Reuters - A group of technology and telecoms companies, including Spanish giant Telefonica, joined forces on Tuesday to boost the Internet speeds of copper telephone wires to almost equal that of fiber-optic cable.

USATODAY.com - Rafe Banks, a lawyer in Georgia, got involved in a nasty dispute with a client over how to defend him on a drunken-driving charge. The client, David Milum, fired Banks and demanded that the lawyer refund a $3,000 fee. Banks refused.

SportsGambling.com has the focus on the Sunday afternoon game between Dallas and Philadelphia on FOX. Many sports betting players are looking at this game as the biggest one of the weekend. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2006)