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SIP Trunking Cost Savings Redux

There are identifiable SIP trunking savings components that can be easily quantified, including domestic long distance, per-line cost and more. ...More
4 minutes ago By David Byrd
Posted in Blog, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
EarthLink, Integra Telecom Vulnerable to Cable Competition

The competitive telcos need to watch out for Comcast and Time Warner Cable. ...More
May 21, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Seven Years Later, FCC's Special Access Ruling Still in Limbo

And with a presidential election looming, a ruling next year is far from certain. ...More
May 18, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Verizon Withdraws Plan to Raise Special Access Rates

Verizon has withdrawn an application to raise special access prices by 6 percent, according to a coalition – including Sprint, tw telecom and XO Communications – that opposed the measure. ...More
May 15, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Slide Show: The Evolution of Some Telecom Titans

Some of the biggest names in the industry are constantly fine-tuning their business models to keep up with the competition. Here's a wrap of key developments – including first-quarter results – at many of the telecom companies that help feed our core readers. ...More
May 13, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Windstream's Profit More Than Doubles

Windstream reported revenues of $1.55 billion in what reflected a significant surge over roughly $1 billion in the same period a year ago. ...More
May 10, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Cbeyond Making Headway in Cloud/IT Strategy

Cbeyond anticipates that customers it classifies as tech dependent will contribute 10 percent of revenues by the end of the year. ...More
May 9, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
XO, Cbeyond, tw telecom, Others Fight Verizon's Special Access Increase

A coalition consisting of some of the biggest names in telecom contends that Verizon's last tariff revision is its second increase in less than a year, representing a 12 percent increase in price during that time. ...More
May 7, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News, Ethernet/ MPLS
Revenues, Profit Rise at tw telecom

The Colorado-based managed services provider has been growing its revenues for several years. ...More
May 1, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Birch Promotes Mike Sullivan to Dealer Channel Sales Director

Sullivan aims to help partners increase sales by a significant amount by the end of 2012. ...More
April 30, 2012
Posted in News