Financial

Primus Finds Buyer for Retail Operations

The carrier is in a deal with an investment firm. ...More
May 13, 2013
Posted in News
T-Mobile Future Hinges on iPhone, 'Uncarrier' Strategy

T-Mobile said it lost almost 200,000 contract customers (net) last quarter. That was better than the half-million it lost in the previous quarter and a year ago. Churn fell to 1.9 percent – the carrier's best mark since Q2 2008. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Windstream Profit Shrinks on Consumer, Wholesale Declines

But business-service revenues were up for the recent quarter. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Business Broadband Helps Boost CenturyLink Profit by Nearly 50%

In the business segment, CenturyLink's strategic revenues were $615 million in Q1, a 6.4 percent increase over Q1 2012, driven by high-bandwidth offerings such as MPLS4 and Ethernet services. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Ethernet/ MPLS
Level 3 Buying tw telecom Would Bring 'Massive Value'

Level 3's name comes up regularly when there is major M&A speculation, but many analysts have said it wouldn't be a good move for the company due to its debt and slow integration of Global Crossing, which it acquired in 2011. ...More
May 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
tw telecom Profit Falls By $6.2M

The service provider reported $13.1 million in profit, and a lot of that came from enterprise customers. ...More
May 6, 2013
Posted in News
Clearwire Spurns DISH's Advances, Recommends Sprint's Offer to Shareholders

Shareholders, who will vote on the proposal on May 21, saw no mention of DISH Network in the letter, despite the satellite provider's offer of $3.30 per share for all of Clearwire, which is higher than Sprint's bid of $2.97. ...More
May 6, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Targeting Vertical Markets With Cable Communications

This Pulse Digital Issue highlights five industry sectors – financial services, health care, hospitality, restaurants and bars, and retail – that are hot targets for channel partners selling cable communications services. ...More
May 6, 2013
Posted in Digital Issues, Ethernet/ MPLS
EarthLink Revenue Slips, But Company Beats Expectations

EarthLink, the ISP pioneer, says it showed substantial progress in the first quarter in its continued transition to an IT, network and communications services provider for businesses. ...More
May 3, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
News Desk: HP Lifts Channel-Program Restrictions

This week's Channel Partners News Desk looks at HP's channel-program changes; Level 3's financial losses; and a former PAETEC channel chief who landed a new gig. ...More
May 1, 2013
Posted in Videos