It's war! The battle for the telecommunications dollar is turning into a free-for-all. The big question: who's going to be left standing?

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The deregulation of the telecommunications industry and new technologies are resulting in intense competition in the communications market. Local and long-distance telephone companies, cable TV operators, digital wireless and satellite services, Internet service providers, and even power companies are invading each other's markets. These companies will offer a broad range of services, providing one-stop shopping for all telecommunications needs and, hopefully, locking customers into their services for the long term. They hope to maximize their revenues by enticing the customers into using a wide variety of their services. Many companies will discount some of their services in order to increase sales of their other offerings. This competition was fostered by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. AT&T, which was previously limited to the long-distance market, now hopes to garner at least one-third of the local telephone service market.

Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Cable Television Systems, Cable Networks, Long Distance Telephone Svc, Mobile Radio Services, Telephone communications, exc. radio, Cable and other pay TV services, Local Telephone Service, Planning, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Cable television broadcasting industry, Cable television, Long distance telephone services, Wireless communications services, Local telephone services, Market Entry, Market Trend Market Analysis

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InterDigital Communications files suit over cellular phone technology patent

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InterDigital Communications Corp sues Qualcomm Inc and Oki America Inc and its parent company, Oki Electric Industry Co, claiming patent infringement. InterDigital claims that in developing code division multiple access (CDMA), a new digital-transmission technology, Qualcomm violated an InterDigital patent. The suit is filed just as standards work is being completed on a CDMA standard. Any delay on implementing CDMA would benefit InterDigital, which holds many of the patents for a rival to CDMA called time division multiple access (TDMA). TDMA standards have already been established, and companies such as McCaw Cellular Communications Inc have begun installing it on their networks. The lawsuit could have a major impact on the cellular industry, which plans to install digital equipment over the next several years.

Semiconductors and related devices, Radio & TV communications equipment, Cases, QUALCOMM Inc., Cellular telephone equipment industry, Digital communications, InterDigital Communications Corp., Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd., Lawsuits, Cellular Radio, Digital Communication, Patent, Oki America Inc.

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