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DT posts earnings boost, landlines decline 6.3%
Germany's Deutsche Telekom reported first quarter earnings growth of 33.2 percent to $1.16 billion, though some of the increase came from the sale of a media business. The company saw revenue decline Read more...
Could international telcos unite against Skype?
Speaking of mega-ventures, could a dozen or so incumbent telcos from around the world team up to launch a free international calling service that would challenge Skype? ThinkPanmure analyst Anton Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Say yellow to the future
Phone directories seem as relevant as, well, landlines. But, just as the ubiquitous landline continues to hold on (while morphing into the neo landline we call VoIP), directories still stack up in Read more...
Citizens Communications posts 33% Q1 profit drop
First quarter net income for Connecticut-based independent telco Citizens Communications slid about 33 percent from the first quarter last year to $45.6 million this year. However, last year's first Read more...
CenturyTel profit up, Cincinnati Bell down
Monroe, La.-based telco CenturyTel reported a 10.7 percent increase in profit for the first quarter on a boost in operating revenue. The carrier also added about 30,000 broadband Internet subscribers Read more...
Iowa Telecom see Q1 net income decline
Iowa Telecommunications Services reported a $7 million profit during the first quarter of 2008, down from the $10.5 million figure reported for the same quarter in 2007. The telcos also saw total Read more...
Embarq profit rises, but telco lowers outlook
Independent telco Embarq posted a 33 percent increase in profit for the first quarter of 2008 despite lower revenue. The company further said it is lowering its revenue estimate for full-year 2008 Read more...
Cox to pay Qwest $2.2 million for Arizona flap
Cox Communications will pay Qwest Communications about $2.2 million and could be further fined by the Arizona Corporation Commission after Cox's alleged unauthorized use of Qwest customer landline Read more...
Russian telcos look to Asia for growth
It's the Cold War all over again. U.S. telcos looking to expand their market and market share will be facing off with a more aggressive and more competent foe as Russia's telco's-some of the most Read more...
Massachusetts moves toward new telco tax
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue is currently collecting a lot of information about the telephone poles and wires that run over public rights-of-way in communities across the state. Why? Read more...