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AT&T CEO Whitacre announces retirement

April 27, 2007 Telecommunications mogul to step down in June; company's COO to take the helm. TAGS: AT&T Corp., retirement, COO, CEO, telecommunications

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, telecommunications, cable company, Texas, state, U.S., TV

AT&T sued over NSA spy program

January 31, 2006 Civil liberties group files class action lawsuit claiming AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., secret, surveillance, Bush Administration, privilege, telecommunications, class action, lawsuit, government, worker

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.

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

Judge won't halt AT&T wiretapping lawsuit

November 17, 2006 San Francisco court says lawsuit alleging the carrier illegally allowed the U.S. government to spy on its customers can continue. TAGS: AT&T Corp., NSA, lawsuit, Judge, attorney, telecommunications company, San Francisco, Vermont, telecommunications, conference, Verizon Communications

Google defends Net neutrality regulations

August 22, 2006 During in-person debate, telecom executives claim Google is hypocritical on Net neutrality and worried about search competition. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, debate, regulation, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., general counsel, telecommunications, search engine, telecommunications company, broadband, vice president, eBay Inc., video

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.

Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation

May 15, 2006 Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added. TAGS: NSA, warrant, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., attorney, lawsuit, government, class action, telecommunications

Bells can hike competitors' leases as of Friday

March 10, 2005 Price caps set in 1996 end Friday, but only a small increase is allowed in the next 12 months. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., leasing, telecommunications, rule, AT&T Corp.

IPTV prepares for prime time

June 5, 2006 Carriers such as AT&T are ready to roll out services, but new technologies will be needed to increase network capacity. TAGS: IP television, AT&T Corp., deployment, telecommunications, Cisco Systems Inc., pricing, TV, IP

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

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, telephone company, IP television, telecommunications, fiber, traffic, city, IP, TV

Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program

May 18, 2006 An AT&T attorney hints that the White House authorized the company to open its network to surveillance. TAGS: NSA, information privacy, AT&T Corp., certification, telecommunications company, federal law, attorney general, telecommunications, attorney, defense, BellSouth Corp., letter, section

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

MCI: The end of a telecom icon

February 15, 2005 Verizon's $6.7 billion acquisition of MCI closes an era in the telecommunications industry. TAGS: microwave, WorldCom Inc., MCI Inc., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., monopoly, Verizon Communications, CEO, acquisition

Intel, AT&T team on telecom

December 10, 2004 The two companies are working together to give their suffering communications businesses a shot in the arm. TAGS: Hossein Eslambolchi, wireless broadband, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, VoIP, Intel, project, agreement, broadband

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.

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
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