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SBC converts picnic spots into hot spots

January 19, 2005 SBC will make California state parks Wi-Fi hot spots, the company announced on Wednesday. TAGS: hot spot, SBC Communications Inc., park, Wi-Fi, AT&T Corp.

SBC launches intrusion prevention service

June 22, 2005 PremierServ addition to managed security service promises to catch known and unknown network threats. TAGS: intrusion prevention, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., security

SBC offers broadband discount

March 1, 2005 Service provider is offering a lower rate to customers who sign up online for high-speed DSL access this month. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., DSL, service provider, AT&T Corp., broadband

SBC to use the AT&T name

October 27, 2005 After the final wedding bells have rung, SBC has decided it will take AT&T's historic name. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., merger, telephone service, IP

SBC to acquire AT&T for $16 billion

January 31, 2005 SBC says the deal will give it one of the world's "most widely recognized and respected" brand names. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Ma Bell, shareholder, telecommunications, cell phone, brand name, CEO, IP, acquisition, brand, U.S.

SBC makes $16 billion call for AT&T

January 31, 2005 Ma Bell offspring to take over AT&T in bid for global stature as cable and Net phone rivals close in. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Ma Bell, Internet phone, MCI Inc., merger, telephone company, acquisition, DSL, photograph

Ma Bell to have local rebirth online?

February 23, 2005 SBC will keep AT&T's Net phone service going post-merger, execs say--putting the company back in the market for local calls. TAGS: AT&T CallVantage, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., phone network, Ma Bell, telephone service, phone line, Internet phone, VoIP

AT&T doubles up on DSL speed

December 13, 2005 Introduces DSL service designed to double download speeds for business customers of its hosted Web services. TAGS: DSL service, AT&T Corp., megabit, DSL, small and medium business, SBC Communications Inc., Web service

Big ad campaign to usher in new AT&T

December 29, 2005 The reborn, postmerger Ma Bell gets its branding in order as competition heats up among telecom and cable companies. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Ma Bell, branding, telecommunications, SBC Communications Inc., brand, TV

Prodigy up for sale

December 10, 2005 Parent SBC, now known as AT&T, hopes to close the sale of the Net's oldest brand by the end of March 2006. TAGS: Prodigy Communications, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., sale, DSL, Sears Roebuck & Co., dot-com, interest, brand, service provider, Internet Service Provider, IBM Corp., e-mail

SBC, Yahoo add security tools to Net service

May 17, 2005 New service combines antivirus, anti-spyware and parental control tools--and is available free to SBC Yahoo subscribers. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., subscriber, security tool, Yahoo! Inc., threat, broadband, AT&T Corp., anti-spyware, virus, antivirus, spyware

Qwest to turn up heat on SBC-AT&T merger fight

April 25, 2005 Letter to FCC says merger would result in higher prices, reduced service quality, and fewer choices for customers. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., MCI Inc., merger, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, California

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

FCC denies SBC's request for price flexibility

May 6, 2005 SBC won't have much freedom in setting prices for linking Internet calls to the phone network. But the FCC promises to revisit the topic soon. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., petition, phone network, request, regulation, flexibility, commission, chairman, VoIP, AT&T Corp., IP

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., AT&T Corp., approval, Verizon Communications, merger, telecommunications, building, telephone company, U.S.

SBC subsidiary to acquire logistics software maker

December 20, 2004 Sterling Commerce is buying Boston-based Yantra for $170 million. Deal to be complete by March. TAGS: Yantra, Sterling Commerce, logistics, SBC Communications Inc., subsidiary, e-commerce, Boston, software company, AT&T Corp.

AT&T Net phone disappoints

March 17, 2005 It's got 53,000 subscribers after millions were spent on marketing. TAGS: AT&T CallVantage, AT&T Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone, subscriber, VoIP, phone network, VoIP company, BellSouth Corp., call, cell phone, brand

This week in telecommunications

February 4, 2005 With SBC's deal to acquire AT&T and the rise of Skype, the last vestiges of the 20th-century's phone system are fading fast. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Ma Bell, AT&T Corp., Skype, acquisition, telephone company, telecommunications, CEO, U.S., cell phone, brand
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