Telecompetitor
Verizon Doubles Speed for DSL Offer
Telecompetitor Verizon has taken a lot of heat regarding for its DSL broadband offerings in non-FiOS territories. Some argue that Verizon is ignoring these territories and may even try to sell them off, leaving them to focus on FiOS and 4G LTE as their broadband horses. Topics: FiOS, Verizon, telecom, broadband, DSL
Average Teen Sends/Receives 2,779 Text Messages Per Month
Telecompetitor African- and Hispanic-Americans talk and text the most, women talk on their cellphones more than men, teens, by far, text more than any other group, and residents of the South talk more on their cellphones than people in other regions of the US. All this according to yearly data… Topics: telecom
Windstream Acquisition Engine Continues, Buys Q-Comm
Telecompetitor Windstream is at it again, proving its acquisition spree is not over. The latest candidate – Q-Comm, an Overland Park, Kan based regional fiber transport company and CLEC, with operations in 22 states. Topics: CLEC, Windstream, telecom
No More Broadband Satellite Stimulus Funding
The four broadband stimulus awards made for satellite-based projects this week represent the sum total of satellite project funding that will be included in the stimulus program, a spokesman for the Rural Utilities Service told Telecompetitor today. Topics: broadband stimulus, broadband, satellite, telecom
FairPoint CEO David Hauser Exits Left, Sunu Enters
Telecompetitor It’s been a rough couple of years for FairPoint, the Charlotte, North Carolina based ILEC. The company is currently trying to emerge from bankruptcy – a bankruptcy brought on in large part by FairPoint’s aggressive move to buy rural Verizon assets in the Northeast. Topics: ILEC, FairPoint, Verizon, telecom
magicJack Femtocell Plans on Hold, Turns to Free magicTalk Service
Telecompetitor YMax, the parent company of magicJack has been a little busy in 2010. They started the year off at the Consumer Electronics Show touting a forthcoming magicJack femtocell, to much fanfare. Then legality questions began to surface about the magicJack femtocell riding the leased spectrum of other carriers. Topics: telecom, spectrum, femtocell, merger, carrier, [...]
Broadband Stimulus Program Cut by $302 Million
Telecompetitor There’s been a threat of a reduction in the total dollars available through the broadband stimulus program for over a month now. That threat has become reality, with President Obama signing into law a $26 billion fiscal aid package for the states to help them with their own budget issues. Topics: broadband stimulus, broadband, [...]
AT&T Targets Small Biz With New Broadband on the Go Bundle
Telecompetitor In today’s economy, small businesses are demanding “on-the-go” high-speed connectivity more than ever before to stay competitive, enhance productivity and grow their businesses. Thanks to a new bundled offer — “AT&T Broadband on the Go” — announced today the options companies use to keep in touch with their office… Topics: Texas, broadband, telecom, AT&T
Rural Broadband Consolidation Continues, With Sunflower Broadband Acquisition
Telecompetitor West Point, Georgia-based triple play provider Knology announced today it will acquire Sunflower Broadband, which provides voice, video and data services to residential and business customers in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, for $165 million in cash. Expected to close in 4Q this year, Sunflower is expected to add some $51 million in revenue, [...]
TDS is Big Broadband Stimulus Winner, Receives $86 Million From RUS
Telecompetitor Madison, Wis. based TDS Telecom was a big winner in the most recent awards from the broadband stimulus program, receiving close to $86 million in funding. They plan to contribute $28.6 million of their own funds, bringing TDS’ broadband stimulus award total for this round to $114.5 million. TDS also won $12.5 million in [...]
NTELOS Expands Mid-Atlantic Regional Fiber Network
Telecompetitor NTELOS, a Waynesboro, Va. based independent telco, is expanding their regional fiber network through the acquisition of FiberNet, a 3,500 route mile fiber network owned by One Communications. Topics: wireless, telecom, NTELOS
Mobile Data is Growth, But Voice Pays the Bills, Study Finds
Telecompetitor Data does indeed represent growth for wireless telcompetitors, cost optimization analysis firm Validas notes, but voice remains their main source of revenue. Topics: wireless, telecom
SmartGrid Leading to Broadband Builds by Utilities
Telecompetitor Oklahoma’s largest electric utility, OG&E, is about to build its own broadband network, courtesy of SmartGrid. The utility announced on July 13 that Alcatel-Lucent will build a private wide area network (WAN) to support its smart grid build-out. Topics: telecom, Alcatel-Lucent, Smart Grid, broadband
Consumer Reports Calls Out Apple, iPhone 4
Telecompetitor Consumer Reports just published the findings from tests of the new iPhone 4. Apple is not going to be thrilled about the results. Consumer Reports takes the now famous iPhone 4 reception and ‘signal strength’ issue head on. They conclude that they cannot recommend the iPhone 4. Ouch. Topics: telecom, Apple, iPhone
Broadband Stimulus Fuels Intense Vendor Competition
Telecompetitor Nothing like a cool $7.2 billion to make things interesting among broadband vendors these days. The broadband stimulus program is in full swing, with roughly $3 billion of the program committed (not counting matching funds), although it’s not exactly clear how much of the actual cash has been distributed. Topics: broadband, broadband stimulus, telecom
