholders to sell subsidiaries and distribute the proceeds.
Just this week, a major British telecommunications company announced it would strip Huawei hardware from its core 4G network.
