This is unprecedented, … that a player of this size could change its position so quickly — going in with crushing debt and coming out debt-free.

The rules of the telecom business are changing,

With this merger, AT&T is going to be the biggest phone company and the biggest wireless company. That means they’re also going to be the biggest competitor to the cable companies.

There will be quite a bit of choice when it comes to watching television and unlike yesterday where customers chose one company to order television from, tomorrow they may choose multiple providers based on the...

The bargains are going to come when you put [services] all under one roof.

It sounds pretty cool,

Nortel has been saddled with accounting issues for years. Last year we thought it was done and the company was going to start recovery. This news bothers everyone — investors, customers and workers. Getting back...

There are too many VOIP users who have cut their traditional phone service or turning off VOIP service to be a valid solution.

Nextel is going to need a couple of buffers, and the lack of interoperability is one, … If they didn’t have these buffers, they’d be in serious trouble.

Customers love what competition does for their phone bills, but it often comes at the cost of workers. Real people lose real jobs to keep the companies cost-competitive. … We can’t have it all competition,...

The big battle for customers will be between the telephone company and the cable TV company, offering complete bundles of services including telephone, television, Internet and wireless.

Parents will love this feature. Kids will find it a mixed bag. They like the protection it provides just in case they get in trouble and need help, but some kids may not like their...

Is SBC buying at the right price? That’s the key. It could cost less to do a deal in a year.

It’s going to strengthen AT&T. They’ll have a single brand from coast to coast and it will prepare them to compete against the cable companies.

As an industry, how do we handle this? Is it fair to have a company have a competitive advantage based on going into bankruptcy? This could force the whole industry to restructure.

But better would be to find another solution and within the 30 days. While we do need to address the E911 issues, and while users need to understand the problems, cutting off their phone service...

AT&T actually exited the cell phone business in its early days and had to buy its way back into wireless later. If it hadn’t been broken apart, you’d never have gotten the creative juices of...

It doesn’t get any easier for RIM because more companies want that mobile-messaging business. The market they had to themselves is now something everyone wants a piece of.

AT&T was able to beat them to the punch.

This would be a big move away from the auction business for eBay. It could be a sign of a change in strategy for the company as the telecoms industry begins to explode again.

For a long time, convergence and all-in-one services were ideas that many people believed in even though they couldn’t see it in the marketplace. Now we see a lot of carriers coming to the same...

The television industry is reinventing itself, the same way the telephone industry is reinventing itself and they are all blending,

What Parks is reporting makes sense if you are thinking about the Internet from today’s perspective of speed, service and price. The Internet, though, is evolving, with new services, lower prices and faster speeds. I...

This technology was in the enterprise and tucked away from sight for a long time. Now that it’s hitting the mainstream, the similarities among the technologies are coming to light and everyone’s realizing how enormous...

The good news is that everything that is supposed to be up is up.

They have got to change the world’s view of the company. It’s something that goes way beyond what they’ve done in the past.

They realize there’s a big potential problem brewing. We’re moving into a customer-centered marketplace where prices come down and innovation goes up. The cable companies can and should be marketing like crazy right now. They...

This really is about reinventing SBC.

This could be devastating to the users who are about to be turned off, but they should have switched phones and networks by now. It won’t be as many as you think. Many will switch...

This was the biggest operational challenge the industry has ever faced.

They’re all going to offer that killer bundle, and that’s what people are going to buy because the pricing is better.

They are gearing up to fight new competitors, the cable-television industry, for the complete bundle of services, including telephone, television, wireless and Internet.

There’s a new class of entrepreneur out there that’s finding new ways to use high-speed service that’s draining capacity.

Now customers realize there are a lot of competitors. BlackBerry is not the only cat in the bag anymore.

It sounds pretty cool. But if someone was using it against me, I’d say, ‘How dare they!

People won’t just buy bundles for the sake of convenience. They will favor the brands they trust, but they will also want to know they’re getting the best services available.

Their focus on bundling and broadband seems to be working since they are growing, not losing business, so far. They are losing some customers to the cable TV industry, but the numbers are still strong.

What’s radically impressive about Southwestern Bell’s offering is that their highest rate is just nine cents, while most others get as high as 20 or 30 cents, … They didn’t have to go that low....

It makes sense for companies to merge. They have higher income and lower expenses as the competitive threat grows.

We should see a significant recovery in cable television stock prices in the next few months.

The purpose is really twofold. To update the thinking of investors and customers on the changing company and the changing industry.

The wireless phones will be used to manage more and more of our lives. If we are going to use these phones for all they can offer, we have to be smart about it. Either...

Carriers would much rather differentiate themselves with service and features rather than price. No one wants to fall behind on building that loyal customer base for all the services that are going to come over...

It’s the next natural wave of industry consolidation.

There is nothing fundamentally wrong with their business. It is not fading away. When the economy picks up, the Bells will pick up.

Even though competition is arguably decreasing, the larger companies have more network assets they can put to use for their customers. The costs will always be higher for overseas calling, but in the long run,...

Telecommunications as an industry in the United States is going through massive changes. We are in the middle of a major to 30-year transformation. When we come out the other side, we’ll have the choice...

The big cable and phone companies are now offering this service and they have considerable market power to work with.

You’re going to have many more services to buy, so I think we’re going to end up buying more of them.

For a long time we watched the long-distance companies take it on the chin but the Baby Bells held their own. All of a sudden we’re seeing the Baby Bells touched by the same pressures.