The demand for these services grew due to competitive pricing and value added services not offered by the traditional telephone providers.

Though the Libyan government owns the nation's two mobile telephone providers, cell phone service appeared to be largely unaffected.

Callers to 13 number are charged a "connection fee" by their telephone provider.

However, local telephone providers with physical infrastructure, or incumbent local exchange carriers, had such an obligation.

Can you imagine if BT were still the only telephone provider?

It is the ninth largest residential telephone provider in the country.

As of 2011 it is the smallest of the four nationwide wireless telephone providers in Israel.

"The approach is so advantageous to the entrenched telephone provider that it potentially stifles competition."

I read an article setting out all the telephone providers' arguments as to why you do not understand their objections.

Will you need a phone book for every telephone provider?