Cable's small business inroads modest threat to CLECs: Moody's

NEW YORK –The planned expansion of cablecos into the small and medium-sized business telecommunications market will make it harder for the competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) to continue to grow revenues and access line numbers, according to a new report, entitled Cable Inroads into Small Business Market – Modest Near-Term Threat to Most CLECs, issued by Moody’s Investors Service. But Moody’s does not expect an impact on the CLECs’ credit ratings in the near term as it will take the cable companies some time to develop their telephone products and services. Moody’s predicts cablecos will be the most competitive with...