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

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

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.

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., telecommunications, telephone company, cable company, CEO, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, broadband, Las Vegas, TV

No 'rubber stamp' on telecom mergers, judge says

December 1, 2006 Judge says he'll do "independent review" of deals between AT&T-SBC and Verizon-MCI, but offers no hints of when a ruling will come. TAGS: Tunney Act, merger, MCI Inc., antitrust, telephone company, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, federal judge, telecommunications, attorney, government

Year in review: Blurred lines in broadband

January 1, 2007 AT&T kept up its merger efforts as phone companies and cable operators kept to their collision course. TAGS: merger, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, EarthLink Inc., telephone company, Wi-Fi, Verizon Communications, U.S., TV, IP

Level 3 to buy Broadwing for $1.4 billion

October 17, 2006 Acquisition is latest in a string by Level 3 in aim to better compete against the big telephone companies. TAGS: Broadwing Communications LLC, Level 3 Communications Inc., acquisition, telephone company, service provider, AT&T Corp.

TV competition could save consumers big bucks

April 17, 2006 Study says Californians could save $1 billion annually on TV service when phone companies are allowed to compete. TAGS: cable television, California, AT&T Corp., cable company, telephone company, agreement, TV, Verizon Communications

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, U.S. phone company, Williams-Sonoma Inc., SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, telephone company, CEO, AT&T Corp., president, TV

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, telecommunications, agreement, offering, agency, community, rule, Verizon Communications, order, TV, AT&T Corp., programming

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, set-top, telecommunications, Microsoft Xbox, TV, Microsoft Corp., AT&T Corp., video, photograph
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