Telco Info Dries Up

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Esther Dyson <edyson () edventure com>
Date: November 7, 2005 11:30:17 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Fwd: Telco Info Dries Up

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Subject: Telco Info Dries Up
> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:27:34 -0600
> From: "Stephanie Miller" <smiller () telwares com>
>
> The Center for Communications Management has ceased publishing  
> "Deal Watch," a compendium of rates of telecom carriers, used by  
> corporations, to shop around for the best-priced telecom deal.
>
> Publication stopped because carriers are no longer sharing  
> specifics, only ranges about their actual prices of their services  
> even though required by FCC. The idea was that if a consumer asks,  
> the information would be available.
>
> With the "range of rates" reports the carriers began filing with  
> the FCC, no one can actually pinpoint what rates go with what  
> particular deal, said Bryan Lancelot., SVP with Telwares.  "AT&T  
> was the first carrier to test out the range of rates concept, and  
> the FCC did not push back," said Lancelot. "MCI ultimately followed  
> suit. As time went by, other carriers became even bolder in not  
> complying. They started filing little to no information about  
> specific deals. Since the FCC never pushed back on the carriers…the  
> carriers have basically stopped filing any deal-specific terms with  
> the FCC."
>
> For more information, please let us know!
> Stephanie D. Miller
> Corporate Public Relations
> Vercuity Solutions, Inc.
> Telwares Communications, LLC.
> 250-592-8537 office
> 250-516-2143 cellular
> <http://www.telwares.com>www.telwares.com
> www.vercuity.com
>
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