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Biography for Sean Buckley

Sean Buckley is the senior editor of FierceTelecom. He joined the FierceTelecom staff in July 2009 and is responsible for covering news and trends in the wireline section of the telecom industry. Before joining the FierceTelecom staff, Sean most recently served as the Editor-in-Chief for Telecom Engine from 2006 to 2009 overseeing both the former print publication Telecommunications Magazine Americas and its transition to a web-based publication. Sean returned to Telecommunications in July 2006 after a brief one-year stint covering the public sector IT and mobile network infrastructure trends as a senior analyst at Current Analysis. In addition to writing about wireline industry trends, Sean enjoys playing with his two sons, reading history books, watching the Celtics, and listening to Grateful Dead concerts on Sirius Satellite Radio. Sean works out of his home office Dracut, Mass., and can be reached at sbuckley@fiercemarkets.com. Follow @FierceTelecom on Twitter and find him on LinkedIn.

Articles by Sean Buckley

Part II--Fierce Telecom Leaders, Chris Ancell, executive vice president, Qwest Business Markets Group

FierceTelecom: Qwest is also being aggressive with its Ethernet roll out. Is it a core part of your business service portfolio and service strategy? Ancell: Ethernet is absolutely a core service. You

Fierce Telecom Leaders, Chris Ancell, executive vice president, Qwest Business Markets Group

Chris Ancell may have just recently been appointed as the executive VP of Qwest's Business Markets Group in August, but his tenure extends back to 2000 when he came to the company. Before taking his

Broadband gateways search for power efficiency

For all the advances we see every day in our telecom industry, its ironic how much of a role traditional electric power continues to play in every e-mail and every call we make. In a town where the

FairPoint plots financial restructuring plan

With a raft of financial issues on its back, FairPoint Communications is trying to turn its financial fortunes around by entering into discussions with lenders to restructure its debt. As part of

Burlington Telecom wants to extend network throughout Vermont

There has always been acrimony between municipally-owned telecom networks and incumbent operators, and Vermont-based Burlington Telecom is no different. The Vermont-based municipal provider will face

CenturyLink puts Calix's GPON backhaul to the test

CenturyLink has been expanding its fiber-based mobile backhaul service capabilities diligently, and now it's furthering that effort by deploying Calix's latest GPON optical network terminals (ONT).

Cable programmers: Possible M&A targets

Although cable industry merger and acquisition activity has been in a relative holding pattern, a group of venture capitalist firms believe that cable program networks could see an uptick in M&A

AT&T strikes out at Google Voice

AT&T has sent a letter to the FCC alleging that Google's Google Voice service is violating call connection rules. In addition, AT&T believes that Google is also violating the FCC's "net

Pole position: Qwest has to pay to move Arizona phone lines

Sorry Qwest, but if we ask you to move your telephone lines in our city, you're going to have to pay to move them. The Arizona Court of Appeals took this position when Qwest sued Chandler, Ariz., for

California House member proposes discounted broadband service bill

As the FCC looks at revamping the current Universal Service Fund (USF), Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), a member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and the Internet,