Save Them Money (Part 3)
Telecom as a culture has been about saving the customer money. From before Sprint’s pin dropped in 1987, the long distance companies were playing take-away from Ma Bell with “savings”. …
VoIP Advertising in 2019
Saw this ad in the Nashville airport. Altus is from Nashville. They went back to Cisco Powered! That #1 Global VoIP Platform is open to interpretation. $19.95. I have seen …
WIndstream files Bankruptcy
All divisions of Windstream have filed for bankruptcy protection this week. “Windstream has received a commitment from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for $1 billion in debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing. Following approval by the Court, this …
The Ticking Time Bomb of Debt
AT&T owes $181 Billion – more than most nations – making it the most indebted company in the world. Verizon total debt is $120B. CenturyLink has $36B. Frontier has $17B. …
The Essential Elements of Marketing
This is both a preview of my talk at FISPA Live 2019 next week in Nashville AND a checklist for the chief executives at service providers everywhere. The slides reflect …
That is Not a Maserati!
One thing that is clear about telecom is that it has plateaued. Just look at the earnings statements. This has always been a me-too industry – since dial-up to the …