Telecom consolidation: Vendors next - At SuperComm conference, manufacturers show carriers the importance of responsiveness to user.(Industry Trend or Event)

Publication: eWeek

Publication Date: 11-JUN-01

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After five years of pro viders tantalizing customers with innovative services at low rates, the telecommunications industry is retur ning to an era of fewer pro viders and rising prices. Facing a dwindling pool of customers, however, telecom vendors are racing to ensure that the prevailing carriers sustain a level of innovation in the face of decreased competition.

With increasing frequency, telecom companies are working with carriers in cooperative forums to teach larger, slower-moving providers how to...

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