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GOVERNMENT TANGLES TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGY Worldwide public telecommunication services are improving the life-styles of millions. But in the U.S., information service for the average consumer is little more than 'dial-a-joke.' Innovations [...]

Access to local telephone numbers is an obvious need of any carrier seeking to compete in the local market. Carriers now receive the new telephone numbers, called NXX codes, in […]

Universal service sparks discussion Universal service needs go from POTS to PANS. The latter term, which stands for pretty advanced new stuff, was coined by Barbara O'Connor, professor of communications […]

Maryland's new overlay approach to the state's telephone number shortage is raising a storm of protest from MCI, AT&T and various consumer groups that say the change is inconvenient, confusing […]

This is the year that telecommunications policy in the United States is finally rationalized. Or so everyone hopes. Me, too. Some people hope that the restrictions of the Modified Final […]

In a recently published monograph, Dr. Joseph Kraemer, managing director of Communications Industries Consulting at EDS, poses an interesting conundrum for local exchange carriers. The monograph, titled Local Competition: An […]

Using all of his political muscle, President Clinton is busily trying to recreate the way business is conducted in Washington. While many have argued that his attempts will only go [...]

Problem of competition in telecommunications...access problems in local systems...effects of proposed regulations on telephone technology.