Wal-Mart Inks Partnership to Market AT&T's High-Speed Internet Service and Verizon Business Expands Sandvik's Managed Global IP Network

Telecommunications industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is teaming up with the world's largest retailer on a new marketing program to sell AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet at 570 Wal-Mart stores in 13 states. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has begun marketing AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet at its Wal-Mart Connection Center locations. The Connection Centers are specialized areas within Wal-Mart stores that sell various broadband and wireless services to customers. Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) recently announced that Thomas J. McLoughlin has been appointed vice president, consumer marketing, effective Dec. 11. McLoughlin will be based in Denver, reporting directly to Laura Sankey, Qwest executive vice president, marketing and communications. Qwest offers a unique and powerful combination of voice and data solutions for businesses, government agencies and consumers - locally and throughout the country.

Sandvik, a global high-tech engineering group, has selected Verizon Business (NYSE:VZ) to expand a Managed Private IP network reaching Sandvik's 41,000 employees at 250 sites in 130 countries across Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe and South Africa. Sandvik, which is headquartered in Sandviken, Sweden, and grew significantly in the last financial year, needed to expand its global network and add new applications to meet increased business demands. U.S. Starcom (OTC: USTA) recently announced that its gross profit for the 3rd quarter rose to $475,284, up from $10,566 a year ago. Revenues for the 3rd quarter, which includes the recent acquisition of Bell Latino, were many times the total revenues of U.S. Starcom for all of last year. The company's net loss for the quarter was $104,962, an improvement of 56% from the 3rd quarter last year.

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