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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.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.Yahoo, Verizon launch co-branded DSL
August 23, 2005 update The companies are launching a DSL service for $14.95 a month, marking yet another major deal the Internet giant has inked with a telecom.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.Report: Verizon makes play for MCI
February 10, 2005 Verizon is cozying up to MCI as it looks to compete with the SBC/AT&T telecom combo.Report: Talks progress between Verizon, MCI
February 11, 2005 Just last week, Qwest was the noted suitor. But Verizon has elbowed the other Bell out of the way--at least for now, a report says.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.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.Verizon, MCI to link up in $6.7 billion deal
February 14, 2005 Valentine's Day betrothal will give regional titan Verizon access to MCI's worldwide long-distance and IP networks.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.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 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.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.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.MCI: The end of a telecom icon
February 15, 2005 Verizon's $6.7 billion acquisition of MCI closes an era in the telecommunications industry.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.Covad, Verizon rework DSL deal
December 16, 2004 Anticipating regulatory changes, Covad struck an undisclosed deal to lease DSL lines from Verizon.Bill launched to overhaul broadband rules
July 27, 2005 Politicians say it's time to update the 1996 Telecommunications Act and other laws to deregulate broadband and wireless links.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.
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