President Bush is calling on the U.S. Congress to approve a bill to expand and renew a wiretapping law that is set to expire February 1. Action is pending in the Senate, where lawmakers are divided over whether there should be greater civil liberties' protections in the legislation. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced a $4.5 million contract with leading marketer and merchandiser of entertainment products, Source Interlink Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORC). The contract is for a wide range of communications and network services that will extend to more than 90 domestic and international locations.

Sapphire, Gibraltar's youngest telecommunications operator, is bringing affordable communications services such as high-bandwidth Internet connectivity to businesses in Gibraltar using a Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT] Metro Ethernet Networks solution. Sapphire also plans to add VoIP and multimedia services in the near future.

AT&T Inc. announced a total planned investment of nearly $1.25 billion in the Texas network in 2007. This will bring AT&T's two-year investment in Texas to nearly $3 billion and further demonstrates AT&T's commitment to providing Texans with more choices and quality communications services.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced that FranklinCovey (NYSE:FC) has awarded AT&T a contract worth more than $3 million. The three-year agreement will enhance FranklinCovey's voice, data and wireless capabilities with local and long distance voice, AT&T wireless services and Managed Internet Services (MIS).

IBM announced it has acquired WebDialogs, Inc., a Billerica, Massachusetts-based, privately held provider of Web conferencing and communications services, with more than 500,000 users worldwide. Financial details were not disclosed.
WebDialogs offers online meeting and collaboration services that combine web and audio conferencing into one, easy-to-use experience.

Residents and businesses in Camana Bay, the Cayman Islands' largest real estate development, will soon benefit from the very latest high-speed, high-bandwidth communications services, thanks to a converged IP voice and data network from Nortel*

CommScope Inc. has an intention to acquire communications equipment maker Andrew Corp.

Verizon Outbound Voice and Verizon Conferencing Services Support Drive for Excellence in Global Communications

Unisys Corporation today announced that it has successfully implemented a next-generation, value-added messaging platform for EMBARQ, a leading provider of communications services to consumers in 18 states.

Opera Software and Japan's newest 3G operator, EMOBILE, today announced that the Opera Mobile browser will be pre-installed on its first device, the Sharp EM·ONE. The EMOBILE service along with the Sharp EM·ONE is available in Japan as of March 31, 2007.

US and Chinese generals are discussing plans to set up a hot phone to help prevent an accidental war breaking out because of poor communication.