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Police Blotter: Verizon forced to turn over text messages
December 5, 2007 Justice Department gets judge's approval to obtain archived SMS text messages from wireless carrier without first obtaining a warrant.Telecom tax imposed in 1898 finally ends
August 1, 2006 Levied on wealthy Americans with phones in 1898 to help fund Spanish-American War, tax was discontinued Tuesday.Telecoms look to the future
March 22, 2006 The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business.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.Telecoms deny illegally handing over call records
May 17, 2006 Two biggest phone companies in U.S. say they never improperly provided call records to National Security Agency.Telecom firms distance themselves from NSA flap
May 12, 2006 As outcry over Bush administration data mining grows, companies go out of their way to say they weren't involved.Telecoms, cable firms take franchise fight to D.C.
February 16, 2006 Phone and cable executives testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on changing video franchise rules.Big talk about broadband
June 21, 2007 Industry executives at the NXTcomm trade show in Chicago roll out ambitious plans for wired and wireless broadband services.Free Net TV threatens telecoms and cable
April 12, 2006 Is spending billions on network upgrades worth it? ABC's free Net TV could undermine paid-TV models.What's next in telecommunications?
March 20, 2006 CEOs from the major phone companies meet this week in Las Vegas, as they face major changes in the industry.Customer is king in new telecom era
March 21, 2006 CEOs at TelecomNext declare that consumers are the focus of new and aggressive strategies for expanding their markets. Photos: TelcomNext keynotesJudge 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.Net neutrality: Meet the winner
June 12, 2006 Verizon's chief Washington lobbyist, Thomas Tauke, has the political muscle to turn his company's wishes into law.Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation
May 15, 2006 Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added.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.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.Phone, cable companies embracing Web 2.0
November 8, 2006 As cable and telephone companies increasingly offer the same services, some are turning to Internet collaboration to set themselves apart.Senate deals blow to Net neutrality
June 28, 2006 Narrow vote complicates Internet companies' efforts to prompt Congress to enact new regulations. Chart: Congress' broadband battlesKazaa finds friends in file-swapping fight
May 16, 2002 Computer and telecommunication giants are pushing a proposal shouldered until now by file-swapping upstarts: Make downloading a song online as legal as listening to the radio.Protesters face off with Verizon, AT&T
May 24, 2006 Groups gather across U.S. to protest phone companies' influence in D.C. and well-reported cooperation with National Security Agency. Photos: Protesting phone companies Sponsored matches for "Verizon Communications"
