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Vonage Shares Halt Trading in Wake of Federal Injunction

Vonage Holdings Corp. shares stopped trading on Friday afternoon after a federal judge permanently barred the company from using technology owned by Verizon Communications Inc. The decision came two weeks after a jury declared that Vonage had infringed on Verizons intellectual property. The technology involves connecting IP calls to the PSTN. On March 23, U.S. […]

Not Necessarily News

Gain Time, Save Your Electronics If you thought the millennium was going to make your gadgets go haywire, just wait for the expansion of daylight-saving time. Computers, PDAs, video cassette recorders, DVRs, phones, and any other electronic devices that have a time zone setting will require a software update to accommodate the change in daylight-saving […]

US Conferencing Showcases Master Agent Program

US Conferencing (Booth 117), a reservationless audio and Web conferencing service, which provides automated conferencing 24/7 without the need to ever make reservations or rely on an operator, announced it is showcasing its master agent program at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo. Billing itself as the last master agent program you will ever need, […]

Have a Question About Surviving Consolidation?

With the Channel Partners Conference just over 2 weeks away, the speakers, staff and I have been preparing for the various seminars occurring at the show. One that is of particular interest is our opening seminar, “Executive Roundtable:Surviving Consolidation,” which discusses how c onsolidation among telecom service providers is shrinking channel partners’ supplier pool and, in […]

WV Fiber Uses Hibernia Atlantic Network

Network services provider WV Fiber is using Hibernia Atlantics network to provide two OC-48-level services from New York to London to connect with LINX, Europes largest exchange point. Since turning up the circuit to London a few weeks ago, WV Fiber has already added over 125 peers and are sending over two GigEs of traffic […]

Western Wireless, ALLTEL Merger to be Official on Monday

Nearly three weeks after the FCC approved the proposed merger between Western Wireless Corp. and ALLTEL, Western Wireless said today its shareholders also have given the thumbs-up to the deal. The companies expect the merger to be official as of Monday, Aug. 1, now that all entities have consented. Through the Western Wireless acquisition, ALLTEL […]

PowerNet Expands Phone Packages to Maryland

PowerNet Global Communications on Thursday announced packages of local and long-distance phone service for residential customers in Maryland, bringing to 10 the number of states where the Cincinnati-based company markets bundled offers through independent sales agents and affinity groups. The company also said it is offering custom calling features for its bundled services in Florida, […]

Jury Declares Ebbers Guilty

A federal jury today found Bernard Ebbers, WorldCom Inc.s former chief executive, guilty of fraud, conspiracy and filing false documents with regulators. Reuters reported he faces up to 85 years in prison; sentencing is scheduled for June 13. The 63-year-old Ebbers plans to appeal, Reuters said. Ebbers epitomized the rise and fall of the telecommunications […]

Distributors Find a Home with Easton Telecom

Easton Telecom Services LLC (Booth 425) is expanding its product mix to allow distributors greater flexibility when selling accounts with multiple locations and diverse product needs. This quarter, Easton will partner with a second DSL provider and additional local service providers. By diversifying the product line, Easton will be able to offer more competitive rates […]

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