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AT&T Looks to Discontinue Copper Landline Phone Service State By State

Illinois is the latest state where AT&T is seeking to discontinue copper landline phone service.

CenturyLink Retiring Copper in 8 States

CenturyLink said the retirements are necessary to “respond to various factors in the outside plant, including road construction, maintenance problems and growth accommodation.”

CWA to State Regulators: Probe Verizon’s Copper Networks

The letters, filed by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), claimed just 0.39 percent of the $50.7 billion that Verizon has spent on its landline network from 2008 through 2014 has been allocated to its copper infrastructure.

Birch, Renodis Expand Cloud-Services Alliance

The Birch-Renodis alliance began following an acquisition in 2013.

Windstream Spins Off Copper, Fiber Network Assets in New and Novel Move

Windstream’s decision was having a positive impact on other network services providers – such as Verizon, AT&T and a number of cable companies – as well.

AT&T, Verizon, Other Carriers Get to Test Move to All-IP Networks

The FCC granted an AT&T request that could be the beginning of the end for copper.

XO Expands Network Coverage in Phoenix

XO says the expansion allows it to serve thousands of new businesses and offer them a more competitive alternative for their local and nationwide communications and networking needs.

Bradfield Joins Copper Conferencing Board

Carolyn Bradfield, InterCall co-founder and founder of Quorum Conferencing and InterAct Conferencing, has joined Copper Conferencing’s board of managers. “Carolyn brings considerable experience in the conferencing and collaboration industry to our board,” said Brad Dupee, chairman and CEO of Copper Conferencing. “She has been the driving force behind the adoption of many of the most […]

Channel Partners: Changing the Channel on T1

Now is prime time for channel partners to move on the carrier Ethernet services opportunity. And, if youre thinking of taking the plunge, todays Adding Ethernet in the First Mile session might give you the nudge you need. Ken Mercer, senior vice president of Telecom Brokerage Inc., who will moderate the panel, said this interactive […]

COMPTEL: Omnitron Expands iConverter Network Interface Device Portfolio

Omnitron Systems Technologies Inc. (Booth 909), a provider of fi-ber optic access systems for next-generation Carrier Ethernet networks, today announced the latest additions to its iConverter Network Inter-face Device (NID) portfolio. The four new NIDs are carrier-grade, Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) certified solutions designed for use in telco, ca-ble and utility networks to support copper-to-fiber, […]

copper

AT&T Looks to Discontinue Copper Landline Phone Service State By State

CenturyLink Retiring Copper in 8 States

CWA to State Regulators: Probe Verizon’s Copper Networks

Birch, Renodis Expand Cloud-Services Alliance

Windstream Spins Off Copper, Fiber Network Assets in New and Novel Move

AT&T, Verizon, Other Carriers Get to Test Move to All-IP Networks

XO Expands Network Coverage in Phoenix

Bradfield Joins Copper Conferencing Board

Channel Partners: Changing the Channel on T1

COMPTEL: Omnitron Expands iConverter Network Interface Device Portfolio

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