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The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Qwest Revives MCI MCI strikes deal with Qwest for local phone access.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2004 Marko Djuranovic	Talk America Bundles Up The provider of bundled local and long-distance telephony may be turning things around... again. Investors sent shares up 17%.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Talk About Network Unbundling Poor little Talk America is not the bargain it once appeared to be. The Bush administration decided not to challenge a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling against the Federal Communications Commission that will block "network unbundling" rules previously scheduled to go into effect on June 15.
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.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Settling for Qwest? Sources say the troubled Baby Bell will settle with the SEC. Should investors celebrate?
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Grow & Crockett	Telecom: The Fiber-Optic Quagmire The Baby Bells want to enter cable's market -- without paying the same fees
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.
InternetNews June 28, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Covad, BellSouth Case Marches On Both sides say they're pleased with the latest ruling in the 4-year-old antitrust battle.
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.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2004 Ben McClure	Troubled Qwest The company's second-quarter results leave investors with little change.
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.
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?
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 W.D. Crotty	SBC Flying Under the Radar The company has another excellent quarter as it builds for the future. This is a stock that is even appropriate for conservative investors looking for a big stock dividend.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2004 Phil Wohl	Qwest Off Course The struggling local telco has strayed from roots.
InternetNews August 16, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Federal Court Denies Unbundling Review A federal appeals court denied EarthLink's request to review an FCC ruling exempting Baby Bells from sharing broadband lines with rivals.
InternetNews May 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Vonage Strikes Two More E911 Deals The VoIP leader will have access to two more Baby Bells in the event of an emergency.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Rich Smith	Talk Is Still Cheap For Q4, Talk America's (a provider of bundled local and long-distance calling services) holding the line with guidance of about $125 million in revenues, and earnings of roughly $11 million, or about $0.41 per share.
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 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.
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.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	SBC's Revenue Winning Streak The telecom continued to grow revenue in the second quarter. Conservative investors, especially those looking for dividends to make up a healthy part of their total return, should look carefully at SBC.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Phil Wohl	SBC Bundles Up for Long Term This communications company is effectively packaging services to customers. If you're looking for a telecom play, then SBC, with its attractive 4.72% dividend yield, should be considered strongly.
InternetNews August 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Bells Challenge FCC's Latest Line-Sharing Rules Verizon and Qwest rushed to court Monday to challenge the Federal Communications Commission's latest ruling on line sharing and access fees between incumbent telcos and their competitors.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Ben McClure	Verizon Risin' The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.
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 22, 2004 Ben McClure	AT&T Still Risky A bit of good news doesn't make the stock any more attractive.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	United Online's Growing Problem The falling cost of high-speed DSL doesn't bode well for United Online's dial-up Internet service. A similar argument can be made against regional Bells like SBC. Investors, take note.
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 June 10, 2004 Paul Shread	Telecom Landscape Recast The telecom shakeout may soon enter a new phase... The markets will be closed Friday in honor of former President Reagan... EMC declined 2% after reaffirming guidance... etc.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2004 Dave Mock	Wal-Mart on the Line Move over Ma Bell, make room for Ma Wal-Mart, your new phone company.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Talk Is Cheap Talk America, a provider of bundled local and long-distance calling services, posts impressive results.
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Spurs Fiber in Texas Fresh off a legislative victory making it easier for telecoms to offer TV service, SBC Communications is earmarking $800 million for fiber upgrades in Texas.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Catherine Yang	Cable vs. Fiber In the long-running contest for the digital future, cable has been hitting home runs while the telecoms are just coming to bat. Now, the Bells are fighting back by offering video via phone lines.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Can 2 Wrongs Make Cingular Right? The acquisition of AT&T Wireless by SBC Communications and BellSouth daughter Cingular Wireless may be little more than the joining of two bad cell phone companies to make one very bad cell phone company.
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.
InternetNews May 4, 2005	Vonage and Verizon Call up E911 Vonage customers will have access to the carrier's enhanced 911 system because of inter-connectivity with Verizon.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Ma Bell Holding the Line Can AT&T, the leading telecom company, lead an industry out of the doldrums?
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.
InternetNews September 8, 2005 Jim Wagner	IPTV Franchises Waived on in Texas Gov. Rick Perry puts pen to paper on a bill that frees the Bells to provide IPTV in the state more quickly. If the bill become law, it will likely be challenged in the courts.
InternetNews May 21, 2007 Roy Mark	Supreme Court: No Telco Conspiracy Justices rule lawsuit failed to prove sufficient evidence that Baby Bells conspired to limit competition.
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.
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 4, 2004 W.D. Crotty	MCI's Real Value The company says its revenue is stabilizing. If so, a value stock is in the making.
InternetNews July 12, 2004 Colin C. Haley	XO Looks to Fill Void Last month's telecom regulation shift is either a triumph over government control or a blow to competition. For XO, it's an opportunity.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 Phil Wohl	Verizon's Cloudy Horizon I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise that another telecom services company reported weak first-quarter earnings. The latest telecom to underwhelm the investment community was Verizon Communications, which reported first-quarter earnings today.
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.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Tim Beyers	Disconnecting AT&T Wireless The Cingular deal moves forward, but Verizon benefits from customer defections.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Yahoo! Screens Gems SBC and Yahoo! are the latest to offer video on demand. Is everybody ready?
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Dave Mock	Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless Cingular Wireless nabs its rival for a cool $41 billion in cash.
InternetNews June 11, 2004 Roy Mark	Last Minute Plea For Line-Sharing Rule Long distance provider AT&T leads charge to convince high court to stay decision forcing long distance carriers to negotiate line access at market rates.