Local Service Coverage and Carrier Comparison
| Reseller |
Carriers Represented |
Footprint |
| AireSpring |
XO, MCI, Broadwing:
other CLECs TBA |
65 markets and 42 states |
| BullsEye Telecom |
BellSouth, Qwest, SBC, Verizon Sprint |
62 major markets across 48 states |
| Ernst Communications |
BellSouth, Qwest, SBC, Verizon & hundreds of ILECs in off-net areas |
100% coverage in 50 states |
| Granite Communications |
BellSouth, Qwest, SBC, Verizon, Sprint & other ILECs TBA |
49 states (not Alaska): Jan1 expects to cover 99% of the contiguous states. |
| MetTel |
BellSouth, Qwest, SBC, Verizon & other ILECs TBA |
48 states by the end of 2005 |
Source: Company web sites and interviews with company executives
Top CLEC Coverage
| CLEC |
Markets |
Footprint |
| AT&T |
141 Markets |
32 states + D.C. |
| Broadwing |
30 markets |
16 states + D.C. |
| Cox Communications |
52 markets |
16 states + D.C. |
| MCI |
135 markets |
35 states + D.C.. |
| Qwest |
28 markets |
13 states + D.C. |
| Time Warner Telecom |
44 markets |
22 states |
| XO |
72 markets |
22 states + D.C. |
Source: New Paradigm Resource Group
Bell's Regional Coverage
| RBOC |
Access Lines |
Footprint |
| BellSouth |
21.3 Million |
9 states |
| Qwest |
15.5 million |
14 states |
| SBC |
52.3 million |
13 states |
| Verizon |
52.9 million |
13 states + D.C.. |
Source: FCC's Statistics of Communcations Common Carriers published Nov.7, 2005.
