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

Net phones on the line--and on the hook

May 5, 2005 Cable providers are signing up more subscribers for phone offerings, including digital deals. Also: FCC eyes mandatory 911 services. TAGS: Internet phone, cable company, VoIP, U.S., HP

AOL hanging up on dial-up customers?

February 28, 2006 Many see price hike for dial-up services as part of its metamorphosis into a broadband Web portal. TAGS: America Online Inc., Web portal, subscriber, broadband, portal, Time Warner Inc., high-speed Internet access, DSL, cable company, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., Internet access, U.S.

Qwest finally on VoIP quest

May 6, 2005 Its OneFlex Premier service debuts late, and now Qwest must play catch up with cable companies and VoIP competitors such as Vonage. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, phone service, Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., cable company, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Cablevision rings in 270,000 phone customers

February 23, 2005 Watch out, Bells: The cable giants aren't just phoning it in with Internet telephony. They're cashing in with triple plays, too. TAGS: cable telephony, Cablevision Systems Corp., cable company, telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., Cox Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., IP telephony, VoIP, nation, play, phone line, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Cable telephony speaks up

May 5, 2005 Although Bells still dominate the phone-service market, cable phone subscriptions continue to climb. Cablevision passes 400,000 mark. TAGS: cable telephony, Richard Parsons, Cablevision Systems Corp., Time Warner Inc., cable company, phone service, digital phone, telephony, Verizon Communications, U.S.

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

VoIP: Quality is still a big concern

July 18, 2006 With Net telephony poised to hit the mainstream, experts say issues with service quality need to be worked out. TAGS: VoIP, packet, Time Warner Inc., QoS, Vonage Holdings Corp., IP telephony, Internet phone, telephony, EarthLink Inc., Skype, voice, cable company, U.S., e-mail, video, PC

Cablevision signs up 1 millionth phone subscriber

July 18, 2006 Company is winning new phone customers as it faces increased competition from phone company Verizon. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., phone service, cable company, subscriber, Verizon Communications, VoIP, U.S., TV

U.S. consumers eye bundled services

April 15, 2005 "Significant minority" of consumers ready to switch to offerings that combine phone, Internet and cable TV services, survey shows. TAGS: satellite company, cable television, bundle, cable television company, BellSouth Corp., TV company, VoD, survey, cable company, satellite, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Verizon switches on TV service

September 22, 2005 Launch of paid TV service marks opening of bid to take on cable providers in video. But Verizon has a long road ahead of it, analysts say. TAGS: video service, Verizon Communications, cable company, satellite company, content provider, channel, satellite, town, fiber, DirecTV, pricing, TV, Texas, video, movie, U.S.

SBC joins the VoIP party

November 16, 2004 The local phone giant going after "young and wireless" crowd in 2005 with Internet phone plan. TAGS: VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., local phone company, VoIP service, IP, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.S.

FON strikes deal with Time Warner Cable

April 23, 2007 Spanish start-up, a maker of Wi-Fi routers that allow people to share broadband service, signs its first major U.S. deal. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., U.S. Internet service provider, broadband service, broadband, cable company, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi, Internet Service Provider, U.S., service provider, router

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. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Microsoft TV, fiber, telephone company, EchoStar Communications Corp., cable company, commentary, TV, middleware, satellite, DirecTV, subscriber, consumer electronics, Verizon Communications, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp.

U.S. fiber-enabled homes double in 2004

December 2, 2004 Availability of fiber optic data connections shoots up as more phone companies--and ambitious cities--get in on the act. TAGS: fiber, fiber-optics, margin, cable company, study, digital video, Verizon Communications, city, AT&T Corp., DSL, U.S., video

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., cable company, broadband, EarthLink Inc., telephone company, telephony, Wi-Fi, Verizon Communications, TV, IP, U.S.

Harnessing the power of P2P

January 24, 2008 It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidth applications like video. TAGS: P2P, Pando Networks, Telefonica, Verizon Communications, BitTorrent, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service, file-sharing, cable company, researcher, AT&T Corp., solution, U.S., video

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.
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