Telecommunications Companies

Telecommunications Companies (commonly abbreviated as "telcos") are those businesses (whether public or private; for-profit, not-for-profit or non-profit) which provide telephone, radio, television, internet or other communications services to other businesses as well as individual consumers and households. Telcos typically provide only the infrastructure to connect to other services, but in some cases actually provide their own service offerings to which to connect (i.e. their own .

The following will list major Telcos worldwide:

North America

• wikipedia: List of mobile network operators of the Americas
• wikipedia: List of United States mobile virtual network operators

Canada

• wikipedia: List of Canadian mobile phone companies
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC): http://crtc.gc.ca/
• CRTC -- The Wireless Code, simplified: http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/mobile/codesimpl.htm

Rogers

• wikipedia: Rogers
• Rogers: http://rogers.com

Bell

• wikipedia: Bell
• Bell: http://bell.ca | COVERAGE
• Bell-Aliant: http://bellaliant.net
• wikipedia: Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company

Telus

• wikipedia: Telus
• Telus: http://telus.com

United States of America

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC): https://www.fcc.gov/
• FCC - Wireless Services rules & regulation: http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=wtb_services_home

AT&T

• wikipedia: ATT
• AT&T: http://att.com | Unlock

Cingular

Cingular purchased AT&T's "AT&T Wireless" division in 2004, only to later be bought in its entirety in 2007 by the AT&T parent company as it restructured and re-shaped its strategic vision. Some criticized this as an intentional act or back-room deal to acquire Cingular at a cheaper price, from the beginning.

• Cingular accused of duping ex-AT&T subscribers: http://news.cnet.com/Cingular-accused-of-duping-ex-AT38T-subscribers/2100-1039_3-6091853.html

T-Mobile

T-Mobile is another company that AT&T attempted to aggressively take over through merger and/or acquisition, however this time legislators put a stop to the merger for purposes of anti-trust and anti-competition prevention.

• AT&T makes its T-Mobile case - Patriotism, spectrum crunch, mobile broadband (aka. $39 Billon USD to restore its oligopoly): http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/at-t-makes-its-t-mobile-case-patriotism-spectrum-crunch-mobile-broadband/46288

Sprint

• wikipedia: Sprint
• wikipedia: Sprint Canada (acquired by Rogers)
• Sprint: http://sprint.com/

Verizon

• Verizon: http://verizon.com

Virgin

• Virgin Mobile (USA): http://www.virginmobileusa.com/
• Virgin Mobile (CANADA): http://www.virginmobile.ca

AMP'D

• Amp'd Mobile Runs Out of Juice: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2007/tc20070605_529608.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology
• What were they thinking? Amp’d Mobile’s mad credit strategy: http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/20/what-were-they-thinking-ampd-mobiles-mad-credit-strategy/

Europe

• wikipedia: List of mobile network operators of Europe

United Kingdom

British Telecom (BT)

• wikipedia: British Telecommunications company

Vodafone

• wikipedia: Vodafone
• Vodafone: http://www.vodafone.com

O2

• wikipedia: Telefónica UK limited
• Telefónica UK Limited (aka O2): http://o2.co.uk

Blyk

• Blyk - The FREE (Ad-supported) Mobile Network: http://www.blyk.co.uk/
• Blyk blitzes mobile advertising: http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/global/Insight/uniteMagazine/Spring+2008/BlykBlitzesMobileAdvertising.htm?languagecode=en

France

Bouygues Telecom

• Bouygues-Telecom: http://www.bouyguestelecom.fr/

France Telecom

• wikipedia: France Télécom
• France Telecom - ORANGE (main brand/subsidiary): http://www.orange.com/en/home

Middle East

• wikipedia: List of mobile network operators of the Middle East and Africa
• wikipedia: List of mobile network operators in Pakistan

Asia

• wikipedia: List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region

Russia & Eastern Europe

• Russian Telcos: http://cis-russian-telecoms-news.com/list-of-operators-in-russia-and-central-and-eastern-europe/

Japan

NTT

• NTT: http://www.ntt.co.jp/index_e.html

Docomo

• NTT Docomo: http://www.nttdocomo.com/

KDDI/au

• KDDI: http://www.kddi.com/english/

AU

• AU (by KDDI): http://www.au.kddi.com/english/

Softbank

• Softbank: http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/

e-Mobile

• e-Mobile: http://www.emobile.jp

China

China Mobile

• China Mobile: (state-sponsored and strictly run by the government)

Resources

• Mobile Providers List: http://www.mobilproviders.com/
• List of Cellular Network providers and coverage areas (Worldwide): http://www.proxicast.com/support/cell-carriers.htm
• An International Comparison of Cell Phone Plans and Prices: http://oti.newamerica.net/publications/policy/an_international_comparison_of_cell_phone_plans_and_prices
• StopTheSqueeze: http://www.stopthesqueeze.ca

External Links

• wikipedia: Telephone company
• wikipedia: List of mobile network operators
• wikipedia: List of telephone operating companies
• The world’s best mobile entertainment services: http://www.pocketpicks.co.uk/index.php/2007/04/23/the-worlds-best-mobile-entertainment-services/
• Billing problems head list of mobile-phone users' grievances: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/12/20/national/national_30091476.php
• Canadian Businesses hit by phone fraud mad at telecom companies; want political action: http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/21022009/2/biz-finance-businesses-hit-phone-fraud-mad-telecom-companies-want.html
• Mobile phone calls lowest in Finland, Netherlands and Sweden (highest in Canada, US & Spain), says OECD report: http://www.oecd.org/general/mobilephonecallslowestinfinlandnetherlandsandswedensaysoecdreport.htm
• Mobile plan pricing - The truth is out there: http://www.zdnet.com/article/when-it-comes-to-phone-service-pricing-some-major-carriers-are-pretty-much-lying/

See Also

Telephone | Television | Internet | Radio