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FCC to investigate video franchise rules
November 3, 2005
The feds are investigating whether local communities inhibit competition for TV service.
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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.
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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.
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DSL subscribers on the rise
May 12, 2005
Telephone companies are closing in on cable operators' dominance of the broadband market.
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Commentary: TV deal clicks for Microsoft
November 17, 2004
As SBC rolls out fiber to the neighborhoods of millions of new customers, a key component will come from the software giant.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Canada regulation-free for VoIP startups
May 12, 2005
New regulations clamp down on incumbents, leaving room for others to compete.
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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.
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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.
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Year in review: VoIP's voice gets stronger
January 5, 2005
year in review After nearly a decade in gestation, Net phone service became the telecom story of the year.
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SBC joins the VoIP party
November 16, 2004
The local phone giant going after "young and wireless" crowd in 2005 with Internet phone plan.
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