If you live in New England, you’ve probably noticed that your local phone company isn’t called Verizon anymore; now it’s FairPoint. And if you haven’t already, then soon you will likely receive new FairPoint calling cards.

But calling cards issued by your local phone company have a serious problem.

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After a two-year hiatus, Phone Watch will return this month with regular updates on the telecommunications industry.

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Local wireline telecommunications provider Embarq, which separated from its parent company Sprint Nextel on May 18, has been using some unconventional means of publicizing its status as a separate company.

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Beginning July 21, residential basic telephone rates for customers in many Missouri cities will rise by from $0.93 to $1.26 per month, an AT&T spokesman said.

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Qwest announced on Thursday that new customers in six states could receive deep discounts on its Qwest Home Entertainment bundle of telephone, satellite TV and broadband DSL service, with monthly prices as low as $77.97 for 12 months.

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BellSouth on Thursday launched a sweepstakes to promote its 411 Nationwide product and is giving away a 2006 Pontiac Solstice sports car and subscriptions to FastAccess DSL service.

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AT&T, which recently completed a merger with SBC Communications, announced Monday a $67 billion deal to purchase BellSouth, in an all-stock transaction.
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T-Mobile has announced a promotion where its U.S. wireless subscribers can receive free use of its 6,500 T-Mobile HotSpot wireless hotspots every weekend through Memorial Day, May 29, 2006.
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Customers of AT&T local telephone service in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware will see a new line item on their bills beginning after March 26, the “local connectivity charge” of $2.75 per month, or $3.50 for New Jersey customers.

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The Georgia Public Service Commission has delayed the implementation of the new 762 area code in north Georgia by six months.
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