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COMPTEL Elects New Board Members

The association lobbies federal and state governments on behalf of competitive service providers, many of which sell through the indirect channel. ...More
April 20, 2012
Posted in News
No Surprises Here

Clearly, M&A activity in telecom cannot be boiled down to a single issue or technology, but it is interesting to see the amount of new money poised to support the purchases. ...More
October 5, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Smoked

The COMPTEL PLUS 2011 Fall Conference & Expo is underway in Orlando. ...More
October 3, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog
Assistant AG Reveals Plans to Depart in Midst of AT&T/T-Mobile Review

Christine Varney is planning to leave the U.S. Department of Justice amid the agency’s review of AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. ...More
July 7, 2011
Posted in News
COMPTEL Asks FCC to Reject AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Smaller GSM wireless providers “will be dependent on AT&T for roaming arrangements in order to provide their customers with nationwide, seamless connectivity and will be subject to the rates, terms and conditions that AT&T dictates," asserted COMPTEL. ...More
June 1, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
AT&T-T-Mobile Merger Potentially 'Devastating'

COMPTEL's chief executive warns of dire economic consequences – including tens of thousands of job cuts – and says the merger must be rejected. ...More
April 5, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Integra Telecom Concentrating on Enterprise, Wholesale Markets

The company has ramped up hiring over the last six months, named a new chief executive and is investing more than $100 million this year in capital expenditures. ...More
March 24, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News, Ethernet/ MPLS
Level 3: Wireless Key Driver of Wholesale Growth

Level 3 also is banking on expansion in its Content Delivery Network business. ...More
March 24, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
The Voices of Unified Communications Through Podcasting

Are podcasts popular, as a rule? That’s difficult to assess. ...More
March 23, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog
COMPTEL: A 30-Year Journey Fighting Against AT&T, Other Big Dogs

COMPTEL and its members have come a long way since the days of Old Ma Bell and competition in the long-distance telephone market. ...More
March 21, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News