Article: Local Phone Companies Achieve Preferred Status For High-Speed Service, Says The Strategis Group.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ --

Internet users have demonstrated a growing preference for receiving high-speed access from their local phone company, rather than an ISP or cable company, according to a recent study released by The Strategis Group. The study, Internet User Trends, finds that thirty-one percent of consumers that are interested in residential high-speed service would first choose their local phone company, up from only sixteen percent one year ago.

"The shift in popularity demonstrates the efficacy of recent marketing campaigns by ILECs, such as SBC, Bell Atlantic and Qwest (U.S. West)," says Charles Dorrier, Research Analyst with The ...

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