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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

FCC to investigate video franchise rules

November 3, 2005 The feds are investigating whether local communities inhibit competition for TV service. TAGS: entrant, cable company, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., Texas, agreement, community, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, video, TV

Comcast pushes VoIP to prime time

January 10, 2005 The leading U.S. cable company introduces Digital Voice in three markets, with the rest of the nation to come within 18 months. TAGS: Comcast Corp., VoIP, local phone company, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, cable company, AT&T Corp., phone provider, Philadelphia, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, IP, voice, broadband, video

DSL subscribers on the rise

May 12, 2005 Telephone companies are closing in on cable operators' dominance of the broadband market. TAGS: broadband market, cable company, telephone company, Time Warner Inc., subscriber, DSL, broadband, pricing, Verizon Communications, value, TV

Canada regulation-free for VoIP startups

May 12, 2005 New regulations clamp down on incumbents, leaving room for others to compete. TAGS: TELUS Corp., VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp., Bell Canada, IP, telephone company, VoIP company, Canada, cable company, phone line, agency, start-up, call

Hanging up on the competition

May 18, 2006 Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez says video franchise legislation backed by phone companies will benefit corporations, not consumers. TAGS: telephone company, legislation, barrier, broadband, nation, telecommunications, law, government, cable company, entry, programming, video

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, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, cable company, telephone company, Time Warner Inc., CEO, Verizon Communications, broadband, Las Vegas, TV

Verizon's salvo on cable TV

April 20, 2005 Phone giant's deal with NBC Universal is first step toward tackling cable providers head-on in the paid-TV market. TAGS: Verizon Communications, fiber-optics, cable company, local phone company, telephone company, cable television, TV, satellite, AT&T Corp.

Qwest to Net-phone home a little late

February 15, 2005 It's still in the lab, so the already delayed VoIP service debut is weeks away, CEO confirms. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, operator, local phone company, telephone company, IP, QoS, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., cable company, AT&T Corp., CEO, U.S.

Telcos, cable companies face off over TV franchises

May 27, 2005 The heat is on this weekend in Texas, where lawmakers will debate legislation that could help phone companies entering the TV market. TAGS: franchise, Texas, cable company, SBC Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, provision, bill, telecommunications company, spokesman, law, community, telephone company, city, TV, AT&T Corp.

Vonage chief: Nobody's sweeping us under

January 5, 2005 Much of the credit for Vonage's success goes to its acerbic-tongued CEO, Jeffrey Citron. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, cable company, Cablevision Systems Corp., Time Warner Inc., subscriber, telephone company, phone line, AT&T Corp., U.S., Verizon Communications, CEO

Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle

January 9, 2007 Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that political miscalculations may tempt states to mandate the regulation of Internet services. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Michigan, broadband Internet provider, telephone company, broadband Internet, cable company, law, state, satellite, Internet service, broadband, Internet Service Provider, entry, Google Inc., 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., cable company, YouTube, YouTube Video, VoD, Web 2.0, telephone company, fiber, telecommunications, TV, collaboration, service provider, programming, video, cell phone

Rumble in the 'triple play' jungle

June 22, 2004 Cable companies and Baby Bells are set for a face-off over bundles that package TV, phone and broadband service. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., BellSouth Corp., video service, bundle, cable company, DirecTV, local phone company, DSL, Internet phone, VoIP, Internet access, region, telephony, Verizon Communications, telephone company, satellite

EarthLink, GE fund broadband over power line provider

May 4, 2006 Companies contribute to $130 million round of funding for Current Communications' powerline Net access technology. TAGS: broadband over power line, EarthLink Inc., power company, General Electric Co., broadband, telephone company, North Carolina, powerline, broadband service, Internet access, Google Inc., cable company, Wi-Fi, DSL, video

Texas TV bill stalls

July 21, 2005 But legislature may get another shot at bill meant to let phone companies get statewide franchise to offer TV service. TAGS: franchise, Texas, session, telephone company, bill, Verizon Communications, cable company, TV, AT&T Corp., California

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, voice service, cable company, co-founder, Cablevision Systems Corp., VoIP, broadband, telephone company, nation, SBC Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., CEO, Verizon Communications, cell phone, San Francisco

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, local phone company, Nebraska, South Carolina, Time Warner Inc., telephone company, regulator, telecommunications, voice service, VoIP company, Sprint Nextel, VoIP service, broadband, cable company, call

Year in review: Blurred lines in broadband

January 1, 2007 AT&T kept up its merger efforts as phone companies and cable operators kept to their collision course. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., merger, AT&T Corp., broadband, cable company, telephony, telephone company, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, Verizon Communications, TV, IP, U.S.
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