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"AT&T didn't want this dragging on into 2007," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. The prospect of a new, Democrat-led Congress taking office may have been one motivating factor that helped spur AT&T to negotiate with the FCC through the holidays "Th...

"AT&T didn't want this dragging on into 2007," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. The prospect of a new, Democrat-led Congress taking office may have been one motivating factor that helped spur AT&T to negotiate with the FCC through the holidays "Th...

"Nortel has been saddled with these accounting issues for years," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "Last year we thought it was done, and the company was going to start recovery -- and it got set back. But now it appears the light really is at the end of the tunnel."

The argument of equal treatment is a difficult one, because cable companies have been subject to licensing for some time while telecom companies are new to that aspect of regulation, independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan said. On the other hand, telecom companies have a long history of regulation going back to their earliest days, while cable companies have enjoyed more of a free market hand, he argued...

That decision reflected the new reality of the telecom landscape, independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "If just telecommunications companies are considered, consumer choice appears to be shrinking," he said. "That's not the case. Consumers can now g...

That decision reflected the new reality of the telecom landscape, independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "If just telecommunications companies are considered, consumer choice appears to be shrinking," he said. "That's not the case. Consumers can now g...

That decision reflected the new reality of the telecom landscape, independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "If just telecommunications companies are considered, consumer choice appears to be shrinking," he said. "That's not the case. Consumers can now g...

"BlackBerry has seen its virtual lock on the mobile e-mail device under siege," said telecom analyst Jeff Kagan. "Now, they are concerned that their brand will be watered down and people will stop distinguishing between true BlackBerries and other devices that do the same things but aren't RIM software or hardware."

It is not a question of whether or not all media consumers will get their TV, Internet and phone from the same bundle. The question is who will be delivering that bundle -- and when, said telecom analyst Jeff Kagan "That's the battle royal for the coming year and beyond," he s...

Recent financial reports suggest a dichotomy in the wireless world, with carriers turning out strong performance and mobile phone and device makers having a harder time growing profits, explained independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan "Consumers have shown a taste for less-exp...

Mobile ads are an inevitable part of the cell phone's evolution as the "third screen," after the PC and the television, said telecom analyst Jeff Kagan "Consumers will tolerate ads as they have come to tolerate them on the Web," Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "But there will...

The holdup will likely be broken before long, telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "With or without conditions, I see the merger being approved," he said....

The holdup will likely be broken before long, telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "With or without conditions, I see the merger being approved," he said....

The holdup will likely be broken before long, telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "With or without conditions, I see the merger being approved," he said....

The launch underscores the changes in the industry and sets the stage for an epic battle between companies that began as phone providers and those that got their starts as cable TV providers, according to telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan "It will take years for AT&T and all...

The launch underscores the changes in the industry and sets the stage for an epic battle between companies that began as phone providers and those that got their starts as cable TV providers, according to telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan "It will take years for AT&T and all...

The launch underscores the changes in the industry and sets the stage for an epic battle between companies that began as phone providers and those that got their starts as cable TV providers, according to telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan "It will take years for AT&T and all...

Still, Verizon and most of the remaining national telecom companies are giving investors plenty to cheer about over the long term, according to telecom analyst Jeff Kagan. "The industry that is now taking new shape is giving the investor reason to feel comfortable and confident," he told the E-Commerce Times. "There's going to be bumps along the way, but the companies that remain have figured out ways to foster growth and find new business opportunities."

"As wireless companies grew, especially in emerging markets, many investments were made, and as things started to come together through consolidation, some of them started to overlap," said telecom analyst Jeff Kagan Many wireless and telecom companies have eyed emerging marke...

Regulators recognize that competition for telecommunications services come from a variety of sources now, with Web services firms, VoIP startups, cable companies and others all providing the same services that were once restricted just to telecom companies, Telecom analyst Jeff Kagan said...