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Feb282011
DateMonday, February 28, 2011 at 12:06PM

T-Mobile USA Reports 4Q 2010 Results

Source: T-Mobile USA Press Release

T-Mobile USA, Inc. reported fourth quarter of 2010 results. In the fourth quarter of 2010, T-Mobile USA reported service revenues of $4.69 billion compared to $4.65 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, and OIBDA of $1.34 billion compared to $1.38 billion reported in the fourth quarter of 2009. The number of customers using smartphones continued to increase significantly during the quarter, driving growth in blended data ARPU. Blended data ARPU in the fourth quarter of 2010 was $12.80, up 25.5% from the fourth quarter of 2009. Net customer losses were 23,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to 371,000 net customer additions in the fourth quarter of 2009.

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Feb282011
DateMonday, February 28, 2011 at 10:45AM

XO Launches Cloud-Based Services for Enterprises

Source: XO Press Release

XO Communications (OTC.BB:XOHO) announced the launch of XO Enterprise Cloud Communications, a highly scalable, enterprise-grade, IP communications service that allows businesses to accelerate the deployment of IP and unified communications, simplify the management of their IP communications needs, and dramatically reduce the capital investments and operating costs of their enterprise-wide communications. 

XO Enterprise Cloud Communications integrates a wide range of IP telephony features, local and long distance calling, enterprise-wide HD voice and video, network services, and IP phone sets in a communications as a service, per-user pricing model to allow IT administrators to easily deliver and manage voice, video and communications across their enterprise. By integrating and delivering these complex services in the cloud, XO Communications brings end-to-end communications to businesses and organizations of all sizes at a lower total cost of ownership than traditional telephony systems.

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Feb282011
DateMonday, February 28, 2011 at 10:32AM

Mediacom Reports Preliminary 4Q and 2010 Results

Source: Mediacom Press Release

Mediacom Communications (Nasdaq:MCCC) reported preliminary, unaudited financial and operating highlights for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010. The results reported remain subject to adjustment based upon completion of the company's audit for the year ended December 31, 2010.

For the fourth quarter of 2010, the company expects revenues to be $378.9 million, a 1.9% increase from the prior year period.  For the full year ended December 31, 2010, the company expects revenues to be $1,499.0 million, a 2.6% increase from the prior year. 2010 operating income to be $298.4 million, a 0.5% decline from the prior year, and capital expenditures to be $237.4 million, compared to $236.7 million in the prior year. 

Mediacom is releasing these preliminary results to provide its stockholders with additional financial information prior to the upcoming special meeting of stockholders regarding the proposed merger with an entity formed by Rocco B. Commisso. Mediacom anticipates that if the merger agreement is adopted by the requisite vote of stockholders, the merger will be consummated on or about the date of the stockholder meeting. In light of that expectation, the Company does not plan to make a further earnings release after the 2010 audit is complete or to hold an investors' conference call.

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Feb282011
DateMonday, February 28, 2011 at 10:22AM

Verizon Announces Cloud-Based UC&C; Offerings

Source: Verizon Press Release

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) announced that it is introducing capabilities that enhance and advance unified communications and collaboration solutions for businesses and government agencies. The new capabilities included Unified Communications & Collaboration-as-a-Service.  It enables businesses and government agencies to facilitate enterprise adoption of UC&C in a fixed or mobile environment, with predictable per-seat pricing.  New capabilities include seamless call transfers from fixed to mobile phones and the use of "presence" technology, such as instant messaging, to initiate audio, Web and intra-company video conference calls, both in and out of the office.

In additon, Verizon introduced Mobile UC Client, which is designed to extend business telephony solutions to mobile handsets. It is available with a docking station that enables workers to replace their traditional desk phone with a single mobile device that can access advanced UC&C features, whether workers are in or away the office.

"We're putting our leadership in cloud, UC&C and mobility to work for our customers," said Farooq Muzaffar, vice president of enterprise network and communications solutions with Verizon. "It's all part of our 'everything-as-a-service' strategy to help our customers achieve better business outcomes by making information and collaboration available virtually anywhere, anytime."

The new offerings, available to U.S. customers this spring, will be able to work together to deliver a comprehensive cloud-based UC&C solution, or they can be purchased separately to meet specific business requirements. 

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Feb282011
DateMonday, February 28, 2011 at 10:07AM

RCA Releases Study on Rural Wireless Broadband

Source: RCA Press Release

RCA, in conjunction with Dr. Raul Katz, Adjunct Professor in the Division of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School, released a study on the economic impact that full deployment of wireless broadband would have on rural America.  Based on the premise that extending roaming obligations to data services and requiring interoperability among all carriers operating in the 700 MHz spectrum band will enable investment in wireless broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, Katz’s study shows that this investment will result in the creation and/or retention of 117,000 jobs in the nineteen states that have the lowest broadband availability and penetration in the United States.

In a statement, Dr. Katz said, “Rural carriers face two significant obstacles in terms of investing in broadband services in rural areas: 1) interoperability and data roaming challenges and 2) a large portion of the public funds dedicated to broadband deployment are being assigned to fiber optics infrastructure.  As shown in the study, the opportunity cost of not allowing smaller, rural and regional carriers to roam onto the national carriers’ networks or interoperate in the 700 MHz band is significant.  If Congress and the FCC were to advance these policy changes, accessibility to service would have a major economic impact, including creating or saving 116,862 jobs between 2011 and 2014 in the nineteen states with lowest broadband coverage.”

Dr. Katz’s, “Economic Impact of Wireless Broadband in Rural America” is available here on RCA’s website.

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