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

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., Ma Bell, Internet phone, MCI Inc., merger, telephone company, acquisition, DSL, photograph

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.

SBC frees up line to Net 911

May 11, 2005 Finally falls in with other Baby Bells with promise to help VoIP callers get better access to emergency operators. TAGS: Internet phone, SBC Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephone company, AT&T Corp., IP

FCC to investigate video franchise rules

November 3, 2005 The feds are investigating whether local communities inhibit competition for TV service. TAGS: entrant, cable company, telephone company, SBC Communications Inc., Texas, agreement, community, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., video, TV

This week in telecommunications

February 4, 2005 With SBC's deal to acquire AT&T and the rise of Skype, the last vestiges of the 20th-century's phone system are fading fast. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Ma Bell, AT&T Corp., Skype, acquisition, telecommunications, telephone company, CEO, cell phone, U.S., brand

Week in review: The bell tolls for Ma Bell

February 4, 2005 With the sale of AT&T and the rise of Skype, the last vestiges of the 20th century's phone system are fading fast. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation Photos: Hush, hush, my PC TAGS: Ma Bell, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Skype, Week in review, acquisition, telephone company, CEO, cell phone, U.S., brand, Apple Computer, photograph, PC

New CEO enters as Qwest faces stiff competition

August 13, 2007 Telecom veteran Edward Mueller has been named the new chief executive of the smallest of the major U.S. phone companies. TAGS: Edward Mueller, Qwest Communications Inc., Ameritech, Williams-Sonoma Inc., U.S. phone company, SBC Communications Inc., telephone company, telecommunications, CEO, AT&T Corp., president, TV

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., merger, AT&T Corp., telecommunications company, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, telephone company, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, fiber, cell phone, Sprint Nextel

Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?

January 31, 2005 As traditional phone operators jockey for dominance, new technology helps make up for lost competition. TAGS: telephone company, operator, ESPN, VoIP, merger, AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., cell phone, broadband, IP, U.S.

Telcos, cable companies face off over TV franchises

May 27, 2005 The heat is on this weekend in Texas, where lawmakers will debate legislation that could help phone companies entering the TV market. TAGS: franchise, Texas, cable company, SBC Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., bill, Verizon Communications, provision, telecommunications company, spokesman, city, law, telephone company, community, TV, AT&T Corp.

Microsoft TV dealt blow Down Under

June 22, 2005 Australian phone giant Telstra cancels test of Microsoft IPTV, another setback for the software giant's TV technology efforts. TAGS: Telstra Corp., IP television, Microsoft TV, Swisscom AG, Siemens AG, telephone company, set-top box, set-top, SBC Communications Inc., trial, TV, software company, Microsoft Corp., hard drive

Phone companies hear call of the TV

June 7, 2005 Supercomm 2005 offers a look at an array of new products intended to help spruce up planned TV services. TAGS: IP television, SuperComm, VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., carrier, telephone company, telecommunications, TV, Verizon Communications, IP, DSL, Microsoft Corp., video

Verizon CEO calls for pay-TV rule changes

April 18, 2005 Says telephone company shouldn't be required to pay fees to local governments for offering pay TV over fiber. TAGS: pay-TV, fiber, Verizon Communications, fee, cable company, broadcaster, broadband Internet, SBC Communications Inc., telephone company, CEO, broadband, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., DSL, video, TV

Cable honchos converge for annual pow-wow

April 1, 2005 Industry heavyweights will descend on San Francisco this weekend for their annual convention. Silicon Valley luminaries will join them. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., convention, voice service, Cablevision Systems Corp., co-founder, cable company, VoIP, nation, SBC Communications Inc., telephone company, broadband, CEO, Comcast Corp., cell phone, Verizon Communications, DSL
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