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In the US, About 9,000 Companies Provide Telecommunications Services, With Total Annual Revenue Over $400 Billion

Posted on: Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 12:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35158) has announced the addition of Telecommunication Services - Industry Profile to their offering.

In the US, about 9,000 companies provide telecommunications services, with total annual revenue over $400 billion. The industry includes large companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast, but many smaller companies that provide local services. The industry includes 2,500 wireline carriers (annual revenues about $250 billion); 1,200 wireless companies ($100 billion); 2,000 cable companies ($60 billion); and satellite companies and telecommunications resellers. The 50 largest companies hold 90 percent of the market.

Demand for telecommunications services by consumers and businesses is affected by their economic circumstances, reflected in personal and corporate income. Because of the high fixed costs for most services, the profitability of individual companies depends largely on their volume of customers. Large companies have big economies of scale in providing a highly automated service to large numbers of customers, and have the financial resources required to build and maintain a large network of communications devices. Smaller companies can compete effectively only in small markets or by providing specialty services.

The industry provides mainly telephone, TV distribution, and data transmission services (such as the Internet). Companies provide these services through networks of wires, computers, transmitters, and receivers. In the voice and data segments, companies merely provide a channel over which customers transmit their own information. In the TV distribution segment, companies also supply the content transmitted to the customer.

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Companies mentioned:

-- Verizon

-- SBC

-- MCI

-- Comcast

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Source: Business Wire

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