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- a company that offers an alternate service to the established telephone service provider in a particular area
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- MetaSwitch Takes the Lead in Enabling CLECs to Migrate to Facilities-Based Networks Following FCC Ruling; Since UNE-P Rules Change, MetaSwitch Has Powered the Migration of 42 CLECs with 3.7 Million Lines
- ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Steep rate hikes will be a reality for many American businesses and consumers following a controversial Federal Communications Commission ruling that took effect on March 11. The FCC decision, first announced in 2004, alters the rules under which competitive local exchange carriers CLECs order and pay for...
- Research articles 2006-03-13
- MetaSwitch deploys services.(BROADBAND OVER POWERLINE)
- First Communications, one of the largest Competitive Local Exchange Carriers CLECs in the Midwest, has recently deployed advanced voice and data services delivered over existing power lines in multi-dwelling/multi-tenant (MDU/MTU) buildings to re First Communications, one of the largest Competitive Local Exchange Carriers...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- RNK Selects Siemens DCO Central Office Switch for CLEC Network Backbone; Emerging CLEC Targets Markets in New England States
- BOCA RATON, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 11, 1998--RNK, a competitive local exchange carrier CLEC operating in eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, has selected Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc.'s DCOR Switching Platform as the backbone for its network.
- Research articles 1998-11-11
- High Court Takes Up Telecom Act Appeal.
- The Supreme Court will begin hearing a case this week that will determine whether federal regulators can set interconnection-pricing guidelines for new entrants into local-exchange markets. Specifically, it will review a lower court ruling tha The Supreme Court will...
- Research articles 1998-10-12
- Can carriers make money on IP telephony? (Internet protocol)(includes related article on Sprint's Integrated On-Demand Network service)
- In a word, yes. Packet switching really is the way for a carrier to be the low-cost voice services provider. There are two diametrically opposed views on public-network Internet Protocol IP telephony. Some people, such as James Crowe, president In a word,...
- Research articles 1998-08-01
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- CCC GlobalCom Corporation Receives Certification Approval to Provide Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Telecommunication Services in California
- Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--July 27, 2000 CCC GlobalCom Corporation (OTC:CCGC), a Houston based telecommunications company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ciera Network Systems ("Ciera"), has received certification as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CLEC and Inter-Exchange Carrier in the State of California enabling it to...
- Research articles 2000-07-27
- CCC GlobalCom Corporation Receives Approval to Operate as a Facilities-Based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier in Texas
- Business Editors & High Tech Writers HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 20, 2000 CCC GlobalCom Corporation (OTC:CCGC), a Houston-based telecommunications company, announced today that it has received approval to operate as a facilities-based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CLEC in Texas. CCC will utilize the unbundled network elements platform (UNE-P) service...
- Research articles 2000-09-20
- ComSpanUSA and Ledcor Technical Services Deploy Triple-Play Services over Fiber with MetaSwitch; Features and Cost Efficiencies of MetaSwitch VP2510 Enable Successful Overbuild Business Model
- ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The continued demand for greater bandwidth and next-generation IP-based services has pushed many carriers to deploy fiber-based communications infrastructures. ComSpanUSA, a facilities-based CLEC competitive local exchange carrier, and its development partner Ledcor Technical Services LTS are deploying a fiber-to-the-premise FTTP network in Bandon, Oregon with technology and...
- Research articles 2006-04-11
- Florida Digital Network Announces $40M Senior Debt Deal with GATX Capital Corporation
- ORLANDO, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 22, 1999-- Orlando-based Florida Digital Network announced today that is has closed a $40M senior credit facility with GATX Capital Corporation. Florida Digital Network is a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CLEC. The proceeds will be used to expand existing Florida Digital Network competitive local...
- Research articles 2003-04-01
- Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems get FCC waiver to offer out-of-region 'competitive landline local exchange' service
- SBMS - which operates under the Cellular One name outside of the five-state region served by its local exchange carrier LEC affiliate Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. [SBC1] - hopes to offer "one-stop shopping" for landline and wireless services in areas such as Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and several markets...
- Research articles 2000-02-01
- Stephen Gray, President & Chief Operating Officer of McLeodUSA, Joins Florida Digital Network Board of Directors
- Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 21, 2000 Florida Digital Network FDN, the statewide facilities-based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CLEC, has appointed Stephen C. Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer of McLeodUSA (Nasdaq:MCLD) to its board of directors, it was announced today by Mike Gallagher, President and CEO of...
- Research articles 2000-06-21
- Florida Digital Network Selects DiscoveryCom's LoopMaster Total Loop Management Solution to Automate Deployment and Maintenance of DSL Services
- Business Editors/High Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 28, 2000 DiscoveryCom, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of telecommunications products for next generation communication networks, announces that Florida Digital Network FDN will implement DiscoveryCom's LoopMasterTM as the local loop management platform for its broadband DSL services. Florida Digital Network, an...
- Research articles 2000-06-28
- Florida Digital Network Inc. Launches Service Giving Florida Businesses Better Rates and Service
- ORLANDO, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 16, 1999-- Florida Digital Network Inc., Florida's new facilities based CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carrier providing local, long distance and Internet communications services in Florida's primary markets, officially launches service on April 19, 1999. In a first call event scheduled at noon, FDN will have...
- Research articles 1999-04-16
- Florida Digital Network Inc., Launches Service in South Florida - Giving Businesses Better Rates and Service
- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 14, 1999-- Florida Digital Network Inc., Florida's new facilities based CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carrier providing local, long distance and Internet communications services in Florida's primary markets officially launched service in Fort Lauderdale last week. To celebrate, a ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled for...
- Research articles 1999-05-14
- eLEC Communications Announces Filing for UNE-Platform CLEC Certification in Pennsylvania and Virginia
- Business Editors NORWALK, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 12, 2000 eLEC Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:ELEC) announced today that it has filed applications in the states of Pennsylvania and Virginia to operate as a competitive local exchange carrier CLEC and will utilize the unbundled network elements platform (UNE-P) service offering to provide local...
- Research articles 2000-05-12
- eLEC Communications Now Certified for Local Access Services in 37 States; Idaho, Mississippi, Utah, and Oregon Are Added
- Business/Technology Editors NEW ROCHELLE, NY--BUSINESS WIRE--June 11, 2001 eLEC Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: ELEC), an integrated communications provider of voice, data and broadband services has been certified to operate as a competitive local exchange carrier CLEC in the states of Idaho, Mississippi, Utah and Oregon. eLEC CEO Paul...
- Research articles 2001-06-11
- US LEC Deploys ATM Network - Company Business and Marketing
- US LEC Corp., a switch-based competitive local exchange carrier, Monday announced that it has deployed and has begun internal testing of its initial ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode network backbone between 7 of its major network operating centers. Those centers are Atlanta, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Orlando, Nashville, Greensboro and...
- Research articles 1999-11-08
- eLEC Communications Announces Filing For UNE-Platform CLEC Certification in California and Georgia
- Business/High-Tech Editors NORWALK, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 22, 2000 eLEC Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:ELEC) announced today that it has filed applications in the states of California and Georgia to operate as a competitive local exchange carrier CLEC and will utilize the unbundled network elements platform (UNE-P) service offering to provide local...
- Research articles 2000-05-22
- eLEC Communications Receives CLEC Approvals in Michigan, Nevada and Rhode Island, Market Coverage Expands to 49 Million Lines
- Business Editors NORWALK, CT--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 12, 2000 eLEC Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:ELEC) announced today that it has received approval to operate as a facilities-based competitive local exchange carrier CLEC in the states of Michigan, Nevada, and Rhode Island. eLEC will utilize the unbundled network elements platform (UNE-P) service offering...
- Research articles 2000-09-12
- Network Access Solutions Expands Business Class Services Utilizing Paradyne's Hotwire M/SDSL Products
- ATLANTA--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 21, 1998--Paradyne Corporation, a pioneer and leader in digital network access, announced today that Network Access Solutions NAS, a data Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CLEC serving the East Coast, has significantly expanded its service to include high-speed symmetric data services targeting the medium and large business market.
- Research articles 1998-10-21
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