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More bandwidth for your buck
New research shows how telecoms companies might be able to deliver more information,
at a faster speed, over the same airwaves
Demand
for network services to remain hearty
A study released Monday forecasts that corporate demand for network services will
remain strong, despite a rash of communications network construction in recent years and
the subsequent financial shakeout.
AT&T Rolls Out Services
AT&T Corp. upped its ante in the networking space, adding hosting, VPN, and
content provider services to its business offerings.
T1 Bargain
Basement
Service providers selling T1 access lines are starting to sound a bit like car
dealerships or Persian rug shops: Prices slashed! No better time to buy! Bargains galore!
Will not be undersold!
UUNET goes public with ISP peering policy
Although most large ISPs are now shying away from peering arrangements with smaller
players in favor of more lucrative wholesale deals for carrying Internet traffic, UUNET
recently made public the criteria it uses when deciding to enter such bartering
agreements.
Pacific Gateway Exchange Files Voluntary Chapter 11
Petition
Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. announced today that it has filed a voluntary
Chapter 11 petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of
California, San Francisco Division.
Globix Receives $23 Million in New Financing and Significantly Reduces
Capital Commitments
Globix Corporation announced today that it has received new vendor financing commitments
and has mutually terminated its Boston lease with Cabot, Cabot and Forbes of New England
Inc.
Telco Picture May Brighten in 2001
This was a year of undeniable disappointment for many telecommunications investors.
Long-distance companies were clobbered, several rivals to the Baby Bells went bankrupt and
equipment makers stumbled from lofty levels on concerns that capital spending could ease.
Pacific Gateway Exchange Files Voluntary Chapter 11
Petition
Pacific Gateway Exchange, Inc. announced today that it has filed a voluntary
Chapter 11 petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of
California, San Francisco Division.
Global Crossing restructures
IP network provider Global Crossing has restructured its senior management team as
part of a global strategy to add managed services to its existing bandwidth service
portfolio.
Bandwidth boom to benefit surviving telecoms
Two new telecommunications studies suggest that the ugly fallout under way among
cash-poor network operators could result in more business for the survivors as the need
for network capacity grows.
NorthPoint disaster shows Bell partners' risks
Verizon Communications' breakup with NorthPoint Communications on Wednesday served as
a stark reminder for struggling network companies: The giants make for poor life
preservers in a stormy market.
Local
ISPs Unhappy With U S West's New Owner, Qwest
Internet service providers in the former U S West's territory are growing increasingly
frustrated with poor service from Qwest Communications International.
In the Fight Against Time Warner, Internet Service Providers Battle Back
Acusing Time Warner of duplicity when it comes to promising open access to its high-speed
cable lines, Internet service providers have fired back.
AT&T
Broadband's $20 Million Smokescreen As AT&T Broadband conducts the first of its
cable feasibility tests in Boulder, Colo., Wednesday, open access advocates are calling
for the government to quickly enforce a national framework for competing Internet service
providers.
Local
ISPs Unhappy With U S West's New Owner, Qwest
Internet service providers in the former U S West's territory are growing increasingly
frustrated with poor service from Qwest Communications International.
In the Fight Against Time Warner, Internet Service Providers Battle Back
Acusing Time Warner of duplicity when it comes to promising open access to its high-speed
cable lines, Internet service providers have fired back.
AT&T
Broadband's $20 Million Smokescreen As AT&T Broadband conducts the first of its
cable feasibility tests in Boulder, Colo., Wednesday, open access advocates are calling
for the government to quickly enforce a national framework for competing Internet service
providers.
High-speed
Net provider selling service at RadioShack
StarBand Communications, a new satellite-based consumer Internet access provider,
commercially launches its service in thousands of RadioShack stores.
FCC to
encourage leasing of airwaves With ever increasing shortages of available airwaves for
wireless services, the commission plans to make it easier for companies to lease airtime
from others.
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