Title :
Battling for local phone customers
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The long-distance giant AT&T is girding its loins for an attempt to wrest the residential phone customer from local telephone companies around the United States. This paper takes a look at the Midwestern region and evaluates whether its strategy will “play in Peoria”
Keywords :
commerce; public utilities; telephone networks; AT&T; USA; local phone customers; local telephone companies; residential phone customer; Business communication; Cable TV; Communication cables; Companies; Corporate acquisitions; FCC; Monopoly; Pediatrics; Pricing; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
