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The Motley Fool March 1, 2004 Sasha Sobol	Leaving Lines Behind for Wireless Consumers are canceling their landlines in favor of wireless, which is good news for wireless companies.
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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.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Dave Mock	Cingular Sells Out The nation's soon-to-be (possibly) No. 1 provider sells some big assets.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 Dave Mock	Verizon: Just DO It! Verizon Wireless is bringing mobile broadband to the masses.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 Dave Mock	Wireless Fight Gets Bloody Controversy kicks off before AT&T Wireless' set deadline for merger bids.
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.
InternetNews December 16, 2004 Jim Wagner	No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal Industry watchers don't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint Nextel merger. The two companies announced their "merger of equals" Wednesday after nearly a week of rampant speculation.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	What Next, Sprint Nextel? The rumors are true: Sprint Nextel will form the No. 3 wireless company. For now, investors are on hold as we see how the next stages of consolidation unfold.
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Colin Haley	Cingular Wins Out in AT&T Wireless Bid UPDATE: Outbidding Vodafone, Cingular will pay $41 billion in cash to vastly expand its voice and data subscriber customer base.
InternetNews May 25, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Cingular, T-Mobile to Disband Joint Venture As its takeover of AT&T Wireless works through the approval process, Cingular ends its sharing pact and sells spectrum worth $2.5 billion.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Ben McClure	AT&T Wireless' Bum Q1 With revenues flat and customers fleeing, AT&T Wireless is looking like a raw deal.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Tim Beyers	Still AT&T Wireless, for a Spell A tussle over the beleaguered wireless service provider's brand name leaves one investor uninspired.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2004 Dave Mock	Sprint and Nextel: A Done Deal? Rumors are swirling that the next massive wireless merger is in the works. Current speculation is that Sprint will consume Nextel shares in exchange for 1.3 shares of its own plus some cash.
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
The Motley Fool March 30, 2010 Anders Bylund	Who Controls Verizon Wireless? Verizon can go simple or big with its wireless operations. So what will it be?
InternetNews February 14, 2005 Jim Wagner	Verizon Makes Move On MCI Following the SBC-AT&T mega-merger blueprint, Verizon aims for a global enterprise reach in a deal worth $6.7 billion.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Ben McClure	Verizon Risin' The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Vodafone Boosted by AT&T and T-Mobile Merger Offer AT&T's $39 billion offer for T-Mobile USA sets Vodafone's shares alight.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Superconductor Plunges An iffy forecast and a discouraging auditor's report send shares back to earth.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Ben McClure	Any Wireless Bright Spots? Will wireless equipment makers thrive, despite the Cingular-AT&T Wireless deal?
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The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Rich Duprey	Circuit City Hears Verizon's Call Electronics superstore drops T-Mobile wireless service to make room.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Dave Mock	AT&T Calms and Soothes Telecom giant AT&T breaks new records in its wireless business and cites improved growth in broadband and enterprise services.
InternetNews December 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Cingular Service Restored in Texas Cingular Wireless customers in parts of eastern Texas experienced a network outage on Monday caused by "hardware and software issues," the company confirmed today.
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 October 16, 2008 Judy Mottl	FCC Green Lights Wireless Mergers The Federal Communications Commission will approve Verizon Wireless' acquisition of rural carrier Alltel and the proposed Sprint-Clearwire WiMAX venture at its next monthly meeting on Election Day.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Dave Mock	Wireless Smackdown: Comparing Carrier Churn Investors, see just how the big four U.S. carriers stack up. AT&T... Verizon Wireless... Sprint Nextel... T-Mobile USA...
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Jim Wagner	Analysts: Verizon/Sprint Deal Would Face Hurdles Analysts at investment firm Legg Mason said Tuesday any Verizon plan to acquire Sprint would face a "significant" hurdle from government regulators.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Dave Mock	Changes Afoot at Sprint Nextel? The third largest wireless service provider is actively seeking to replace CEO Gary Forsee.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Rich Smith	Telecoms Want Money for Nothing The cell-phone companies want to publish your unlisted number.
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BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Roger O. Crockett	AT&T Wireless: Bidding War, Anyone? Despite its weaknesses, rivals are itching to buy the cellular provider for its bulk.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Phil Wohl	BellSouth's Cingular Pursuit The nation's leading regional phone company is resting growth hopes on its Cingular Wireless venture. Despite the company's attractive dividend yield, the shares are missing a catalyst that would drive them off their flat trend over the last year.
InternetNews April 25, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Qwest For MCI Rewarded Qwest's $9.7B offer is one MCI can't refuse, but Verizon may not be done.
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?
InternetNews October 25, 2004 Colin C. Haley	DoJ: Cingular Free to Buy AT&T Wireless The Department of Justice today announced that it would approve Cingular's $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&T Wireless, provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states.
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 10, 2007 Dave Mock	Deutsche Telekom Buoyed From Abroad Deutsche Telekom, Germany's largest phone company, reports an outstanding second-quarter, largely due to strength in its international and wireless operations.
InternetNews October 31, 2008 Judy Mottl	Verizon Wireless-Alltel Merger Moves Forward Verizon's grab for market dominance comes with the DoJ's largest-ever divestiture requirement before it signs off.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Dave Mock	Top or Flop: Sprint's Midyear Update Sprint Nextel's stock isn't beaten down enough to make it an attractive turnaround play. The market has already been buying into the story over the last few months, which seems a little early, as the company still faces formidable competition.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2011 Dan Radovsky	AT&T Lashes Back at FCC AT&T calls the FCC report "one-sided" and says it "lacks all credibility."
InternetNews January 28, 2004 Colin Haley	AT&T Wireless Seeks More Bidders The carrier, already weighing a $30B offer from Cingular, invites minority stakeholder NTT DoCoMo to make a takeover offer before next month's deadline.
InternetNews February 22, 2005 Tim Gray	SBC, AT&T Get the Merger Started SBC, AT&T look to FCC and Justice for $16 billion merger approval.
InternetNews November 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Job Cuts Coming at Cingular Following its AT&T Wireless merger, the mobile carrier expects to slash 7,000 positions.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2004 Rich Smith	Senate's Cellular Stand The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill on the proposed "E411" cell phone directory. Considering that the directory has not even been created yet, the Commerce Committee's opt-in restriction may well kill the idea before it ever gets off the ground.