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InternetNews January 4, 2006 Roy Mark	BellSouth Goes Satellite for IPTV Trials BellSouth is reaching for the stars in its Internet Protocol TV trials this summer, signing SES Americom to provide a centralized, satellite-centric video distribution platform.
InternetNews March 6, 2006 Ed Sutherland	AT&T, BellSouth Merger Denounced The proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth means the death of the Internet and the unmasking of fictional competition between telecom companies, charged two Washington, DC-based consumer groups.
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.
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 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.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Brian Grow	SBC Is Edging Onto BellSouth's Turf The SBC-AT&T deal means SBC will be competing far more aggressively for business accounts deep in BellSouth's territory.
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.
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 October 11, 2006 Roy Mark	DoJ Approves AT&T-BellSouth Merger The AT&T-BellSouth proposed merger cleared its first regulatory hurdle today with a resounding thumbs up from the Department of Justice, which unconditionally approved the $67 billion deal.
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.
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.
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 29, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Microsoft IPTV: Lose One, Win One A week after Telstra exited an early-adopter program, BT says it will use Microsoft's Internet Protocol television platform.
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.
InternetNews February 22, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Alcatel, Microsoft to Hand Over Your IPTV The network access specialist and software giant team to make IPTV easier for broadband providers.
InternetNews June 22, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Telstra Exits Microsoft IPTV Trials Australia's largest telecom, Telstra, is leaving Microsoft's Internet Protocol television early-adopter program.
InternetNews August 3, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Billing For IPTV Network equipment maker Alcatel and billing specialist Amdocs are joining forces to help telecom carriers roll out Internet Protocol TV (IPTV).
The Motley Fool February 1, 2006 Kelvin Taylor	BellSouth Profits Head South The expansion of cable companies into the phone market via VoIP will continue to whittle away the customer base BellSouth has managed to keep all these years. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Roger O. Crocket	How The Cingular Deal Helps Verizon By paying a premium, SBC and BellSouth could hobble themselves in a fast race
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 January 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon Completes MCI Takeover Verizon completed its $8.4 billion purchase of MCI today, creating the nation's second largest telecom carrier behind the new AT&T, which itself is a newly formed merger between the former long distance carrier and SBC.
InternetNews July 20, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Eyes More Than Triple Play The carrier envisions a service utilizing camera phones, photo software and IPTV. The service would run over fiber optic cable that is currently being deployed.
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.
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 July 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Wireless, DSL Drive Verizon Profit Growth in two key areas offsets losses in telecom business... Carrier introduces consumer voice over IP... Makes fiber-to-the-home available and plans to offer TV/movie services over it.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Ante & Crockett	Rewired And Ready For Combat SBC and Verizon are spending billions to stay competitive in the broadband era.
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 October 17, 2005 Jim Wagner	Yahoo, BellSouth Become Portal Partners The Internet portal giant adds another co-branding partner to its broadband access portfolio.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Mark Gimein	The Phone Companies Still Don't Get It They block competition and charge too much. You call this a communications revolution?
InternetNews January 27, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Reports: SBC Maneuvers For AT&T Buy The regional carrier is looking to raise its profile by buying Ma Bell.
InternetNews January 2, 2007 Ed Sutherland	AT&T Returns to Wireless Roots Merger makes AT&T the world's largest carrier, but rivals aren't sitting on their hands, analysts say.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Spencer E. Ante	Lightspeed's Slow Start Questions dog the new high-speed AT&T network that offers phone, Net, and TV.
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 October 25, 2005 Jim Wagner	Cable in Talks With Sprint Nextel? Cox Communications, Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly weeks away from signing a wireless phone agreement with Nextel.
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.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Steve Rosenbush	Telecom: To Buy Or To Build? Why the industry is deeply divided over the best path to growth.
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.
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.
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 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 July 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC: Fiber to Reach 18M Homes An SBC Communications executive said a dual approach to its fiber deployment keeps its IPTV rollout on schedule.
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InternetNews November 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Sprint Turns 'Quadruple Play' With Cable The nation's largest cable companies are forming a joint venture with Sprint Nextel to better compete against Baby Bells and satellite companies.
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InternetNews October 12, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Delays AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote AT&T and BellSouth hoped the Federal Communications Commission would approve their merger plans Thursday morning, but late Wednesday night the FCC announced it was delaying the vote until at least Friday.
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