Report: Broadband Won't Backfill Voice Losses

REPORT: BROADBAND WON'T BACKFILL VOICE LOSES
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Karen Brown]
A new report issued by In-Stat (a sister company to Multichannel News) indicated that the growth in broadband-wireline revenues will not be enough to replace losses in traditional consumer voice services. While broadband growth remains healthy, the total revenue picture for wireline-telecommunications services in the United States will dwindle by 3.3% on average every year through 2009, according to the report. The study also found that while telcos’ digital-subscriber-line and cable-modem services are growing, bundling strategies are eroding their revenue margins. And it found that business voice services are seeing similar revenue declines, but at a slower rate than consumer services.
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