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| DOJ Clears Level 3, tw telecom Merger | |
The U.S. Justice Department has cleared the pending acquisition of tw telecom by Level 3 Communications. Level 3 said Monday the process is completed under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR).
The acquisition is still pending approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Communications Commission and various states.
Shareholders of tw telecom and Level 3 also must approve the $7.3 billion deal. In a press release, Level 3 said it and tw telecom will provide a joint proxy statement/prospectus to its respective stockholders.
Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 in July announced plans to acquire tw telecom for $5.7 billion and assume tw telecom's $1.6 billion in debt in a deal worth a little less than $41 per share.
Level 3 anticipates the merger will close in the fourth quarter.
Based on results in the 12 months that ended on March 31, 2014, the combined company generated pro forma revenues of $7.9 billion.
Founded in 1985 as Kiewit Diversified Group Inc., Level 3 13 years later raised $14 billion in pursuit of constructing a high-speed backbone network that could meet the explosive demand for Internet services.
But wholesale carriers such as Level 3 bled heavy financial losses for years and struggled to meet their debt obligations. After the telecom bubble burst in 2000, a number of Level 3's competitors filed bankruptcy, either shuttering their operations or reorganizing with less debt. Level 3 hung around and scooped up rivals beginning with the 2005 acquisition of WilTel, formerly known as Williams Communications.
Arguably, Level 3's most significant merger was with the once high-flying Global Crossing in 2011.
Earlier this summer, Level 3 said the acquisition of tw telecom will pair its global presence with tw telecom's extensive local assets and operations in North America.
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Don't get lost in the Class Quote and Order Process. Let us make it easy for you!
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Please send all quote requests with complete customer information and the anticipated services required to quotes@connectivitysource.com.
Time Warner, Charter, Comcast, and other cable companies can actually vary dramatically in their process of quoting.
We will qualify each site to make sure cable is available at that location. Coax and fiber is not ubiquitous like copper, and frequently there are no cable facilities available at a specific site. When this occurs, the cable companies will incur and often forgo a set amount of construction costs at no additional charge to the customer.
Once you are ready to place your order, email quotes@connectivitysource.com to request paperwork. Requests will be internally forwarded to our orders department at orders@connectivitysource.com. Orders will assemble the paperwork and deliver an email contract by e-signature to your customer, or directly to you to forward to your customer. You also have the option of printing, completing, and returning the unedited paperwork if customer is not comfortable utilizing the e-signature process.
After signature, the completed paperwork will be sent to orders@connectivitysource.com where it is filed, processed, and managed until install. Agents will receive updates on the progress of the order through final installation. All update requests or change orders after the original contract submission should be directed to this email address.
We normally receive compensation from the carrier 2 months after install. All partner commissions are paid out on the following 15th commission run.
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Promos Extended Through The End Of The Year!
Due to the positive feedback we received from our partners, we're extending our promotions and spiffs until the end of the year! Whether it's our Cloud Voice and Cloud UC Money for Leads promotion or our upfront SIP Trunking spiff, we have the incentives to add Fusion solutions to your portfolio. Check the details below and follow the links for further information on these great promos, now valid until December 31, 2014!
Money for Leads
Earn $100 on each qualified Fusion Cloud Voice and Cloud UC lead. Click here for details.
Cloud Communications spiff
Earn up to $75 for each Cloud Voice and Cloud UC seat you sell. Click here for details.
SIP Trunking spiff
Earn 1.5xMRR when you sell Fusion SIP Trunking. Click here for details.
Metro Ethernet Special Pricing
Sell Fusion Ethernet in NY and NY and save. Click here for details.
Verizon Local T1 spiff
Earn up to $1,500 when you sell local T1 from Verizon. Click here for details.
TradeUP2Polycom - Phone Trade-in Program
Replace your old desk and conference phones and take advantage of great trade-in rebates. Click here for details.
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Additional areas for the New Business Class Internet Tiers within select areas in NYC, Los Angeles, and Austin!
The Time Warner Cable Business Class is pleased to announce the expansion of areas for the new Business Internet tiers with faster upload and download speeds available IN SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN NYC, LOS ANGELES, AND AUSTIN, TX MARKETS. The new tiers are:
100 Mbps x 10 Mbps
200 Mbps x 20 Mbps
300 Mbps x 20 Mbps
These new tiers are created to address competitive offerings and meet customer needs for faster Internet speeds to use bandwidth intensive applications such as Voice-over-IP, video conferencing and collaboration tools for their business. These new tiers reiterate TWCBC's commitment to delivering services that help our customers increase business productivity.
Product Availability
The new speeds tiers will continue to be made available throughout NYC, Los Angeles, and Austin on a HUB by HUB basis throughout 2014. This HUB by HUB strategy will allow TWCBC to bring these tiers to market quicker.
Business Rules:
- Only one modem per location/customer (no stacking)
- Serviceability will need to be verified via Salesforce or Billing System
- Customers purchasing 200Mx20M or 300Mx20M will require a truck roll as a new modem is required.
Serviceability Verification:
Verification of 'New Tiers' ready addresses are provided in Salesforce.com Starting Point 6.0. A 'NO' or 'blank' indicates it's not available.
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New Orleans Cloud Partners Show Update:
A quick thank you to all the agents and partners I was able to meet with last week in New Orleans. I haven't seen any official numbers, but the show appeared to be one of the largest East Coast shows that I have attended. There was a surprisingly strong participation from many Carolina and Georgia partners. I opine the main theme of the show.. this cloud thing, is sort of a big deal. From a vendor standpoint, not only did you have your normal carrier participation, but heavy participation in all other aspects of the cloud as well. Companies from data backup and storage, to VOIP providers, to hardware manufacturers like Yealink were all showing off their goods. I am looking forward to discussing and implementing many of these new cloud concepts and products with each of you.
Scott Langdon
919-827-1717
 
Scott and Art with Access Point Inc. Scott and Sarah with Windstream
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