Competition among telecom providers getting fierce
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Despite a recent court victory for the area&#39;s largest telecommunications company, the battle for your home phone service isn&#39;t about to end.
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More than 20 years after the breakup of AT&amp;T Corp., we are left with this: two big companies that dominate the telecommunications business and a small crowd of specialty operators or also-rans trailing in their wake.
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The wireless phone provider's focus on business spills over into the consumer market.
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Cell phone makers, telecoms carriers  and Internet groups are squaring up for a fight for dominance  of the mobile Internet, finally ready for market after years of  promises and hundreds of billions in investments.
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With last week&#39;s $35 billion merger deal between Sprint and Nextel looming, agents and solution providers are taking stock of their relationships with service providers.
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As reforms trickle in, the telecom industry is still subject to patent abuse.
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A frenzy of new merger activity could propel the telecommunications giants into a new level of direct geographic competition.
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The N.F.L. and its network have run into a granite wall in their battle against several major cable companies.
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Googleâs efforts to promote Android, an open and free platform for cellphones, is provoking rivals.
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While the combined company makes a formidable No.3 player in the wireless market, it may be hard pressed to match the firepower of its larger rivals.
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A divided Federal Communications Commission passed rules Wednesday restricting local phone competition. The move is expected to raise prices for many consumers across the country and for small businesses in larger cities.
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Broadband over powerline (BPL) got a boost from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week, but even as the technology begins deployments, it&#39;s unclear how much of a fight it will put up against DSL and cable.
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By Jones, Gareth  The UK's biggest mobile firms are to wage an internet access price war based on flat-rate tariffs.  Network operatorsincluding T-Mobile, Vodafone and 3 are readying promotional campaigns to push for an early lead in the battle.
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When Sprint and Nextel Communications merge, they will be competing against their much larger rivals, Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless.
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Rapid growth of the country's cell phone market has companies dreaming of a speed-dial to success. But the risks are high.
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After decades of relative peace and separation, friction is growing as cable providers sell more phone lines and phone companies get into the video business.
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CableÂs two hungry rivals Â phone companies and satellite providers Â are stealing cableÂs disgruntled customers with cheaper all-in-one packages that bundle TV with Internet and phone services.