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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-05-2000 06:23 PM
 
British Telecom and AT&T finalized the financial terms of their joint venture, Concert Communications. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/en/xml/00/01/05/000105enconcert.xml |
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belgarion |
posted 01-05-2000 09:31 AM
Bell Atlantic had a real opportunity to take the higher ground for a LD company finally by offering clear, cheap, competitive, and revolutionary calling plans. But they are clearly acting like everyone else by offering three different plans, including time of day pricing differences, minimum usage agreements, monthly service charges, etc., all centered around 5 cent, 9 cent or 10 cent calls. They are even reselling Sprint. So I really fail to see the advantage of going with BA for LD whatsoever, especially with their "stellar" history of customer service. Next time just offer 5 cents a minute, no extra charges, second billing, and put it on the local bill. Then you've got me. It only costs them about a cent a call anyway. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-04-2000 06:49 PM
Bell Atlantic unveiled three long-distance packages that it said would save consumers 10-50%. http://www.msnbc.com/news/353261.asp |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-28-1999 06:14 PM
The FCC rejected an AT&T motion to stay the Commission's recent decision to let Bell Atlantic offer long-distance service to New York customers. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/en/xml/99/12/28/991228enfcc.xml |
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smario |
posted 12-27-1999 05:21 PM
AT&T is suing Bell Atlantic, thereby challenging the FCC's recent ruling allowing BA to start selling long distance in New York. This will be one to watch. |
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Machiavelli |
posted 12-23-1999 11:33 AM
proofing my own work here: I meant to say "At what point" and "lofty or dangerous". |
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Machiavelli |
posted 12-23-1999 11:31 AM
Seems like I jumped the gun a bit. However, BA was given the go ahead to provide LD in NY after passing a stringent 14 point checklist. Service will start January 5. The company promised "no surprise" service with simplified pricing and no monthly service fee, and hopes to get 25 to 30 percent of the consumer market within five years. At one point do you consider a market share to be anti-competitive? AT&T's had an over 40% market share for years (don't know how much in NY though), but a stated goal of 25-30% for BA can be read as either lofty and dangerous for competition. BA is expected to file for FCC approval in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey within a few months and for the rest of its region by the end of 2000. My guess is that AT&T will immediately jump on the chance to offer local in BA areas, especially NY. But again, companies like AT&T who don't own a local network will still have to resell BA's network, whereas it will be interesting to see who BA decides to resell off of for long distance. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-22-1999 06:28 PM
Bell Atlantic's bid to offer long-distance phone service in New York was approved by the FCC. This is the first time since the AT&T's break-up in 1984, that a Baby Bell has been allowed to offer long-distance calling services. http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1018406,00.html |
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Machiavelli |
posted 12-19-1999 05:08 PM
Bell Atlantic got the approval Friday to sell LD in New York. So this should open the floodgates for the other baby bells and the big LD guys to be able to now REALLY expand their suites of services. Any thoughts on ramifications? Should they have gotten approval? Is this now going to be a quick consolidation and return to monopolies? |
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Machiavelli |
posted 12-13-1999 04:38 PM
Nortel signed a deal with AT&T to supply the telecommunications services giant with up to $600 million of wireless network equipment over the next three years. Finally, AT&T has decided to start upgrading their network with next-generational equipment after being stuck with archaic tech for so long. Though I wish they would also finally focus on their LD switches, but this is better than nothing. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-10-1999 06:01 PM
In round three of the latest instant messaging battle, AT&T has circumvented AOL's blockade that had been preventing interoperability. http://www.msnbc.com/news/344480.asp |
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buynow |
posted 12-10-1999 03:27 PM
AT&T is being hypocritical, but then AOL is at least as bad, if not worse. When AOL talks about broadband access, every other sentence includes 'unfair competition' and 'open standards'. But if the topic is instant messaging, it's a whole different ballgame. |
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infooverload |
posted 12-10-1999 10:52 AM
I find the timing behind AT&T's IM announcement to be the most interesting part of the whole story. I don't think they could have done this had they not announced just last week that they would agree to open up their cable lines for use by competition. If they are doing that, AT&T is thinking, then the IM standards should be open as well. "We are the champions of complete communications interoperability on the net", they can claim. However, AT&T, why decide to wait 30 months to officially open up your cable lines? If you truly want easy movement of traffic, like you do with IM RIGHT NOW, then open up your cable lines immediately. Or else AOL could have the right to wait 30 months to allow IM access as well. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-08-1999 05:34 PM
AT&T released new instant messenger software, which allows its users to communicate with AOL's IM users. It remains to be seen how long this will last as AOL succeeded in scuttling similar attempts by Yahoo and Microsoft. http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0%2C4164%2C2405760%2C00.html |
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smario |
posted 12-08-1999 09:03 AM
The opening up of their cable lines is big news, but not that big, considering it's going to happen in 30 months. 30 months from now, cable may be the slowest connection to the Internet, for all we know. So I really don't think AT&T is giving up anything here, they just managed to garner really great press. |
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