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Happy President's Day: No issue Monday

February 17, 2012 | By
Just wanted to wish you all a happy and safe President's Day. Due to the holiday, FierceTelecom will not publish on Monday, but we'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday morning. Thanks for reading.--

Where we're at with broadband stimulus and rural Internet access

February 15, 2012 | By
How far along is the national broadband stimulus program? Since 2009, over $3,525,706,687 in stimulus grants have been disbursed to 258 applicants in two rounds of BTOP funding, according to the

Incumbent telcos step up to the EOC plate

February 7, 2012 | By
Fiber is and will remain the ultimate medium for Ethernet, but in places where a service provider can't immediately prove out a business case to lay fiber, many incumbent carriers are either

EU takes its data privacy seriously; why won't the U.S.?

February 2, 2012 | By
Last Saturday, Jan. 28, activists and lawmakers in the EU and Canada celebrated an event that got relatively little publicity here: European Privacy Day. It was the culminating date in a monthlong

U.S. cloud vendors risk losing European market due to data privacy disconnect

January 19, 2012 | By
For the past year and beyond, a rising tide of concern within the European Parliament regarding its citizens' data privacy has put the U.S. on the defensive and American companies, particularly those

Happy birthday, Dr. King

January 13, 2012 | By
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, FierceTelecom will not be published on Monday, but we'll be back in your inbox bright and early on Tuesday morning. Enjoy the long weekend.--Sean

Broadband over powerline last mile networks: more hype than hope

January 10, 2012 | By
Once heralded by former FCC leader Michael Powell as "great broadband hope," broadband over powerline (BPL) has become the "great broadband hype" now that International Broadband Electric

Year in Review 2011: The stories that dominated the wireline industry

December 22, 2011 | By
As we say goodbye to 2011, a year that was certainly another time of change and transition in the wireline segment of the telecom industry, we wanted to take the time to look back on some of the

Taking stock of 2011's top mergers & acquisitions

December 14, 2011 | By
What were the most important mergers and acquisitions in 2011? This year was a wild ride for the wireline segment of the telecom industry, with carriers and service providers jockeying for position

Is cable the right complement to Verizon's FiOS network?

December 9, 2011 | By
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) President and CEO Lowell McAdam made it clear this week during the UBS Warburg conference that they have a set a goal to where they ultimately want to reach in building out FiOS
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