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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
Sprint CEO: Despite AT&T-T-Mobile Fiasco, Big M&A Coming

So the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile merger last year went down in flames. So what, says Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. ...More
May 17, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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Verizon has withdrawn an application to raise special access prices by 6 percent, according to a coalition – including Sprint, tw telecom and XO Communications – that opposed the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
Spectrum and Post-Network Realities: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile CEOs Talk Top Priorities

It's crystal-ball time in New Orleans, as CEOs from the top four wireless companies in the United States took the stage at CTIA Wireless 2012 to lay out the priorities for each of their companies and take a look at what they think will be important ahead. ...More
May 9, 2012 By Tara Seals
Posted in News
FTC: Billing Services Group In Cahoots with 'Serial' Crammer to Tune of $70M

Responding to the FTC's contempt motion, BSG asserted the agency's filing "represents an incomplete and inaccurate representation of the facts and leaps to false conclusions." ...More
May 8, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Genachowski: AT&T's Claims About T-Mobile Merger Quashing Are 'False'

"The idea that rejection of the [AT&T-T-Mobile] merger has led to a shortage of spectrum for the two companies ... and [has led to] the need to raise prices ... is simply a false characterization," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in his keynote at CTIA ...More
May 8, 2012 By Tara Seals
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
Smoking, Frying, Grilling and Spying

IP communications is at the heart of this debate and protecting our access and usage to this technology is paramount. There needs to be some form of access but it must not hinder innovation or normal business and civilian communications, and it must contain effective ...More
May 7, 2012 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog
AT&T Launches Website in Fight Against Cellphone Thieves

The FCC last month announced initiatives by U.S. wireless carriers – including the big four – to deter theft and secure customer data. ...More
May 4, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
AT&T Chief: Dead T-Mobile Deal To Lead to Higher Prices

Randall Stephenson also predicted the market can't sustain the current number of wireless providers because there is insufficient spectrum. ...More
May 4, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News