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tw telecom Profit Jumps as CenturyLink Merger Rumors Linger

Another nice quarter is in the books for tw telecom, which reports a profit of $21 million, up 43.7 percent from the year-ago quarter. Will a sale of the company to CenturyLink be tw telecom's next big piece of news? ...More
November 5, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Ethernet/ MPLS
Telarus Rolls Out RedCarpet Support for Complex Sales

RedCarpet is a team that provides pre-sale and post-sale support for CenturyLink, AT&T, Verizon and complex sales of more than $10,000 per month. ...More
October 30, 2012
Posted in News
Savvis Completes Acquisition of Ciber's IT Outsourcing Assets

The deal is for $6 million in cash, plus potential additional future consideration based on financial performance through December 2013. ...More
October 16, 2012
Posted in News
CenturyLink's New savvisdirect Portal Aims to Sell Cloud to SMBs Over the Web

It's not a channel offering – but it may become one. ...More
October 11, 2012
Posted in News
MegaPath Snares New Field Sales VP From CenturyLink

Jeff Waters will coordinate with the indirect channel, although he does not have oversight over it. ...More
October 10, 2012
Posted in News
Image Gallery: TBI, ACC Business, Ernest Communications Run for a 'Healthy Channel'

Master agent TBI, ACC Business and Ernest Communications recently formed a team to run in the 14th Annual Chicago Half Marathon & 5K. This Channel Partners image gallery shows highlights from the event; we bet you'll see someone you know. ...More
October 10, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Slide Show: The Biggest Channel-Impacting M&A of Q3

The third quarter of 2012 featured mergers of all shapes and sizes, bound to impact the converging channel in different ways. From Dell's purchase of Quest to Zayo Group's ever-expanding asset-grab to persistent Sprint-T-Mobile rumors, Q3 was a wild one. ...More
October 3, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Slide Show: Channel Partners' Top Stories in September

We tallied our top 10 stories for September by combining online page views with results from our weekly newsletters. Among the top: a new Windstream channel manager; the new role for CLECs; iPhone 5 mania; and a Day in the Cloud with AT&T. But what was No. 1? ...More
October 2, 2012
Posted in Galleries
tw telecom Sale Pending? CenturyLink a Likely Suitor — Report

One source said CenturyLink and tw telecom "could be near a deal," and that Level 3 has also shown interest if the price isn't too high. ...More
October 2, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
wiresurfer.com Marketplace Reinvents Telecom Agency Model

The launch may be empowering businesses with unprecedented comparison shopping options, but it's also disrupting the indirect sales channel targeting SMBs. ...More
October 1, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News