Bell rivals say new rules may cost business customers $130B
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American businesses would face $105 billion in higher telephone bills during the next 10 years if the Federal Communications Commission deregulates access to the high-capacity loops that serve business customers.
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U.S. regulators told airlines and  travel agents on Monday to include new fees for booking on the  phone or in person to advertised fares, concerned that carriers  are improperly listing the cost separately to keep base fares  low and attract business.
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For at least a decade, phone companies have been promising to rewire America with fiber-optic cables. Now, with a romp of regulatory victories in hand, the regional Bells say they're free to make good on that ambitious plan to bring lightning-fast Web and TV services to all the nation's homes.
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By Christian Hill, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb. 14--Qwest pushed for a bill Tuesday that it says would hold down soaring cable TV rates in Washington by creating competition.
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On the surface, the frenzy of telecommunications mergers in the past few weeks raises relatively clear-cut questions for lawmakers and regulators who will be weighing the deals: Will consumers and businesses be harmed if long-distance choices disappear when AT&T and MCI are swallowed by telephone giants SBC and Verizon?
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BusinessWeek Online - In the world of big-time telecom, the Baby Bells have been hogging the spotlight as they bulk up to compete against an onslaught of new technology -- and their arch-rivals, the cable companies. For competitors hovering outside the Bells' territory, that sends a stark message: Team up or get smashed. Sprint Corp.  and Nextel Communications Inc.  chose the former, announcing on Dec. 15 a &#36;35 billion deal to merge into the third-largest wireless powerhouse. With a market capitalization of &#36;70 billion, the new Reston (Va. ...
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The bidding may not be over for the parent of Bell Canada, which over the weekend agreed to a buyout offer of $35.1 billion from a consortium led by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board in the biggest Canadian takeover ever.
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AT&amp;T Corp., MCI Inc., and a number of smaller telephone companies were rebuffed by the US Supreme Court yesterday in their quest to save cut-rate deals to rent Bell System phone lines they use to serve business and residential customers.
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Most expect that the recent mergers, including Verizon's acquisition of MCI, could prompt a fine-tuning of existing rules.
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FRANKFURT  - Siemens AG says more costs could be coming from a software problem with its new mobile phones that has led retailers to suspend sales.
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The telecommunications company is said to be in negotiations, in what may be the latest round of deal making in its industry.
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They buy themselves enough time and size to play with the big boys. For now. In the world of big-time telecom, the Baby Bells have been hogging the spotlight as they bulk up to compete against an onslaught
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The communications watchdog is looking to create an independent pricing structure for broadband operators to offer connections directly to customers through Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), instead of renting them from major network owner BT.
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Millions of customers may face higher phone bills as a result of an FCC vote Wednesday to phase out discounts that major regional phone companies must give rivals that rent space on the big companies' lines. -The Washington Post
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Some say the $16-a-day charge aimed at alleviating traffic will hurt businesses.
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but winds up costing consumers tens of millions of dollars a year -- is being scaled back by two of the nation&#39;s biggest cell phone carriers.
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Targeting a top gripe by cell phone users and breaking ranks again with its industry, Verizon Wireless plans to prorate the fee it charges subscribers who break a contract so they only pay an amount proportional to the time left on their agreements.