Version: 2008
  • On TechRepublic: Five super-secret features in Windows 7
advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

telecommunications [x] , AT&T Corp. [x] , SBC Communications Inc. [x]

1 | 2

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 30 results found

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

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, brand name, cell phone, telecommunications, acquisition, IP, CEO, brand, U.S.

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

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

Yahoo, Verizon launch co-branded DSL

August 23, 2005 update The companies are launching a DSL service for $14.95 a month, marking yet another major deal the Internet giant has inked with a telecom. TAGS: Verizon Communications, DSL service, portal, Yahoo! Inc., telecommunications, DSL, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., antivirus, e-mail

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, Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless, Qwest Communications Inc., merger, cable company, Texas, telecommunications, state, U.S., TV

SBC, Hewlett-Packard form alliance

January 12, 2005 Nonexclusive deal will let them jointly develop and market IT and telecommunications products and services. TAGS: alliance, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, British Telecommunications, information technology, AT&T Corp., HP, U.K.

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, IP, cable television, telephony, antitrust, broadband, Sprint Nextel, VoIP, New York, call

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, telecommunications, telephone company, CEO, cell phone, U.S., brand

AT&T chief lands another SBC merger

January 31, 2005 Dave Dorman's history includes the CEO slot at Pacific Bell, another company absorbed into SBC. TAGS: Pacific Telesis, SBC Communications Inc., Pac Bell, PointCast, AT&T Corp., merger, Ma Bell, CEO, dot-com, Sprint Nextel, president, telecommunications

Level 3 to acquire WilTel

October 31, 2005 The telecom company will snap up WilTel's communications business in a stock and cash deal worth $680 million. TAGS: WilTel Communications, Level 3 Communications Inc., fiber-optics, telecommunications, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., acquisition

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., antitrust, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, merger, attorney, AT&T Corp., analysis, Verizon Communications

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, SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, data service, 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, Verizon Communications, telephone company, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, fiber, cell phone, Sprint Nextel

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. TAGS: IP television, BellSouth Corp., fiber, SBC Communications Inc., set-top, telecommunications, set-top box, trial, AT&T Corp., programming, TV, Microsoft Corp., video
1 | 2
Sponsored matches for "SBC Communications Inc."