VoIP

Charter Communications narrows Q1 loss, adds subscribers

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

Charter Communications posted a first quarter loss of $358 million, or 97 cents a share, compared to $381 million, or $1.04 a share a year ago and said its revenue rose 10 percent to $1.6 billion Read more...

Jangl dangles as Jajah picks up execs, assets

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

Integrating VoIP capabilities with social networking applications was one of the most hotly hyped opportunities of the past couple years, and no one looked to be more in the thick of the action than Read more...

Surewest increase revenue, barely profits

admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:59:53 -0400

Independent telco SureWest Communications reported a 20 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter to about $51.6 million, but the company was barely in positive net income territory, with a Read more...

Could international telcos unite against Skype?

admin — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

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...

Report: Telcos looking for their share of VoIP

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

VoIP traffic has increased 35% in the past year and carriers are continuing to spend money to grab their share of the market, says a new report from iLocus. Among the iLocus findings:All major Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Yahoo vs. Skype in VoIP war?; Telecom Italia pulls back; and much more...

admin — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:59:51 -0400

> Yahoo to battle Skype in bid to conquer VoIP market Report > 72 percent Of Read more...

Comcast sees voice sign-ups boom, profit fall

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

Comcast added 639,000 digital telephony subscribers during the first quarter and almost half a million broadband Internet customers, but that may not be enough to offset a fresh round of concerns Read more...

Vonage lands $215 million in debt financing

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:59:54 -0400

VoIP service provider Vonage said it has lined up $215 million in debt financing from a private third party which will help the company refinance much of its current debt of more than $253 million. Read more...

Massachusetts moves toward new telco tax

admin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:59:55 -0400

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...

Budgets push enterprise to hosted IP telephony

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:59:56 -0400

Hosted IP telephony and VoIP services are hot and likely to continue to grow as small- to medium-sized enterprise customers look for more budget-conscious telecom solutions, says a new report from Read more...