Colin C. Haley

Terra Lycos has signed a six-year, $500 million deal to supply portal and other Internet services to telecom giant Telefonica . The pact plugs a gaping hole left by Bertlesmann. Last year, the German music and content giant rethought its $1 billion advertising commitment to Terra Lycos after the market soured. At the time, Telefonica, […]

Portal player Yahoo is teaming with broadband provider British Telecom to offer new premium services to residential customers in the United Kingdom. The service, dubbed Yahoo! UK Plus, rolls out in coming weeks. It features spam controls, instant messaging, multiple e-mail accounts, parental controls, digital photo storage, anti-virus software and firewall security. A more extensive […]

Can’t get enough Koppel? Have trouble adjusting without Jennings? Stupified sans Stephanopolous? InfoSpace can help. Under a new deal, the Bellevue, Wash., wireless and Internet software services specialist will provide search and directory services (including white and yellow pages) to the site as well as distribute ABCNEWS.com streaming audio and video content to Verizon broadband […]

With the twin forces of consolidation and deregulation reshaping the telecom industry, communications providers are turning to bundled services to win and keep subscribers. Among the most popular packages is broadband Internet with digital cable TV and local and long distance calling from Comcast, RCN and others. In a new twist on the formula comes […]

Making inroads in a promising sector, natural language search specialist Ask Jeeves this morning said it has closed a deal with Novartis Pharmaceuticals. A spokeswoman said the contract is Jeeves’ second with a drug maker, but noted that the field is attractive because so many people seek health information over the Web. Jeeves’ previous pact, […]

Despite budget cuts totaling 40 percent over the last decade, NASA remains a big IT spender, awarding lucrative contracts for supercomputers, telecom equipment, network services, Unix, Linux and Windows workstations and support. Computer Sciences Corp., Hewlett-Packard, Qwest Communications are just some of the big-name vendors doing business with the agency. Smaller tech firms and labs […]

Apparently, Level 3 had the winning bid. Under a new contract, the Broomfield, Colo., network operator becomes one of the primary suppliers of Internet access services to the online auction giant eBay . eBay will use Level 3’s CrossRoads service, which connects customers in the United States and Europe with the networks that comprise the […]

Wholesale communications provider Level 3 Communications has completed its acquisition of bankrupt rival Genuity and locked in a deal with Verizon , one of Genuity’s largest customers. Based on the timing of the final paperwork and other factors, the purchase price totals $137 million cash, significantly lower than the $242 million figure floated when the […]

Bankrupt mobile satellite phone specialist Globalstar is seeking new investors after an agreement for $55 million in new financing collapsed. Would-be backer New Valley Corp. said its debtor-in-possession deal unwound yesterday over a disagreement of terms with the company’s creditors, who include Loral Space & Communications and Qualcomm, among others. A Globalstar spokesman was not […]

RCN is offering broadband subscribers a personalized portal page that plugs into Terra Lycos streaming audio and video content. The service, which in its basic version is free, also features real-time customization, dynamic content sizing, recommendations and animated weather content. The offering comes as Internet service providers seek to retain users while vying for millions […]

When Colin Powell needs to zip a data or video file to embassy official on the other side of the globe, it will be up to Qwest Communications’ to get it there. Under a new deal, the Denver telecom giant will provide services — including high-speed video, data, ATM and Internet protocol offerings — for […]

Bulking up to compete against Gartner Inc., Forrester is buying Giga Information Group for $60 million cash. “This deal will consolidate the industry,” George Colony, Forrester’s chairman and CEO said in a conference call this morning. “This is important as companies cut back IT research to the top to or three providers.” Giga brings 900 […]