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		<title>Does Verizon Cable Deal Spell Death of FiOS Expansion? &#8211; The New York Times Certainly Seems to Think So</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/does-verizon-cable-deal-spell-death-of-fios-expansion-the-new-york-times-certainly-seems-to-think-so</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than a year we've noted that with the exception of markets that have signed franchise obligations (New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia), Verizon's fiber to the home FiOS build is essentially over. The company had previously stated that they ...]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department Probes Verizon Cable Deal &#8211; As Consumer Groups Worry About Competitive Impact</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/justice-department-probes-verizon-cable-deal-as-consumer-groups-worry-about-competitive-impact</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the AT&#38;T deal shelved, consumer advocates are now turning their attention to Verizon's recently announced $3.6 billion alliance with the cable industry. The deal  gives Verizon a significant spectrum boost in addition to an exclusive partnership t...]]></description>
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		<title>Zayo acquires 360networks</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/zayo-acquires-360networks</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deal size: $319 million
Why it's relevant? With its $319 million acquisition of 360networks, Zayo instantly increases its fiber and service footprint with more than 44,000 route miles and nearly two million fiber miles.
In making this purchase, Zayo ad...]]></description>
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		<title>TelePacific acquires Tel West, Telekenex and OCiX</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/telepacific-acquires-tel-west-telekenex-and-ocix</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deal sizes: Undisclosed
Why are these deals relevant? TelePacific's three summertime acquisitions were geared not just to help it grow in the currently trending data center and managed services space, but also to maintain competitiveness against the in...]]></description>
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		<title>Windstream purchases PAETEC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deal Size: $2.3 billion
Why it's relevant? Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN), unlike its fellow Tier 2 ILECs, may have not pulled off ambitious deals like its fellows CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) or Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) did with their respective purch...]]></description>
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		<title>SpectrumCo Deal Could Spell Trouble for DSL &#8211; Verizon Could Target Other Telcos With LTE</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/spectrumco-deal-could-spell-trouble-for-dsl-verizon-could-target-other-telcos-with-lte</link>
		<comments>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/spectrumco-deal-could-spell-trouble-for-dsl-verizon-could-target-other-telcos-with-lte#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/SpectrumCo-Deal-Could-Spell-Trouble-for-DSL-117330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've been noting for years that DSL is essentially dead to Verizon, even though more than 50% of their footprint still resides on the technology. Verizon's been offloading aging DSL and landline networks to companies like Fairpoint and Frontier, with ...]]></description>
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		<title>BT paves new 40G, 100G optical networking path</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/bt-paves-new-40g-100g-optical-networking-path</link>
		<comments>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/bt-paves-new-40g-100g-optical-networking-path#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BT (NYSE: BT) has made it official that 40G and 100G are going to be&#160;part of its 21st Century Network (21CN) core network.

 

 
 


Ciena 6500 packet-optical platform
 
 
 

To make these plans reality, BT is&#160;employing Ciena's (Nasdaq: CIEN)...]]></description>
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		<title>AT&amp;T Angry FCC Pointed Out Just How Bad T-Mobile Deal Is &#8211; Jim Cicconi Upset Nobody Will Believe His Made Up Facts This Time</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/att-angry-fcc-pointed-out-just-how-bad-t-mobile-deal-is-jim-cicconi-upset-nobody-will-believe-his-made-up-facts-this-time</link>
		<comments>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/att-angry-fcc-pointed-out-just-how-bad-t-mobile-deal-is-jim-cicconi-upset-nobody-will-believe-his-made-up-facts-this-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Angry-FCC-Pointed-Out-Just-How-Bad-TMobile-Deal-Is-117253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week the FCC issued an order that clearly laid out the reasons for the FCC's opposition to the AT&#38;T T-Mobile deal. The full report (pdf) mirrors what we've been noting for months: AT&#38;T's merger benefit claims are false. The deal does not c...]]></description>
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		<title>CWA Still Lying About AT&amp;T, T-Mobile Deal Job Creation &#8211; Simply to Get Another 20,000 Dues Paying Members</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/cwa-still-lying-about-att-t-mobile-deal-job-creation-simply-to-get-another-20000-dues-paying-members</link>
		<comments>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/cwa-still-lying-about-att-t-mobile-deal-job-creation-simply-to-get-another-20000-dues-paying-members#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/CWA-Still-Lying-About-ATT-TMobile-Deal-Job-Creation-116949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last summer the CWA, having just got done admonishing Verizon for being a corporate bully, decided to breathlessly support the AT&#38;T T-Mobile deal despite the deal's likely negative impact on price, competition, and employment. Why? The CWA simply wants...]]></description>
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		<title>Frontier Would Like You to Buy a Second Expensive, Slow DSL Line &#8211; New &#8216;Second Connect&#8217; DSL &#8216;Deal&#8217; Isn&#8217;t Much of One</title>
		<link>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/frontier-would-like-you-to-buy-a-second-expensive-slow-dsl-line-new-second-connect-dsl-deal-isnt-much-of-one</link>
		<comments>http://fibertothewhatever.com/wp/news/frontier-would-like-you-to-buy-a-second-expensive-slow-dsl-line-new-second-connect-dsl-deal-isnt-much-of-one#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year Frontier Communications began talking about a "Second Connect" option for some DSL users, which doesn't provide actually bonded DSL -- but simply an additional line for the home at a supposedly discounted rate. Telecompetitor directs ...]]></description>
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