50 Largest Wired Telecommunications Carriers in the US Hold 90 Percent of the Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c75591) has announced the addition of First Research's new report: Wired Telecommunications Carriers - Industry Profile to their offering.

Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:

In the US, about 5,000 companies provide wired telecommunication services, with total annual revenue over $200 billion. Large companies include AT&T, Verizon, and Qwest. The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies hold 90 percent of the market.

The industry includes local service carriers (annual revenues about $130 billion); long-distance carriers (about $70 billion); pay phone operators; pre-paid card providers; and telecommunication resellers.

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Google Has Even Bigger Plans for Mobile Phones

Google Inc. made a big splash last week with its new software for cellphones. But that's far from the limit of the Internet giant's wireless ambitions -- which could include running its own mobile network.

The company is gearing up to make a serious run at buying wireless spectrum, a chunk of the airwaves that can be used to provide mobile phone and Internet services, in a Federal Communications Commission auction in January. Google is prepared to bid on its own without any partners, say people familiar with the matter. It is working out a plan to finance its bid, which could run $4.6 billion or higher, that would rely on its own cash and possibly some borrowed money.

Google, meanwhile, already is running a test version of an advanced wireless network at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, gaining operating experience that could come in handy if it wins the spectrum and decides to run a full-scale national mobile carrier, according to people familiar with the matter.

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