Telecoms in the USA

What is the current state of the telecoms market in your jurisdiction, including any trends and recent developments/deals?

The US telecoms industry is divided into multiple markets: traditional wireline providing telephony service, cable and wireless spectrum. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the primary regulator of the telecoms industry and historically has been charged with regulating telephony, radio and broadcast television. However, changes in the industry over the past 50 years have obliged the FCC to also regulate cable television and commercial and private wireless telecoms. Further, the commission has recently become more involved in the regulation of internet infrastructure due to consumer reliance on wireless and wireline broadband services to access the Internet.