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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.
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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.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2004 Bill Mann	We Don't Count So Good The SEC wants to know if telecom and cable companies have as many customers as they claim to have.
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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.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Juniper Earnings No Jive The telecom networking company Juniper Networks had a strong quarter, thanks to the modernization of telecom.
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The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 Tom Taulli	Baby Bells, RIP In the wacky world of telecom, the upstart companies, with their disruptive technologies, never seem to gain any traction against the behemoths, such as Verizon and BellSouth. But this does not mean the telecom behemoths are not imperiled.
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The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Phil Wohl	MCI Exits Bankruptcy Can the former telecommunications industry giant be competitive?
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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.
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InternetNews Colin C. Haley & Rob Hailstone	AT&T Connects the Tax Man AT&T finds the perfect customer to help it overcome fading long-distance revenues: the IRS
InternetNews July 26, 2004 Colin C. Haley	BellSouth Realignment Continues The carrier's Q2 profits rise amid a shift from traditional phone service to wireless and broadband offerings... company adds satellite service from DirecTV to better compete against Comcast, Time Warner.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Cisco, VoIP Star? As telecoms scramble to provide VoIP, Cisco waits in the wings.
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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.
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