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Verizon's TV dreams

October 13, 2005 Company launches its TV service to better compete with cable operators--what else is up its sleeve? TAGS: Verizon Communications, IP, fiber-optics, SBC Communications Inc., TV, cable company, programming, Microsoft Corp.

Vonage may route 911 call to Congress, FCC

March 31, 2005 The Net phone provider considers asking for help solving problems with SBC over subscriber access to the emergency network. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone company, Qwest Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, VoIP company, BellSouth Corp., call, operator, infrastructure, Verizon Communications, IP, AT&T Corp., letter

SBC to use the AT&T name

October 27, 2005 After the final wedding bells have rung, SBC has decided it will take AT&T's historic name. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., merger, telephone service, IP

FCC denies SBC's request for price flexibility

May 6, 2005 SBC won't have much freedom in setting prices for linking Internet calls to the phone network. But the FCC promises to revisit the topic soon. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., petition, phone network, request, regulation, flexibility, commission, VoIP, chairman, AT&T Corp., IP

SBC readies Net phone service

January 12, 2005 Last Bell provider to add Internet telephony signs deal with VoIP provider Deltathree. TAGS: Deltathree, SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., subscriber, IP, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, U.S.

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, agency, cell phone, broadband, IP

SBC to acquire AT&T for $16 billion

January 31, 2005 SBC says the deal will give it one of the world's "most widely recognized and respected" brand names. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Ma Bell, shareholder, brand name, cell phone, telecommunications, CEO, IP, acquisition, brand, U.S.

Vonage, SBC in talks over 911 help

April 25, 2005 Despite initial discord between the two sides, negotiations are under way, a potential breakthrough for VoIP providers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., VoIP, negotiation, Internet phone company, emergency, infrastructure, Qwest Communications Inc., Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., IP, call, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., U.S.

SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work

February 22, 2005 Twenty years after Ma Bell fell, consumers need nationwide providers again, merging companies tell government regulators. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., long distance provider, breakup, AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications, phone provider, telephony, IP, cable television, antitrust, broadband, New York, call, Sprint Nextel, VoIP

AT&T buy shows how far voice calling has fallen

February 2, 2005 Phone giants unite to face a Net-driven future, with their basic service likely to end up a giveaway. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., voice, broadband Internet, broadband, spokeswoman, Time Warner Inc., VoIP, IP, video

Yahoo to buy Net phone services company

June 15, 2005 Deal for Dialpad raises questions about Yahoo's longstanding relationship with regional dial-up and broadband service provider SBC. TAGS: Dialpad, SBC Communications Inc., Yahoo! Inc., broadband service provider, relationship, voice service, Yahoo IM, broadband, VoIP, Internet phone, broadband service, voice, service provider, AT&T Corp., IP, IM

SBC frees up line to Net 911

May 11, 2005 Finally falls in with other Baby Bells with promise to help VoIP callers get better access to emergency operators. TAGS: Internet phone, SBC Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephone company, AT&T Corp., IP

Can telecoms wring profit from enterprise IP?

May 18, 2005 AT&T and MCI say new IP services are growing like crazy, but they may have trouble making money from them. TAGS: IP VPN, MCI Inc., MPLS, AT&T Corp., IP, telecommunications, SBC Communications Inc., data service, Verizon Communications, telecommunications company, VPN, merger, acquisition, location

Year in review: Telephony's transformation

December 21, 2005 Bells and cable companies battle it out, while traditional telephony segues to VoIP and new wireless services. TAGS: telephony, VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., transformation, cable company, VoIP company, Sprint Nextel, subscriber, AT&T Corp., IP telephony, Internet company, Cingular Wireless, IP, Verizon Communications, cell phone, programming

Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?

January 31, 2005 As traditional phone operators jockey for dominance, new technology helps make up for lost competition. TAGS: telephone company, operator, ESPN, VoIP, merger, AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., cell phone, broadband, IP, U.S.

Phone companies hear call of the TV

June 7, 2005 Supercomm 2005 offers a look at an array of new products intended to help spruce up planned TV services. TAGS: IP television, SuperComm, VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., telephone company, carrier, telecommunications, TV, DSL, Verizon Communications, IP, Microsoft Corp., video
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