Top 10 Telecom Stocks with Highest Short Interest: CBEY, LEAP, FRCMQ.PK, TNDM, USMO, ALSK, JCOM, TSTC, CBB, SBAC (Mar 05, 2010)

Below are the top 10 Telecom stocks with the highest short interest as a percentage of total shares outstanding. One Chinese company (TSTC) is on the list.

Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBEY) has the 1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 20.8% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 15, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) has the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 3.68, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (NYSE:FRCMQ.PK) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 14.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.47, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Neutral Tandem Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) has the 4th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 12.9% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.44, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. USA Mobility, Inc. (NASDAQ:USMO) has the 5th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 11.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 13.95, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc (NASDAQ:ALSK) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.8% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 5.64, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) has the 7th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 11.36, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Telestone Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:TSTC) has the 8th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 0.93, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 15.08, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SBAC) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 6.22, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.