Cable operators shake up special access market long dominated by telcos

Sean BuckleyTelcos AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) have owned the wholesale special access market for decades. But cable operators have emerged to shake up this moribund market, giving competitive local exchange operators a bit of choice in their ability to connect their multi-site business customers in rural areas. FierceTelecom's Sean Buckley weighs into this issue in his latest column. You can read it here.