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The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Strikes Loom Over SBC A strike at SBC Communications could send customers and investors scrambling for the exits.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Phil Wohl	SBC Strikes Out Will the phone company's good relations with workers soften the blow of a strike?
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 Ben McClure	SBC Down, Not Out Is the telecom company really down for the count? DSL sales are offsetting local phone losses. Competition will continue to be fierce, prompting more price wars and putting loads of pressure on margins.
InternetNews June 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Offers Bargain-Basement Broadband Pressuring dial-up and cable rivals, SBC will charge new customers $14.95 per month for basic DSL.
InternetNews September 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Ford in Major Shift to VoIP The auto giant plans to switch 50,000 employees to the technology at more than 110 facilities.
InternetNews October 18, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC Sees Cheap Wi-Fi as Cable Cudgel Seeking an edge over cable rivals, SBC Communications today announced $1.99-per-month Wi-Fi service for customers who subscribe to SBC Yahoo DSL.
InternetNews May 6, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Rejects SBC's VoIP Bid Agency rules its broader IP review pre-empts SBC's petition to free broadband networks from legacy telecom regulations.
InternetNews November 16, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC to Launch VoIP Over DSL The carrier also readies a more ambitious fiber-based offering.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Ron Miller	SBC Cuts DSL Prices -- with a Catch SBC drops prices and raises download speeds -- and tosses in voice for a lower price as the competition for broadband customers intensifies.
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 June 9, 2005 David Meier	ADTRAN's Recipe a Hit To make the stock price go up, revise earnings upward. It worked for this leading telecom provider.
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 February 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC Steps Onto Siemens' IP Platform Telecom awards lucrative contract to the IT giant to help it deliver new services to enterprises.
InternetNews October 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine	SBC Cuts DSL Promo Price SBC Communications pushed the pricing envelope for bundled broadband by announcing a $19.95 monthly plan for new customers who purchase a high-end calling plan.
PC World May 2, 2001 Tom Spring	Broadband Users Still Sing the Blues High-speed access to the Internet was supposed to be everywhere by now. But financial and technical problems dog the industry...
InternetNews January 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Launches Network Management Service SBC Communications introduced a new service today to help businesses track network and application performance in multiple locations.
InternetNews January 31, 2005	SBC to Acquire AT&T For $16 Billion So long, Ma Bell. The merger creates the nation's largest telecommunications provider.
InternetNews October 14, 2004 Roy Mark	SBC High Tails Fiber Buildout Within an hour of the Federal Communications Commission's broadband ruling today, SBC Communications said it would "dramatically accelerate" its plan to build a new fiber-optics network.
InternetNews March 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Closes in on Video Strategy The regional carrier awards a $195M contract to Scientific-Atlanta, which will provide equipment, design and build video operation centers for SBC.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2004 Alyce Lomax	SBC Drives VoIP to Ford The deal between the two companies is yet another sign that VoIP is going mainstream, especially given one very compelling aspect of the technology -- its cost-effectiveness for users.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Aiming for a Wireless Revolution Dell and SBC (with its Cingular Wireless entity) ink a deal that will make the Internet more accessible than ever. Investors, take note.
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 November 7, 2005	At SBC, It's All About "Scale and Scope" SBC Telecommunications' CEO Edward Whitacre talks about the AT&T Wireless acquisition and how he's moving to keep abreast of cable competitors.
InternetNews January 6, 2004 Colin Haley	SBC Begins Enterprise Push With Acquisition The voice and data carrier buys network consulting specialist Callisma as part of strategy to bag big corporate accounts.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Alyce Lomax	SBC: How Low Can You Go? The telecom provider offers broadband for less than some dial-up services charge. Investors, take note.
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Ready For VoIP? Think and Think Again Sure, switching to lower-cost voice over IP sounds good. But there are pitfalls to look out for as you expand your IP network.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Ben McClure	Baby Bells' Silver Lining While these might be gloomy days for telecommunications stocks, it's too early to count Verizon, BellSouth, and SBC Communications out.
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 Jim Louderback	DSL Reconsidered I'm a speed kind of guy, but at this price, SBC gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. Whether you're on a cable modem or dial-up service, jump at SBC's $14.99-a-month offer, unless you share lots of files.
InternetNews August 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Same Broadband Numbers, Different Conclusions Consumer advocates claim the FCC is misleading public about pace of broadband rollout -- and DSL and cable modem users are paying more because of it.
InternetNews June 7, 2004 Eric Griffith	SBC Joins Wi-Fi World Wayport's flat-rate hotspot program that launched with McDonald's this year has its first partner, SBC Communications.
InternetNews June 23, 2004 Jim Wagner	Powell: 'Hot' Future for Telecom The FCC chairman reiterates his mantra of innovation over regulation.
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.
InternetNews May 5, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Taps Amdocs For IP Services Billing The carrier moves a step closer to widespread rollout of broadband, TV and voice service over fiber. New deal will unify billing systems to make paying easier for customers.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Bill Mann	WilTel. Or Won't It? Leucadia's biggest subsidiary looks likely to lose an enormous customer.
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.
InternetNews October 31, 2005 Roy Mark	Final Fed OK to Telecom Mergers FCC signs off on telecom mergers as SBC and Verizon agree to sell standalone DSL, adhere to network neutrality and continue Internet backbone peering.
InternetNews November 11, 2004 Michael Singer	IP TV in 2005? Trying to wrest residential customers from cable rivals, SBC will launch TV over fiber by late next year, the regional telecom said today.
InternetNews March 30, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Vonage, SBC Scrap Over E911 The VoIP provider decries a lack of cooperation while the carrier complains of breaking industry protocol.
InternetNews February 4, 2005 Roy Mark	SBC Blasts Level 3's VoIP Proposal The Internet telephony carrier is accused of seeking a self-serving quick fix to interconnection fees.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Alyce Lomax	More Deals From SBC The telecom company makes more moves to attempt to steal cable customers. Aggressive initiatives like this one show that picking the winners and losers in telecom is speculative and challenging at best for investors.
InternetNews February 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Job Cuts to Provide Bulk of SBC-AT&T Synergies SBC plans to cut nearly 13,000 positions from its payroll after its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T closes in early 2006, the company told analysts Tuesday.
InternetNews November 29, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC, FCC Joust Over VoIP Tariff SBC Communications is defending a proposal to charge VoIP providers for a more efficient method of completing calls to its customers after the plan drew fire from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Powell.
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 November 17, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Microsoft Wins Over SBC for TV Over IP The telecom carrier taps the Redmond platform for 'triple play' (TV, phone, and Internet) service delivery.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Ben McClure	Same Old AT&T? Will AT&T be able to reinvent itself to keep up with the changing times?
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	AT&T Has the Right Numbers AT&T surprises Wall Street with strong earnings. It still doesn't make the impending marriage to SBC any better.
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.
PC World June 2005 Anne Kandra	One Stop for TV, Phone, and Internet What are the pros and cons of letting a single company handle multiple Internet services?
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Alyce Lomax	AOL Speeds Up Just as SBC slashes DSL prices, AOL begins another push to get up to speed.
InternetNews November 18, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC, Yahoo Reach Beyond the PC The carrier and Internet giant will develop products for TV, audio, home networking, Wi-Fi and phones.