Revenues at America's fixed-line local and long-distance carriers have fallen back since peaking in 2000, and forecasts suggest that revenues will slip further over the next few years partly as VOIP providers grab their business.

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Ever since peaking at 30.9 percent in 2009, the share of passenger cars accounted for by the local car makers has been declining in the face of increased competition from the global brands, a decline which carried over into 2012 until September that is.

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