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Stocks of both regional Bell holding companies and long-distance telephone companies have not done well in the year 2002. The telecommunications services industry has gotten smaller and its securities have been downgraded. These stocks are not timely for investors in the year 2002.

Stocks of the telecommunications services industry have fallen in early 2002 with pricing pressure and competition. Regulatory authorities have begun to look into possible accounting problems, and lenders have become more stringent. These stocks are for speculative investors only.

Long distance, local and other telecommunications services sectors have improved their finances in the last qtr of the year 2001. Capital spending for telecommunications services has been selective, and leading telecommunications companies have issued bonds due to weak equity markets. Several stocks offer good long range potential, but are not timely for the year 2002.

The US telecommunications services industry has seen pricing and financial weakness at both the local and long-distance levels. There is, however, potential in the data, internet, and wireless sectors. These stocks are not well suited for investors in 2001.

Local telecommunications markets are doing well, but long-distance operations are ailing. Web and Internet-based companies still show promise, and wireless communications has penetrated only 39% of the market. Growth and risk-tolerant investors should find several opportunities in this sector.

Stocks in the telecommunications services industry are timely for the the year 2000 even though some prices have slipped. Competition has arisen in both the local area and long-distance sectors, data and internet services have become more profitable, and merger activity has increased in the industry. Investors will find many growth stocks for consideration in this sector.

Stocks in the telecommunications services industry have performed well in the 4th qtr of 1999 due to becoming more growth oriented, gaining a broader market in the US, and industry consolidation. The combination of services, such as data, Internet, video, and voice, over any service distance has become an important industry segment, as is the Wireless Application Protocol in Europe as well as the US. Investors will find many that there are many conservative and growth stocks in this industry for investigation.

Telecommunication services stocks have fallen during the 3rd qtr of 1999 due to Year 2000 concerns, the deficit, the weaker US dollar, along with higher interest rates and other factors. Consolidation and deregulation both are continuing within the industry, and new services and foreign markets are having beneficial effects on the industry, as well. There are several stocks in this industry that will appeal to investors during the 4th qtr of 1999 and for the next three to five years.

The best revenues and profits for telecommunications companies in the US are being produced by Internet and data services, with local telephone companies showing solid results, also. Merger activity remains high in the industry, efforts are being made to tap markets in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and local Bell networks are being bypassed in cable operations. These stocks are expected to match the market in 1999 and the year 2000, but the prospects for the next three to five years have already been factored in.

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