Keller and Heckman's Telecommunications Procurement Update [telecom]

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Keller and Heckman LLP

This Update is intended for enterprise IT, telecom, procurement staffs, and in-house counsel responsible for telecommunications management and procurements, focusing on strategies to maximize savings and optimize services to meet projected enterprise requirements.

Industry Consolidation

XO Communications is now part of Verizon, CenturyLink has acquired Level 3, and, among the cable operators, Charter has acquired Time Warner Cable. The environment is more favorable for multinationals that can look to Orange, BT, Tata, or Telefonica to compete for their international and rest-of-world services. Whether DoJ and the FCC, respectively, approve the T-Mobile and Sprint merger will remain an open question for several months.