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NEWS

Telecom Stocks - Instant quotes for Sprint and other selected Telecom stocks IndustryWatch - Telecom industry news from CNNfn Communications News - from CNET News Telecom Industry News - fron Excite NewsTracker Telecommunications News - from Work.com and Dow Jones TelecomIT - "The Daily Resource for Telecom IT Professionals" America's Network - "Business and Profit Strategies for the Telecom Community" TelecomWeb - current industry news and insight from Phillips International Telecoms - from Financial Times PR Newswire - Telecommunications news releases FCC Headlines - daily headlines from the FCC FCC Daily Digest - The Daily Digest provides a brief synopsis of Commission orders, news releases, speeches, and titles of public notices. The Digest is published every business day, and is available by about 1:30 pm. Free E-mail subscriptions are also available, as well as an archive of past Digests. FCC Common Carrier Bureau News - responsible for administering the FCC's policies concerning telephone companies that provide long distance and local service to consumers. Wireless Week - news from the wireless industry Wireless Today - more news from the wireless industry Satellite Today - news from the communications satellite industry Call Center News Service - news from the Call Center industry

NEWS RELEASES

PR Newswire - Telecommunications news releases FCC/CCB News Releases - an archive of news releases from the FCC's Common Carrier Bureau

Corporate Press Releases (sources as noted)

Sprint - corporate | PR Newswire AT&T - corporate Worldcom - corporate Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic and GTE) - corporate | PR Newswire Alltel - corporate

PUBLICATIONS

Telecom Publications - links to dozens of telecom publications! Telephony Magazine Telecommunications Magazine Tele.Com Magazine - Web Edition Trends Magazine - an electronic magazine from Sprint with articles on telecommunications trends affecting the business customer AT&T Technology Magazine - a magazine about the technologies underlying AT&T products, systems and services Telecom Digest - apparently an independent Web-based publication Telemedicine - information on an exciting and rapidly-changing market Discount Long Distance Digest - a monthly online newsletter covering the long distance and long distance resale industries Outside Plant Magazine - columns, articles, product profiles and reviews

TELECOM RESOURCES

Telecom Information Resources - links to hundreds of resource sites Computer and Communication Entry Page - lots of links to telecom-related information Glossary of Telecommunications Terms - The Federal Standard 1037C: Glossary of Telecommunications Terms Fone Finder - Search by area code, prefix or city Telephone Prefix Location Directory - Enter any area code and prefix to find the city. (Will identify cellular and PCS phone exchanges not listed in reverse lookups.) Country and City Codes - used in international dialing LincMad: Area Codes and Splits - Current information about the North American Numbering Plan Fiber Optics and Copper Cabling - links to news, information, vendors, manufacturers

ISSUES

FCC Access Charge Reform Homepage FCC Local Competition Homepage Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 Telecom Act of 1996 - FCC resources on this important legislation E-Rate/Universal Service Info: Universal Service Information FCC LearnNet: Universal Service Proceedings U.S. Deparment of Education - Technology Initiatives Universal Service Fund Info - from Verizon Telecom Discounts for Schools - News and information, courtesy of McREL Telecom/Education-Related Links: FCC: LearnNet - FCC homepage for educators CoSN - Consortium for School Networking ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education American Libraries Association - Office for Information Technology

GOVERNMENT & REGULATORY AGENCIES

Federal Communications Commission FCC Common Carrier Bureau FCC: State/Local Issues FCC: Consumer Info NTIA - National Telecommunications and Information Administration State Utilities Commissions - as listed by the USTA

INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS

North American Numbering Plan Administration - NANPA, the folks that (you guessed it) administer the North American Numbering Plan. Here's your new Area Code! Universal Service Administrative Company - administers the Universal Service Fund Telecommunications Industry Association - "The Voice of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Communications and Information Technology Products and Services" U.S. Telephone Association - "the leading broad-based association for the local exchange carrier industry worldwide" Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions - an organization devoted to helping the telecom industry find standards, guidelines and operating procedures NJ Utilities Association - represents New Jersey's investor-owned utility companies

TELECOM COMPANIES

Local

BellSouth Sprint Quest Communications - merged with US West SBC Communications - Parent company of Ameritech, Nevada Bell, Pacific Bell, Southwestern Bell, SNET Verizon - created by merger of Bell Atlantic, GTE, NYNEX

Long Distance

AT&T MCI Worldcom Sprint

Wireless

Alltel AT&T Verizon Cellular One Cingular Nextel Sprint PCS

TELECOMUNICATIONS HISTORY

Reaching Out: The Evolution of Communication - an educational Website, featuring a fascinating look at the world of communication. Telephone History Website - A great site for telecom history buffs! Alexander Graham Bell's Path to the Telephone - a University of Virginia project that attempts to reconstruct, in detail, the path (experiments, thoughts) taken by Alexander Graham Bell The Alaxander Graham Bell Notebooks Project - Bell's notebooks online! (Part of the above project) A Memorial to the Bell System - If your memory extends beyond January 1, 1984, you may want to check this out!

Videoconferencing Links and Info

News and Info

Wainhouse Research Bulletin - an archive of monthly newsletters highlighting the videoconferencing industry. If you're interested in videoconferencing, this is a must read! TeleSpan - "The authoritative source for teleconferencing news and analysis"

Manufacturer Links:

Polycom VTEL Sony Tandberg - Oslo, Norway VCON - Tel Aviv, Israel Sprint TekNet IP - media distribution and scheduling system for schools