• Industry News - APCC Puts 'Dead' Card Drive in High Gear
    Posted: 06/2000 APCC Puts 'Dead' Card Drive in High Gear BY KHALI HENDERSONIn its ongoing effort "to catch a thief," the American Public Communications Council Inc. (APCC, www.apcc.net) planned to step up collection of "dead" phone cards with a campaign to amass 2,000 cards ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Agency Channel: News Briefs
    Posted: 06/2000 News Briefs* Two former regional vice presidents at Teleglobe Business Solutions (www.teleglobe.com) have accepted appointments at Globalcom Inc. (www.global-com.com). Tom Turner formerly ran Teleglobe's West Coast agent channel. At Globalcom he will head up ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Internet Telephony - Venezuela May Promote Web Through Prepaid Internet
    Posted: 06/2000 Venezuela May Promote Web Through Prepaid InternetVenezuela may introduce prepaid cards to allow Internet technology access for low-income families and to bring its population into the cyber age.According to the Defining Presence Marketing Group ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Regulatory News - Election Year Pressures Create Strife for FCC
    Posted:  06/2000 Election Year Pressures Create Strife for FCC By Kim SunderlandFCC members appear to be caught up in election-frenzy politics, and it's not a pretty sight.Problems surfaced in April, when FCC (www.fcc.gov) Chairman William E. Kennard and Commissioner ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Business News - U S Telebrokers, TELSTAR Name Davel in Lawsuit
    Posted: 06/2000 U S Telebrokers, TELSTAR Name Davel in Lawsuit By Tara SealsMaster agents U S Telebrokers, Inc. (www.ustelebrokers.com) and TELSTAR have filed a joint lawsuit in a Los Angeles District Court, charging Davel Communications Group Inc. (www.davelgroup.com) and ...More
    June 1, 2000 By Tara Seals
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  • Regulatory News - Frontier Won't Let Dead Dogs Lie; Appeals Ruling
    Posted:  06/2000 Frontier Won't Let Dead Dogs Lie; Appeals Ruling By Kim SunderlandFrontier Communications Services Inc. (www.frontiercorp.com) filed an appeal with a Washington federal court seeking to overturn an FCC (www.fcc.gov) decision that could cost the IXC ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Wireless - TSTT Chooses LHS Platform
    Posted: 06/2000 TSTT Chooses LHS PlatformTelecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (www.tstt.net.tt) has selected the LHS Priority Call's ORYX platform from LHS Group Inc. (www.lhsgroup.com) to deliver prepaid wireless services to its subscribers.TSTT is the ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Business News - BellSouth's RoboTAG Adds GUI to EDI Gateway
    Posted: 06/2000 BellSouth's RoboTAG Adds GUI to EDI Gateway BY BRUCE CHRISTIANBellSouth Interconnection Services (www.interconnection.bellsouth.com) has introduced RoboTAG (short for robust TAG), new software that gives resale and facilities-based CLECs the ability to ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • Long Distance - Telstra Places Cards in Airport Vending Machines
    Posted: 06/2000 Telstra Places Cards in Airport Vending MachinesTravelers to and from Australia now can buy calling cards at major airport terminals throughout the country.The first Travelex vending machine at Sydney Airport's Qantas domestic terminal will provide Telstra ...More
    June 1, 2000
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  • The Pitch: Exhibit Hall Etiquette
    Posted: 06/2000 Exhibit Hall Etiquette By Cynthia Lett Attending and exhibiting at trade shows is all about building relationships, learning about new products and services and maybe negotiating a deal.But everything starts with the relationship.It is a fact that we like to ...More
    June 1, 2000
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