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Communications Companies Hit Their Stride in Q4

Some of the biggest names in communications – Verizon, Windstream, Apple, etc. – built on improvements in Q3 2012 to have an even better fourth quarter. Not all was rosy, but many stemmed subscriber losses while others turned financial losses into profits. ...More
February 20, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Comcast's NBC Buy Drowns Out Outstanding Earnings Report

Business services and high-speed Internet sales were among the leading segments in a terrific earnings report for Comcast. ...More
February 13, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Level 3 Stock Takes a Beating on Earnings News

Investors continue to keep an eye on Level 3's integration of Global Crossing, which the company says is progressing well. ...More
February 12, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Level 3, XO Do Peering Deal

The peering agreement between Level 3 and XO is designed to ensure that customers on each of the two ISPs' networks can continue to exchange data with customers on the other service provider's network efficiently and cost-effectively. ...More
January 7, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
Controversial Meeting of Nations Could Mean New Internet Regulations

During a 12-day conference in Dubai, a group of nations plans to establish a new contract on international telecommunications regulations. ...More
December 4, 2012
Posted in News
Videotron Taps NetCracker for Infrastructure Management

Montreal-based cable and Internet provider, Videotron, is upgrading its current TOMS (telecom operations and management solution) software to the latest NetCracker release. ...More
December 3, 2012
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
True Turns to Subex for Revenue Assurance

Subex's ROC Revenue Assurance solution provides automated correction capabilities to improve bottom-line results and provide a quick return-on-investment (RoI), the company said. ...More
November 26, 2012
Posted in News, Revenue Management
So Long, Slow DSL: Satisfaction Wanes as Cable, Fiber Popularity Grow

AT&T, Bright House, WOW! and Cox Communications were named by J.D. Power survey respondents as the best Internet service providers in various regions around the U.S. ...More
October 16, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
CenturyLink Hungry for More Broadband Subsidies, Wireless ISPs Grumble

Monroe, La.-based CenturyLink is asking for a waiver that would allow it to spend broadband subsidies in communities only served by a wireless ISP and under two specific conditions. ...More
July 23, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Windstream Fined for Billing Practices

Windstream will have to pay a $15,000 fine for charging customers for a full billing cycle, even if they dropped their service or changed it before the billing cycle was up. ...More
June 7, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing