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SBC ups the ante in broadband war

June 2, 2005 Analysts say that SBC's new $14.95 per month DSL offer could spark a price war among cable competitors. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., cable company, pricing strategy, DSL, subscriber, Cox Communications Inc., DSL service, pricing, broadband, Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., cable modem, AT&T Corp.

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

SBC goes public with 'U-verse' TV plan

January 6, 2005 Local phone giant hopes a television revolution will keep encroaching cable providers at bay. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., fiber-optics, Time Warner Inc., Las Vegas, TV, cable company, Internet access, broadband, cell phone

Yahoo, Verizon ink Web tie-in

January 17, 2005 The multiyear agreement is expected to package the Web portal into the phone company's broadband Internet services. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Web portal, Yahoo! Inc., portal, SBC Communications Inc., DSL, broadband, cable company, Time Warner Inc., agreement, Verizon DSL, broadband Internet, fiber, Internet service, MSN

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

FCC lets SBC dial direct to get Net phone numbers

February 2, 2005 Operator gets an easier, cheaper route to the 10-digit numbers it needs. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone, Internet phone company, regulation, VoIP, cable company, decision, cell phone, agency, broadband, IP

DSL, cable providers spar with Vonage

August 22, 2005 Internet phone providers want the feds to regulate Internet "neutrality." Cable companies and DSL providers say it's unnecessary. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., broadband provider, SBC Communications Inc., DSL, DSL company, broadband, Net Neutrality, representative, VoIP, cable company, AT&T Corp., president, conference, Yahoo! Inc.

Broadband's bargain hunt

July 20, 2005 As the market matures, consumers are reaping the benefits of a growing discount war among phone and cable companies. TAGS: cable broadband, SBC Communications Inc., cable modem, Comcast Corp., DSL, broadband, cable company, bandwidth, billing, pricing, Verizon Communications

Bells slash prices to lure broadband customers

August 24, 2005 Verizon's newly priced $14.95 service is aimed at mainstream, price-sensitive dial-up Internet customers. TAGS: Verizon Communications, broadband service, broadband, high-speed Internet access, Cablevision Systems Corp., DSL, SBC Communications Inc., Internet access, pricing, cable company, 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, fiber-optics, Digital Home, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, video service, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., TV, agreement, Comcast Corp., cable company, broadband, Microsoft Corp., video

What would Joe Consumer say?

August 19, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the FCC is guilty of kowtowing to corporate interests--and that you're going to pay for it. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., service provider, Internet Service Provider, EarthLink Inc., cable company, Internet service, law, AT&T Corp., DSL, broadband

Cable honchos converge for annual pow-wow

April 1, 2005 Industry heavyweights will descend on San Francisco this weekend for their annual convention. Silicon Valley luminaries will join them. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., convention, Cablevision Systems Corp., voice service, co-founder, cable company, VoIP, broadband, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., nation, CEO, Comcast Corp., cell phone, San Francisco, Verizon Communications

Verizon CEO calls for pay-TV rule changes

April 18, 2005 Says telephone company shouldn't be required to pay fees to local governments for offering pay TV over fiber. TAGS: pay-TV, fiber, Verizon Communications, fee, cable company, broadcaster, broadband Internet, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, CEO, broadband, AT&T Corp., video, DSL, TV
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