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ICE Celular has launched its 2.6GHz LTE network in the west of the Greater Metropolitan Area of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, reports TeleSemana. The service will connect at speeds of between 10Mbps and 20Mbps via a USB modem. A wider commercial launch in major urban centres will take place in July, and the service will gradually expand until it is available to more than four million subscribers, although ICE provided no fixed timeframe for this expansion.
Source: TeleGeography.
Senegals Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy launched a scheme on 20 June to identify all mobile subscribers in the country, Agence Ecofin reports. The project will be managed by the countrys telecoms regulator, the Agence de Regulation des Telecoms et Postes (ARTP), is expected to take about a month to complete and will close on 31 July. ARTP chief executive Abu Lo is quoted as saying that Senegal has decided to adopt recommendations laid out by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) adopted in 2007 that require domestic cellcos to identify who is using their mobile services in order to provide more reliable statistics on the market, improve security and tackle the grey market for phones. The CEO said that six years after adopting the decree, Senegals wireless service providers have failed to complete the mobile identification scheme and that enough is enough. It is understood that Orange Senegal, Tigo Senegal and Sudatel Senegal (Expresso) have deployed teams across the country to complete the process by the July deadline.
Omani telecoms operator Nawras has embarked on the second phase of its nationwide network modernisation programme, which will see mobile broadband speeds boosted and network coverage widened. Work will begin in Quriyat and in September will continue along the Batinah coast from Al Suwaiq towards Shinas. At present, all Nawras sites in Salalah are being upgraded as capacity is doubled along with the speed of the Nawras 3.5G network. In addition, 4G LTE technology is being deployed in the city to support residents and visitors attending the annual Salalah Tourism Festival in August. We have already delivered a huge difference in the broadband internet experience of our customers living and working in the area covered by the first phase of Network Turbocharging, said Nawras chief executive Ross Cormack, adding: With faster speeds and greater capacity, Nawras is making it easier and more enjoyable to be online with a pre-paid or post-paid broadband internet plan. So far, Nawras has invested around OMR60 million (USD155 million) in the first phase of its Network Turbocharging programme, which includes upgrading the core network, building new base stations and adding 3.5G technology to every existing 2G site from Al Bustan to beyond Al Musannah. Furthermore, last month a third 3G data carrier was activated on the 900MHz frequency band, increasing the speed, capacity and indoor coverage of Nawras mobile broadband services.
Moldovas telecoms watchdog the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) has listed a press conference for 25 June 2013 to mark the forthcoming launch of the mobile number portability (MNP) services in Republic of Moldova, scheduled to start on 1 July 2013. According to the regulators press announcement, the conference will be attended by the Minister of Information Technology and Communications Pavel Filip, ANRCETI Director Sergiu Sitnic, the administrator of the central database for number portability and mobile operators representatives.
As previously reported by TeleGeographys CommsUpdate, under Administrative Board Decision No.17, mobile network operators working in cooperation with the Centralized Data Base (CDB) administrator, were obliged to ensure the technical launch of MNP by 1 May 2013, and provide the service to commercial customers by 1 July. The date for the service deployment was later postponed by ANRCETI in the wake of a request from cellcos asking for more time to finalise the necessary modifications to their billing systems for calls to ported numbers.
Korea's SK Telecom has launched the world's first commercial LTE-Advanced network, along with the first phone running the faster network technology, the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A. Customers will have access free based on their existing data plans, and the service will initially be available in central areas of Seoul and 42 cities in Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheong-do, as well as 103 university areas. SK plans to expand the service with seven supporting smartphones by the end of this year and reach 84 cities covered. The network offers up to 150 Mbps, double the speed of the existing LTE network. It employs carrier aggregation and coordinated multi point technology to enhance coverage and bandwidth, and SK plans to add enhanced inter-cell interference coordination next year. The first LTE-A phone will be available in red exclusively to SK, and the carrier has ordered an initial 20,000 units. Samsung said LG Uplus also plans to offer the phone in blue, and Qualcomm announced KT will also carry the phone. The device features the new Snapdragon 800, 2.3GHz quad-core processor from Qualcomm, as well as a 2,600 mAh battery, 5.0-inch full HD screen, 13 megapixel camera, Android 4.2 and 32 GB internal storage. The faster speeds on LTE-A are expected to support SK's popular content services. New additions will include a group calling service for up to four users, based on the 3G videoconferencing service but with better video and audio quality, and full HD (1080p resolution) over the Btv mobile video streaming service (550,000 subscribers) from early July. The company will also launch 'T Baseball Multiview,' to enable users to watch two different games on one screen in July. T Baseball is a free baseball broadcast service optimized to the LTE network. Launched in August 2012, the service has 1.1 million users. In addition, SK Telecom plans to launch 'T Freemium 2.0,' an upgrade of its free multimedia content package with TV shows, music videos and sports highlights and introduce in August an HD video-based shopping service with six channels on one screen. Also, SK Telecom's music portal MelOn opened a new service category to allow users to listen to original CD quality music by downloading FLAC files. To further boost content creation, SK Telecom will hold the contest 'LTE-A i.con' to support applications optimized for the LTE-A network.
Source: Telecom Paper.
A study published by the World Bank, and backed by a number of other leading institutions and development agencies, has lambasted Djibouti for failing to liberalise the countrys telecoms market, to the detriment of service quality and access costs there. Djibouti Telecom still holds a monopoly on the national and international market which, in the World Banks opinion, is a serious handicap to competition in the sector.
The Bank cites by way of example the fact that the cost of a basic 1Mbps ADSL service currently costs USD36 per month, or around half the average Djiboutian annual salary, compared to just 5% in Morocco or 3.5% in Tunisia. As such, high speed internet access is prohibitively expensive to all but the richest inhabitants or corporate/international firms.
Tongas fibre-optic cable has been connected to Fiji International Telecommunications (FINTELs) communication systems, FBC News reports. With the capacity of the link between the two countries said to be around 20Gbps, FINTELs network and communications manager Laisiasa Nakacea was cited as saying: FINTEL will be the gateway for communication between the two countries. For Tonga they will witness the introduction of high speed broadband
and a lot of other new services that will be introduced to Tonga on the high speed cable that we will be putting in today. The completion of the links between the two countries is expected within the next few weeks.
The development follows the signing of a landing party agreement between FINTEL and Tonga Cable Ltd in December 2011, with the cost of the World Bank-funded Tonga-Fiji cable project at that date estimated at USD32 million, according to local press reports.
The EU has made good progress on its basic broadband goals in the Digital Agenda, but needs to do more to ensure wider access to faster broadband speeds, the European Commission said. The latest score card for the Digital Agenda shows the EU has met 51 of 101 goals ahead of the deadline of 2015, including near universal access to basic broadband.
Over half (54%) of EU residents can access broadband at speeds of over 30Mbps, and over a third (36%) use mobile internet over a phone or portable computer. The latter was helped by a tripling in LTE coverage in the past year to 26 percent of the population. However, only 2 percent of EU households have broadband at over 100 Mbps, versus a target of 50 percent by 2020. Half of EU residents also have little or no computer skills, with no improvement over the past year, the score card shows, and over one in five (22%) have never used the internet. Businesses also face a shortage of qualified ICT staff, with 40 percent reporting recruitment difficulties in this area. Other ares of progress include more people buying online, with 45 percent of EU residents using e-commerce, and more businesses and individuals using e-government, at respectively 87 percent and 44 percent (both up 3 percent points). Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes said the results of the score card will be used to help develop the new reform package for the telecom sector, expected to be presented later this year.
Brazil's Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo announced an earlier release of the 700 MHz frequency band, now being used by analogue TV, with the goal of making it available for mobile broadband. According to the minister, the spectrum initially expected to be released only in 2016 will have a staggered release schedule beginning in March 2015. The frequency band is considered by the telecommunications industry as more suitable for 4G because it needs fewer antennas for coverage than the 2.5 GHz band currently used in Brazil. The government plans to auction the 700 MHz band in early 2014. Bernardo added that the analogue switch-off in the larger cities will be brought forward to 2015, while the ASO in smaller municipalities will be postponed until 2018. The previous timetable had foreseen that the complete ASO would be completed in 2016.
People living in certain parts of the UK are being forced to pay up to £170 million a year more for their broadband, due to a 'postcode lottery'. New research from a broadband comparison site has revealed that in some cases, families are paying more than double what their neighbours are, despite living just 50 yards apart. The study, the biggest ever of its kind, looked at more than 1.7 million postcodes covering 97 per cent of British households.
The study from Broadbandchoices.co.uk found speeds and prices often differ from street to street - sometimes within 50 yards - with postcode affecting choice of providers, deals and available speeds. This system means 13 per cent of internet users are being penalised because they don't have access to cheaper deals - adding more than £60 to their yearly broadband connection bills.
Millions of broadband users are also suffering from reduced download speeds and limits.
In some areas customers can choose from 10 providers, while others have just five options.
This means that although some could pay as little as £2.99 per month for their broadband package, others are being forced to spend £8.15 or more. The difference in availability doesn't only vary from county to county, some users in the same towns and even the same street can get better deals than their neighbours. Those living on Bartons Place in Newmarket, Suffolk, for example, could find themselves paying over twice as much for their broadband than other houses less than 50 yards away - but getting just a third of the download speed of their neighbours.
Residents of Scarrowhill Road, Hornsby Gate, Cumbria, pay an extra £5 per month as well as receiving slower download speeds and having two fewer providers to pick from compared to neighbours just half a mile away on the same street. The survey also reveals a north south divide in the number of providers.
Those in the South have an average of 10 while those in the North of England have a pool of 11 to choose from. Herefordshire has the worst overall broadband choice where users have the narrowest choice of providers - at an average of eight.
The county also has the slowest advertised download speeds of just 12.3Mbps and pay the second highest minimum costs in the country of £5.47, second only to Rutland residents who have to pay a minimum of £5.99 a month. Greater Manchester topped the study with the lowest broadband costs at just £2.99 per month, average advertised download speeds of up to 28Mbps and an average choice of 12 providers.
Those in the South can take some solace in the fact they just nudge the North when it comes to average advertised download speeds with 22Mbps compared to 21Mbps. The difference in download speeds between counties ranges from 8.5Mbps to 40Mbps, meaning a two-hour HD film takes as little as 10 minutes (at 40Mbps) to download, whilst for others it will take nearly an hour.
Source: Mail Online.
Source: Telefonica.
AT&T announced 35 new LTE markets today, bringing the grand total to 326 and coverage for more than 200 million people.
AT&T said it expects to cover 300 million people with 4G LTE service by the end of 2014, with 90 percent of its planned 300 million POPs by the end of this year.
New locations range from sea to shining sea, including areas of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, as well as Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, Washington, California, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Source: pcmag.com.
Verizon Wireless announced that Parkersburg, West Virginia became the 500th market in the US with access to Verizon's LTE network. The Verizon Wireless LTE network now covers over 99 percent of Verizon Wireless' 3G network. The LTE network is available to 298 million people in 49 states, and Alaska will receive the service from next month. First launched in December 2010, the network now carries 57 percent of all data traffic on the operator's network.
Europeans consumers are not getting the broadband download speeds they pay for. On average, they receive only 74% of the advertised headline speed they have paid for, according to a new European Commission study on fixed broadband performance.
Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes says: "This is the first time the difference between advertised and actual broadband speeds is confirmed by comparable and reliable data from all EU Member States. There are significant differences in the European national markets, most likely due to advertising practices. Kroes says Consumers need more of this sort of data to help make informed choices, so we will repeat the exercise. And we take these first results as further proof of the need for a real connected single market."
Key findings in the study include:
Cable has the most reliable download speeds: The European average of 74% hides significant variation in the performance of different technologies. xDSL based services achieved only 63.3% of the advertised headline download speed, compared to 91.4% for cable and 84.4% for FTTx. (see annex).
In absolute terms, the average download speed across all countries and all technologies was 19.47 Mbps during peak hours. FTTx services achieved the fastest speeds at 41.02Mbps. Cable services achieved 33.10Mbps, whilst xDSL services lagged far behind at 7.2Mbps on average.
The upload speeds are closer to their advertised speeds. Across Europe, the average upload speed was 6.20 Mbps, representing 88% of advertised upload speeds. FTTx services achieved the highest speeds by far, at 19.8Mbps. This is because many FTTx services provide an upload speed far closer to the download speed. Cable and xDSL services achieved a modest 3.68Mbps and 0.69Mbps respectively.
Source: European Commission.
Sri Lanka Telecoms mobile subsidiary Mobitel says that its 4G LTE mobile broadband services are now live in Colombo, Jaffna, Kandy, Hambantota, Galle, Matara and Kalutara, following the announcement at the end of last year that the network was ready for commercial launch. Mobitels website says that the areas currently offering LTE coverage are: Colombo (Nugegoda town, Mount Lavania town, Pamankada town, Bambalapitiya, Kollupitiya, Slave Island, Fort, Colombo University, Nugegoda Town Hall and Borella); Jaffna (Jaffna town, Jaffna University and Pallali airport); Kandy (Kandy town, Peradeniya University and Digana); Hambantota town; Galle town; Matara town; and Kalutara town; as well as the university campuses of Kelaniya and Moratuwa; and Katunayake Airport (north of Colombo).
Devices supporting LTE in the 1800MHz band may be used on the new 4G network, whilst all Mobitel users with Mega Internet broadband packages can enjoy the service at no additional charge on top of their existing tariffs, using either a dongle or smartphone. Additionally, all other post-paid voice, pre-paid and post-paid broadband package subscribers (with no Mega Internet plan) can use LTE free of additional charge with a smartphone only (no modem access).
Wireless code to help Canadians make informed choices and contribute to a dynamic marketplace.
Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a wireless code that will make it easier for Canadians to understand their contracts and sets out their basic rights. The code will apply to new contracts for cellphones and other personal mobile devices starting on December 2, 2013.
The wireless code addresses the main frustrations that Canadians shared with the CRTC, which included the length of wireless contracts, cancellation fees, roaming charges and other industry practices. Among other things, individual and small business consumers will be able to:
The wireless code will apply to all service providers in Canada. In particular, the code will apply in full to postpaid services (where customers pay a monthly bill after using their services), and where applicable to pre-paid wireless services.
Source: CRTC.
Kuwaits Ministry of Communications (MoC) has announced the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) from 15 June 2013, Arab Times reported. Customers of local mobile companies Zain, Wataniya and Viva can transfer to a new network provider without changing their phone number after they fill an application and settle their bill with the current operator. The transaction is estimated to take no more than 24 hours. According to the MoCs PR director Al-Husaini, the MNP project is a qualitative leap in telecommunications, and will contribute to better competition and incentivise mobile companies to improve services and reduce prices.
Following the MoC announcement, Zain Kuwait and Viva released statements to inform interested parties that their representatives are ready to accept transfer requests. Commenting on the MOCs initiative, Zain Kuwait CEO Omar Al Omar, stated: The decision is a step forward in the evolution of the telecom sector in Kuwait. This new regulation will empower the customer with the freedom to choose the mobile service provider of his choice, while at the same time act as a stimulus for all operators to be more dynamic and focused to meet and exceed customer satisfaction.
Saudi Arabia's telecommunications regulator has awarded three new MVNO licences. Of five applicants, the winners were Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa, which will launch on STC's network, Lebara on Mobily's network and Axiom Telecom on Zain's network, the Saudi Gazette reports. Local companies FastNet and Safari were the losing bidders. Saudi Arabia will become the second of the six Gulf Cooperation Council members after Oman to allow MVNOs.
The CITC did not state when the MVNOs would launch services, only that the winners now had 90 days to provide the necessary documents to move to the next phase of obtaining their licences. The aim of the new licences is to lower prices, improve customer care, increase job opportunities and stimulate competition in the sector, the regulator said.
Source: SK Telecom.
UK-based Vodafone Group is set to boost investment in the network of its domestic subsidiary by more than 50%, the Financial Times reports, with the operator expected to spend almost GBP1 billion (USD1.52 billion) in 2013 as it prepares to launch LTE commercially. Further, a portion of the increased investment is set to go towards the integration of the fixed line network assets which Vodafone Group acquired following its April 2012 purchase of Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW). Commenting on the decision to increase capital expenditures, Vodafone UK chief executive officer Guy Laurence was cited as saying: This investment is further evidence of our commitment to deliver our best ever network. Were bringing together the best of mobile and fixed communications to help our business customers make their communications work for them.
Ethiopia is set to ink deals with Chinese vendors ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies within the next few weeks with a view to expanding the countrys mobile infrastructure, a move which in turn the state hopes will help boost subscriber numbers to 40 million, according to Reuters. Speaking with regards to the development, Debretsion Gebremichael, Ethiopias deputy prime minister and minister of communications and technology, said: We are now poised to start the expansion. We are almost on the final stage on dealing with
ZTE and Huawei
In a few weeks we will conclude the agreement and we will start the expansion. The politician did not, however, reveal a value for the deals with the two vendors, but is understood to have confirmed that ZTE and Huawei will finance the expansion project.
Armenian broadband provider UCOM LLC is doubling its internet access speeds, effective 1 June, Arka News reports citing the groups CEO Hayk Yesayan as saying. From that date the operator, whose current residential user services range from 8Mbps to 24Mbps, will be upping the minimum speed to 16Mbps, while the maximum connection will rise to 48Mbps.
In a related development, the company says it intends to start offering broadband access services in Armenias second largest city Gyumri within three months. Mr Yesayan said: We are planning to open our office in Vanadzor by 15 June to 20 June
This will be the third city after Yerevan and Abovyan where we provide our services. After that we will start providing our services to the fourth citys residents. It is likely to be Gyumri.
According to TeleGeographys GlobalComms Database, UCOM LLC was founded in 2007 to deliver a range of traditional and innovative high quality services in the Armenian telecommunications market. Having partnered with equipment vendor Ericsson, Yerevan-based UCOM has built a fibre-optic network based on Gigabit Passive Optical Network (G-PON) technology and today offers triple-play internet, TV and voice telephony services to residential subscribers through its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The company reported signing up its 50,000th customer in February this year, a figure it hopes to double in the short- to medium-term.
The World Bank has approved total funding of USD60 million in International Development Association (IDA) credits to support the respective governments of Mauritania and Togo, which are looking to bolster their telecoms connectivity through the implementation of new fibre-based broadband networks, and also to update their regulatory regimes to support and encourage private sector competition in each country. In a press release dated 30 May, the World Bank says each nation will benefit from USD30 million in funding under the IDA to expand broadband access, drive down costs, improve the quality and reliability of voice and data services, and to act as a backbone network to stimulate private sector involvement. It is understood that the project forms part of a wider USD300 million West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (WARCIP) that is designed to help bridge the connectivity vacuum between 16 West African countries and with the rest of the world.
French telecommunications regulator the Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) has published the results of the analysis of the electronic communications market for the first quarter of 2013, announcing 22% growth year-on-year in the number of high speed broadband (>30Mbps) subscriptions to reach 1.7 million users. According to the report, France had a total of 24.2 million broadband subscriptions at the end of the first trimester of 2013, with 665,000 receiving download speeds between 30Mbps and 100Mbps, while over one million of the users had downlinks in excess of 100Mbps, an increase of 46% year-on-year. The number of subscriptions with download speeds less than 30Mbps reached 22.5 million on 31 March 2013, attracting a total of 160,000 net additions in the quarter. According to ARCEPs report, 98% of these lower speed broadband subscriptions used xDSL technology, while the remainder consisted of access over cable or fixed wireless technologies. Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) subscriptions grew by 50,000 over the quarter and reached 365,000 at 31 March 2013, a reported annual growth of 70%.
Belgiums telecoms regulator the Belgian Institute for Post and Telecommunications (BIPT) has published statistics for the countrys telecoms sector for the year ended 31 December 2012, revealing that combined turnover from fixed and mobile services, both retail and wholesale, fell to EUR7.18 billion (USD9.329 billion)from EUR7.65 billion a year earlier. In the retail sector, the BIPT reported that turnover from all services bar mobile broadband were down year-on-year, with fixed voice revenues declining to EUR1.24 billion in 2012 from EUR1.33 billion in 2011, while turnover from fixed broadband services totalled EUR1.26 billion in 2012, down by 3.1% year-on-year. Meanwhile, while turnover from mobile voice services also declined falling to EUR1.82 billion from EUR1.94 billion mobile broadband proved a bright spot, with revenues from such services rising by 70% against 2011 to EUR340 million. Total telecoms investment for the financial year also fell, albeit marginally, with the BIPT reporting sector-wide expenditure of EUR1.25 billion in 2012, down from EUR1.27 billion a year earlier.
Tigo Senegal, a unit of Millicom International Cellular (MIC), has confirmed it is looking to launch a 3.5G mobile network in the country based on HSPA+ technology and capable of delivering maximum download speeds of 21Mbps. Agence Ecofin reports that the cellco signed a supply contract with an as yet unnamed vendor in April this year, and that deployment of the new system is already underway. Upon completion, Tigo says HSPA+ services will be available in
177 new areas, covering 14 administrative regions of Senegal, an improvement on its existing footprint, which numbers over 300 cell sites. By October 2013 the carrier hopes to have covered Dakar and its environs, with the area of Touba set to be added in December 2013 a total of 310 settlements. Tigo has invested more than XOF25 billion (USD49.4 million) in the renovation and expansion of its network.
Uruguayan state-owned national telecoms operator Administracion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Antel) plans to invest around USD140 million in its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network this year, following on from the USD110 million spent on the infrastructure in the two years to end-2012. Local news paper El Pais cites Antels president Carolina Cosse as saying that the FTTH project passes around 418,000 households, 111,000 of which are already connected to the network. The company, which holds a monopoly on the provision of fixed line services in Uruguay, expects the network to cover around 25% of homes in the country by the end of this year. Services are marketed under the brand Vera, with plans for residential users ranging in price from UYU690 (USD33.8) per month for a basic 2Mbps downstream connection to UYU1,590 for the top-end 120Mbps/12Mbps download/upload plan.
TeleGeographys GlobalComms Database states that Chinas ZTE was selected in September 2011 to build Antels national FTTH network and the first home was connected to the infrastructure one month later. By the end of 2012 the number of connected households had risen to around 240,000, with rollout ongoing in parts of Montevideo, Atlantida, Colonia, Fray Bentos, Pando, Rivera, Rocha, Salta and San Jose, among other towns and cities.
IDC expects portable PC sales to be overaken by tablets this year, as tablets grow 58.7 percent to 229.3 million units from 144.5 million units in 2012. Tablet shipments are projected to be higher than the entire PC market (portables and desktops) by 2015.
Global PC shipments are forecast to fall by 7.8 percent this year and by 1.2 percent in 2014 as users increasingly consider alternatives such as tablets and smartphones. The market researcher previously anticipated a decline of 1.3 percent this year, followed by a gradual increase. The update reflects a significant volume drop in the first quarter and transitions in PC designs, with vendors releasing products for Windows 8, including thin, convertible, touch and slate models.
Worldwide desktop PCs are now projected to fall to 134.4 million units this year from 148.3 million in 2012 and to drop to USD 123.9 million units in 2017. Portable PC sales are forecast to decrease to 187.4 million units this year from 200.9 million units in 2012, and to rise to 209.5 million units in 2017.
Brazil was home to more than 100 million fixed and mobile broadband accesses at 30 April 2013, according to Antonio Carlos Valente, CEO of Telefonica Brasil and president of Brazilian telco association Telebrasil, as reported by BNAmericas. In his opening address at the associations annual conference in Brasilia, Valente told delegates that mobile broadband is proving to be a key driver of take-up in the country, noting that 3G coverage is available in virtually all its main cities where around 90% of the population lives. Last week, the industry regulator Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (Anatel) reported that mobile broadband connections topped 70 million by 1 May.
Mark Simpson, CEO of SEACOM, has indicated that the privately funded, 75% African-owned submarine cable system company is working towards closing the ring around South Africa by building what it is tentatively calling the South African Marine System (SAMS) cable that will link Yzerfontein in the Western Cape with Mtunzini in KwaZulu-Natal, via Port Elizabeth and East London. Simpson believes that subsea cables offer higher performance and lower cost than terrestrial ones, and hopes that the link will provide redundancy into the Eastern Cape while also offering protection for the Johannesburg to Cape Town routes.
Speaking at the Satcom conference in Sandton, South Africa, Simpson told TechCentral: It is about offering resilience and reliability and closing the African ring from east to west. The bottleneck has moved inland. There is no longer a shortage of capacity on cable systems. International supply is abundant and relatively low cost at the beach. The cost, availability and reliability of terrestrial distribution is holding back the benefits that could accrue.
Norways Telenor has announced that, amid the increased use of cloud services by local businesses, it will invest NOK4 billion (USD682 million) this year on the development of its fibre-optic broadband services for business users. Speaking on the companys spending plans, Bjorn Ivar Moen, business market manager at Telenor, said: The need for higher bandwidth in Norwegian businesses is rising. We are currently experiencing a trend where services that were previously on local servers at each individual company are now moving to the internet as cloud-based services
We have therefore set in motion a vigorous investment programme into fibre-optic broadband for the business market, both in terms of internet access and virtual private networks.
Meanwhile, alongside the expenditure on its fibre infrastructure, Telenor has confirmed that it will not neglect its copper network, revealing plans to upgrade the latter in several places in parallel with the fibre developments. In areas where we have broadband on several different technologies, we will consider replacing the copper network with faster technology, noted Moen.
The Croatian Postal & Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has announced that it has received bids from four companies for grants for the deployment of broadband networks in remote and rural areas, especially in areas of special state concern, including mountainous areas and islands. The four bidders have been named as VIPnet, T-Hrvatski Telekom, Pro-Ping and Optika Kabel TV. The regulator said it expects to reach a decision by 28 June.
In a step towards increasing availability of the internet to Cuban citizens, the government will begin offering access to the World Wide Web at 118 outlets around the island next month, reports the official Communist Party newspaper Granma. According to Resolution No. 197/2013 of the Ministry of Communications (MIC) published in the Official Gazette on Monday, internet access will be made available from 4 June at the offices of state-owned telecoms monopoly Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETECSA), and will be expanded to other locations in the future. At CUC4.50 (USD4.50) per hour, however, browsing the web at the new outlets is priced well beyond the reach of the average Cuban.
At present, the internet is only available at select state institutions and to tourists at around 200 hotels around the island, but the recent activation of Cubas first submarine cable, which connects the island to Venezuela with a link to Jamaica, has lessened the countrys dependence on expensive and slow satellite connections. Expanding connectivity services in the country is in line with the strategy set by Cuba to further facilitate the populations access to new technologies, depending on the availability of resources and with an approach that favours its social use, the Granma report said, adding that significant investments are still required to upgrade the islands infrastructure to connect end users.
Cosmote Romania is aiming to expand its 4G LTE network to over 160 towns and cities next year, according to a report by HotNews which cites the companys director of services Marius Maritescu. Late last month Cosmote announced the commercial launch of LTE services in Bucharest, Otopeni, Ploiesti, Cluj, Iasi, Sinaia, Busteni and Predeal, enabling subscribers to experience maximum transmission speeds of up to 75Mbps/37.5Mbps (down/uplink). Cosmote also offers DC-HSPA+ speeds of up to 43.2Mbps in 159 cities and over 1,000 localities across Romania, covering over 49.5% of the population. In addition, 21.6Mbps HSPA+ technology is offered in a total of 189 cities, giving Cosmote 3G coverage of 73% of the population.
Representatives from FYR Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro will meet in Skopje in July to discuss a potential reduction in roaming fees, Telecompaper writes, citing local press reports. The initiative, spearheaded by Macedonian telecoms watchdog the Agency for Electronic Communications (AEC) and attended by a representative of the European Commission, will see AEC hammer out terms with its Serbian and Montenegrin counterparts the Republic Agency for Electronic Communications (RATEL) and the Agency for Electronic Communications and Post (EKIP) respectively for a trilateral programme to reduce roaming fees between the three nations.
Australias Telstra has announced a milestone in the deployment of its 4G LTE network, revealing that it has switched on it 1,500th base station. Commenting on the development of the telcos fourth-generation infrastructure, Telstras networks executive director Mike Wright noted: The programme is now running at pace and is on target our technicians are now installing literally dozens of 4G base stations each and every week. Despite the achievement, the executive was keen to note that Telstra has committed to rolling out more than 2,000 4G base stations by the end of the financial year (June 2013). As a result of the work carried out so far, Mr Wright reiterated that Telstra aims to reach 66% population coverage for its 4G services by the end of next month, while noting that the network footprint already takes in all state capitals, and more than 100 regional and suburban locations.
Meanwhile, in terms of customer uptake, Mr Wright was cited as saying: We now have over 2.1 million services connected to our 4G network and as the network grows we obviously expect that number to grow with it.
T-Mobile Czech Republic has announced the expansion of its dual-carrier (DC) HSPA+ network to the cities of Hradec Kralove and Plzen, with plans to further extend the footprint to Karlovy Vary and Prague (centre) by the end of the month. As a result of the latest service expansion, the cellco says its DC-HSPA+ infrastructure, which is capable of delivering maximum download speeds of 42Mbps, now covers 20.46% of the population in 42 towns and cities, and comprises 720 base transceiver stations (BTS). In a press release, T-Mobile said that although the percentage coverage figure does not seem high, the signal from the cities also covers adjacent sites, boosting HSPA+ availability to another 67 municipalities.
Lebanese cellco Alfa has commercially launched its LTE 4G mobile broadband network, with coverage initially in central Beirut, offering data services for USB dongle modems, tablets and Wi-Fi routers for post- and pre-paid users, with support for 4G mobile handsets coming soon. Alpha built its 4G network in cooperation with European vendors Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks, and according to the operators press release, its planned deployment of around 300 active LTE base stations by the end of 2013 will cover roughly 40% of the population, representing approximately 25% of a 1,200 base station network necessary for nationwide coverage. The LTE coverage footprint will be expanded to Jounieh and Kesrouan by November this year, while other cities are scheduled to receive coverage in 2014, including Tripoli, Sidon and Zahle. Alfa, which is state-owned but managed by Egypts Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT), is offering consumers (post- or pre-paid) several new data packages aimed at 4G usage, including 10GB, 20GB and 40GB bundles (costing USD99, USD119 and USD149) whilst business customers can purchase packages up to 100GB (USD249). Voice call support for 4G handset users (via the 3G/2G network) is expected by the end of June 2013, Alfa has disclosed, whilst it estimates that voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) will be available on the network by the end of 2014.
Users outside of 4G coverage zones will automatically access 3G data services. At the launch, Lebanons minister of telecoms, Nicolas Sehnaoui, said that further 3G coverage improvements would also be going ahead to provide comprehensive high speed data services (whilst stating that the 4G launch will take some of the data traffic pressure away from 3G networks). Sehnaoui noted that Alfa and rival cellco Touch would complete respective projects to deepen 3G indoor reception, strengthening their 3G coverage in many locations, between the end of August and the end of this year.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has introduced a program dubbed Agenda Digital Imagina Chile 2013-2020. The project seeks to double internet penetration across the Chiles population by 2020, Estrategia Online reports. The document consists of 14 lines of action, with 30 different initiatives that seek to facilitate access to telecoms networks and services to all Chilean citizens. Activities linked to ICT services are expected to account for 10 percent of the country's GDP by 2020. The project aims to increase digital inclusion for Chilean citizens from the current 41 percent to 80 percent by 2020. To support this goal, the government will power the deployment of additional Wi-Fi hotspots in public places.
According to a survey conducted by the Saudi Consumer Protection Association (CPA), mobile communications charges in the Kingdom are among the highest in the world, with a rate of SAR0.35 (USD0.093) per minute, compared to an average of seven Saudi halalas (USD0.019) per minute in the rest of the world. The CPAs survey figures represent costs for all communication services, including the internet. The CPA conducted the survey after the announcement of the decision to stop free international roaming calls for subscribers, Zawya reported. In the statement CPA urged communication providers to restructure charges for mobile calls in order to reflect real prices. The association also announced its plans to publish a fair price for calls, by taking into account details such as average income, inflation and the real price of communications.
Haitis largest mobile operator by subscribers Digicel has announced the launch of the first HSPA+ network in the country, with the service available to both pre- and post-paid subscribers. Digicel advertised an average download speed of up to 3Mbps for the service, depending on the location, the device capabilities and the network traffic, whilst theoretical peak HSPA+ speeds reach 21Mbps. The Digicel group markets 3.5G W-CDMA/HSPA+ services under the 4G banner, in common with many operators in the Americas/Caribbean region. Previously, Digicel Haiti offered 2.5G data services on an EDGE network, whilst its rival Natcom (backed by Vietnams Viettel) was the first in the country to launch W-CDMA services and operates a 3.5G HSDPA/HSUPA network. According to Digicels Haiti CEO Damian Blackburn, with Digicel 4G we have now built the first and most reliable 4G cellular network in the country, giving customers the fastest mobile data speeds all backed by Digicels best service and best value.
Nepals minister for information and communications Madhav Prasad Paudel has said the government is committed to improving its fibre-optic links in the country, specifically through the deployment of optical networks along highways and trunk roads. e-Kantipur notes that the states backing of the plan comes at a time when its efforts to roll out the district optical fibre project are faltering. Speaking last Friday, Paudel called for an increase in activity concerning fibre-optic networks, saying that the government will arrange the required funds.
The national regulator, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), has been aiming to roll out fibre-optic networks along the countrys Mid-Hill Highway for several years, using monies supplied by Nepals Rural Telecommunication Development Fund thought to be worth NPR7 billion (USD80.9 million). However, efforts to connect around 75 administrative districts have so far stalled due to what have been termed procedural delays. The minister has called on the domestic telecoms industry to re-galvanise efforts to boost ICT in education, heath, rural development, and in its import and export markets.
AfricaOnline has reported overwhelming demand for its new NawaSat nationwide low-cost satellite internet service in Namibia. Following the nationwide launch which expanded on an earlier limited launch the ISP said that it has a long waiting list of customers, which include rural lodges, farms, users in small towns, as well as big corporate clients in larger centres. The base price is NAD500 (USD52) per month, while out-of-bundle top-up rates compare extremely favourably with other products on the market, according to AfricaOnlines general manager Marc Gregan, who added that, We explored the product with a view to making internet affordable in small communities, isolated areas and at lodges, but this also competes in urban areas. NawaSat is provided in cooperation with satellite service provider SES.
Ukraines incumbent national PSTN operator Ukrtelecom reports that its number of fixed broadband subscribers increased by a net 43,000 in the first three months of 2013 to reach 1.584 million at the end of March, despite ever increasing competition. The telcos press service also claimed that Ukrtelecoms OGO branded fixed broadband services continued to reap the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) in the market, at UAH70 (USD8.50) per month, due to its transparent tariff policy.
Irish operator Eircom has launched its fibre broadband network, offering the eFibre brand products and bundles for both private and business customers. The new eFibre products start from EUR 40 for consumers (six month promotional offer for new customers) and EUR 24.79 for businesses, and are available to more than 300,000 consumers and businesses from launch. eFibre offers download speeds of up to 70 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 20 Mbps. All eFibre products above the entry level come with unlimited downloads. All qualifying Eircom broadband customers will be able to upgrade for free to eFibre. This includes a free modem, free installation and no connection charge.
Eircom aims to reach more than 600,000 homes and businesses by end-2013, bringing over 10,000 additional premises online each week. When completed in early 2015, the network will reach 1.2 million homes and businesses across Ireland, representing 60 percent of all homes and businesses in the country. Eircom also plans to increase the speeds available to up to 100 Mbps within the next year as fibre technology evolves.
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This 2009 Sea Ray 310 Sundancer, powered by twin AXIUS Mercruiser 5.0 M.P.I. engines, with only 370 hours of use. This unit comes in to us in very good condition with very low hours, and fully loaded! Generator with only has 150 hours of use, A/C, and much more... The most impressive option though is that this boat has the AXIUS with digital Sattilite Skyhook... This is a 30,000.00 upgraded factory option alone! Remember this option is not shown in NADA options category.
You'll be hardpressed to find a better midsized express cruiser than the Sea Ray 310 Sundancer.
Sea Ray's 310 Sundancer is so spanking new that we pulled major strings, and some major wool over competing magazine's eyes, to get you the scoop. This is the third iteration of the 310 Sundancer I've evaluated since 1997-and it's hot. Inventive seating gives the 310 Sundancer flexible amenities, allowing you to entertain or cruise with convenience. Stoutly constructed and rigged for easy service and good reliability, it should prove to be a hassle-free boat to run and own. I found lots of other plusses aboard the 310 Sundancer. It boasts grabhandles everywhere, there's a galvanic isolator to inhibit corrosion of the throughhull fittings, and the remarkably vapor-tight design of the bulkhead that separates the engines from the cabin has even impressed ABYC officials. Sea Ray also hardwired the carbon monoxide detector to the generator so that if the CO detector fails, or is shut off inadvertently, the genset won't start. Plus, the generator is a costlier low-CO model.
****It's easy to get a six-ton boat with a deep-V hull to jump up and run-use mega horsepower. It's more impressive to get brisk acceleration and a speedy top end with only a pair of small-block V-8s. The 310 Sundancer's twin 260-hp MerCruiser 5.0L MAG DTS Seacore Bravo Three stern drives had me hurtling along in excess of 45 mph with surprising ease. Certainly, 600 ponies is no small herd, but there's more a-hoof here. The 310 Sundancer is a product of Sea Ray's massive engineering and product development, the industry's most extensive. Five-axis routers are used to carve the plugs from which the hull molds are made. Proprietary CAD/CAM software, in conjunction with a slew of protractor-slinging engineering geeks, ensures that everything from weight distribution to the impossible-tosee subtleties of hull shape are tweaked to glean the most get-up-and-go from each iota of power. Grab the levers. Don't be tentative. Push those electronic controls down like you mean it and get the engines turning 3000 rpm as fast as you can. I noticed no excessive slip, cavitation, or ventilation. The result was a smooth, quick transition from idle to going good. From there press down some more-you'll find acceleration on tap. The 310 Sundancer didn't require much drive trim: just a hair will lift the bow enough to get the ride feeling sporty and controlled. Because of that, I didn't gripe too loud about the hydraulic trim tabs; however, electric ones would respond quicker. Visibility from the helm was good in all directions at all speeds. While standing, I did feel some noticeable wind blast with the canvas down. After we put the canvas up, there wasn't a breath of it to be found inside the enclosure. In addition to being snapped to the windshield and the standard radar arch ("sport spoiler," in Sea Ray's parlance), a closer look revealed a tubular gasket affixed to the canvas above the snaps. Not only does this gasket fill the inevitable gaps in even the best new canvas, but as the fabric and frame age, it'll continue to help thwart rain and spray.
The 310 Sundancer's helm bench contributes largely to the good visibility and ergonomics I experienced while running and docking, thanks to the generous amount of travel incorporated into its foreand- aft adjustability. But this doublewide bench is part of a larger theme, one I've seen implemented and improved upon during the last two years aboard several Sea Ray models. Let's call it using the same space for two purposes. Aboard the 310 Sundancer, there are five key spots in which this occurs and the helm bench is one of them. First, there's a driver's seat with room for your mate. But dockside, release a catch and it swivels around to face the cockpit and those seated at the L-shaped aft lounge. But look quick. That lounge changes shape and purpose as easily as the helm bench. A good tug releases the backrest, allowing it to lie flat and form a sunlounge. (That it does so while retaining a lazarette for stowage is cool.) Other boats have aft lounges with fold-out backrests. I haven't seen one yet that uses the other leg of the "L" the way Sea Ray does aboard the 310 Sundancer. Pull open the stowage drawer under the seat's base. It rests securely on the cockpit sole. Now insert the cushion from the lounge and you have a cockpit dinette, allowing guests to sit around the table facing each other. And you don't lose the stowage space in the drawer when it's used as a seat base. There's plenty of room, despite the proximity of the wetbar just opposite. The fourth place multiple uses are gotten from one space is in the cabin. Here, Sea Ray installed a mini-dinette opposite the galley. This converts to a single sleeper, but I'd leave it erected, as it's a great place to sit, enjoy a cool one, read Boating, check your Blackberry, or just watch the light change while swinging at anchor. This dinette is in addition to the traditional table for the convertible V-berth, also standard. As a bed, you can't beat this berth for size: I taped it at 6'5"-by-6'5". Huge. The cabin's standard maple sole complements its hardwood cabinetry. A foredeck skylight, plus hatches and ports, allow gobs of light. The head is equipped with a vacuum-flush commode, not a cheaper, water-wasting "electric head" that other builders often foist on us. The galley sink is large, and just as important, it's vertical sided. Ever wondered what happens to one of those chi-chi bowl sinks when it's half full and a wake rocks your slip or anchorage? Yep, from performance and efficiency to amenities and equipment, Sea Ray's 310 Sundancer embodies the best of everything-including the kitchen sink.
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JJ talks about Dave 'Rasta' Rastovich and his paddle to protect the dolphins
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Byron Bay pro surfer and environmentalist Dave Rastovich, has just completed a massive mission.
He paddled 350km up the west coast of New Zealand's North Island to raise awareness of a proposal to introduce seabed mining along the island's west coast.
Dave does this sort of stuff... he previously made waves with his activism to protect whales and dolphins - you may of seen his documentary Minds in the Water.
Fi spoke to JJ from Byron Bay who was paddling next to Dave for some of the trip.
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Have a complete T-Maxx that is FULLY aftermarket, over $2,500 invested. A fully aftermarket RC-10GT that I have over $1,300 invested. A Tamiya Clodbuster, fully aftermarket thats transformed into a pulling truck, with weight bar and hitch, a real weight transfer sled for R/C car and trucks. A RC-10T2 truck thats almost stock, another RC-10GT that needs put back together. A BRAND new O.S. .21 thats ported and never ran. Theres way to many RC details to list. Many extra parts, new and used, tires, ETC. Even new associated and traxxas parts. I have over $10,000+ invested. Must call for info. I would like to sell everything as a package. There is stuff I have forgotten about that been sitting for the last 5+ years. Somebody who knows rc cars and nitro stuff needs to just come look at what I have. If really interested, I can take a few Pics. Theres just way to many things. Mini-Z, electric traxxas twin motor boat, electric plane, tool box with tools and parts, many extra tires, batteries, glow igniters, ETC.
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Atmosphere 85%
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- Free Breakfast
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- Free unlimited local telephone calls, free internet computers equipped with headphones and webcams.
- Two WiFi access points, providing coverage throughout the entire hostel, with 4 MB high-speed connections.
- Plenty of information about Bogotá.
- A Nintendo Wii with hundreds of games as well Netflix Movie Portal access.
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- A reading room with book exchange and lots of magazines.
- A lounge with a second digital TV, an extensive collection of DVDs and doubly surround system.
- A gas fireplace to cut the edge of the cool nights and enhance the pleasure of exchanging stories.
- Next to us a Door Pizzeria with great products.
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You can also purchase beers, drinks, snacks, toiletries, and implements for the BBQ from the front-desk at very low prices 24 hours a day. Additional we have Laundry Service, International Calls and lots more.
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Our central location, on Carrera 4 No. 11-88, will afford you with ease in your tour and travel arrangements. You can take a taxi from the airport, bus terminal or from anywhere in the city, and say to the driver that you need to go "La Candelaria - Centro, close to Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango" a well-known landmark in the city, simply give our address and there is no easier place to find, and no safer place to be.
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Hanste Zakhm
|Hanste Zakhm
|Directed by
|Chetan Anand
|Produced by
|Chetan Anand
|Navin Nischol
Priya Rajvansh
Balraj Sahni
|Music by
|Madan Mohan
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Hanste Zakhm is a 1973 Indian Hindi film produced and directed by Chetan Anand.[1] The film stars Navin Nischol, Priya Rajvansh, Balraj Sahni, and Nadira in lead roles. The film has music composed by Madan Mohan and lyrics penned by Kaifi Azmi.
The film begins with Mahendru (Balraj Sahni), a widowed police officer and his young daughter, Chanda. Chanda's best friend is Rekha (Suman Sikand), the daughter of a prostitute. Rekha stays over at Chanda's house, when Rekha's mother accidentally kills someone in an effort to stop her pimp (Jeevan) from carrying off Rekha into prostitution as well. She is sent to prison, and begs Mahendru not to reveal to Rekha anything about her life as a working girl. Mahendru promises to protect and raise the child as his own daughter. The pimp, Jeevan, attempts to kidnap Rekha but his goons mistakenly kidnap Chanda. When he realizes the error he decides to make the best of a bad situation by asking Mahendru for a large ransom. Mahendru borrows the ransom money from a friend, but the pimp deceives him and delivers the girl to a madam (Nadira).
Many years later, we find cab driver Somesh (Navin Nischol) driving Chanda (Priya Rajvansh) to her clients. Somesh is the ne'er-do-well scion of a rich family, who has a falling out with his father as he refuses to marry Rekha, the Police Officer's daughter. He leaves his wealthy home & life-style to become a cab-driver. Chanda and Somesh fall in love. Chanda eventually realizes that she really is Mahendru's daughter. This leads her to assume the daughter's duty by trying to convince Somesh to marry Rekha, her sister. She does this by turning alcoholic, in an effort to prove her essential wanton-ness to Somesh - who does not understand her intention and refuses to live his life according to her ideals of filial responsibility. Later, the pimp kidnaps Chanda again and informs Mahendru that his daughter is under his captivity and tries to blackmail him for release of Chanda. However, Mahendru refuses to give-in and attacks Jivan's camp with police force. Chanda dies in this rescue operation. Before dying in her father Mahendru's arms, Chanda asks Somesh to marry Rekha, and he does.
- Navin Nischol as Somesh
- Priya Rajvansh as Chanda / Meena "Minno"
- Balraj Sahni as SP Dinanath Mahendru
- Nadira as Madame
- Jeevan as Kundan
- Mac Mohan as Braganza
- Murad as DIG of Police
- D.K. Sapru as Banwari
- Achala Sachdev as Heerabai (Rekha's mom)
- Satyen Kappu as Inspector Kumar
- Ram Sethi
Composed by Madan Mohan the songs of the film are popular.
|"Yeh Maana Meri Jaan, Mohabbat Saza Hai"
|Mohammed Rafi
|"Betaab Dil Ki Tamanna Yehi Hai"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|"Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho, To Yeh Lagta Hai, Ke Jahaan Mil Gaya"
|Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
|"Aaj Socha Toh Aansu Bhar Aaye"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|"Gali Gali Mein Kiya Re Badnaam"
|Asha Bhonsle
- ^ Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: An Enchanting Close-Up of India's Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 520. ISBN 8179910660.


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Kiernan Shipka, Sarah Hyland, & Morgan Saylor Cover ASOS May 2013
With prom season just around the corner, Kiernan Shipka, Sarah Hyland, and Morgan Saylor are featured on the front of ASOS magazine's latest issue.
While flashing their adorable smiles for the Victor Vauthier cover shoot, the gorgeous small screen stars chatted about their high school dance experiences.
During the interview, the "Homeland" beauty recalls her not-so-enchanting prom, saying, "I was grounded last year! I was the one who had organized everything, and I had to go home after the dance."
Meanwhile, the "Modern Family" starlet revealed, "I found a Vera Wang dress for $99 on the clearance rack. I wanted something short and gold and had searched everywhere when I saw it. There was only one left and it was my size - it was like the heavens opened up!"
Even though the "Mad Men" cutie is too young to attend this year's prom, she does admit she's super excited about what's to come. "I'm home schooled [now], so I don't even know if I'll ever experience prom! But I really want to go- getting dressed up and going with someone you like..."
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Construction crews broke ground today on a house that will generate as much electricity as it uses. This house will be one of the first of its kind in the southeast. It will have solar panels on the backside of the roof. The home will still be connected to the utility company so at night, the house will use electricity, but during the day it will sell the extra energy back to the utility company. In the past a home like was not cost effective, but now these homes will be affordable and good for the environment. Additional energy saving features on these homes will continue to pay dividends through time.
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