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SBC closes AT&T acquisition
November 18, 2005 Starting Friday SBC Communications will be called AT&T, as SBC closes the books on its $16.9 billion acquisition.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.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.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.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.SBC plans to get 'naked'
May 6, 2005 SBC says it will begin testing naked DSL this summer, allowing customers in select areas to buy DSL without also buying phone service.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.Phone companies lose round in Texas TV bid
May 30, 2005 Scotched bill could have given Verizon and SBC a leg up in their efforts to offer television services.Vonage may route 911 call to Congress, FCC
March 31, 2005 The Net phone provider considers asking for help solving problems with SBC over subscriber access to the emergency network.Regional carriers expand horizons
February 15, 2005 SBC, Verizon morph into national players that will face off in direct competition.Judge plans to review AT&T, Verizon deals
July 12, 2006 A federal judge in Washington says he may permit witnesses to describe the twin mergers' impact on competition.Verizon racks up more TV deals
April 22, 2005 Company will offer A&E programming as part of its digital TV service over high-speed Fios fiber network.Bells' fiber plans spark political flame war
April 20, 2005 Local TV broadcasters complain about Verizon and SBC's plans to deliver video over fiber links. Members of Congress are concerned too.Report: Verizon makes play for MCI
February 10, 2005 Verizon is cozying up to MCI as it looks to compete with the SBC/AT&T telecom combo.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.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.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.Vonage, SBC in talks over 911 help
April 25, 2005 Despite initial discord between the two sides, negotiations are under way, a potential breakthrough for VoIP providers.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.Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger
August 4, 2005 FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators.
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