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SBC closes AT&T acquisition
November 18, 2005
Starting Friday SBC Communications will be called AT&T, as SBC closes the books on its $16.9 billion acquisition.
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DOJ approves telecom megamergers
October 27, 2005
U.S. Department of Justice gives the green light on the Verizon-MCI merger and the SBC-AT&T transaction.
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Verizon, MCI to link up in $6.7 billion deal
February 14, 2005
Valentine's Day betrothal will give regional titan Verizon access to MCI's worldwide long-distance and IP networks.
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Time for a Digital Age Communications Act
July 13, 2005
Policy analyst Randolph May says it's time for a new Telecommunications Act that reflects the realities of the digital age.
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No 'rubber stamp' on telecom mergers, judge says
December 1, 2006
Judge says he'll do "independent review" of deals between AT&T-SBC and Verizon-MCI, but offers no hints of when a ruling will come.
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Merger wave could leave telecom gear makers at sea
February 8, 2005
With telecom companies vanishing, it might not be the best time to be selling routers.
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Telco heads can't rule out post-merger price hikes
March 2, 2005
CEOs of Verizon, SBC tell congressional panel that rate increases aren't planned after mega-mergers, but can't be ruled out.
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