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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. TAGS: merger, BellSouth Corp., antitrust, AT&T Corp., approval, telecommunications, U.S.

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. TAGS: shareholder, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications, cell phone

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. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, local phone company, acquisition, Cingular Wireless, SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, merger, Qwest Communications Inc., Texas, cable company, telecommunications, state, U.S., TV

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. TAGS: merger, vote, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., commission, proposal, condition, telecommunications

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. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., merger, AT&T Corp., Ma Bell, telecommunications, commission, U.S.

BellSouth shareholders approve AT&T merger

July 21, 2006 Shareholders OK $67 billion bid, but several groups, including the ACLU, have objections. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., shareholder, AT&T Corp., merger, lawsuit, proxy, SBC Communications Inc., government, telecommunications

DOJ approves telecom megamergers

October 27, 2005 U.S. Department of Justice gives the green light on the Verizon-MCI merger and the SBC-AT&T transaction. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., approval, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, merger, telecommunications, building, telephone company, U.S.

Shareholders approve Alcatel, Lucent merger

September 7, 2006 Both companies get shareholder nod for $11 billion merger intended to improve efficiencies, competitive muscle. TAGS: Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., merger, shareholder, asset, Nortel Networks Corp., telephone company, telecommunications, AT&T Corp.

Mergers are giving AT&T's networks a boost

June 6, 2006 Company plans to upgrade its long-distance network to handle traffic from mergers and deliver an array of new services. TAGS: AT&T Corp., merger, network upgrade, business customer, local phone company, IP television, telephone company, telecommunications, traffic, fiber, city, IP, TV

Telecom megamergers get final federal OK

October 31, 2005 The FCC gives green light to mergers of Verizon Communications and MCI, SBC Communications and AT&T. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., merger, approval, MCI Inc., provision, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, provider, commission

No 'rubber stamp' on telecom mergers, judge says

December 1, 2006 Judge says he'll do "independent review" of deals between AT&T-SBC and Verizon-MCI, but offers no hints of when a ruling will come. TAGS: Tunney Act, merger, MCI Inc., antitrust, AT&T Corp., telephone company, federal judge, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, attorney, government

SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work

February 22, 2005 Twenty years after Ma Bell fell, consumers need nationwide providers again, merging companies tell government regulators. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., long distance provider, breakup, AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications, phone provider, telephony, IP, antitrust, cable television, broadband, call, New York, VoIP, Sprint Nextel

Phone options expand despite telecom mergers

March 31, 2005 Do VoIP, wireless and cable broadband offer enough competition in a market where traditional phone providers are merging left and right? TAGS: telecommunications, merger, VoIP, broadband, AT&T Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless, acquisition, Verizon Communications

Judge balks at closure of AT&T, Verizon mergers

July 25, 2006 Telephone companies have closed books on the deals, but an antitrust magistrate says he needs more info. TAGS: Tunney Act, Actel, merger, antitrust, federal judge, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, Judge, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, agreement, telecommunications company, court, lawyer, government, idea

Feds defend approval of telecom megamergers

December 14, 2006 In court filing, the Justice Department tries to fend off criticism of analysis approving mergers between AT&T and SBC and Verizon and MCI. TAGS: MCI Inc., telecommunications, antitrust, SBC Communications Inc., merger, attorney, AT&T Corp., analysis, Verizon Communications

A telecommunications summit

June 6, 2006 From the GlobalComm 2006 trade show to the latest wireless technologies, the pace of innovation in the telecommunications industry continues to accelerate. TAGS: telecommunications, IP television, wireless technology, trade show, merger, Chicago, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi

Can telecoms wring profit from enterprise IP?

May 18, 2005 AT&T and MCI say new IP services are growing like crazy, but they may have trouble making money from them. TAGS: IP VPN, MCI Inc., MPLS, AT&T Corp., IP, telecommunications, data service, SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, telecommunications company, merger, VPN, acquisition, location

Telco heads can't rule out post-merger price hikes

March 2, 2005 CEOs of Verizon, SBC tell congressional panel that rate increases aren't planned after mega-mergers, but can't be ruled out. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications company, telecommunications, telephone company, Verizon Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, fiber, Sprint Nextel, cell phone
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