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The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Qwest Revives MCI MCI strikes deal with Qwest for local phone access.
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The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Ben McClure	Verizon Risin' The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Chris Mallon	For Sale: Giant Phone Company With the asset write-offs complete, AT&T should start looking for a suitor.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Bill Mann	AT&T Hangs Up AT&T stops marketing to seven states, saying it can't make money serving customers there.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2004 Tim Beyers	AT&T's VoIP Venture After hanging up on long distance, the carrier dials for profits through Net telephony.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Catherine Yang	Telecom: The Day After Will unleashing the Baby Bells serve to heighten competition -- or stifle it?
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Bill Mann	Don't Make the Babies Cry The telecom industry has endured some tough times, but there is a long, long way in between "not failing" and providing an attractive equity investment.
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The Motley Fool January 14, 2005 Kelvin Taylor	Talking in Style With VoIP VoIP is finally reaching consumers, and several companies are looking to cash in.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Phil Wohl	MCI Exits Bankruptcy Can the former telecommunications industry giant be competitive?
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InternetNews January 31, 2005 Jim Wagner	SBC, AT&T Seen as Prototype For Telecom's Future SBC to Acquire AT&T For $16 Billion. Executives say the industry needs a combination like a Baby Bell with Ma Bell to survive competition.
InternetNews January 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon Completes MCI Takeover Verizon completed its $8.4 billion purchase of MCI today, creating the nation's second largest telecom carrier behind the new AT&T, which itself is a newly formed merger between the former long distance carrier and SBC.
InternetNews June 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VoIP All Smiles on FCC's Line-Sharing Move Will voice over IP benefit from the government's decision to forgo a Supreme Court appeal of telephone line-sharing rules?
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Burrows & Crockett	Net Phones Start Ringing Up Customers Big rollouts by cable operators have the Baby Bells scrambling to fight back.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Chris Mallon	Ma Bell Up for Sale? As AT&T prepares billions in write-offs, speculation of a potential takeover heats up.
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	Ringing Up Better Returns This year, telecoms are on the rebound. Here are some stock picks.
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InternetNews July 22, 2004 Colin C. Haley	AT&T Out of Consumer Long Distance Markets Ma Bell will stop marketing to new long-distance customers and focus on businesses.
InternetNews October 13, 2005	Naked DSL to Impact Telecom Mergers? Critics of the Verizon-MCI and SBC-AT&T deals urge FCC to require standalone DSL as a condition of approval. Critics fear the mergers will lead to fewer choices and higher prices for consumers.
InternetNews March 2, 2005 Roy Mark	Telecom Mergers Get House Nod Top House leaders say the proposed Verizon-MCI and SBC-AT&T mergers are moving telecom, Internet in the right direction.
InternetNews February 25, 2005 Colin C. Haley	And Then There Were Two in Telecom? The long-awaited telecom industry consolidation is here, and it's changing everything.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Ben McClure	AT&T Still Risky A bit of good news doesn't make the stock any more attractive.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2004 Phil Wohl	Qwest Off Course The struggling local telco has strayed from roots.
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InternetNews October 25, 2005 Jim Wagner	Cable in Talks With Sprint Nextel? Cox Communications, Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly weeks away from signing a wireless phone agreement with Nextel.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Dave Mock	Wireless Goes Virtual Hopes for reduced competition in the U.S. wireless market may be just that -- hope.
Entrepreneur May 2004 Mike Hogan	All You Can Eat Say goodbye to per-minute long-distance charges and hello to bundled services.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Phil Wohl	Telecom vs. Cable In this era of technological innovation, which major communications industry will emerge victorious?
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Ben McClure	BT Group's Upside There is upside potential for the beaten-down British telecom stock.
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The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Cellular Cable Camaraderie? News agencies report that Time Warner's cable unit is in talks to make a deal with Sprint to provide wireless service. That's the last frontier in cable companies' increasing encroachment on what has been traditionally the telecom landscape.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Bill Mann	Fiber to the Home. Eventually. Do you want phone, Internet, and cable TV service from the same company? It's possible, thanks to the billions spent by companies like Cox, Comcast, and others to upgrade their networks and the wiring going into millions of homes.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Alyce Lomax	For Whom the Baby Bell Tolls SBC considers adopting the AT&T name. That might not be wise.
InternetNews October 27, 2005 Roy Mark	Bell Mergers Sealed on DoJ Approval The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday afternoon approved the SBC-AT&T and Verizon-MCI mergers, requiring only that Verizon and SBC divest portions of certain local fiber-optic network facilities.
InternetNews June 17, 2005 Roy Mark	Consumer Groups Rally Against Telecom Mergers Consumer groups say the proposed deals between Verizon-MCI and SBC-AT&T will work against a competitive market.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Yang et al.	The Shifting Telecom Landscape With AT&T and MCI going, the Bells will compete with cable and tech companies.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Phil Wohl	Wireless Shakeout Alters Marketplace Even though the telecom services industry has been disappointing over the past few years, there are still many investment opportunities to be found.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Comcast Casts Wider Net The No. 1 cable operator is set to expand its VoIP and DVR services.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Ma Bell Means Business? AT&T focuses on declining business customers -- again. It reported second-quarter earnings that doubled the consensus estimate ($0.14 vs. $0.07 a share), yet shares dropped more than 2%.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2005 Ben McClure	Comcast Cashes In on VoIP Cable provider's costly services, combined with its pricey stock, should give pause.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Tom Taulli	A "Must" Deal for Lucent For $295 million, the company may have saved itself in the VoIP race.
InternetNews March 6, 2006 Ed Sutherland	AT&T, BellSouth Merger Denounced The proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth means the death of the Internet and the unmasking of fictional competition between telecom companies, charged two Washington, DC-based consumer groups.
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