Wireline news from across the web:
@FierceTelecom RT @GENBAND: Global Unified Communications market to hit $61.9B in 2018, thanks to #BYOD adoption. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom
> Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo has announced his resignation, on the same day the company decided to end the 140 character limit on direct messages. Article
> FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that he has circulated a proposal to protect Americans from unwanted robocalls. Release (.pdf)
> BT Wholesale executive Colin Bannon said that G.fast is a more promising technology than originally expected. Article
> Jack Resnick & Sons has announced that 11 of its Manhattan office properties have achieved Wired Certification through WiredScore. Release
Cable News
> After launching its service on iPads in December, broadcast streamer Motive TV has announced a new Android app designed to work with Samsung tablets. Article
> Chief executive Rupert Murdoch, 84, of 21st Century Fox, is planning to turn control of the media company over to his son, James in what amounts to a changing of the guard for one of the most powerful programming and pay-TV brands. Article
Installer News
> Nex-Tech Wireless deployed an Airvana cloud RAN (C-RAN) solution, called the OneCell, to improve wireless coverage for a graduation ceremony at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. Article
Online Video News
> Increasingly, smart TVs produced by manufacturers like Samsung, Sony, LG and Panasonic are becoming the big screen of choice for OTT-savvy consumers. Article
Wireless News
> Remember ringback tones? They're making a comeback, at least with Sprint MVNO RingPlus, which said it will launch a free cell phone plan that will be supported by advertising in the form of ringback tones. Article
> Alcatel-Lucent CEO Michel Combes will move to French telecom group Altice SA in July, according to a report from French magazine Challenges. Article
And finally … @CenturyLinkEMEA: Large enterprises lagging behind smaller firms in move to cloud, according to survey published on @CloudProUK. Article