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InternetNews March 22, 2004	The Price of a Phone Call The cost burden of telecom services is much higher for very small businesses than for large businesses. A SBA study finds that smaller firms pay four times more per employee for local and long distance services than large businesses do.
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
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.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2011 Dan Radovsky	This Telecom Gets a Moody's Lift Moody's rewards TW Telecom for not letting a miserable economy ruin its outlook.
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.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Praises FCC VoIP Ruling Both sides of the Voice over IP divide weighed in on yesterday's Federal Communications Commission ruling that stipulates the interstate nature of VoIP services.
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 April 30, 2010	ISPs Urge FCC to Resist Broadband Regulation A band of cable and telecom firms and their lobbying organizations issue a warning to Federal Communications Commission telling it to keep broadband unregulated.
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.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Phil Wohl	Telecom vs. Cable In this era of technological innovation, which major communications industry will emerge victorious?
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 July 15, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Bells' TV Bill Gets New Life A bill to help speed TV-over-fiber rollouts has cleared the Texas Senate, but the window is closing on the legislative session.
InternetNews May 12, 2004 Roy Mark	EarthLink: Telecom Reform Unnecessary Nation's third largest ISP tells Congress it should focus on enforcing current law, while broadband providers Verizon and Comcast argue for new ones.
InternetNews September 3, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Hangs Up on VoIP for 2004 Federal legislation to exempt Internet telephony from state regulations and tariffs has all but failed, ending an ambitious effort to carve out and protect Internet-related issues from looming, and highly uncertain, telecom reform.
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 October 18, 2004 Chris Mallon	For Sale: Giant Phone Company With the asset write-offs complete, AT&T should start looking for a suitor.
InternetNews July 7, 2004 Roy Mark	Federal Lawmakers Bid For VoIP Control Legislation proposes to classify all IP-based communications as interstate services subject only to limited FCC rules.
InternetNews April 12, 2005 Roy Mark	Telecom Reform Not Likely in 2005 National Chamber of Commerce chief predicts Congress not likely to pass legislation this year, including key changes to the Universal Service Fund consumers pay.
InternetNews August 18, 2004 Erin Joyce	Eyes on VoIP, Telcos Propose New Fees New toll fees for wireline phone calls reflect new telecom paradigms, including Voice over IP.
InternetNews June 22, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Critics Call On FCC to Curb AT&T, Verizon Pricing The No Choke Points coalition claims that incumbent telcos gouge smaller providers and businesses for network access.
CIO April 15, 2006 Ben Worthen	The Net Neutrality Debate: You Pay, You Play? The democracy of the Web may soon be a relic of the past, a change that may have costly implications for doing business on the Net.
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 September 7, 2004 Kelvin Taylor	So Long, Long Distance AT&T turns its business focus away from traditional phone service. Investors should look at these trends in telecom and study the companies poised to compete effectively.
Knowledge@Wharton	Could Tele-Living Point the Way Out of the Telecom Turmoil? What's the right strategy for a telecom company to follow during these tumultuous times? Joseph Bonocore. author of Commanding Communications: Navigating Emerging Trends in Telecommunications, thinks he has some answers...
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 February 1, 2006 Tim Hanson	The Truth About Telecom Many investors have left telecom for dead. Don't make that same mistake. Tread carefully in these waters, and remember that cash is king and foreign lands shouldn't be overlooked.
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.
InternetNews May 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Texas Slows Bells' TV Plans In a blow to SBC and Verizon, Texas lawmakers this weekend adjourned without passing a bill designed to accelerate TV-over-fiber rollouts.
Knowledge@Wharton	Behind the Telecom Meltdown: Too Much Money, Too Little Foresight While investors in the late 1990s remained oblivious to signs of trouble, it is apparent now in hindsight that the telecommunications frenzy could not possibly have lasted, according to a panel of telecom experts at the second annual Wharton Finance Conference October 12...
InternetNews August 19, 2004 Roy Mark	Copper Remains Golden for Legacy Networks Baby Bells, others agree to call a truce and produce an industry consensus rate reform solution to the FCC.
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 February 5, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmaker Sees VoIP Classified as Telecom Carrier U.S. Rep. John Dingell says FCC is not 'sufficiently aware' of issues involving Internet-based telephone service.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Telecommunications: Strong Signals The Bad Times Are Over U.S. telecom companies will boost capital spending for the first time since 2000. Markets for IP-based networking technology are ringing up sales.
PHONE+ December 22, 2009	What Was the Most Significant Development -- Positive or Negative -- in the Competitive Landscape in the Last Decade? Telecom executives weigh in on good and bad developments among telecom providers.
InternetNews January 21, 2005 Roy Mark	Powell Resigns From FCC Regulatory chief leaves controversial legacy on telecom and Internet issues.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Phil Wohl	Sprint Making Growth Strides The telecom services provider is focusing on a more rapidly accelerating asset base. Shares are fairly valued relative to the growth forecast but are reasonably attractive as an income investment.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Verizon Vies for Viewers The telecom company plans to pay CBS for content. Deals like this show that the pressure's on in the telecom and cable industries, which are having a serious smackdown in the same playing field. Meanwhile, investors should be on the watch.
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.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Steve Rosenbush	Verizon: Take That, Cable The nation's largest telecom provider is preparing to seek cable-TV franchises in parts of Texas and eight other states so that it can offer video in head-to-head competition with cable companies.
InternetNews June 30, 2006 Roy Mark	Network Neutrality: Telecom Reform Spoiler? Lawmakers now face the tough election year question of killing telecom reform for an issue they admittedly don't understand.
InternetNews March 5, 2006	AT&T, BellSouth Join Forces in $67B Merger AT&T announced Sunday it would merge with BellSouth in a $67 billion stock deal, a merger that creates a telecommunications giant with more than 70 million customers across 22 states.
InternetNews May 19, 2004 Roy Mark	Broadband Policy Show Moves to House Lawmakers see the latest high-speed technology devices during a hearing on telecom regulation reform.
InternetNews November 23, 2010	Verizon Asks Congress for Telecom Rewrite Verizon argues that it's time for the statute to catch up with the Internet economy, asking lawmakers to put an end to the regulatory uncertainty that has hung over the broadband sector.
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.
Knowledge@Wharton March 12, 2003	The FCC's Latest Telecom Ruling: Far-Reaching, Yes, But Also Far From Clear A recent vote on deregulation by the Federal Communications Commission left many questions unanswered and none of the players in the telecommunications industry entirely satisfied.
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.
InternetNews February 6, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC to Address VoIP Issues At next week's meeting, the agency will weigh regulating the emerging technology in general, and Pulver's Free World Dialup in particular.
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.