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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. TAGS: MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., wireless carrier, acquisition, carrier, AT&T Corp., merger, telephone company, CEO, IP

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. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., approval, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, merger, telecommunications, building, telephone company, U.S.

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., telephone company, IP, AT&T Corp., broadband, U.S.

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. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., long-distance phone company, merger, acquisition, MCI Inc., approval, high-speed Internet access, telephony, telephone company, Internet access, entertainment, California, wireless network, Verizon Communications

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. TAGS: Tunney Act, merger, MCI Inc., AT&T Corp., antitrust, federal judge, telephone company, Verizon Communications, attorney, telecommunications, government

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. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications company, telecommunications, telephone company, Verizon Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, cell phone, Sprint Nextel

SBC makes $16 billion call for AT&T

 January 31, 2005 Ma Bell offspring to take over AT&T in bid for global stature as cable and Net phone rivals close in. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Internet phone, Ma Bell, MCI Inc., merger, telephone company, acquisition, DSL, photograph

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. TAGS: information service, telecommunications, MCI Inc., innovation, telephone company, voice service, marketplace, broadband service, investment, broadband, video

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. TAGS: Mark Sue, merger, telecommunications, MCI Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., SBC Communications Inc., Juniper Networks Inc., carrier, Qwest Communications Inc., telephone company, IP, supplier, AT&T Corp.
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