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ATT is following VZ's lead by offering $200 cash back to existing ATT customers that take one of the three Uverse bundled deals, with or without internet access.  The current slowdown in ATT spending on Uverse and everything else, follows the negative economic climate and failing mortgages situation,...

1.      There could easily be another reason for AT&T “putting wireless chief Ralph de la Vega in charge of all consumer offerings...[than] to better coordinate marketing of landline and mobile services...” 2.      It has been long known that...

Google has locked down the strongest online video share with their Youtube offering.  Are they headed toward locking down customers via landline fiber, where they can act as ISP, Service Provider, and major advertising power on the net?

1. Despite the economic downturn, the overall telecom services business in the US continues to remain rather good. 2. While residential building has taken a hard hit, the performance numbers at the three major service providers have stayed fairly strong – especially at AT&T and Verizon. 3....

Incumbency will be critical in whether vendors win or lose during the downturn in the US telecom market. R&D and service programs will suffer the most. If layoffs occur at one of these suppliers, instead of getting rid of the most experienced employees, the company should try as much as...

Despite the gloom and doom of the marketplace, there are bright moments.   If you notice, each one of the winners is practical and viable.

Up until the latest economic scare, it looked as if Nortel may have found some suitors for the Metro Ethernet business.  

The timeline is a good indicator of the struggle to get WiMAX off the ground.  Hopefully, Sprint will find a buyer for its Nextel business and then they can plow the cash into WiMAX

I congratulate Ralph de la Vega.  It is not exactly what I had suggested in my article; “AT&T Spending Money On Wireless – I Have Another Suggestion”, but its close enough.

Given the current economy is the debate of LTE versus WiMAX even relevant?   I think the answer is yes.  The 4G technology decision is relevant to all carriers.