October was a red-hot month for channel news.

You were surprised to learn that Windstream has a new channel chief, replacing Olen Scott, who had been board for less than a year. AT&T announced a significant channel realignment. Verizon said it would cut more legacy services in one of the country’s most populated areas. Telarus made a splash by acquiring another master agent.

Those were just a trio of the 12 stories making our monthly countdown. Per usual, results are an aggregate of online page views and weekly newsletter results.

What was No. 1? Click through our gallery below to find out!

Looking for more top stories? Click here to see our most-read posts in September.

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