RBOC Update articles from August 2003

RBOC Update archives from August 2003

BELLSOUTH EXPANDS SERVICES THROUGH BTAC.
August 1, 2003... BellSouth's (NYSE:BLS) state-of-the art testing and assessment facility, BTAC, has expanded its operations to include end-to-end service with test creation and execution for equipment suppliers and service provider clients. Once testing is...

BELLSOUTH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK TOOL ENHANCES SERVICE.
August 1, 2003... BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) has introduced a unique customer-based service enhancement aimed at continued improvement in customer satisfaction results. In recent independent studies of customer satisfaction, BellSouth scores highest among local...

BELLSOUTH ONLINE SERVICE SIMPLIFIES CUSTOMER MOVING PROCESS.
August 1, 2003... With more than 40 million people relocating each year, and June through August being the busiest months to move, BellSouth has launched an easy-to-use online service to help customers streamline setting up voice and data services for their new...

BELLSOUTH GIVES FIBER TO REBUILD CONNECTIONS IN IRAQ.(to Mosul Telephone Co. and Mosul University)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS) has provided Mosul Telephone Company and Mosul University with 900,000 feet of fiber (about 170 miles or 274 kilometers) to establish key telecommunications lines in the Iraqi city. "We understand the...

CINGULAR WIRELESS DEPLOYS EDGE TECHNOLOGY.
August 1, 2003... Cingular Wireless has deployed wireless services using Enhanced Datarate for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology. Cingular's initial EDGE service offering is in its Indianapolis market, with subsequent deployments expected later in the year. ...

UNE-P COMPETITION STIMULATES BELL COMPANY INVESTMENT.
August 1, 2003... The incumbent Bell telephone companies are investing more heavily in their network in states where competition is most intense -- even as an economic slowdown has caused total telecom investment to decline -- the Phoenix Center says in a new...