tw telecom Files Petition to Deny AT&T's Elimination of Long-term Pricing Discounts

tw telecom TWTC filed a Petition to Suspend and Investigate AT&T's T proposal to eliminate certain long-term contracts that offer pricing discounts.  "These actions are effectively a rate increase for businesses – small, medium or large -- as well as large organizations or government entities that have no alternative for purchasing these critical telecom access services," said Michael Rouleau, Senior Vice President – Business Development and Public Policy for tw telecom. "Customers depend on these types of services as a lifeline connection for their business.  Often times these DS-1 and DS-3 services are the only network option available for a business.  If there were competitive alternatives available, a service provider like AT&T could not take such an action.  Only a company See full press release