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Competitive & Rural Providers

Alcatel-Lucent Helps Vermont Telephone Expand Services

Alcatel-Lucent and Vermont Telephone Company today announced plans to expand the availability of broadband services such as IPTV and video-on-demand to subscribers in VTel's service territory in Southern Vermont. ...More
April 12, 2012 By Lindsay Welnick
Posted in News
iPhone Makes Its Way to Smaller Wireless Carriers

A handful of regional and rural wireless operators have signed distribution deals with Apple for the iPhone, with plans to sell the iconic device at a significant discount over the Big Three. ...More
April 4, 2012 By Tara Seals
Posted in News
Panhandle Telephone Lights Up NetAmerica's Bonfire Brand

The NetAmerica Alliance, uniting rural operators into a national wireless service, launched its Bonfire brand and announced the Panhandle Telephone 4G LTE network. ...More
March 28, 2012 By Tim McElligott
Posted in News
Carolina West Taps Newfield Wireless' TrueCall Software

Newfield Wireless announced today that Carolina West Wireless has acquired TrueCall network visualization and optimization software. ...More
March 27, 2012 By Lindsay Welnick
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
New Competitive Coalition Forms to Promote Broadband Policies at FCC, Congress

The group is expected to represent the interests of the competitive local exchange carriers that were born out of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. ...More
March 16, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
NTCA CEO Bloomfield’s Call to Arms

Shirley Bloomfield tells rural operators to stop being so polite and work together to create some angst at the FCC about its proposed rule making. ...More
March 14, 2012 By Tim McElligott
Posted in Articles
Convergys, Cincinnati Bell Extend Billing, Customer Care Deal

Cincinnati Bell also will license a wireless billing solution that Convergys has hosted and managed for Cincinnati Bell over the past nine years. ...More
February 23, 2012
Posted in News, Billing
Windstream Posts $32 Million Loss

Excluding a number of one-time items, Windstream would have posted quarterly earnings per share of 19 cents. ...More
February 22, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Equinox Lands Fraud Deal, Enhances Mediation Partnership with HTC

Horry Telephone has upgraded to TeleLink 5 and selected Equinox Information Systems' Protector for fraud management. ...More
February 7, 2012
Posted in News, Revenue Management
Netflix Bill Shock: Man Charged $10K in Roaming for Movies

Keeping your kids busy watching online movies while on vacation might seem like a good idea until you get home and open your $10,000 phone bill. ...More
February 6, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing