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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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- Bureaucrats As Entrepreneurs: Do Municipal Telecom Providers Hinder Private Entrepreneurs?
- We consider how government-owned enterprises choose markets and affect privately-owned rivals. Specifically, we compare the types of markets that municipally-owned telecommunications providers in the United States serve with the types of markets that competitive local exchange companies CLEC serve. We find that municipalities and private firms make the decisions to...
- White papers 2005-09-27
- Competition's Effect on Investment in Digital Infrastructure
- This paper examines the effect of facilities-based competition on one specific type of digital infrastructure investment. A panel data set was collected on the deployment of digital fiber ring networks in largest U.S. cities over the 10-year period 1983-1992 by incumbent local exchange carriers ILECs and competitive local exchange carriers...
- White papers 2000-05-01
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- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
- MATTOON, Ill., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38738 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on August 1, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- PAETEC Holding Corp. Appoints Alex Stadler to Board
- FAIRPORT, N.Y. -- PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) announced that the company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed Alex Stadler to serve as a member of the Board effective June 11, 2008. "Alex has an extensive background with competitive and incumbent local exchange carriers, as well...
- Articles 2008-06-17
- Risky business: Richelle Shaw's FreshStart fills a telecom void
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN RICHELLE SHAW DISCOVERED THAT MORE THAN 300,000 Americans had their phone lines suspended every week for nonpayment, she knew she was onto a target market that few telecommunications firms wanted to take on. Shaw, 40, is the CEO of Las Vegas-based FreshStart Telephone, which provides...
- Articles 2008-06-01
- TANDBERG Telepresence Unifies Large Telco After Three-Way Merger
- TANDBERG® (OSLO: TAA), aleading global provider of telepresence , high-definition video conferencing and mobile video solutions, today announced that One Communications hasimplemented TANDBERG's telepresence systems to unify the company followinga three-way merger. As a result of a 2006 merger of three companies, One Communications becamethe largest privately held competitive...
- Articles 2008-05-13
- Sitestar Purchases Broadband Customers From USA Telephone
- Sitestar Corporation (OTCBB: SYTE), aprovider of residential and business Internet access, web hosting andvalue-added products and services, announced today that it has purchasedcertain broadband digital subscriber line DSL accounts and related assetsfrom USA Telephone. Last year, Sitestar closed a blockbuster deal with theMaine-based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier CLEC in...
- Articles 2008-05-12
- Commentary: Why telecom mergers matter to you now
- It's been two years since merger mania hit the domestic telecommunications world, with the necessary approvals granted for Verizon's acquisition/absorption of MCI. December 2008 will be the second anniversary of the AT&T/Bell South merger. Although you might be asking, "Who but a wonky telecom...
- Articles 2008-05-12
- JMI Telecom Is a Certified Public Utility in Kentucky
- JMI Telecom Corp. (PINKSHEETS: JMIT) iscertified as a public utility in the state of Kentucky providing local andlong distance telephone services. The Kentucky Public Service CommissionPSC serves the public interest by protecting consumers and ensuring theprovision of safe, reliable utility service. JMI Telecom provides localand long distance telephone...
- Articles 2008-05-05
- One Communications Implements NetCracker's Service Fulfillment Solution
- Solution Helps Operator Speed Time-to-Market for Next Generation Services WALTHAM, Mass. -- NetCracker Technology announced today that One Communications has implemented NetCracker's OSS Service Fulfillment solution for the end-to-end design, creation, delivery, and management of its consumer and business services. NetCracker's solution also serves as a powerful transformational...
- Articles 2008-04-30
- Telava-IBFA Acquisition and Regulatory License Transfer Near Completion
- With reference to the press release ofJanuary 16, 2008, Telava Networks, Inc. (OTCBB: TLVA) announced today theCompany has completed eighty percent of regulatory licenses transfer forIBFA Acquisition Company, LLC IBFA. The operations will continue to beunder the auspices of a Management Agreement between the two entities untilall regulatory transfer of...
- Articles 2008-04-28
- John Hanson Joins One Communications as Chief Financial Officer
- ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- One Communications, the nation's largest privately-held competitive local exchange carrier CLEC, has named John Hanson as Chief Financial Officer. One Communications, with corporate offices in Rochester, NY and Waltham, MA, provides advanced telecommunications solutions to small and mid-sized businesses. Mr. Hanson will oversee all financial...
- Articles 2008-04-21
- Fitch Affirms CenturyTel's Ratings; Outlook Stable
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) CenturyTel as follows: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating IDR 'BBB'; --Senior unsecured debt 'BBB'; --Short-term IDR 'F2'; --Commercial paper 'F2'. In addition, Fitch has assigned a 'BBB' rating to CenturyTel's $750 million...
- Articles 2008-04-15
- JMI Telecom Signs Agreement With Reunion Communications Inc.
- JMI Telecom Corp. (PINKSHEETS: JMIT), a nextgeneration telecommunication products and services company, announced todayit has signed a carrier service agreement with Reunion Communications, Inc.Reunion Communications, Inc. offers unique products designed tohelp Competitive Local Exchange Carriers CLECs compete and profit in theniche telecom markets. Sean Teamor, Executive Director and CFO (Chief...
- Articles 2008-04-08
- Cavalier Awarded Government Contract
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Cavalier Communications Office, +1-804-440-4264,communications@cavtel.com The U.S. Chemical Safety Hazard Review Board Taps Cavalier forTelecommunication Services RICHMOND, Va., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cavalier,the U.S. leading CLEC competitive local exchange carrier providerof telecommunications services for business, government andresidential customers, announces the award of a contract from...
- Articles 2008-04-02
- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
- MATTOON, Ill., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38738 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on May 1, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of...
- Articles 2008-04-02
- Fitch: CLECs Could Be Potential Acquisition Targets for U.S. Cable MSOs
- Wireless News03-26-2008Fitch: CLECs Could Be Potential Acquisition Targets for U.S. Cable MSOsWIRELESS NEWS-March 26, 2008-Fitch: CLECs Could Be Potential Acquisition Targets for U.S. Cable MSOs C2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com While near-term growth prospects are strong for U.S cable multiple system operators MSOs, mid-to-long-term growth will need to be...
- Articles 2008-03-26
- Fitch Special Report: Subscriber Losses Continue
- Wireless News03-26-2008Fitch Special Report: Subscriber Losses ContinueWIRELESS NEWS-March 26, 2008-Fitch Special Report: Subscriber Losses Continue C2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Access line losses among the leading incumbent local exchange carriers ILECs increased over 33% during the fourth quarter of 2007, relative to the comparable period last year, clearly indicating that...
- Articles 2008-03-26
- Fitch: CLECs May be Potential Acquisition Targets for U.S. Cable MSOs
- CHICAGO -- While near-term growth prospects are strong for U.S cable multiple system operators MSOs, mid-to-long-term growth will need to be generated from an expansion of commercial services, and competitive local exchange carriers CLECs could represent that very opportunity for large cable MSOs to move aggressively and timely into a...
- Articles 2008-03-24
- Fitch: Subscriber Losses Continue During Fourth Quarter for Key U.S. ILECs & Cable MSOs
- CHICAGO -- Access line losses among the leading incumbent local exchange carriers ILECs increased over 33% during the fourth quarter of 2007 relative to the comparable period last year clearly indicating that competitive and economic factors are making it increasingly difficult for the ILECs to retain its retail customer base,...
- Articles 2008-03-24
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