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Articles tagged with: Qwest and Verizon
Four out of Seven Small US Networks Lost Customers in Q3
The Verizon-Alltel merger, which was recently approved by the FCC, will leave an even greater gap between the large and small US mobile operators; there will be no networks of between 7m and 30m customers. There are currently seven networks with fewer than 7m but more than 0.25m customers, although if AT&TÃ's plan to buy Centennial is successful, there will only be six remaining. At the end of Q3 08, these seven had 17.33m customers in total. Aggregated annual growth stood at 13.1%, compared to 15.9% for T-Mobile ,14.0% for AT&T, 11.2% for Verizon and -6.3% for Sprint. more
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FCC Head Wants Broad Reporting Relief for Large Phone Cos
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Friday that he wants to get rid of almost all reporting requirements imposed on large phone companies that allow regulators to monitor their actions. more
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Telecom Vendor Woes to Last Longer Than Previously Feared
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Companies that sell networking gear to telecommunications-service providers face a tough couple of quarters. more
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Qwest Reach Agreement With Unions, Avoid Strike
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- qwest Communications International reached a tentative agreement with the unions representing a bulk of its work force early Sunday. more
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Qwest Faces Possible Strike as Pact is Set to Expire
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- qwest Communications International is the latest Baby Bell to face a possible strike when its current contract expires at 2:01 a.m. EDT (12:01 a.m. MDT) on Sunday. more
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US Small Operators Q2 - Customer Growth Falls but Mixed Results for ARPU
The US market has undergone some consolidation recently, but there remain seven operators with between 250k and 10m subscribers. The largest of these is US Cellular, which finished Q2 08 with 6.19m subscribers. Three others had more than 1m customers: MetroPCS (4.60m), Leap (3.31m) and Centennial (1.09m). qwest, which recently started selling Verizon Wireless plans having terminated its contract with Sprint, had 0.81m at the end of the quarter. Finally, regional players Cincinnati Bell and Ntelos had 0.58m and 0.43m respectively. more
Related Tags: arpu, metropcs, verizon-wireless, us-cellular, seven, bell, ntelos, USA
USA's Smaller Operators - MetroPCS and Leap Leading the Chasing Pack
At the end of Q1 2008, the combined customer base of the six small US operators (Cincinnati Bell, Leap Wireless, MetroPCS, Ntelos, qwest and US Cellular) was 15.53m, up from 13.66m a year earlier. This is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 13.6%. This is below the growth rates posted by T- Mobile (18.4%) and AT&T (14.7%) for the 12 months ended 31st March 2008, although it is higher than the 10.6% recorded by Verizon and much better than the -0.6% Sprint Nextel reported yesterday. more
Related Tags: arpu, metropcs, leap-wireless, sprint-nextel, us-cellular, sprint, nextel, bell, ntelos, USA
No Telecom Immunity in Wiretap Bill From by Dems
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. House Democrats unveiled Tuesday federal wiretapping legislation that wouldn't give immunity to telephone companies that may have cooperated with President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretapping program. more
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