Fixed operator strategies - 29/12/05

France Telecom will display video streams from Turin' s Winter Olympic Games on five IPTV channels over ADSL, with more than 50 hours program per day.

Iliad/ Free (France) is not for sale. Its CFO wants to dry rumors of a potential merger with Bouygues Telecom.

Jazztel (Spain) has launched its IPTV over ADSL service pilot in Madrid and Zaragoza.

UPC Austria has bought Austrian DSL provider Inode for €95m.

Microsoft, Softbank, Japan Telecom unveiled alliance to combine VoIP, email, internet access, groupware, presence, instant messaging (IM) and desktop functions into a security-enhanced, integrated communications service.

Jupiter, a Japanese MSO, will buy majority stake in Kansai Multimedia Service Company (KMS), a cable internet service provider.

Verizon and MCI cleared the last state-level hurdle to their financial union, with Washington's Utilities and Transportation Commission approval.