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Verizon Hardest Hit as Telcos Scramble to Recover from Hurricane Sandy

The nation's telcos are well on their way to restoring service after Hurricane Sandy blasted the Eastern Seaboard Monday night, but it could take a while in some areas. ...More
October 31, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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Big 4 Wireless Carriers Can't Predict Service Restoration in Sandy Regions

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile released statements saying they do not know when customers' voice and data services will be back to normal. ...More
October 30, 2012
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AT&T, Verizon, Others Prepare for Hurricane Sandy's Wrath

As Hurricane Sandy gains steam and gets ready for an assault on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, the major phone companies are doing what they can to get ready for prepare for outages and to help customers get through the storm. ...More
October 29, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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Tech Data Names 2012 Top Vendors

Cisco and VMware were among winners honored at the company's eighth annual Vendor Summit last week. ...More
October 22, 2012
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Is Bill Shock from AT&T, Verizon, Others No Longer an Issue?

The FCC says wireless companies participating in a voluntary bill-shock prevention program are on target or ahead of schedule in meeting guidelines set up to keep customers from getting an unpleasant, jaw-dropping surprise on their wireless bill. ...More
October 17, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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T-Mobile-MetroPCS Deal 'Piddling,' Sprint-Softbank Warrants a 'Wow'

Yet the proposed merger of Sprint and Japan's Softbank doesn't necessarily do much to help America's third-largest carrier catch up to bigger rivals AT&T and Verizon, one analyst said. ...More
October 12, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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Sprint Surprise: Carrier Might Sell to Japanese Operator

If it comes to fruition, this would be one of the biggest months in the history of telecom mergers. Deutsche Telekom announced last week an agreement to buy MetroPCS and merge it with its subsidiary, T-Mobile USA. ...More
October 11, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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Sprint Might Challenge T-Mobile, Go After MetroPCS

Members of Sprint's board of directors are expected to hold a conference call Friday and mull the possibility of presenting a counter offer for America's fifth-largest wireless provider – challenging DT/T-Mobile. ...More
October 4, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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T-Mobile, MetroPCS 'A Great Strategic Fit'

If approved by regulators, the T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger is expected to "deliver an enhanced customer experience through a wider selection of affordable products and services, deeper network coverage and a clear-cut technology path to one common LTE network." ...More
October 3, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
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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
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