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Verizon closes book on MCI merger
January 6, 2006
The saga of Verizon's $8.44 billion buyout of long distance carrier MCI finally ends. The CEO prepares to depart.
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Cell phones channel TV broadcasts
January 25, 2005
Major rollouts from Cingular and Verizon mean never having to miss an episode of "According to Jim."
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Unlock the cell phone? It's a high-stakes debate
July 16, 2007
Allowing consumers to mix and match wireless gadgets and service providers could spark innovation--and compromise security.
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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.
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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.
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Telecoms deny illegally handing over call records
May 17, 2006
Two biggest phone companies in U.S. say they never improperly provided call records to National Security Agency.
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Stay tuned for Verizon Wireless TV
January 7, 2005
The operator tries to climb back to No. 1 with a major expansion of its high-speed network and a new mobile TV service.
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AOL hanging up on dial-up customers?
February 28, 2006
Many see price hike for dial-up services as part of its metamorphosis into a broadband Web portal.
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3G wars heat up
July 20, 2005
Cingular promises to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end. But it's still playing catch-up to Verizon.
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Protesters face off with Verizon, AT&T
May 24, 2006
Groups gather across U.S. to protest phone companies' influence in D.C. and well-reported cooperation with National Security Agency. Photos: Protesting phone companies
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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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Harnessing the power of P2P
January 24, 2008
It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidth applications like video.
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Vonage chief: Nobody's sweeping us under
January 5, 2005
Much of the credit for Vonage's success goes to its acerbic-tongued CEO, Jeffrey Citron.
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Bush defends spy program after new disclosure
May 11, 2006
After report says millions of phone records have been given to NSA, president says privacy is "fiercely protected."
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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.
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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.
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Source: FCC to dress 'naked' DSL
March 21, 2005
Agency is expected to up-end rules that force BellSouth to unbundle its DSL service from its phone service, a source tells News.com.
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SBC readies Net phone service
January 12, 2005
Last Bell provider to add Internet telephony signs deal with VoIP provider Deltathree.
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Year in review: VoIP's voice gets stronger
January 5, 2005
year in review After nearly a decade in gestation, Net phone service became the telecom story of the year.
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