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

BellSouth teams with Yahoo

October 17, 2005 BellSouth and Yahoo announced on Monday a strategic alliance to provide co-branded broadband service. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., broadband service, Yahoo! Inc., portal, broadband, SBC Communications Inc., cable company, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., TV, video

Vonage may route 911 call to Congress, FCC

March 31, 2005 The Net phone provider considers asking for help solving problems with SBC over subscriber access to the emergency network. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone company, Internet phone, Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, BellSouth Corp., VoIP company, call, infrastructure, operator, IP, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., letter

SBC plans to get 'naked'

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

SBC readies Net phone service

January 12, 2005 Last Bell provider to add Internet telephony signs deal with VoIP provider Deltathree. TAGS: Deltathree, SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., IP, subscriber, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, U.S.

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. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., VoIP, negotiation, Internet phone company, emergency, infrastructure, Qwest Communications Inc., Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Communications, IP, call, AT&T Corp., U.S.

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. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., carrier, antitrust, AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

Qwest gives Vonage the 911

April 20, 2005 Baby Bell hands VoIP operator proper access to emergency network. Other Bells, VoIP companies could follow, filling major hole in Net phoning. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., VoIP, infrastructure, VoIP company, emergency, Internet phone, operator, agreement, SBC Communications Inc., call, trial, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp.

Verizon wants its Microsoft TV

January 29, 2005 The nation's largest phone company plans to use Microsoft's software to power its fiber-optic television service. TAGS: Microsoft TV, fiber-optics, fiber, Time Warner Inc., Digital Home, Verizon Communications, video service, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., TV, Comcast Corp., cable company, broadband, agreement, Microsoft Corp., video

Merger mania promises fewer, bigger telcos

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

Phone companies hear call of the TV

June 7, 2005 Supercomm 2005 offers a look at an array of new products intended to help spruce up planned TV services. TAGS: IP television, SuperComm, VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., telephone company, carrier, telecommunications, TV, IP, Verizon Communications, DSL, Microsoft Corp., video
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