PTGi Board of Directors Declares Special Dividend of $8.50 per Share

PTGi Board of Directors Declares Special Dividend of $8.50 per Share

HERNDON, VA — (Marketwired) — 08/07/13 — Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated ("PTGi") (NYSE: PTGI), a leading international wholesale service provider to fixed and mobile network operators worldwide, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a special cash dividend of $8.50 per share on all issued and outstanding PTGi common stock. The special cash dividend will be paid on August 27, 2013 to holders of record of PTGi common stock as of August 20, 2013. For

Statement by the American Consumer Institute: CBS Blackout Harms Consumers

Statement by the American Consumer Institute: CBS Blackout Harms Consumers

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 08/06/13 — The following is a statement by the American Consumer Institute. Current regulations unfairly give local broadcast stations the upper hand in negotiations with cable distributors over the payment of programming. This has led to massive blackouts and much higher prices for consumers, and the recent CBS blackout of Time Warner-s cable customers is yet another example of this problem.One major reason for strained negotiations has been the FCC-s networ

AVST Thinks Outside of Conventional UC Box With CX-Series 8.5 and Atom for the Enterprise

AVST Thinks Outside of Conventional UC Box With CX-Series 8.5 and Atom for the Enterprise

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — (Marketwired) — 08/06/13 — When it comes to communications, enterprises are shifting their outlook and times are changing. Mobility, cloud and context-aware Unified Communications (UC) are some of the catalysts driving these changes. Answering the call by businesses seeking faster, easier and more efficient ways of doing business in today-s mobile age, (AVST) today debuted the next generation of its best-of-breed UC platform — CX-Series 8.5. The new release includes bo

XO Communications Achieves Cisco Master Service Provider Certification

XO Communications Achieves Cisco Master Service Provider Certification

HERNDON, VA — (Marketwired) — 08/06/13 — announced today that it has achieved the Cisco Master Service Provider Certification for cloud and managed services. This certification recognizes XO Communications as having the capabilities to sell and deliver cloud and managed services to help accelerate time to market and time to revenue. Additionally, the certification rewards partners for their expertise and investments for creating, selling and delivering cloud and managed services with financ