Telecompetitor

Sprint is looking to follow their own lead with femtocell technology by being the first U.S. carrier to offer a true 3G femtocell later this year. Sprint was the first carrier to offer a 2G femtocell, the Samsung Airave. Light…

Time Warner Cable now has four million telephone subscribers, making them the sixth largest telephone company in the U.S. by their estimation. Cable companies are no stranger to saber rattling concerning their digital phone prowess. Comcast has issued a press…

As we discussed earlier this week, the FCC has officially approved the merger of CenturyTel and Embarq. The new company will be called CenturyLink. According to CenturyTel, the merger now has received all necessary approvals, and the companies expect the…

Comcast and Time Warner Cable joined hands together today to push the TV Anywhere concept forward. Both companies have been pursuing a concept of bringing cable programming online to meet the rising competitive challenge presented by online content aggregators like…

Business is business. So what if Comcast and Verizon compete fiercely across video, telecom, and broadband sectors, when something is apparently win-win, you go for it. Comcast Spotlight, the local ad sales division of Comcast, announced they will begin selling…

The FCC is set to approve the pending merger of CenturyTel with Embarq, maybe as early as this week. The newly formed company will be called CenturyLink. The new rural super carrier will have approximately 7.5 million access lines, more…

The FCC will review mobile phone exclusivity contracts, best illustrated by Apple’s iPhone and Palm’s Pre. Incoming FCC Chair Julius Genachowski confirmed he will instruct the FCC to do so. Genachowski was approved by the Senate Commerce committee this week. The full Senate still needs to confirm him, but that’s expected to be just a formality. It’s unclear what such…

Open Range Communications, a Colorado based rural wireless network operator, has signed a five year agreement with Alvarion for WiMAX equipment that could reach $100 million. The deal provides the equipment necessary to build Open Range’s broadband wireless network, which spans 546 rural markets, across 17 states, covering 6 million people.

Open Range secured funding through the RUS Broadband Loan…

Google launched Google Voice (GV) earlier this year, which was a reincarnated voice app developed by Grand Central. GV is basically a unified communications application for consumers (more likely prosumers). You can create all kinds of rules around your Google Voice telephone number including simultaneous ring, hunt groups, and unified messaging. Google adds unique twists to the product, including voicemail…

Sprint is selling its iDEN network in several mid-western states. The move comes from a lawsuit from iPCS, a Sprint affiliate that has shown its displeasure with various Sprint initiatives, including the Clearwire venture. The markets in question include portions of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska. Sprint has until January 2010 to sell the assets, which they say will have…