More of the same. Digital Subscriber Line service with high-speed Internet connections continues to roll out across the region. Some companies package the service in one-price bundles, which promises to be the way services will be offered for a while.
Customers seem to be interested in buying several services in one package from one provider.
Picus Communications of Virginia Beach recently ramped up its DSL service and incorporated it into a bundle with local service and long-distance calling. Alltel Communications also unveiled its bundled services in January, offering local and long- distance calling, wireless and data options for one price. KMC Telecom Holdings is using a new ad campaign to push its bundled offerings. Packaging voice and data services simplifies choices, Young added. The number of companies providing local telephone service in the region has held steady for awhile at 11, but more could arrive.