• Trading Desk: Master Agreement Needs a 'Bit' of Defining
    Posted: 01/2001 Master Agreement Needs a 'Bit' of Defining By Bruce Christian For months now, the word has been that a standardized master bandwidth purchase and sale contract could be reached "any day." The trouble is, "any day" never seems to pass. The ...More
    January 1, 2001
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  • Soap Box - Service Providers Jockey as Rules Shift Balance of Power
    Posted: 01/2001 Service Providers Jockey as Rules Shift Balance of Power By Whitney T. Weller Recent FCC (www.fcc.gov) regulations regarding the unbundling of services certainly have shaken up the balance of power in the telecom industry by enabling carrier's carriers--like ...More
    January 1, 2001
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  • E-Channel: Web Wireless Sales Predicted to Mature
    Posted: 01/2001 Web Wireless Sales Predicted to Mature By Josh Long The men and women who cram into the subways in Boston and New York scan the headlines and stock quotes printed in The Boston Globe (www.boston.com/globe) or The New York Times (www.nytimes.com). It's a ...More
    January 1, 2001
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  • Goodbye 2000
    Posted: 12/2000 Goodbye 2000 Competitors Wake Up to 2001's Regulatory Nightmare By Kim Sunderland It's time to wake up and smell the coffee: 2001 will be the year of relentless regulatory hell for LECs as they face myriad contentious issues. The prevailing thought this time ...More
    December 1, 2000
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  • Trading Desk: Layer One Lights Up Bandwidth Exchange
    Posted: 12/2000 Layer One Lights Up Bandwidth Exchange By Paula Bernier Glass to glass is not only protocol for toasting, but also for exchanging bandwidth, according to LayerOne Inc. (www.layerone.com), which this month celebrates its one year anniversary as an optical ...More
    December 1, 2000
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  • Uncorking the Bottleneck
    Posted: 12/2000 Uncorking the Bottleneck Hope for DSL Delivery Rests with Access Modes By Fred Dawson It may take awhile, but there's reason to hope the bandwidth horse is finally going to get out in front of the enhanced services cart that service providers of every stripe ...More
    December 1, 2000
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  • Regulatory News - Regulators Prepare for BOC Long-Distance Onslaught
    Posted: 12/2000 Regulators Prepare for BOC Long-Distance Onslaught By Kim Sunderland Anticipating a flood of BOC requests to enter the long-distance market, the FCC (www.fcc.gov) is taking a proactive role in preparation for the Section 271 rush. With competitive ...More
    December 1, 2000
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  • IP-Based Content Forces Changes in LEC Billing
    Posted: 12/2000 IP-Based Content Forces Changes in LEC Billing By Chris Garifo It's a wonder Bob Dylan isn't adding a verse about LEC billing to his old song, "The Times They Are A-Changin'." With dial tone gravitating toward commodity status, service providers ...More
    December 1, 2000
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  • E-Channel: News Briefs
    Posted: 12/2000 News Briefs * Yahoo! Inc. (www.yahoo.com) will partner with Net2Phone Inc. (www.net2phone.com) in a deal that will let the company offer Internet content over the phone, voice mail and long- distance calling. The new services will include a toll-free ...More
    December 1, 2000
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  • Agency Channel: Next in Value-Add: Conferencing for Agents
    Posted: 12/2000 Next in Value-Add: Conferencing for Agents By Tara Seals High-end, high-margin video conferencing services are the latest in value-added offerings to hit channel distribution. Carriers are crafting packages for agents that can offer relief from the ...More
    December 1, 2000
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