Independent research firm The wRatings Corporation rates Verizon FiOS as the Number One telecom provider for the second year in a row, winning a wRating of 73. Following far behind were Frontier Phone, Dish Network, Embarq, Qwest Telephone, Verizon Telephone, Windstream Phone, Alltel, Verizon Wireless and Charter Cable. At the[...]

The Verizon Burstable Enterprise Shared Trunks, an on-demand networking service from Verizon, has won an award from Technology Marketing Corporation's Internet Telephony publication. The 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Awards are given to products that are innovative, have unique features and contribute to improving communications technology. The Burstable Enterprise Shared Trunks [...]

Brazilian telecoms operator Oi (Telemar) plans to issue promissory notes worth BRL3.60 billion (USD2.25 billion) in the domestic market, according to BNamericas citing a company report registered at securities regulator CVM. The company will issue 144 notes valued at BRL25 million each to finance its acquisitions, the statement said. The [...]

Russian regional telco Far East Telecom's net profit under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) leapt to RUB1.36 billion (USD58 million) in 2007 from RUB115 million in 2006 after revisions. Profit before tax increased to RUB2 billion from RUB518 million a year earlier, while revenues increased to RUB15 billion, up 37.6% [...]

Romanian telco NewCom Communications has announced it will soon launch its Injoy triple-play service at national level, reports Nineoclock.ro. NewCom has so far invested EUR25 million (USD40 miilion) in Injoy, and further funds for development will be granted by the end of the year. The Injoy network is available in [...]

A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access. The findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project challenge the argument that broadband providers need to[...]