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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, SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless, Qwest Communications Inc., merger, telecommunications, cable company, Texas, state, U.S., 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, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., AT&T Corp., cable company, phone provider, Philadelphia, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, IP, voice, broadband, video

Verizon DSL not ready to go 'naked'

 December 13, 2004 Carrier doesn't expect to meet an early 2005 goal of selling broadband without requiring a local phone line. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., local phone company, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Communications, phone service, phone line, DSL, broadband, representative, Verizon DSL, telephone company, AT&T Corp.

Commentary: Net calls? Not so fast

 March 8, 2005 VoIP services have snagged early adopters, but consumers are looking for greater savings before they switch. TAGS: VoIP, local phone company, respondent, VoIP service, awareness, Forrester Research Inc., savings, Vonage Holdings Corp., commentary, telephone company, phone line, operator, Internet phone, survey, IP

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, BellSouth Corp., Internet phone, cable company, AT&T Corp., CEO, U.S.

Net telephone fees have users fuming

 January 26, 2005 Trying to soothe state regulators by highlighting regulatory fees, VoIP providers are instead infuriating some of their customers. TAGS: VoIP, VoIP company, regulator, Internet phone, local phone company, phone provider, fee, Vonage Holdings Corp., IP, broadband, BellSouth Corp., call, AT&T Corp.

Cable raises its voice

 March 3, 2005 Cable operators large and small are muscling in on local phone providers. TAGS: cable company, VoIP, local phone company, phone provider, Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP service, Time Warner Inc., BellSouth Corp., telephony, phone line, broadband

SunRocket fires off new low for Net phone rates

 November 23, 2004 Two former MCI honchos to introduce unlimited domestic calling to any number, plus some international dialing, for about $16 a month. TAGS: MCI Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, local phone company, BellSouth Corp., IP, telephone company, AT&T Corp., broadband, U.S.

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

Dark fiber: Businesses see the light

 February 1, 2005 Dozens of companies are taking advantage of cheap fiber and equipment costs to build their own high-speed campus networks, instead of buying services from carriers. TAGS: fiber, CIENA Communications, fiber-optics, optical fiber, optical network, local phone company, equipment, telephone company, carrier, telecommunications

Mergers are giving AT&T's networks a boost

 June 6, 2006 Company plans to upgrade its long-distance network to handle traffic from mergers and deliver an array of new services. TAGS: AT&T Corp., merger, network upgrade, business customer, telephone company, local phone company, telecommunications, IP television, fiber, traffic, city, IP, TV

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, local phone company, DirecTV, Internet phone, DSL, VoIP, Internet access, telephony, region, telephone company, satellite, Verizon Communications

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, cable company, fiber-optics, telephone company, local phone company, cable television, TV, satellite, AT&T Corp.

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. TAGS: VoIP, phone network, telecommunications, Internet phone, local phone company, cell phone service provider, Cablevision Systems Corp., telephone company, VoIP company, VoIP service, Vonage Holdings Corp., voice, cable company, subscriber, Time Warner Inc., IP
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