telephone

Consumers Ditching Land-line Phones

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:12:52 -0700

Traditional land-line phones, once the bedrock of communications in the USA, are quickly going the way of eight-track tapes as consumers go wireless or choose Internet-based phone calling.

Qwest Wants to Shed Regulations

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:21:37 -0700

Qwest Communications is seeking to extricate itself from federal regulations designed to increase competition in the telephone industry, saying the rules are no longer needed.

Bill Aimed at Phone Deregulation Passes State Senate Panel

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:17:14 -0700

A drive to eliminate much of the last vestiges of conventional home telephone regulation by the state won a key endorsement Tuesday from a Senate committee. Under the bill, state regulators would no longer analyze a proposed phone company merger to determine, for instance, if it is in the public interest or if part of the merger's savings should be returned to customers.

Tennessee Franchising Bill Aims to Extend Broadband Services

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:07:56 -0700

Legislators in Tennessee have been presented a new version of a state franchising bill with a unique scheme to incent new providers to extend broadband services. The bill language, which has been the subject of negotiations among effected industries, contains broad build-out language. Large telephone companies that become video providers must deliver that service to 30% of their existing service area within 3 1/2 years.

FCC Releases Telephone Penetration by Income Report

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:47:09 -0700

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released a report presenting data on telephone penetration levels on a state-by-state basis for various income categories. The report presents penetration statistics based on individual household data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the Census Bureau in March 2007.

FCC Releases New Telephone Subscribership Report

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:37:54 -0700

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released its latest report on telephone subscribership levels in the United States. The report presents subscribership statistics based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the Census Bureau in November 2007. The report also shows subscribership levels by state, income level, race, age, household size, and employment status.