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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.
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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.
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Verizon offers faster DSL plans
May 4, 2004
The phone giant will raise the upload speed for its basic DSL to 384kbps in a bid to compete more aggressively against cable rivals.
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SBC to invest $4 billion in fiber upgrade
November 12, 2004
In preparation for offering video service, SBC will spend $4 billion to upgrade its network infrastructure from copper to fiber optics.
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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.
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Verizon details fiber plans
November 17, 2003
Verizon Communications says it has chosen Advanced Fibre Communications as its lead supplier of fiber-optic gear to deliver broadband to millions more homes and offices.
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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.
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SBC readies Net phone service
January 12, 2005
Last Bell provider to add Internet telephony signs deal with VoIP provider Deltathree.
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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.
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Cox hoists broadband speed limits
August 10, 2004
Hike in basic download rate to 4mbps shows the cable industry's sticking to speed upgrades to take on DSL rivals.
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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.
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U.S. fiber-enabled homes double in 2004
December 2, 2004
Availability of fiber optic data connections shoots up as more phone companies--and ambitious cities--get in on the act.
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The future of a scare campaign
August 4, 2003
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the RIAA's campaign against Internet music swapping may be about to blow up in its face.
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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.
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Dialing through the recovery
June 21, 2004
Scores of new products and a war of words over local phone service will highlight Supercomm 2004 in Chicago.
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Cable and tech feeling closer
April 4, 2005
Jerry Yang, Paul Allen and other luminaries sound off on ways cable and Silicon Valley can collaborate.
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