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phone serviceA telephone company (or telco) provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications. Most of the largest telcos are or were at one time nationalized or state-regulated monopolies. These monopolies are often referred to, primarily in Europe, as PTTs. Telcos are also known as common carriers and local exchange carriers. With the advent of cellular telephony, telcos now include wireless carriers. VoIP-Digital-Internet-Broadband Phone Service Order VoIP, Digital, Internet or Broadband. Most telcos now also function as ISPs, and the distinction between telco and ISP may disappear completely over time. The comedian Lily Tomlin satirized the attitudes of many telcos with the quote: "We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company. "Telcos include: Amena (now part of Orange)BC TEL (now part of Telus)Bell Atlantic (Merged with GTE, now Verizon)Bell Canada (see also List of Canadian telephone companies)Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC)Du (United Arab Emirates)Energis (Merged with Cable and Wireless)Etisalat (United Arab Emirates)GTE (Merged with Bell Atlantic, now Verizon)Magyar Telekom (formerly MATÁV)MCI (MCI WorldCom) (Merged with Verizon)SBC Communications (Merged with AT&T)SingTel (Singapore)StarHub (Singapore)Telkom (South Africa)TELKOM (Indonesia)US West (now Qwest)See alsoVoIP Voice over Internet ProtocolITSP Internet Telephony Service ProviderExternal linksCallerpoint. Please enter the 10-digit phone number below. Home pirate party supplies nike school supplies unique party supplies chefs supply pool party supplies power chairs powered wheelchairs high power laser diode power ranger emergency power power tap universal power supplies texas durable power of attorney atx 12v power translation services transcription services online fax services dating services online credit card debt consolidation services cheap long distance phone service answering service uk shopping cart services discount phone service spam filtering service credit card consolidation services business internet services new york city limousine service limo service los angeles answering service minneapolis cable internet service provider african american online dating services telephone conference services incorporating service video conference services web designing services colocation hosting service asian matchmaking services limo services in chicago payment processing service full service web design financial services marketing mastercard merchant services web site service |