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AT&T drops markets in seven states

June 23, 2004 Carrier will stop signing up new residential customers for local and long-distance service in those states. TAGS: Bell company, AT&T Corp., state, Bush Administration, carrier, DSL, decision, VoIP

Video competition comes to Calif.

March 9, 2007 First Verizon lands a statewide deal. Now AT&T is angling for a similar arrangement that will let both compete against cable operators for TV customers. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, California, deployment, TV, law, state, community, agreement, city, video

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

AT&T drops hunt for residential customers

July 22, 2004 Company says it will no longer seek out new residential customers for its wired telephone business. TAGS: McLeodUSA, AT&T Corp., phone line, SBC Communications Inc., announcement, state, VoIP, decision

AT&T fights for local service

July 7, 2004 Deal lets company move some local phone customers to McLeodUSA's network, as FCC readies temporary rules. TAGS: McLeodUSA, AT&T Corp., David Dorman, local phone company, phone line, MCI Inc., telephone company, rule, state, agreement

Minnesota: Phone rules apply to VoIP

August 21, 2003 The state is the first to say regulations governing traditional phone companies also cover Internet call providers, in a decision ordering Vonage to comply with state rules. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Minnesota, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., phone service, regulation, state, telephone company, decision, rule, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Bells sue FCC over new telecom rules

August 28, 2003 Big local phone companies say the Federal Communications Commission acted illegally in giving states the power to manage local phone competition. TAGS: local phone company, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, rule, telecommunications, lawsuit, regulator, state, Internet service, AT&T Corp., rival, court, Verizon Communications, broadband

States battle FCC Internet phone ruling

January 5, 2005 Minnesota and California to appeal federal regulatory ruling that bars them from taxing Net phone service providers. TAGS: Minnesota, Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., phone service, Internet phone, Internet phone company, VoIP, AT&T Corp., IP, state, decision, California

VoIP firm tussles with states over phone numbers

August 19, 2004 Dispute between regulators and SBC IP Communications highlights an endangered species: the 10-digit number. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., phone number, carrier, BellSouth Corp., IP, VoIP, Ohio, requirement, state, request, license, AT&T Corp., Canada, Internet phone, U.S.

California regulators advance VoIP plans

February 11, 2004 The state's Public Utilities Commission decides to move forward with plans to regulate the Internet telephone industry, as the FCC prepares to weigh in on the issue. TAGS: Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., VoIP, vote, commission, state, California, AT&T Corp., IP

FCC further deregulates Net calls

November 10, 2004 States are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Net phone providers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., FCC Commissioner, BellSouth Corp., commission, Internet phone, Michael Powell, VoIP, Internet phone company, decision, Democrat, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., state, rule, cable company

BellSouth may shimmy out of 'naked' DSL

June 14, 2004 Arcane rules that forced the company to sell DSL separately in four states are set to expire Tuesday. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., DSL, Georgia, VoIP, Qwest Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications, state, Internet phone, spokeswoman, Time Warner Inc., broadband, spokesman, AT&T Corp., California

Baby Bells win another battle

March 24, 2004 The Supreme Court rules that states have the right to pass laws prohibiting cities and local governments from selling telecom services. TAGS: municipality, Missouri, telecommunications, law, state, government, SBC Communications Inc., court, telephone company, utility, city, AT&T Corp.

FCC hears from communications industry on VoIP

October 29, 2003 Fifty companies and organizations chime in on whether Internet telephony should be regulated. Many want a national Internet-phoning policy. TAGS: VoIP, BellSouth Corp., VoIP company, Minnesota, opinion, policy, Vonage Holdings Corp., commission, telephone company, state, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, IP

Texas TV franchise bill not dead

July 15, 2005 In Texas, if at first you don't succeed, call a special legislative session and try again. TAGS: bill, SBC Communications Inc., cable company, Texas, franchise, session, contract, Verizon Communications, state, TV, law, AT&T Corp., city, spokesman

States gang up on Vonage

April 11, 2005 First came Texas. Will New York and California be next to file lawsuits against the VoIP provider over its 911 service? TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Eliot Spitzer, Internet phone, Internet phone company, Texas, BellSouth Corp., lawsuit, VoIP, spokesman, call, state, IP telephony, VoIP company, attorney general, telephony, AT&T Corp.

FCC unplugs states' rules on 'naked' DSL

March 25, 2005 New Chairman Martin's first big task is to take a hard look at selling digital subscriber lines without other services. TAGS: DSL, BellSouth Corp., phone line, DSL service, broadband, broadband service, VoIP, state, VoIP company, commission, decision, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Indiana kills anti-muni broadband bill

February 17, 2005 Indiana state assembly kills a bill that would limit cities from building their own broadband networks. TAGS: Indiana, SBC Communications Inc., broadband network, city, Philadelphia, broadband, bill, Rep., Verizon Communications, spokesman, proposal, broadband Internet, state, AT&T Corp., telecommunications

Source: FCC to dress 'naked' DSL

March 21, 2005 Agency is expected to up-end rules that force BellSouth to unbundle its DSL service from its phone service, a source tells News.com. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., DSL, phone service, rule, Verizon Communications, broadband, decision, commission, state, AT&T Corp., U.S.

California to regulate VoIP providers

October 1, 2003 Regulators in the Golden State have begun forcing Internet telephone service providers to apply for telephone operator licenses, a state official says. TAGS: VoIP company, telephone service provider, VoIP, state official, Internet telephone service provider, IP telephony, SBC Communications Inc., license, California, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, service provider, telephony, state, telecommunications, AT&T Corp.