Linksys re-enters cable modem business; RCN Telecom Services sues music label BMG

More cable news from across the web:

> Linksys has re-entered the cable modem business with a line of DOCSIS 3.0 CPE. Linksys press release

> RCN Telecom Services has sued music label BMG for allegedly bombarding the MSO's customers with copyright notices and fines. Lawsuit (PDF)

> Charter Communications may shutter Time Warner Cable's smart home service unit. Light Reading story

Telecom News

> Frontier Communications has named Craig Collins as the senior VP of commercial sales and operations for its West Region, the latest in a string of appointments to strengthen the management of its newly acquired properties from Verizon in California, Florida and Texas. Article

European Wireless News

> Ericsson confirms reports that it is the subject of anti-corruption investigations by U.S. authorities. Article

Wireless News

> Apple has been ordered to stop selling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the Chinese capital of Beijing after the handset was ruled to violate intellectual property rights. Article

And finally… In a rare release of viewer data, Netflix says 53 percent of Orange Is the New Black viewers have re-watched previous seasons. Netflix press release