The competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC) are covered in detail including corporate and network data, operational status, product and services offerings, capital expenditures and future direction. In addition to available revenue data, New Paradigm Resources Group estimates year end revenue for all companies, both public and private. Whether you're in the investment community and equipment manufacturer or end-user, this in the CLEC reference book you need.

Comparative industry rankings are presented in terms of network parameters and revenue categories. Emerging strategies and revenue drivers are identified.

In addition to a detailed breakdown of industry revenue, a category by category projection from 1996 to 2000 is presented. This detailed forecast shows why New Paradigm Resources Group believes that the competitive telecommunications industry will continue its explosive growth through the end of the century.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Executive Summary
• Chapter 2: The CLEC World and Beyond: An Overview and History
• Chapter 3: Emerging Strategies and Growth Drivers among CLECs
• Chapter 4: CLECs and the Data Revolution
• Chapter 5: International CLEC Developments: The European Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Industry

PART II: CLEC INDUSTRY PROFILES AND STATISTICS

• Chapter 6: Status of the CLEC Industry: Network Parameters and Revenue Figures
• Chapter 7: Market Forecasts: CLEC Growth and Development
• Chapter 8: Markets Served by CLECs: CLEC Networks (Operational And Under Development; by City and by State)
• Chapter 9: The DSL Market
  • Part I: Market Overview
    
  • Part II: Provider Profiles
    • Covad Communications Company
    • Dakota Services, Inc.
    • HarvardNet
    • InterAccess
    • Jato Communications
    • Northpoint
    • Reach
    • Rhythms
    • Vitts

Chapter 10: CLEC Company Profiles

• 21st Century
• 2nd Century
• Advanced Communications Group, Inc.
• Advanced Radio Telecom Corp.
• Advanced Telcom Group, Inc.
• Allegiance Telecom, Inc.
• American MetroComm Corp.
• AT&T Corp. (formerly TCG)
• Avista Communications
• Birch Telecom
• Bresnan Communications, Inc.
• BroadSpan Communications d/b/a Primary Network Communications
• BTI
• Buckeye Tele System
• Cablevision Lightpath, Inc.
• Cambridge Telecom Services, Inc.
• CapRock Communications Corp.
• Cavalier Telephone
• CFW Telephone, Inc.
• Choice One Communications
• Coast to Coast Telecommunications, Inc.
• Comav Telco, Inc.
• Communications Options, Inc.
• Community Networks, Inc.
• Conectiv Communications,Inc.
• Convergent Communications, Inc.
• CoreCom
• Cox Communications, Inc.
• Crescent
• CRJ Communications
• Crystal Communications, Inc.
• CTC Communications
• CTS Telecom d/b/a Climax Telephone Co.
• CTSI, Inc.
• Digital Teleport, Inc.
• Dyntel
• e.spire
• Eagle Communications, Inc.
• Electric Lightwave, Inc.
• First Regional TeleCom, L.L.C.
• FirstWorld Communications, Inc.
• Florida Digital Network
• Focal Communications
• Forest City Telecom, Inc.
• Frontier Communications
• Gabriel Communications, Inc.
• Gateway Telephone
• Global Com, Inc.
• Global NAPs
• Goldfield Access Network, L.L.C.
• GST Telecommunications, Inc.
• Hyperion Telecommunications, Inc.
• ICG Communications, Inc.
• Indigital Telecom
• InfoTelCom, L.L.C.
• Integra Telecom
• Intermedia Communications, Inc.
• ITC DeltaCom, Inc
• Jones Communications, Inc.
• King's Deer Telephone Company
• KMC Telecom, Inc.
• Knology Holdings, Inc.
• Level 3 Communications
• Local Fiber, L.L.C.
• Logix Communications
• Manhattan Telecommunications Corp. d/b/a MetTel
• MCI Worldcom
• McLeodUSA, Inc.
• MEANS (Minnesota Equal Access Network Services)
• MediaOne Telecommunications, Inc.
• MegsInet
• Metromedia Fiber Networks
• MetroNet Communications
• MGC Communications
• MH Lightnet, Inc.
• Minnesota Power Telecom
• NA Communications
• Net-Tel Corporation
• Net2000 Communications, Inc.
• Network Access Solutions, Inc.
• NewSouth Communications, L.L.C.
• NEXTLINK Communications, L.L.C.
• North American Telecommunication, Inc.
• NorthEast Optic Network Services, Inc (NEON)
• Novus Telecom
• OpTel Telecom, Inc.
• Orlando Telephone Company
• Otter Tail, Inc.
• Ovation Communications
• P.V. Telecommunications, L.L.C.
• Pac West Telecomm, Inc.
• PaeTec Communications
• Pointe Communications
• R&B Network, Inc.
• RCN Corporation
• RIO Communications
• RNK, Inc.
• Sharon Telephone Company
• Supra Telecommunications & Information Systems, Inc.
• TDS Metrocom, Inc.
• Telephone Plus
• Teligent, L.L.C.
• Time Warner Telecommunications
• US LEC Corp.
• US MidTel Corporation
• US Online Communications L.L.C.
• U.S. Telepacific d/b/a Telepacific
• US Unwired
• US Xchange, L.L.C.
• Waller Creek Communications
• WinStar Communications, Inc.
• XIT Communications

Chapter 11: Competitors Watch List

• Atlantic Telecommunications Systems
• AT&T Time Warner Joint Venture
• Bay Springs Telephone Company
• Beaver Creek Telephone Cooperative
• BellSouth Corporation
• California-Oregon Telephone Company
• CalTech International Telecom Corp.
• Coldwater TelecommunicationsUtility
• Columbia Telecommunications
• Computer Business Sciences
• C-Systems
• DualStar Communications
• Elite Communications
• ExOp of Missouri
• Fairpoint
• Fiber Services
• Great Lakes Comnet
• GTE
• HighSpeed
• Marathon Communications
• Marietta Fibernet
• Microsun Telecommunications, Inc.
• Nebraska Technology and Telecommunications
• Network Telephone, Inc.
• Northland Communications Group
• Parker FiberNet
• POPP Telcom
• Qwest Communications
• Rio Virgin Telephone
• San Isabel Telecom
• SBC
• Shared Communications
• SigeCom
• Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
• State Communications
• TCC Communications
• US Link
• US West !nterprise America, Inc.
• Village Telephone, Inc.

Chapter 12: Where Are They Now?

• ACC National Telecom Corp.
• Access Network Services
• Advanced American Telecom
• AlterNet
• American Telco
• ATS Network
• Boulevard Phone Company
• BRE Communications
• Brooks Fiber Properties
• Cable & Wireless
• Cellular South
• Communications Buying Group
• Consolidated Communications
• EXCEL Communications
• FirstLink Communications, Inc.
• Genesis Communications International
• Globe Telecommunications, Inc.
• IWL Communications
• Kansas City Fibernet
• LCI International
• Metro Access Networks
• Micro-Comm, Inc.
• MIDCOM Communications
• Multitechnology Services
• National Telecommunications of Florida
• New Millennium Communications Corp.
• Project Telephone
• QST Communications
• Rainier Group
• Sledge Telephone Company
• SouthEast Telephone, Inc.
• Strategic Technologies
• Switch Systems
• Tel3
• Teleport Communications Group
• TriComm
• USN Communications, Inc.
• US Telco, Inc.
• Utilicore Corporation
• W.T. Services, Inc.
• XCOM Technologies

Also included are tables, figures and charts