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July 21, 2006 Shareholders OK $67 billion bid, but several groups, including the ACLU, have objections. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., shareholder, AT&T Corp., merger, lawsuit, proxy, SBC Communications Inc., government, telecommunications

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

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

February 15, 2005 SBC, Verizon morph into national players that will face off in direct competition. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., MCI Inc., regional Bell operating company, Verizon Communications, merger, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., phone provider, equity, carrier, telecommunications

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, VoIP service, phone service, Verizon Communications, DSL, VoIP company, Qwest Communications Inc., merger, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, cell phone

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

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