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InternetNews September 15, 2005 Jim Wagner	Video on Demand Taking Its Share IPTV and free movies are key factors in VoD's growing popularity.
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.
InternetNews October 20, 2005 Roy Mark	IPTV Challenges Regulatory Models Verizon and SBC want to run fiber-optic cable into homes delivering an IP network offering bundled television, telephone and high-speed Internet to consumers without having to meet the same regulatory obligations that cable companies 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 February 15, 2006 Roy Mark	Senate Tunes in IPTV The Baby Bells converge on Capitol Hill today to sell a Senate panel on clearing the regulatory decks for a rollout of IPTV.
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.
InternetNews August 5, 2005 Roy Mark	Bells Free From DSL Obligations In a significant policy victory for the incumbent carriers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted today to eliminate DSL line-sharing rules. The FCC imposes a one-year transition period for ISPs to renegotiate.
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?
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 November 4, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Expedites DTV Tuner Mandates The Federal Communications Commission Thursday ordered all television sets sold in the United States contain digital receivers by no later than March 1, 2007.
InternetNews February 10, 2006 Roy Mark	Video Competition Boosting Broadband Penetration High-speed Internet service is riding on the battle between Bells and cable companies.
InternetNews August 1, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Chief Pushing For DSL Deregulation New FCC chairman circulating proposal to give telcos' broadband the same status as cable modems.
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.
Salon.com June 7, 2002 Jeffrey Benner	Getting a lock on broadband How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access.
InternetNews December 18, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Turns Focus to Video Franchising Rules AT&T and Verizon now want the FCC to streamline the process for companies to enter the local video market.
InternetNews June 9, 2006 Roy Mark	House K.O.'s Net Neutrality Legislative language to make the controversial concept of network neutrality the law of the land failed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Spencer E. Ante	Thinking Globally, Stuck Locally Weary of going town to town to get into the TV biz, the Bells want Washington's help.
InternetNews June 28, 2005 Roy Mark	Brand X Reactions Split up The Middle Did the Supreme Court add regulatory certainty to the broadband market or confuse the situation even more?
The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Rich Duprey	No Jams on Info Freeway The Supreme Court says cable Internet operations are information providers, not telecoms. Information services will inevitably evolve over time, and this ruling will help foster new developments.
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.
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 March 10, 2006 Roy Mark	For Whom the Bells Toll AT&T and BellSouth plans to merge are drawing little antitrust interest on Capitol Hill.
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 April 1, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Refuses to Review FCC Modem Rule Ninth Circuit upholds decision saying cable broadband is subject to common carrier rules.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Catherine Yang	Telecom: The Day After Will unleashing the Baby Bells serve to heighten competition -- or stifle it?
InternetNews December 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	U.S. Broadband Lines Jump 15 Percent The number of home and business broadband lines in the United States jumped 15 percent to 32.5 million during the first half of 2004, according to new data released by the Federal Communications Commission.
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 December 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs.
InternetNews March 16, 2007 Roy Mark	ISPs Challenge FCC Broadband Rules A group of Internet service providers including EarthLink and Time Warner Telecom, went to court Friday to challenge Federal Communications Commission rules that free wireline telecom carriers from line-sharing obligations.
InternetNews January 21, 2005 Roy Mark	Powell Resigns From FCC Regulatory chief leaves controversial legacy on telecom and Internet issues.
InternetNews September 6, 2005 Jim Wagner	Telco TV Expected to Surge Worldwide adoption of IP-based TV is expected to grow significantly in coming years, though the U.S. will only be a bit player in the market, according to researchers.
InternetNews October 25, 2005 Tim Gray	Time Warner, NBC Renew VoD Pact Video on demand continues to play an important role in cable services.
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 March 30, 2005 Rich Duprey	Controlling Interest in Net Access Supreme Court hears the case of opening cable Internet access to competition and regulation. The decision will have important consequences that may become irrelevant if satellites, power lines or other means of transmission become more prevalent. Investors, take note.
InternetNews April 28, 2006 Roy Mark	The COPE Gloat The Bells got their way Wednesday and they are likely to smote any opposition when COPE hits the full House for a vote, maybe even as early as next week.
PC World August 2005 Tom Spring	ISPs Attempt to Stop Public Broadband Cable and DSL providers battle cities that want to offer access to residents.
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.
InternetNews August 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC: 'Net Neutrality' For All U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urges Congress to make FCC's principles of open networks part of telecom reform.
InternetNews December 20, 2006 Roy Mark	Telcos Granted Video Franchising Relief Divided FCC votes to streamline telephone companies' marketplace entry into triple play race.
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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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.
InternetNews July 27, 2005 Roy Mark	Major Reform of Telecom Act Proposed Legislation calls for eliminating many current state and federal rules for delivering advanced communications services.
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