Bell Broadband Plans

BELL BROADBAND PLANS
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Below find links to three articles about the plans of telecom giants AT&T, Verizon and Qwest. 1) AT&T said on Monday it would a) offer new satellite-based Internet services in U.S. rural markets where DSL service is not available and b) expand its investment in emerging WiMax wireless connections. 2) Verizon Communications warned the financial services industry may not get the secure networks it needs if Congress adopts laws governing high-speed Internet broadband networks. Verizon's chief congressional lobbyist Peter Davidson warned that the financial services industry "better not start moaning in the future about a lack of sophisticated data links they need" if Net neutrality laws were passed because the communications industry may not invest in new networks. 3) Qwest Communications International, the fourth largest but financially weakest U.S. local telephone company, said on Monday that it would expand high-speed network capacity as much as customers want, but not too much more. Qwest's Chief Executive Richard Notebaert said that he aimed for "just in time" bandwidth expansion, referring to a popular inventory strategy to optimize the return on investment. 4) Is it me, or do these articles really say C) DSL service will never be available in many rural areas, Y) "Shut up and eat your bandwidth and A) we'll cling to any successful buzzword we can to make us look good.

1) AT&T plans fast Web alternatives in rural areas
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-05-08T202508Z_01_N08191775_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-ATT-INTERNET.xml
(See AT&T press release: http://www.sbc.com/gen/press-room?pid=5097&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=22272)

2) Verizon warns financial sector on Internet fight
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-05-08T190029Z_01_N08181116_RTRUKOC_0_US-FINANCIAL-BANKING-TELECO...

3) Qwest to expand bandwidth "just in time"
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-05-08T224541Z_01_N08216350_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-QWEST.xml