List of All Telecom News
| European Households Increasingly Replace Landlines with Cell Phones, VoIP
14/07/2008
Europeans are increasingly taking advantage of healthy competition in the Continent’s telecommunications industry, according to a recent EU-wide survey of 27,000 households in 27 countries.Almost a quarter (24%) of households have now given up their fixed-line telephone subscriptions in favour of mobile phones, with Finland (61%), Portugal (48%), and new Member States in eastern Europe... |
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| AT&T, Verizon, and Qwest Hope to Dodge Cable Rivals with ‘Movaroo.com’
10/07/2008
America’s three largest incumbent telecom operators, AT&T, Verizon Communications, and Qwest Communications International, have agreed to work together in an effort to prevent cable rivals from poaching their landline telephone and DSL subscribers.When customers relocate outside their current carrier’s service area, the carrier will refer them to a new website called... |
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| AT&T Launches U-verse TV, Voice, and Broadband Service in Tulsa, Oklahoma
08/07/2008
American telecom giant, AT&T Inc., has extended its full selection of U-verse services to the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, offering bundled voice, data, and pay-TV service to directly challenge Cox Communications, the region’s incumbent cable operator.On its U-verse TV service, AT&T is offering either a free month of service or $50 gift check to new subscribers ordering a qualifying... |
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| Hundreds of Vancouver Telus Customers Suffer Service Outage
30/06/2008
About 750 Telus customers in Vancouver, British Columbia regained telephone and DSL service yesterday afternoon, after being cut off for much of the weekend.The service outage began at around 5:00pm on Saturday, when the power went out at a commercial building housing Telus’ equipment.Customers affected by the outage were located along Vancouver’s West 73 Avenue. |
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| T-Mobile USA to Launch “AtHome” Fixed-Line VoIP Service Next Week
26/06/2008
America’s fourth-largest cell phone carrier, T-Mobile USA, has announced plans to launch a nationwide fixed-line telephone service, based on VoIP technology, and similar to that of Vonage Holdings Corp.T-Mobile AtHome, set to be available on July 2, will cost just $10 per month for T-Mobile subscribers with a cell phone plan costing $40/month or more. Customers can use their existing... |
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| Verizon’s Last Minute Offers Halted by FCC
24/06/2008
America’s second-largest telecom operator must not use databased contact information to make special offers to former customers who have signed up for cable phone services, the Federal Communications Commission ruled yesterday.This verdict is a victory for Comcast, Time Warner, and Bright House Networks, three cable companies who complained that Verizon was contacting users who chose to... |
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| Verizon Business to Extend Unified Communications, VoIP Services in Europe
23/06/2008
Verizon Business announced late last week that it would expand its unified communications and VoIP services to a number of additional European markets, in order to help “advance global collaboration.”Over the summer, Verizon will launch business VoIP services in Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Sweden, bringing the number of European countries with Verizon VoIP services to 10. The company... |
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| AT&T Extends U-verse Services in Nevada and Ohio
18/06/2008
AT&T Inc. announced on Monday that it had launched its full bundle of U-verse services (broadband, video, and VoIP) in Reno and Sparks, Nevada.The telecom giant is offering a choice of either a free month of service or a $50 gift card, to Reno/Sparks customers that order a qualifying U200, U300, or U400 plan by September 30. An additional month of free U-verse TV service will be offered to... |
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| Verizon Launches Unlimited Wireless Plan for Small Business Users
13/06/2008
U.S. telecom giant, Verizon Communications, has launched an unlimited wireless calling plan for small business customers, amid growing competition with AT&T in the enterprise wireless sector.Verizon announced that enterprise clients that subscribe to its unlimited wireline long distance service (”Freedom for Business”), will receive unlimited cell phone calls within the Verizon... |
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| AT&T Brings U-verse VoIP to Oklahoma City
10/06/2008
Telecom giant, AT&T Inc., made its U-verse VoIP service available in Oklahoma City yesterday, offering cheap, flat-rate digital telephone service to its fiber-optic customers in the area.U-verse Voice Unlimited, which offers unlimited calling within the U.S. and Canada is now available at a cost of $40/month. The U-verse Voice 1000 plan, which includes 1,000 Call Anywhere minutes within the... |
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