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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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What's next in telecommunications?
March 20, 2006
CEOs from the major phone companies meet this week in Las Vegas, as they face major changes in the industry.
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Cable wins Supreme Court battle
June 27, 2005
Court sides with FCC, cable companies in case that could have changed the competitive landscape in the broadband market.
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Cable girds for wireless fight
April 7, 2005
As Bells scramble to build TV services into the ultimate telecom bundle, cable rivals face an equally daunting task.
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Telecoms, cable firms take franchise fight to D.C.
February 16, 2006
Phone and cable executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on changing video franchise rules.
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Cox president calls for level playing field
June 6, 2006
Speaking at GlobalComm, he says all he wants is to compete fairly using the same sets of rules the phone companies use.
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Year in review: VoIP's voice gets stronger
January 5, 2005
year in review After nearly a decade in gestation, Net phone service became the telecom story of the year.
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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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CEO: Consumers liking bundled telecom services
May 3, 2006
Time Warner chief credits gains in cable business to selling a "triple play" of TV, broadband and telephony.
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FCC vote could speed up telecom TV
December 20, 2006
Commission's expected ruling could help phone companies get into TV. But not everyone is pleased.
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Comcast steals telecom DSL customers
April 27, 2006
The company says it added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL.
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Verizon CEO calls for pay-TV rule changes
April 18, 2005
Says telephone company shouldn't be required to pay fees to local governments for offering pay TV over fiber.
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