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Showing 1-16 of 16 results foundTelecom megamergers get final federal OK
October 31, 2005 The FCC gives green light to mergers of Verizon Communications and MCI, SBC Communications and AT&T.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.Qwest to turn up heat on SBC-AT&T merger fight
April 25, 2005 Letter to FCC says merger would result in higher prices, reduced service quality, and fewer choices for customers.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.SBC plans to get 'naked'
May 6, 2005 SBC says it will begin testing naked DSL this summer, allowing customers in select areas to buy DSL without also buying phone service.Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger
August 4, 2005 FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators.Regional carriers expand horizons
February 15, 2005 SBC, Verizon morph into national players that will face off in direct competition.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.Judge plans to review AT&T, Verizon deals
July 12, 2006 A federal judge in Washington says he may permit witnesses to describe the twin mergers' impact on competition.Judge balks at closure of AT&T, Verizon mergers
July 25, 2006 Telephone companies have closed books on the deals, but an antitrust magistrate says he needs more info.Merger mania promises fewer, bigger telcos
February 7, 2005 Merger after merger, the market is contracting rapidly--with widespread speculation about what'll happen next.Feds defend approval of telecom megamergers
December 14, 2006 In court filing, the Justice Department tries to fend off criticism of analysis approving mergers between AT&T and SBC and Verizon and MCI.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.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.Here's to the best government money can buy
June 23, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says two mega-telecom mergers speak volumes about how money and power determine policy.Phone options expand despite telecom mergers
March 31, 2005 Do VoIP, wireless and cable broadband offer enough competition in a market where traditional phone providers are merging left and right?
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