by Pivot
Month: October 2015
FairPoint Launches Construction Solutions for Wholesale Customers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 8, 2015) – FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRP), northern New England’s leading wholesale telecommunications provider, today announced the launch of Construction Solutions for its wholesale customers. FairPoint’s Construction Solutions for wholesale customers…
Great Plains Expands Fiber Network
October 8, 2015 (Blair, Neb.) – Great Plains Communications, owner and operator of the largest fiber network and the largest privately owned telecommunications company in Nebraska is pleased to announce the addition of a diverse…
Comcast Increases Internet Speeds for No Additional Cost for Majority of Customers in the West
Denver, Colorado — October 8, 2015 –Comcast today announced it is increasing Internet speeds with the introduction of a new Performance Pro speed tier of 75 Mbps and Blast! Pro speed tier of 150 Mbps. Customers…
Level 3: We Could Realize $17 Million in Special Access Savings from Just One Incumbent
The data that the FCC has collected on the special access services will compel the commission to take steps to foster competition in that market, predicted members of Competify on a call with reporters today.…
Video Cord Cutter Survey: 10% of U.S. Households Have Done It
Ten percent of U.S. households have ¨cut the cord¨ on their pay-TV services, according to new market research from Parks Associates. No less than 25 percent of those have canceled their pay-TV subscriptions and turned…
XO Communications Has The Largest Installed Base of SIP Connectivity Trunks In The United States
October 08, 2015 — HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of its comprehensive portfolio of voice-related services, XO Communications (XO) leads the top tier of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking providers with the largest installed base of…
AT&T Wi-Fi Voice Waiver Could Drive Industry RTT Adoption
A waiver granted to AT&T by the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday involving Wi-Fi calling and text telephony (TTY) could be precedent setting and could hasten wireless carrier deployment of real-time text (RTT) capability. TTY,…
Commissioner O’Rielly: In the Unlikely Event there is a CAF Mobility Fund…
If the FCC were to create a mobility fund as it converts today’s voice-focused high-cost Universal Service program into a broadband-focused Connect America Fund program, that fund most likely would not look like “anything previously…
Report: U.S. Smartphone Penetration Hits 77.1%
Apple garnered a 44.1 percent share and retained the top market position in the US smartphone OEM market in the three-month period to the end of August, increasing its lead 0.6 percentage points, according to…
SIP Trunking Service Now Available Throughout Alaska
October 07, 2015 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Businesses in Fairbanks, Juneau and select areas of Kenai now have more options for IP connectivity with SIP Trunking Service from Alaska Communications (NASDAQ:ALSK), Alaska’s leading broadband and IT…
Canada Gigabit: Rogers Links 4K and Gigabit, Telus Targets Vancouver
Two Canadian network operators yesterday joined the ranks of companies that have announced gigabit network plans, creating some interesting Canada Gigabit momentum. Cable and wireless provider Rogers said it will make gigabit service available throughout…
Netflix and Zayo Expand CIX Collaboration at New Internet Exchange in Atlanta
BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– zColo, the data center and colocation business of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO), has partnered with Netflix to become a founding member and the primary infrastructure sponsor for Community IX Holdings’…