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AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion

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. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, long-distance phone company, AT&T Corp., merger, acquisition, MCI Inc., approval, high-speed Internet access, telephony, telephone company, Internet access, California, wireless network, Verizon Communications, entertainment

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.

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, telephone company, local phone company, telecommunications, IP television, fiber, traffic, city, IP, 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.

Comcast pushes VoIP to prime time

January 10, 2005 The leading U.S. cable company introduces Digital Voice in three markets, with the rest of the nation to come within 18 months. TAGS: Comcast Corp., VoIP, local phone company, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., cable company, phone provider, AT&T Corp., Philadelphia, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, IP, voice, broadband, video

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

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: Vonage Holdings Corp., merger, AT&T Corp., broadband, cable company, telephony, telephone company, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, TV, Verizon Communications, IP, U.S.

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, merger, AT&T Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., cell phone, broadband, IP, U.S.

Qwest to Net-phone home a little late

February 15, 2005 It's still in the lab, so the already delayed VoIP service debut is weeks away, CEO confirms. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, operator, local phone company, IP, QoS, telephone company, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., cable company, AT&T Corp., CEO, U.S.

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, MCI Inc., merger, AT&T Corp., antitrust, Verizon Communications, telephone company, federal judge, telecommunications, government, attorney

U.S. cell phone firms allow cross-carrier photo swaps

March 16, 2005 Cingular and Verizon Wireless are accepting photo mails from each other's subscribers in hopes of juicing cell phone use. TAGS: camera phone, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, operator, text messaging, cell phone company, subscriber, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, U.S., photograph, handset, camera, agreement, AT&T Corp.

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, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., 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., merger, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, telecommunications company, Verizon Communications, telephone company, CEO, Nextel Communications Inc., cell phone, Sprint Nextel

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

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, AT&T Corp., service provider

Making cell phone companies out of thin air

January 31, 2005 Sprint is making money by helping launch niche-chasing wireless firms. Why don't the other big carriers want a slice? TAGS: SK-EarthLink, Sprint Nextel, SK Telecom Co., phone network, Virgin Mobile, EarthLink Inc., cell phone, cell phone company, carrier, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, U.S.

Verizon's salvo on cable TV

April 20, 2005 Phone giant's deal with NBC Universal is first step toward tackling cable providers head-on in the paid-TV market. TAGS: Verizon Communications, cable company, fiber-optics, telephone company, local phone company, cable television, TV, satellite, AT&T Corp.

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