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Independent telcos (often described as Tier 2 and Tier 3) carriers, make up a large and traditional portion of the U.S. telecom market. Key topics covered include regulatory issues, rural network economics, M&A, competitive challenges and more.

Voice, video, data: Which one should you give away?

Telco triple plays are taking a hit as the cable guys conquer broadband. How much should telcos give away to win?...

USF reformers mull wireless auctions, VoIP contribution

Congress is holding hearings today to discuss proposed changes to the Universal Service Fund (USF) that include an auction process for wireless USF recipients and possibly require voice-over-IP providers...

NSN: TV must be open to be cool

The desire to do for TV what the iPhone has done for mobile handsets is a recurring theme in conversations at the TelcoTV show this week. Perhaps no one has yet put a finer point on that topic than Brook Longdon...

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Connected Planet Podcast: Google Chrome

Ian Drew, executive vice president of marketing at chipmaker ARM, discusses what Chrome means to the industry,...

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