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"This kind of swap happens from time to time when it makes sense for both companies," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunication and wireless analyst, told the E-Commerce Times. "This will strengthen the service coverage area for both competitors." AT&T's acquisition of Dobson, which mar...

"This kind of swap happens from time to time when it makes sense for both companies," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunication and wireless analyst, told the E-Commerce Times. "This will strengthen the service coverage area for both competitors." AT&T's acquisition of Dobson, which mar...

Perhaps what Motorola most needs under Brown is another clear winner with consumers, independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "Zander's big mistake was thinking that the single success of the Razr phone was enough," Kagan said. "The Razr may have been h...

"Google wants to change the typical experience, and so it is doing a lot of the pre-work to enter the cell phone business," Jeff Kagan, a wireless and telecom analyst, told the E-Commerce Times "First you pave the roads, then you can bring the cars onto the freeway," Kagan add...

AT&T, meanwhile, has seen rival Verizon gain much more traction much faster with its FiOS fiber-optics Internet and video service, recently reporting that it had passed the 1 million customer level while aggressively seeking to add to the number of markets where it is licensed to deliver video, noted independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan...

AT&T, meanwhile, has seen rival Verizon gain much more traction much faster with its FiOS fiber-optics Internet and video service, recently reporting that it had passed the 1 million customer level while aggressively seeking to add to the number of markets where it is licensed to deliver video, noted independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan...

AT&T, meanwhile, has seen rival Verizon gain much more traction much faster with its FiOS fiber-optics Internet and video service, recently reporting that it had passed the 1 million customer level while aggressively seeking to add to the number of markets where it is licensed to deliver video, noted independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan...

"Google has been wildly successful so far, but now they are moving far out of their comfort zone," wireless analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "They don't have any experience in wireless, which may or may not mean trouble for them." The company is trying to stake ou...

"Sprint is going through changes, and we don't really know the future direction of the company until they bring in a new CEO and the evaluation is over. That's months," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told the E-Commerce Times Clearwire, Kagan noted, may be ...

"If you pull the camera back and look at what's happening, the industry is continuing to change," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "Networks are speeding up, handset makers are loading handsets with all sorts of new features and functionality, and the cell phone is increasingly becoming the 'third screen'."

"My initial impression is that these companies are stuck. If they don't give the government what it wants, the government comes after them. If they give the government what it wants, then private parties comes after them," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told the E-Commerce Times. "Either way, they are exposed. I don't think there's a path for them to take that's good for the shareholders or for the company."

"My initial impression is that these companies are stuck. If they don't give the government what it wants, the government comes after them. If they give the government what it wants, then private parties comes after them," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told the E-Commerce Times. "Either way, they are exposed. I don't think there's a path for them to take that's good for the shareholders or for the company."

"My initial impression is that these companies are stuck. If they don't give the government what it wants, the government comes after them. If they give the government what it wants, then private parties comes after them," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told the E-Commerce Times. "Either way, they are exposed. I don't think there's a path for them to take that's good for the shareholders or for the company."

That is a change from just a year ago, when cable looked to have the upper hand by offering bundles of service that included VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and high-speed Internet, noted telecom analyst Jeff Kagan "Adding video has put telecom competitors in a much strong...

"It has taken a long time and cost a lot of money for Verizon to get to where they are today," telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "Now they are beginning to deliver on the FiOS promise, and consumers seem to be welcoming the offering and are becoming customers."

"There's a variety of taxes and fees that are charged on phone bills -- state, local and federal, as well as FCC mandates and charges, and the universal service fees, and everything that helps fund people who can't afford a phone," Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications industry analyst, told the E-Commerce Times...

Virgin Mobile USA has been one of a small number of successful mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in the United States, noted telecom analyst Jeff Kagan In fact, most earlier attempts to create such virtual carriers -- even those with strong brand names -- have fallen sho...

Once a dominant long-distance carrier along with MCI, Sprint has morphed into a telecom company whose assets are mainly in the wireless area, telecommunications industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "Sprint is not the same company as it was just a few short yea...

Perhaps as importantly, Vonage lost its title as the largest VoIP provider in the U.S. over the summer to cable giant Comcast, telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times When combined with the demise of fellow VoIP startup SunRocket and last week's news that eBay was...

Such taxes may be inevitable in the long run; what remains to be decided is when they should be implemented, telecommunications industry analyst Jeff Kagan added "The question once again is when, if ever, will we start charging taxes for this the way we do in every other aspec...