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From: Esther Dyson <edyson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 7, 2005 11:30:17 AM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fwd: Telco Info Dries Up

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Subject: Telco Info Dries Up
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:27:34 -0600
From: "Stephanie Miller" <smiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

The Center for Communications Management has ceased publishing "Deal Watch," a compendium of rates of telecom carriers, used by corporations, to shop around for the best-priced telecom deal.

Publication stopped because carriers are no longer sharing specifics, only ranges about their actual prices of their services even though required by FCC. The idea was that if a consumer asks, the information would be available.

With the "range of rates" reports the carriers began filing with the FCC, no one can actually pinpoint what rates go with what particular deal, said Bryan Lancelot., SVP with Telwares. "AT&T was the first carrier to test out the range of rates concept, and the FCC did not push back," said Lancelot. "MCI ultimately followed suit. As time went by, other carriers became even bolder in not complying. They started filing little to no information about specific deals. Since the FCC never pushed back on the carriers…the carriers have basically stopped filing any deal-specific terms with the FCC."

For more information, please let us know!
Stephanie D. Miller
Corporate Public Relations
Vercuity Solutions, Inc.
Telwares Communications, LLC.
250-592-8537 office
250-516-2143 cellular
<http://www.telwares.com>www.telwares.com
www.vercuity.com

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