Boston, July 29, 2009 

For immediate release

ATLANTIC-ACM, a leading telecommunications industry research and benchmarking firm, today released U.S. Telecom Wired and Wireless Sizing and Share: 2009-2014 -- the 16th edition of the industry's chief market sizing and forecasting study.   The study reveals that retail wireless revenues have caught up to retail wireline revenues this year, and that by 2014, the wireless segment will represent more than half of all industry revenues.   

"The wireless space continues to be the growth story in the telecom industry as it is expected to pick up an additional $22B in revenue from 2008 to 2014," said ATLANTIC-ACM CEO Dr. Judy Reed Smith.  "The penetration of data services will continue to grow, driving postpaid data revenue at a compound annual growth rate of 11 percent from last year through 2014.  As a whole, growth in the prepaid segment is expected outpace  the postpaid wireless space thanks to the addition of data plans at attractive prices and as unemployment increases the prepaid target market of lower-income and bargain-driven customers."

About the Study
U.S. Telecom Wired and Wireless Sizing and Share: 2009-2014 is the 16th edition of the industry’s chief market sizing study. This highly quantitative, 260+ page study provides detailed, apples-to-apples forecasts by product and company to provide an essential, comprehensive view of the industry. The study is available in several forms, including individual-use hardcopy, corporate site license, an interactive forecaster for custom market and data dissection and ATLANTIC-ACM’s Wireline and Wireless Market Master subscription, which provides all of these pieces – plus extended analyst time – to provide complete market mastery. For more information, or to order the study, contact ATLANTIC-ACM at +1 617 720 3700, or visit the research section of ATLANTIC-ACM’s website at www.atlantic-acm.com.

About ATLANTIC-ACM
Boston-based ATLANTIC-ACM is a leading provider of strategic research and consulting services serving the telecommunications and information industries. In addition to producing the industry’s principal benchmarking, sizing and opportunity studies, the company assists clients in evaluating telecommunications opportunities for successful investment, market entry, and long-term planning. For more information, visit ATLANTIC-ACM’s website at www.atlantic-acm.com.

Contact
Members of the press may contact Dr. Judy Reed Smith directly at +1 617 720 3700, or by e-mail at judyrsmith@atlantic-acm.com