Regional telecom carrier BellSouth announced Thursday that it signed multi-year contracts with wholesale long-distance carriers worth a total of $2.4 billion. The deals were closed through the company's BellSouth Interconnection Services unit, which serves long-distance companies as well as start-up carriers, wireless providers and payphone-service companies. BellSouth provides local phone service in the southeastern United States.
Regional telecom carrier BellSouth announced Thursday that it signed multi-year contracts with wholesale long-distance carriers worth a total of $2.4 billion. The deals were closed through the company's BellSouth Interconnection Services unit, which serves long-distance companies as well as start-up carriers, wireless providers and payphone-service companies. BellSouth provides local phone service in the southeastern United States.