2007 Domestic Wholesale Carrier Report Card


May 1, 2007
175 Pages - SKU: ACM1549268
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Countries covered: United States

ATLANTIC-ACM’s eleventh year of conducting this study within the U.S. wholesale telecom market reveals a dynamic industry in which technological innovations, emerging data products, demand shifts, fierce competition and unorthodox regulatory environment impact the wholesale landscape. Additionally, the impact of mega-mergers among major industry wholesale buyers and suppliers is quantified and detailed as the study provides relevant market sizing information to complement the carrier performance data.


I. Executive Summary
II. Overview of U.S. Wholesale Industry
A. History of the Wholesale Industry
B. Wholesale Market Sizing and Projections
C. Wholesale Industry Influencing Factors
1. Pricing
2. Substitution
3. Consolidation/Partnerships
4. Regulation
5. Demand Growth
6. Capacity
III. Wholesale Customer Respondent Priorities & Characteristics
A. Portrait of the Respondents
B. Relationship Duration
C. Spending Allocation
D. Customer Priorities
IV. Wholesale Carrier Descriptions & Product Offerings
A. AT&T
B. Global Crossing
C. Level 3
D. Qwest
E. Sprint
F. Verizon
G. XO Communications
V. Categorical Analysis of Carriers by Their Customers
A. Satisfaction by Customer Type
B. Overall Comparative Analysis
C. Comparative Analysis of Operational Categories
1. Brand Reputation
2. Sales Representatives
3. Network
4. Provisioning
5. Customer Service
6. Customer Interface
7. Billing
D. Comparative Analysis of Products
E. Historical Product Scores
VI. Summary of Categorical Scores By Carrier
A. AT&T
B. Global Crossing
C. Level 3
D. Qwest
E. Sprint
F. Verizon
G. XO Communications
VII. Conclusions and Implications for the Wholesale Industry
Appendix: Other Carriers


TABLE OF FIGURES
1.Number of Long Distance Providers 1959-1995
2.Number of Long Distance Providers 1995-2003
3.Number of Long Distance Providers 2003-2007
4.Long Distance Wholesale Switched Voice Revenue 2004-2011e
5.Long Distance Wholesale Switched Voice by Segment 2004-2011e
6.Long Distance Wholesale Data Revenue by Segment 2004-2011e
7.Long Distance Wholesale Data Revenue by Segment 2004-2011e
8.Region where Respondents Purchase Wholesale Service
9.Respondent Location
10.Respondent’s Job Title
11.Influence in Wholesale Purchasing Decision
12.Respondents’ Businesses
13.Primary Business Model
14.Average Length of Customer Relationship
15.The Expected Change in the Average Contract Length
16.Contract Length in Months, Across Customer Vertical
17.Respondents’ Average Percent of Total Wholesale Spend with Wholesale Carriers
18.Respondents’ Average Percent of Total Wholesale Spend with Carriers; Weighted by Spending
19.Average size of customer by carrier (wholesale spending in $millions)
20.Industry-Perceived Weights
21.Importance Rating of Carrier Characteristics by Customers’ Primary Business
22.Importance Rating of Carrier Characteristics by Customers’ Primary Business
23.Importance Rating of Carrier Characteristics by Primary Revenue Generating Footprint
24.Importance Rating of Carrier Characteristics by Annual Wholesale Spending
25.Importance Rating of Carrier Characteristics - Facilities-based vs. Switchless Resellers
26.Projected Voice and Data Demand Growth over the Next 18 Months, by Primary Business Model
27.Projected Voice and Data Demand Growth over the Next 18 Months, by Footprint
28.Projected Voice and Data Demand Growth over the Next 18 Months, FB vs. SWR
29.Products that respondents would like offered
30.How respondents Book VoIP Revenue
31.Operations Satisfaction Rating by Customer Type
32.Operations Satisfaction Rating by Customers’ Primary Business
33.Operations Satisfaction Rating by Customer’s Primary Business Cont.
34.Average Respondent Satisfaction by Annual Wholesale Spending
35.Average Respondent Satisfaction by Job Title
36.Average of Operations and Product Quality Scores
37.Weighted Average of Operations and Product Quality Scores
38.Operations Scores Weighted by Customer Priority
39.Product Quality Scores
40.Product Price Scores
41.Average Operations and Product Quality Scores by Switchless Resellers
42.Average Operations and Product Quality Scores for Facilities-Based Providers
43.Brand Reputation (Average and Weighted Scores)
44.Sales Representatives (Average and Weighted Scores)
45.Network (Average and Weighted Scores)
46.Provisioning (Average and Weighted Scores)
47.Customer Service (Average and Weighted Scores)
48.Customer Interface (Average and Weighted Scores)
49.Billing (Average and Weighted Scores)
50.Quality of Voice Products (Average and Weighted Scores)
51.Quality of Data Products (Average and Weighted Scores)
52.Price of Voice Products (Average and Weighted Scores)
53.Price of Data Products (Average and Weighted Scores)
54.800 Termination (Quality and Price scores)
55.Outbound (+1) (Quality and Price scores)
56.VoIP Origination (Quality and Price scores)
57.VoIP Interconnection (Quality and Price scores)
58.Internet Access (Quality and Price scores)
59.Long Haul ATM and Frame Relay (Quality and Price scores)
60.Long Haul Private Line (Quality and Price scores)
61.Colocation (Quality and Price scores)
62.DSL (Quality and Price scores)
63.Long Haul Ethernet (Quality and Price scores)
64.2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004 Industry Scores, All Respondents for Product Quality
65.2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004 Industry Scores, All Respondents for Price
66.AT&T - Score Summary - 2007
67.AT&T - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
68.AT&T - Product Price Score Summary - 2007
69.Global Crossing - Score Summary - 2007
70.Global Crossing - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
71.Global Crossing - Product Price Score Summary - 2007
72.Level 3 - Score Summary - 2007
73.Level 3 - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
74.Level 3 - Product Price Score Summary - 2007
75.Qwest - Score Summary - 2007
76.Qwest - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
77.Qwest - Product Price Score Summary - 2007
78.Sprint - Score Summary - 2007
79.Sprint - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
80.Sprint - Product Price Score Summary - 2007
81.Verizon - Score Summary - 2007
82.Verizon - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
83.Verizon - Product Price Score Summary -
84.2007XO - Score Summary - 2007
85.XO - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
86.XO - Product Price Score Summary - 2007
87.IP and Other Revenue 2004 to 2011
88.Make-up of the Other Category
89.Other Providers- Score Summary - 2007
90.Other Providers - Product Quality Score Summary - 2007
91.ther Providers - Product Price Score Summary - 2007

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