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

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., telephone company, merger, acquisition, DSL, photograph

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.

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

Week in review: The bell tolls for Ma Bell

February 4, 2005 With the sale of AT&T and the rise of Skype, the last vestiges of the 20th century's phone system are fading fast. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation Photos: Hush, hush, my PC TAGS: Ma Bell, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Skype, Week in review, acquisition, telephone company, CEO, cell phone, U.S., brand, Apple Computer, photograph, PC

SBC frees up line to Net 911

May 11, 2005 Finally falls in with other Baby Bells with promise to help VoIP callers get better access to emergency operators. TAGS: Internet phone, SBC Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephone company, AT&T Corp., IP

FCC to investigate video franchise rules

November 3, 2005 The feds are investigating whether local communities inhibit competition for TV service. TAGS: entrant, cable company, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., Texas, agreement, community, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, video, TV

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, telecommunications company, telephone company, Verizon Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, fiber, cell phone, Sprint Nextel

Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?

January 31, 2005 As traditional phone operators jockey for dominance, new technology helps make up for lost competition. TAGS: telephone company, operator, VoIP, ESPN, AT&T Corp., merger, SBC Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., cell phone, broadband, IP, U.S.

New CEO enters as Qwest faces stiff competition

August 13, 2007 Telecom veteran Edward Mueller has been named the new chief executive of the smallest of the major U.S. phone companies. TAGS: Edward Mueller, Qwest Communications Inc., Ameritech, Williams-Sonoma Inc., U.S. phone company, SBC Communications Inc., telephone company, CEO, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., president, TV

Telcos, cable companies face off over TV franchises

May 27, 2005 The heat is on this weekend in Texas, where lawmakers will debate legislation that could help phone companies entering the TV market. TAGS: franchise, Texas, cable company, SBC Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, provision, bill, telecommunications company, spokesman, law, city, telephone company, community, TV, AT&T Corp.

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. TAGS: pay-TV, fiber, Verizon Communications, fee, cable company, broadcaster, broadband Internet, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, CEO, broadband, AT&T Corp., video, DSL, TV
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