[Research Report:]
NYBB --
This doesn't factor in the recent court ruling, but it's of interest just the same. Actually, I think Frost and Sullivan want to sell their research report.
<<<PR Newswire - January 05, 1998 08:27
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) are experiencing something that is new to them: intense competition. The original seven RBOCs, formed in 1984 after the break-up of AT&T, have recently become five with the merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX and Southwestern Bell Corporation's integration with Pacific Telesis. The remaining five are now
facing steep competition and may be ill-prepared due to their lack of
familiarity with aggressive marketing in a competitive environment.
According to new strategic research from Frost & Sullivan (www.frost.com),
U.S. RBOC Residential Telecommunications Service Strategies, despite increasingly saturated metropolitan markets, many U.S. households could still be enticed to purchase additional telecommunications services through the right combination of bundled services, less expensive pricing plans, and easier-to-use services.
The residential telecommunications services market was estimated at over $120 billion in revenues in 1996. Total revenues are projected to
consistently climb at an estimated 10 percent per year through 2003. Revenue growth of each subsequent year is projected to be bolstered by a continually evolving mix of services, with some services experiencing a major decline, while others will feature explosive growth.
"Successful competitors are likely to be companies that best adjust to the present and future demands for telecommunications services, because they are projected to change substantially over the next several years," says Telecommunications Industry Analyst Mike Perez. "The passage of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996 opened new and unprecedented telecommunications services opportunities to the RBOCs and their newfound competitors."
This study is the first in a series of U.S. RBOC Strategic studies. In
addition to covering the residential market, Frost & Sullivan has examined the corporate and wholesale markets in 5640-60 U.S. RBOC Business Telecommunications Service Strategies and 5641-60 U.S. RBOC Wholesale Telecommunications Service Strategies.
The United States boasts some of the highest cable television (CATV) and telephone service penetration rates in the world. Wireless telephone use is also high, and newer services, such as Internet access of enhanced telephony services, have already shown signs of becoming lucrative future revenue contributors. Although the business and wholesale telecommunications services sectors merit substantial attention, the residential telecommunications services market continues to offer significant opportunities to competitors in these markets.
"Presumably, the local and long-distance services markets have been
opened for competition. However, the basic local and local voice markets are still dominated by RBOCs and other local exchange carriers (LECs)," says Perez. "On the other hand, long distance remains the province of interexchange carriers (IXCs). Significant market share erosion in either industry is unlikely for several years, because it will take considerable time for any entrant to establish a substantial presence in the market. At present, competitive local exchange companies (CLECs) remain relatively minor
participants in these markets, especially in the residential sector. However, this could certainly change over the next decade"
This study U.S. RBOC Residential Telecommunications Service Strategies offers detailed information in the strategies and issues governing the RBOCs and their business plans. With this knowledge behind them, companies can move a step ahead of the competition.
The technologies reviewed include asymmetric digital subscriber line
(ADSL), code division multiple access (CDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC), hybrid-fiber coax (HFC), global system for mobile communications (GSM), integrated services digital network (ISDN), local multipoint distribution service (LMDS), multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS), near video-on-demand (NVOD), open video system (OVS), personal communications service (PCS), switched digital video (SDV),
time division multiple access (TDMA), video on demand (VOD), and generic digital subscriber line (xDSL).
Market participants include: Adelphia Cable Communications Corp.,
AirTouch Communications, Inc., AirTouch Paging, ALLTEL Corporation, America Online, American Paging, Inc., Ameritech Cellular & Paging Services, Ameritech Corporation, Ameritech New Media, Arch Communications Group, Inc., AT&T Corporation, AT&T Wireless Services, Axcess Global Communications Corp., Bell Atlantic Corporation, Bell Atlantic Corporation, Bell Atlantic Internet
Solutions, Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, Bell Atlantic Paging, Inc., Bell
Atlantic Video Services, BellSouth Cellular Corporation, BellSouth
Corporation, BellSouth Mobility, Inc., BellSouth Personal Communications, Inc., Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, Cascade Operator Services, Inc. , Century Communications Corporation, Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc., CERFnet, Inc., Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Citizens Utilities Company, Comcast Corporation, CompuServe, Inc., Concentric Network
Corporation, Cox Communications, CT Communications, C-TEC Corporation, CUE Paging Corporation, DIRECTV, Inc., EarthLink Network, Inc., EchoStar Communications Corporation, Excel Communications, Falcon Cable TV, Frontier Corporation, GE Information Services, GTE Corporation, GTE Wireless, IBM
Global Network, IDT Corporation, Jones Intercable, Inc., LCI International, Lincoln Telecommunications Company, LinkUSA Corporation, Marcus Cable, MCI Communications Corporation, MCI, MediaOne, Inc., Metrocall, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, MindSpring Enterprises, Inc., MobileComm, Inc., NETCOM OnLine,
NEWSPAGER COMNET, INC., North Pittsburgh Telephone Company, NYNEX Corporation, Omnipoint Communications, Inc., Pacific Bell Internet Services, Pacific Bell Mobile Services (PBMS), Pacific Bell Video Services, Pacific Internet, Inc., Pacific Telecom, Inc., Pacific Telesis Group, PageAmerica Group, Inc., PageMart, Inc., Paging Network, Inc., (PageNet), Powertel, Inc., Preferred
Networks, Inc., PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P., Priority Communications, Inc., Prodigy, Inc., ProNet, Inc., SBC Media Ventures, L.P., Seiko Communications Systems, Inc., SkyTel, SmarTalk Teleservices, Inc., SNET Mobility, Southern New England Telephone (SNET), Southwestern Bell Corporation, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Sprint Corporation, Sprint PCS, Sprint Spectrum/American Personal Communications, Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI), Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Teleport Communications Group, Teletouch Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable, TSR Paging, Inc., US WEST, Inc., US West Communications Services, Inc., US West Media Group, UUNET
Technologies, Inc., Western Communications, Western Wireless, Inc., and WorldCom.
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