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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

August 4, 2005 FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., carrier, antitrust, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

February 10, 2005 Sprint execs say it'll be CDMA, not a Motorola standard, dominating the combined cell phone networks. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Motorola iDEN, Qualcomm Inc., CDMA, Sprint Nextel, merger, Motorola Inc., phone network, BellSouth Corp., handset, cell phone, AT&T Corp.

February 7, 2005 Merger after merger, the market is contracting rapidly--with widespread speculation about what'll happen next. TAGS: MCI Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications company, telecommunications, exec, acquisition, cell phone, AT&T Corp.

January 24, 2007 AT&T's mobile-services provider says it added a record number of subscribers, more than tripled profits in the fourth quarter. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, AT&T Corp., subscriber, data service, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Wireless, MMS, multimedia messaging, merger, multimedia, Apple iPhone, cell phone

May 6, 2005 SBC says it will begin testing naked DSL this summer, allowing customers in select areas to buy DSL without also buying phone service. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., VoIP service, VoIP, phone service, Verizon Communications, DSL, merger, VoIP company, Qwest Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, cell phone

January 31, 2005 As traditional phone operators jockey for dominance, new technology helps make up for lost competition. TAGS: telephone company, VoIP, operator, ESPN, AT&T Corp., merger, Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., cell phone, broadband, IP, U.S.

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