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

What's next in telecommunications?

March 20, 2006 CEOs from the major phone companies meet this week in Las Vegas, as they face major changes in the industry. TAGS: phone service, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., cable company, telephone company, Time Warner Inc., CEO, Verizon Communications, broadband, Las Vegas, TV

Telecoms, cable firms take franchise fight to D.C.

February 16, 2006 Phone and cable executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on changing video franchise rules. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company, Verizon Communications, franchise, telecommunications, agreement, AT&T Corp., community, town, law, CEO, process, TV, video

Phone, cable companies embracing Web 2.0

November 8, 2006 As cable and telephone companies increasingly offer the same services, some are turning to Internet collaboration to set themselves apart. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Comcast Corp., YouTube, cable company, YouTube Video, VoD, fiber, Web 2.0, telephone company, TV, telecommunications, collaboration, service provider, video, programming, cell phone

Free Net TV threatens telecoms and cable

April 12, 2006 Is spending billions on network upgrades worth it? ABC's free Net TV could undermine paid-TV models. TAGS: Net TV, Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., telecommunications, episode, Verizon Communications, spokeswoman, viewer, CBS Broadcasting Inc., cable company, TV, Apple iTunes, video

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, broadband Internet, broadcaster, cable company, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, broadband, CEO, AT&T Corp., DSL, video, TV

Cox president calls for level playing field

June 6, 2006 Speaking at GlobalComm, he says all he wants is to compete fairly using the same sets of rules the phone companies use. TAGS: telecommunications, legislator, AT&T Corp., rule, law, president, cable company, Verizon Communications, video, TV

Comcast steals telecom DSL customers

April 27, 2006 The company says it added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL. TAGS: Comcast Corp., DSL, subscriber, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, pricing, telecommunications, TV, video

DSL providers hope to mimic cable's win

June 27, 2005 The U.S. Supreme Court blessed a hands-off approach to cable modems. Now the former Bell companies want the same treatment. TAGS: Bell company, telecommunications, entrepreneurial, DSL, information service, DSL company, Cisco Systems Inc., treatment, broadband, cable company, Verizon Communications, cable modem, modem

FCC: Local phone companies must connect Net calls

March 2, 2007 VoIP industry applauds ruling that says local providers can't refuse to carry calls on wholesaler-owned broadband lines. TAGS: wholesaler, VoIP, Nebraska, South Carolina, local phone company, Time Warner Inc., regulator, telephone company, telecommunications, voice service, Sprint Nextel, VoIP service, VoIP company, broadband, cable company, call

New group aims to 'save the Internet'

April 24, 2006 Coalition says FCC needs power to police Internet to ensure broadband providers follow "Net neutrality" rules. TAGS: Net Neutrality, coalition, Internet content company, broadband provider, content provider, principle, Vonage Holdings Corp., telecommunications, Verizon Communications, VoIP, cable company, Democrat, broadband
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