• If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
    Posted: 06/2000 If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Is it simply election-year politics, or is the Telecommunications Act of 1996 broken?For some, like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the Telecom Act never has lived up to its promise of encouraging competition. He points to the ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Resale Channel: Capacity Trading Finds Pooling Interest
    Posted: 06/2000 Capacity Trading Finds Pooling Interest By Khali HendersonCommodity trading of communications capacity is moving quickly from cyberspace to the physical realm as parties are pooling their interests to create standards and neutral interconnection, leaving ...More
    June 1, 2000 By Khali Henderson
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  • Wireless - Omnipoint to use OSI's Billing Solution
    Posted: 06/2000 Omnipoint to use OSI's Billing SolutionObjective Systems Integrators Inc. (www.osi.com), a provider of integrated service and network management solutions, recently announced that Omnipoint Communications Inc. (www.omnipoint.com) has licensed the AM Exel ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Internet Telephony - Sterling Time Develops E-Commerce Delivery Solution
    Posted: 06/2000 Sterling Time Develops E-Commerce Delivery SolutionSterling Time Company, Inc. (www.discountprepaid.com) has unveiled its On!ine 3200 Point Of Sale (POS) terminal. Private label prepaid Internet is one of the first programs available through the terminal.The ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Opcenter: Are You Ready for Virtual Distribution?
    Posted: 06/2000 Are You Ready for Virtual Distribution? By James OlsenIt's no secret the rush to jump on the IP bandwagon fuels the unprecedented rate of change in today's communications industry. Less obvious is the impact IP technology has in making distribution as ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Wireless - RingTime, Rent Express to Service Alitalia Passengers
    Posted: 06/2000 RingTime, Rent Express to Service Alitalia Passengers RingTime Inc. (www.ringtime.com), an international purveyor of wireless communications services, has contracted with Rent Express Communications Inc. (www.rentexpress.com), a provider of global wireless ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Carrier Channel: Early Bird Gets E-Worm
    Posted: 06/2000 Early Bird Gets E-Worm By Casey FreymuthThe telecommunications sector is a permanent member of the Internet community. Hence, Internet services offerings are logical business extensions for telecommunications players, as is evinced in the Internet access and ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Long Distance - JDS Invests in Oracle and Rockwell
    Posted: 06/2000 JDS Invests in Oracle and RockwellJD Services Inc. (www.jds-inc.com), a provider of telecommunications products and services, has teamed with Oracle Technology Network and Rockwell Electronic to implement a multimillion dollar upgrade for the database system ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Internet Telephony - Prepaid Internet Service From Qwik NZ Follows Cellular's Success
    Posted: 06/2000 Prepaid Internet Service From Qwik NZ Follows Cellular's SuccessQwik International (www.quik.com) recently announced that its New Zealand franchise will distribute prepaid Internet service, prompted by a market demand for prepaid cellular service."Quik NZ is ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Wireless - Pre-Cell Solutions Merges with USIntellicom
    Posted: 06/2000 Pre-Cell Solutions Merges with USIntellicomPre-Cell Solutions Inc., a CLEC that resells BellSouth Corp.'s (www.bellsouth.com) local exchange services on a prepaid basis within Florida, has completed mergers with USIntellicom Inc., a provider of prepaid ...More
    June 1, 2000
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