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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

Indie telcos continue to rely on access revenue

A new report by the Telergee Alliance revealed that a strong number of independent telcos continue to rely on access revenues that are collected from other service providers connecting calls to and

Vivendi nearing sale of stake in NBC Universal

It appears that General Electric is one step closer to getting out of the entertainment business as the conglomerate is in talks with Vivendi SA to determine what European company should get for its

Windstream extends 'Lifetime Price Guarantee' to business customers

Windstream is giving its business customers the same price and service commitment its providing for its residential customers with its 'Lifetime Price Guarantee' voice/data offering. Unlike typical

Nokia, Siemens search for exit out of NSN venture

Nokia Siemens Networks may have sounded like a great idea when it was officially formed in 2007, but reports indicate that both Siemens and Nokia are looking for a way out of the venture. A person

FCC wants more input on broadband usage

As it continues to develop its National Broadband Plan (NBP) due to Congress in February, the FCC wants public input on a study conducted by Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and

IEEE to plug approval for 1901 HomePlug standard

HomePlug powerline networking advocates rejoice: the IEEE is joining the ITA and ITU in approving a new version of the home networking standard that leverages a home's inside power wires. Under the

Verizon goes for the 'quad play' jugular

Verizon Communications' CEO Ivan Seidenberg may not be worried about landline loss anymore, but the launch of its "quad play" wireless/wireline bundle shows that the service provider is going to do

Cable's cashing in on wireless backhaul

With a strong mix of HFC and even fiber going into its residential and business customer sites, it's not hard to imagine that cable MSOs are already major purveyors of wholesale wireless backhaul

Nortel sets official date for Ethernet asset auction

With the blessing of Delaware and Ontario bankruptcy courts in tow, Nortel will move ahead with the planned auction of its Metro Ethernet Network (MEN) division on November 13. Bankruptcy courts in

Six high tech investors face insider trading charges

Well, it looks like former Qwest leader Joe Nacchio is not the only one to be brought to justice for profiting from insider trading. Now, federal prosecutors have brought charges against hedge fund