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Most local loop service to homes is provided through old-fashioned copper wire, although many of the providers have upgraded the so-called "last mile" to fiber optic. Early in the 21st century the number of wire lines in use stopped growing and in some markets began to decline.
Telecommunications Services United States US WEST Inc Other Telecom United States 56,307.03 06/24/1998 AT&T Corp Telecommunications Services United States Tele-Communications Inc Cable United States 53,592.49 07/28/1998 Bell Atlantic Corp Telecommunications Services United States GTE Corp Telecommunications Services United States 53,414.58
Schematic representation of the tree topology of retail distribution networks. The "last mile" links are represented by the fine lines at the bottom. The increasing worldwide demand for rapid, low-latency and high-volume communication of information to homes and businesses has made economical information distribution and delivery increasingly important.
Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program: Provides long-term direct and guaranteed loans to qualified organizations for the purpose of financing the improvement, expansion, construction, acquisition, and operation of telephone lines, facilities, or systems to furnish and improve telecommunications service in rural areas. All facilities ...
Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 also established a way that regulators could approve BOCs to enter the interLATA market in regions where they provide local exchange service. [9] In 1998, Ameritech sold some of its Wisconsin Bell lines (covering 19 exchanges) to CenturyTel , which merged them into its company CenturyTel of the ...
The commission previously had barred the companies from providing telecommunications services and those decisions were upheld by U.S. courts.
Claro Puerto Rico, which serves every exchange in Puerto Rico, has been owned by the international telecommunications giant América Móvil since in 2007. Ziply Fiber, which serves ex-GTE areas in the Pacific Northwest that they bought from Frontier. Many other individual communities or smaller regions are also served by non-RBOC companies.
1999: America Online has over 18 million subscribers and is now the biggest internet provider in the country, with higher-than-expected earnings. It acquires MapQuest for $1.1 billion in December.