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MCI shareholders approve Verizon merger
October 6, 2005 Eighty-eight percent vote in favor of the deal. Focus is now on obtaining regulatory approval.Verizon moves forward after merger
January 24, 2006 Telephone company begins marketing to the old MCI business clients as it distances itself from the old MCI and moves on.Verizon closes book on MCI merger
January 6, 2006 The saga of Verizon's $8.44 billion buyout of long distance carrier MCI finally ends. The CEO prepares to depart.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.Judge wants more info on AT&T, Verizon mergers
July 14, 2006 Request comes as judge ponders whether to sign off on proposed settlements between the government and the companies.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.Telecom 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.Sprint, Nextel shareholders approve merger
July 13, 2005 Wednesday's votes supporting the $36 billion deal are just the latest example of investor enthusiasm for telecom consolidation.MCI acquires Totality
August 3, 2005 Long-distance giant continues to acquire companies even as it prepares its mega merger with Verizon.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.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.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.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.MCI chief's severance deal nears $40 million
September 2, 2005 Should he leave Verizon post-merger, Michael Capellas stands to get a package far sweeter than the one he got when he departed HP.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.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.Qwest continues its fight for MCI
February 18, 2005 Qwest CEO sends letter to MCI's board requesting more information about Verizon's bid so that his company can prepare counteroffer.Qwest waits by phone for MCI to call
February 28, 2005 Afraid of having no date for the telecom merger ball, smallest Baby Bell looks to revise its offer.Regional carriers expand horizons
February 15, 2005 SBC, Verizon morph into national players that will face off in direct competition.
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