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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, business customer, network upgrade, local phone company, telephone company, IP television, telecommunications, traffic, fiber, city, IP, TV

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

What's next in telecommunications?

March 20, 2006 CEOs from the major phone companies meet this week in Las Vegas, as they face major changes in the industry. TAGS: phone service, AT&T Corp., telephone company, telecommunications, cable company, CEO, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, broadband, Las Vegas, TV

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, satellite, TV, IP

Telecoms look to the future

March 22, 2006 The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business. TAGS: telecommunications, Net Neutrality, Las Vegas, CEO, IP television, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, trade show, BellSouth Corp., broadband, Time Warner Inc., chairman, TV, video, photograph

Cox president calls for level playing field

June 6, 2006 Speaking at GlobalComm, he says all he wants is to compete fairly using the same sets of rules the phone companies use. TAGS: legislator, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., rule, president, law, cable company, Verizon Communications, video, TV

FCC vote could speed up telecom TV

December 20, 2006 Commission's expected ruling could help phone companies get into TV. But not everyone is pleased. TAGS: agreement, authority, commission, telecommunications, fight, AT&T Corp., cable company, chairman, TV, broadband, process, video

Telecoms, cable firms take franchise fight to D.C.

February 16, 2006 Phone and cable executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on changing video franchise rules. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company, franchise, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, agreement, CEO, AT&T Corp., town, community, law, process, TV, video

Comcast steals telecom DSL customers

April 27, 2006 The company says it added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL. TAGS: Comcast Corp., DSL, subscriber, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, pricing, telecommunications, cable modem, TV, video

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, telecommunications, CEO, AT&T Corp., president, TV

Clearer picture for IPTV tech?

June 18, 2007 Microsoft has tuned up its software for service providers, but consumers shouldn't expect much in the near future.Photos: Is IPTV software ready for prime time?IPTV chugs along TAGS: IP television, Swisscom AG, set-top box, telecommunications company, Mountain View, telephone company, telecommunications, set-top, TV, Microsoft Xbox, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., video, photograph

FCC adopts relief for telecom companies planning TV offerings

December 20, 2006 In divided vote, Republican commissioners say action is critical for competition, while Democrats fret rules may be unnecessary. TAGS: telephone company, relief, agreement, telecommunications, offering, agency, community, Verizon Communications, rule, order, programming, TV, AT&T Corp.

House Democrats take aim at FCC practices

March 14, 2007 Politicians question commissioners' views on topics ranging from the AT&T-BellSouth merger to the NSA spy program and Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, NSA, Rep., chairman, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, law, AT&T Corp., agreement, TV
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