Phone Services in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., are diverse and competitive, just like elsewhere in the United States. Verizon is by far the largest local company, and they used to be the monopolist for this area of the West Coast of the USA. Verizon is one of the Regional (Baby) Bell companies. It used to be known as Bell Atlantic, but changed its name to Verizon in 2000.
After the 1996 Telecommunications Act introduced more competition into the telecoms industry, many more small competitive local exchange carriers appeared. As time passed, many of them went out of business or merged, and right now, in the metropolitan area of Washington D.C. there are no more than 50 small telephone companies offering phone services and competing with Verizon.
In the number of specific phone services these companies offer, basic residential service is the most common. Some companies offer prepaid services and only about 30 percent of companies offer high-value added services like VoIP, Internet and TV. Competition with Verizon is fierce and smaller CLEC's are in the constant confrontation with the bigger rival. In 2007, Washington, D.C., companies named Covad, Nuvox and XO Communications complained to the Wireline Competition Bureau citing difficulties caused by Verizon in offering broadband services to customers in D.C.
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Discussions
If I have a phone aready and cell phone How do I get wireless service for my lap top without subcribing to another phone service or comcast isnt there a service just for laptop wireless that I can subcribe to ? Let me know Thanks Paticia Post by rhdspt in , Post Your Reply
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police55 in , says…
There are several wireless internet providers,you can try Verizon,or Sprint.
Is cable internet phone service as dependable as traditional copper wire phone service? Post by in , Post Your Reply
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No, they are not. If your power or cable goes out, likely the phone goes out too. Traditional phones also carry thier own power and are generally very dependable.
Can I get high speed internet without having a phone, I have magic jack which gives you phone on comp., I would love to get rid of at&t phone service, but how do I keep my internet service without a phone line. Post by Twitty1256 in , Post Your Reply
Is it better to have traditional phone service or a cell phone for your only phone? Post by anonymous in , Post Your Reply
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This is a great question and with each person the answer will change. My personal opinion is home phones are a waste of time since the only time you can answer it is when you are home. Cell phones you can use anywhere and if you have a good data plan you will not worry about minutes. The only plus I could see from a landline is using it as a number to give to people that you do not want to give your cell number out to. If this is not an issue to you then there really is no point in spending an extra $25 a month.
Can you do work-at-home customer service jobs with your cell phone or must you have home phone service? Post by in , Post Your Reply
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You will need a landline phone to work as a customer service representative at home. Most companies will require you to have this in order to apply with their company but some of them will reimburse you for the charges. You can find good deals with AT&T.
