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Broadband service providers are looking to add higher-value services to their offerings, services that could soon include a virtual desktop for consumers. Indeed, the idea of a service provider offering a PC as a Service (PCaaS), essentially a PC in the cloud, may be coming to […] Read more »

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Larry Dignan, who writes at the Between The lines blog, talked to Qwest CTO Pieter Poll about company’s future plans including fiber-based broadband. Unlike Verizon, Qwest has opted for fiber-to-the-node strategy. The company is pushing fiber to a point where it can feed 350 homes using […] Read more »

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As the tech world gets itself in a tizzy over Google saying its 5 percent stake in AOL might be impaired — basically it may now be worth less than they thought it was — we thought we’d revisit some of the most notable tech writedowns […] Read more »

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Not only did the FCC decide on Friday to berate Comcast for messing with P2P traffic, but apparently it showed no love to Qwest, either, denying Qwest’s request for forbearance in four cities. Qwest had sought the right to stop charging competitive telecommunications carriers wholesale rates […] Read more »

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The economic downturn, in particular the housing market slump, that has been pressuring U.S. telecom operators now seems to be extending to cable operators as well. After enjoying nearly eight quarters of solid growth, it looks like the U.S. cable telephony business is slowing down. The […] Read more »

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Mark Cuban has an exact opposite view of Tiered Broadband than mine. What can I say… I state my case here. TeliaSonera To France Telecom: You want to buy us for $41 billion? Talk to the hand, mon ami! “Going green” means new kind of chips […] Read more »

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In what looks like yet another blow to Sprint, Qwest said today it will resell/re-offer Verizon Wireless’ services to its customers in a four-play package. Residential customers will be able to choose wireless only and be billed directly by Verizon Wireless, or include Verizon Wireless service […] Read more »

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I’m no fan of the phone companies’ tactics of stifling competition in broadband through the strategic deployment of lobbyists in Washington. Thanks to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, they have gotten what they needed. Perhaps that’s why I was struck by this Ars Technica headline: “Grab your […] Read more »

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This tiny bit in this DSL Reports post about baby Bell, Qwest, caught my eye. A recent announcement that the company s CFO has decided to resign also included a quiet statement that business is slowing partly because of the housing crisis that is sapping demand […] Read more »

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This past week I got a chance to catch up with Edward Mueller, CEO & Chairman of Qwest. Since taking over for Richard Notebaert in August 2007, Mueller has been quietly trying to shore up the Mountain Bells, forging alliances with the likes of DirecTV and making plans for a broadband future. Following are edited excerpts from our conversation. Read more »

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AP: Siemens Cuts 3,800 Jobs, Shift 3,000 BusinessWeek: Motorola: Left to its Own Devices Reuters: Verizon Says Unlimited Pricing Plan to be Accretive ArsTechnica: Why Intel Bought Project Offset and the Offset Engine BroadbandReports: Verizon/Fairpoint Deal Approved to Move Forward LightReading: Qwest Not Satisfied with Sprint Read more »

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Pike & Fisher calculate that the Bells — AT&T, Verizon and Qwest added 755,000 net broadband customers in the fourth quarter of 2007, the lowest level in five years. As we have noted earlier, broadband growth is slowing in the U.S., and we should expect more […] Read more »

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