Stories by David Rohde

New Frame Relay Glitch Hits Qwest

National long-distance carrier Qwest Communications International Inc. last week confirmed that its frame relay and ATM users suffered numerous dropped circuits and other disruptions during a recent 11-day period.

AT&T Finally Manages Frame Relay Voice

It's official: You no longer have to hide from AT&T Corp. the fact that you're using its frame relay network to place long-distance telephone calls. In fact, now the carrier will help you do it.

Is There a Catch Within Toll-Cutting Plans?

Users who are considering money-saving packet voice options but who would rather lower their regular telephony rates if they could may get more ammunition from an unusual coalition of six carriers.

MCI WorldCom Plunges Into Voice/Data Integration

MCI WorldCom Inc., which has lacked a converged-services offering similar to those from AT&T Corp. and Sprint Corp., this week is expected to announce an ATM-based integrated-access service of its own.

Users Urge Court to Knock Out Tariffs

A federal court will soon decide whether enterprise users can fully rely on the terms of their negotiated term contracts with carriers or must remain at the mercy of sudden changes in tariff rates.

Unfinished Business for the Bells and DSL

When the history of high tech is written, the second half of 1999 will be remembered as the era of massive and occasionally mindless consumer e-commerce advertising.

FCC Merger Decisions to Speed Up

Get ready for a wave of final merger rulings from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a possible reshaping of the telecom and Internet scene by the end of the summer.

New Telecom Era ... Same Old AT&T Tactics

Just before Christmas, the Federal Communications Commission freed Bell Atlantic to go into the long-distance business for its customers in New York.

AT&T taps execs in reorganisation

Forget about frame relay, ATM and Internet services all being housed in different organisations at AT&T.

Lucent reorg focuses on enterprise networks

Lucent finally has a dedicated enterprise networking division to call its very own.

Users Blast WorldCom Merger

Call it a hit on Wall Street and a bomb on Main Street.
Users last week ignored the celebration of MCI WorldCom Inc.'s planned US$115 billion buyout of Sprint Corp. and denounced the deal as potentially eliminating one of their most cherished options -- an independent supplier of high-quality frame relay, IP, ATM and voice networks.

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