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Lousy Tele-Marketing
I received a call from 954-960-8681 just now that said they were calling about my phone bill. He said that I may not pay VZ directly but we are delivering your service. That's our landline. Eliminate the middle man. I told him I...
VoIP is Everywhere even at the FCC
All the forecasts for VoIP (and Hosted UC and Cloud) are that it is taking off and growing. That’s probably because we have over 1000 VoIP Providers and that the cablecos pretty much deliver voice as VoIP, too. Plus even...
Consumer Telecom Dropping
With the latest quarterly financial reporting in, one item stands out: CenturyLink, Qwest, Windstream and EarthLink are all experiencing consumer decline.“CenturyLink Inc and Qwest Communications International Inc both posted quarterly revenue declines in what is expected to be their last...
VZ Bumps Commissions Again
Verizon is no longer paying commissions on new or renewal POTS as of 9/1/10. This includes Mass-Market and Mid-Tier Customers. Other changes include: discontinuing commissions for Renewals for any Mass-Market customers (20 employees or less) and a decrease in commissions...
The Landline Dilemma
As CenturyTel buys up Embarq and Qwest and Windstream buys up IOC's and CLEC's, the question remains: What do you do with all that declining wireline revenue with mounting debt?Unless 100MB DSL becomes a reality that can be rolled out...
Comcast Buys NGT
Comcast goes deep into trunking and Hosted VoIP with the purchase of New Global Telecom (NGT). NGT has had a few business models. It started out as a wholesaler, providing the back-end softswitch for companies like AT&T and New Zealand...
One Phone Soon?
I look at the new IP Phones and wonder: Are they morphing into a cell phone?I like cordless handsets, mainly because I walk when I am talking. It helps me think and it sounds better for the caller. And I...
Verizon's Forbearance Strategy
Doug Mohney tweeted this morning that Verizon has a 7-day repair window which may be why they are losing landlines. I would suggest that the RBOC have been lobbying since 282 Relief for Forbearance relief as well - at both...
USF and Rural Reform
In a recent conversation with a buddy of mine at a state PUC, we were discussing small rural ILEC's. Many are cash strapped which makes providing advanced services difficult - no cash to buy a head-end (half a million or...
Bells Giving Up on Landlines?
We see the consolidation in the rural landline business. Verizon has dumped unwanted regions on Hawaii Telecom, Fairport (New England), Alltel (old GTE areas like Eastern KY), and soon the Frontier deal. Centurytel and Embarq just merger. It was May, 2006 that...
