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January 18, 2017
Broadband Cable M&A Rural Rural Broadband Rural Cable
$735 Million Cable One NewWave Acquisition Targets Non-Urban Markets
Cable One said today that it plans to acquire NewWave Communications for $735 million. Cable One is one of the nation’s 10 largest cable…
January 9, 2017
CenturyLink M&A Telco
CenturyLink Acquires SEAL Consulting
January 3, 2017
5G AT&T Broadband Broadband Wireless Carrier Evolution Comcast Connect America Fund Connected Car FCC Fixed Wireless G.fast IoT M&A OTT Policy Spectrum Streaming TV USF Verizon Video Wi-Fi
Seven Top Telecom Trends for 2017
Telecom trends for 2017 include fixed broadband, broadband Universal Service, new video strategies, two developments that have been under the radar and . . .
December 22, 2016
Consolidated Communications Fairpoint M&A
Consolidated Communications Secures Commitments for Acquisition Debt Financing
December 21, 2016
Altice AT&T Broadband Cable Cablevision Carrier Evolution CenturyLink Charter Consolidated Communications Directv Earthlink Fairpoint Google Level 3 Lumos Networks M&A nTelos RCN Rural Shentel Suddenlink TDS Time Warner Cable Verizon Windstream Wireless Zayo
2016: A Big Year for Telecom M&A
At least 2 dozen telecom M&A deals were announced or completed in 2016, including a cable mega-merger, incumbent telco acquisitions of competitive carriers
December 7, 2016
Broadband Consolidated Communications Fairpoint M&A Rural Rural Broadband
Consolidated: FairPoint Legacy Services Revenue Creates Growth Opportunity
A combined Consolidated FairPoint would get only 72% of its revenues from higher-growth broadband and business services. Consolidated’s CEO sees opportunity
December 6, 2016
Cloud Data Center Enterprise M&A Verizon
Data Center Divestiture Trend Continues with Verizon Data Center Sale to Equinix
Verizon’s data center sale to Equinix illustrates an ongoing data center divestiture. Equinix gains 29 data centers, but only…
December 5, 2016
Broadband Consolidated Communications Enterprise Fairpoint Fiber Broadband M&A
Consolidated FairPoint Merger to Create Top Ten Fiber Provider in the U.S.
A Consolidated FairPoint merger brings fiber and other assets but will increase Consolidated’s dependence on residential voice revenues at a time when most
November 30, 2016
Enterprise Integra Telecom M&A Regional Fiber Network Zayo
Enterprise, Fiber Network Consolidation Continues with Zayo Acquisition of Electric Lightwave
With its latest acquisition, Zayo highlights ongoing momentum in the fiber network consolidation trend. Zayo intends to integrate both Electric Lightwave
November 21, 2016
Advertising AT&T Carrier Evolution DISH M&A
AT&T and DISH Acquiring INVIDI, Gains Leading Addressable Advertising Platform
An announced partnership has AT&T and DISH acquiring INVIDI for its addressable advertising platform. AT&T already generates annual…
November 15, 2016
Broadband M&A TDS
TDS InterLinx Acquisition Continues TDS Broadband Acquisition Strategy
The TDS Interlinx acquisition highlights an ongoing trend in the broadband industry, where carriers, large and small, are looking to grow through acquisition
November 15, 2016
IoT M&A Smart City Verizon Wi-Fi
Verizon LQD WiFi Acquisition Adds More Smart City WiFi Technology
Verizon LQD WiFi acquisition brings smart city kiosk technology into the carrier’s burgeoning portfolio of smart city products and services, which also . . .
November 14, 2016
Broadband Fiber Broadband Gigabit M&A
CountryWide Broadband Completes Acquisition of ITV-3 Inc. All-Fiber Peoria Cable Business
November 11, 2016
Carrier Evolution CenturyLink Enterprise Level 3 M&A Strategy
Execs: CenturyLink Level 3 Strategy Will Continue Level 3 Low-Cost Provider Approach
The CenturyLink Level 3 strategy post-merger will continue what has been a hallmark for Level 3 — operating a low-cost network. That, in turn, should help
November 10, 2016
Data Center Fiber Broadband M&A Strategy Uniti Windstream
CS&L CFO: Dark Fiber is Great Fit for Telecom REIT Strategy
A telecom REIT strategy lets CS&L avoid taxes. But not all assets are REIT-able. As CS&L considers acquisitions, it will look at data centers but doesn’t
November 9, 2016
Broadband Enterprise Lumos Networks M&A Regional Fiber Network Rural Rural Broadband
Lumos to Buy Clarity Communications, Mulls Regulated Wireline Divestiture
Lumos has been separating assets in preparation for regulated wireline divestiture. The company started as a rural telco but has refocused…
November 9, 2016
Broadband Cloud M&A
GTT To Acquire Hibernia Networks
November 7, 2016
Carrier Evolution Earthlink Enterprise M&A SMB Windstream
Windstream EarthLink Deal Hopes to Capitalize on Enterprise, SMB Growth Opportunity
An announced Windstream EarthLink deal highlights growing merger activity in the telecom sector, where carriers are looking for growth…
November 4, 2016
CenturyLink Cincinnati Bell Data Center M&A Strategy Verizon Windstream
CenturyLink Data Center Sale Continues Telecom Data Center Divestiture Trend
CenturyLink data center sale is the latest example of a service provider selling data centers acquired just a few years earlier.
November 2, 2016
Alcatel-Lucent M&A Nokia
Nokia Finalizes Acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent
October 31, 2016
Broadband Carrier Evolution CenturyLink Enterprise Level 3 M&A
CenturyLink Level 3 Merger Confirmed
A confirmed CenturyLink Level 3 merger will create a new global competitor fro enterprise and wholesale markets, giving CenturyLink the ability to
October 27, 2016
Broadband Carrier Evolution CenturyLink Level 3 M&A
CenturyLink Level 3 Deal is Latest Mega Merger Rumor
A CenturyLink Level 3 deal is in the works that would create a global powerhouse for network connectivity. CenturyLink is following a different path than
October 24, 2016
Broadband Cloud M&A
Berkshire Partners to Acquire Masergy
October 24, 2016
AT&T M&A Video
AT&T Time Warner Regulatory Approval is But One Hurdle for the Blockbuster Deal
AT&T Time Warner regulatory approval will probably include conditions on content exclusivity and distribution, aiming to prevent AT&T from…

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