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Court rebuffs FCC's new telecom rules

March 2, 2004 Federal judges hand out a setback for broadband sharing, but approve the elimination of broadband competition on future networks. Will prices climb and service fall? TAGS: local phone company, broadband, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., federal judge, decision, court, rival, DSL

Bells sue FCC over new telecom rules

August 28, 2003 Big local phone companies say the Federal Communications Commission acted illegally in giving states the power to manage local phone competition. TAGS: local phone company, telephone company, BellSouth Corp., rule, regulator, lawsuit, telecommunications, state, Internet service, AT&T Corp., rival, court, Verizon Communications, broadband

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

New broadband rules draw criticism

August 22, 2003 Regulators release details of controversial new FCC rules that will help shape the future of the high-speed Net and local phone markets. Critics are challenging portions of the plan. TAGS: local phone company, voice telephony, telephone company, Covad Communications Group Inc., commission, Michael Powell, AT&T Corp., regulation, order, regulator, broadband, policy, decision, broadband service, DSL, telecommunications

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

Bells loosen their grip

May 28, 2004 In an unwelcome market shift for the Bells, Verizon and others are shaking Net access loose from phone service bundles to counter growing competition. TAGS: phone service, BellSouth Corp., local phone company, grip, DSL, Verizon Communications, cell phone, phone line, Qwest Communications Inc., broadband, telephone company, Internet access, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, U.S.

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, local phone company, IP television, telephone company, fiber, traffic, telecommunications, city, IP, TV

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 network, local phone company, equipment, carrier, telephone company, telecommunications
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