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

SBC to acquire AT&T for $16 billion

January 31, 2005 SBC says the deal will give it one of the world's "most widely recognized and respected" brand names. Photos: AT&T's history of innovation TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Ma Bell, shareholder, telecommunications, cell phone, brand name, CEO, IP, acquisition, brand, U.S.

SBC joins the VoIP party

November 16, 2004 The local phone giant going after "young and wireless" crowd in 2005 with Internet phone plan. TAGS: VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., local phone company, VoIP service, BellSouth Corp., Internet phone, IP, telephone company, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.S.

Commentary: TV deal clicks for Microsoft

November 17, 2004 As SBC rolls out fiber to the neighborhoods of millions of new customers, a key component will come from the software giant. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Microsoft TV, fiber, telephone company, EchoStar Communications Corp., commentary, cable company, TV, middleware, subscriber, satellite, DirecTV, consumer electronics, Verizon Communications, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp.

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., AT&T Corp., approval, Verizon Communications, merger, telecommunications, building, telephone company, U.S.

Vonage, SBC in talks over 911 help

April 25, 2005 Despite initial discord between the two sides, negotiations are under way, a potential breakthrough for VoIP providers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., VoIP, negotiation, Internet phone company, emergency, infrastructure, Qwest Communications Inc., Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., call, AT&T Corp., IP, Verizon Communications, U.S.

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, U.S., cell phone, brand

SBC readies Net phone service

January 12, 2005 Last Bell provider to add Internet telephony signs deal with VoIP provider Deltathree. TAGS: Deltathree, SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., subscriber, IP, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, U.S.

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., Apple Computer, brand, photograph, PC

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. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, SBC Communications Inc., carrier, BellSouth Corp., antitrust, AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

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, VoIP, ESPN, merger, AT&T Corp., SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., cell phone, broadband, IP, U.S.

Year in review: Dawning of the broadband age

December 20, 2004 In 2004, the number of broadband subscriptions in the U.S. surpassed the number of dial-up accounts--and the gap will only increase. TAGS: broadband, Cox Communications Inc., wireless phone, powerline, SBC Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., America Online Inc., Internet access, DSL, U.S., video
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