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AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion
March 5, 2006
The combined company would generate about $130 billion in sales and serve nearly 70 million local phone customers.
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AT&T, BellSouth merger passes antitrust test
October 11, 2006
Department of Justice's antitrust division gives blessing to $67 billion merger between AT&T and BellSouth.
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BellSouth shareholders approve AT&T merger
July 21, 2006
Shareholders OK $67 billion bid, but several groups, including the ACLU, have objections.
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Bells can hike competitors' leases as of Friday
March 10, 2005
Price caps set in 1996 end Friday, but only a small increase is allowed in the next 12 months.
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AT&T and BellSouth: Why you should care
November 7, 2006
After its proposed merger with BellSouth, AT&T will in many ways be bigger and stronger than its monopolistic predecessor, Ma Bell.
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Telecoms deny illegally handing over call records
May 17, 2006
Two biggest phone companies in U.S. say they never improperly provided call records to National Security Agency.
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AT&T-BellSouth merger vote delayed for third time
November 3, 2006
FCC has once again postponed the vote because Democrats and Republicans cannot agree on conditions of the telecoms merger.
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Sprint, Nextel shareholders approve merger
July 13, 2005
Wednesday's votes supporting the $36 billion deal are just the latest example of investor enthusiasm for telecom consolidation.
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Senate won't quiz telecoms about NSA spying
June 6, 2006
Republican senator abandons pledge to call telecom CEOs to testify about surveillance, saying now's not the right time.
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MCI, Qwest edging toward deal?
February 4, 2005
Long-distance carrier, Baby Bell could reach an agreement as early as next week, according to reports.
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BellSouth begins Microsoft IPTV trials
January 7, 2005
The Baby Bell is kicking Microsoft's tires for possible use in its Internet-based video service.
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BellSouth picks Alcatel and Redback for broadband
February 8, 2005
The carrier will use their equipment to boost DSL speeds and one day serve video into homes.
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Telecoms call for legal fixes after Katrina
June 1, 2006
Bureaucratic mix-ups, red tape and confiscation of emergency supplies kept phones offline after Hurricane Katrina. Telecoms say it must not happen again.
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Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program
May 18, 2006
An AT&T attorney hints that the White House authorized the company to open its network to surveillance.
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Telecoms look to the future
March 22, 2006
The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business.
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Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation
May 15, 2006
Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added.
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U.S. consumers eye bundled services
April 15, 2005
"Significant minority" of consumers ready to switch to offerings that combine phone, Internet and cable TV services, survey shows.
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Bumps in the road for AT&T-BellSouth merger?
April 4, 2006
Mark Del Bianco says there are good reasons to challenge the conventional wisdom that regulators should let the deal sail through.
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Senator wants to ban 'fast lane' for Web
March 2, 2006
Bill would bar Net providers from charging content providers, retailers for speedier service.
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Broadband bill hews to laissez-faire line
December 19, 2005
Republican senator's proposal aims to block overzealous government regulation of broadband, other communications.
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