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The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Rich Smith	Telecoms Want Money for Nothing The cell-phone companies want to publish your unlisted number.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Tim Beyers	Disconnecting AT&T Wireless The Cingular deal moves forward, but Verizon benefits from customer defections.
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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.
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 February 3, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Sprint's Wireless Wild Card As wireless loss widens, Wall Street expects a deal with IBM.
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 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 16, 2004 Dave Mock	Courting AT&T Wireless Suddenly, AT&T Wireless looks like the fair damsel whom knights want to rescue.
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 January 9, 2004 Dave Mock	Verizon: Just DO It! Verizon Wireless is bringing mobile broadband to the masses.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Ben McClure	Verizon Risin' The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.
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The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Mining SBC's Value Dig deep into the numbers, and you'll find riches in SBC's third-quarter results. A big attraction, other than investing at the heart of the telecommunications business, is the 5.8% dividend.
PC World April 22, 2008 Yardena Arar, PC World	Unlimited Voice Calls: I'm Not Impressed Four major U.S. cell carriers offer all-you-can-eat voice-call plans, but they're pricey -- and the drawbacks abound.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Dave Mock	Wireless Goes Virtual Hopes for reduced competition in the U.S. wireless market may be just that -- hope.
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...
The Motley Fool December 5, 2008 Dave Mock	AT&T Pays a Price for Profit On the road to leaner, meaner business.
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 April 5, 2004 Rich Smith	Phone Bills Don't (Quite) Lie The FCC is asked to make phone companies clean up their billing procedures.
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 April 20, 2004 Phil Wohl	MCI Exits Bankruptcy Can the former telecommunications industry giant be competitive?
PC World September 2004 Laurianne McLaughlin	Smart Talk Time for a new cell phone, service plan or both? Use this guide to pick the perfect ones for your needs and budget.
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Ed Sutherland	AT&T Unity Does Bundles of 'Free' Telecom carriers see bundles as the future. And of course, 'free' comes with catches.
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 July 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Ma Bell Means Business? AT&T focuses on declining business customers -- again. It reported second-quarter earnings that doubled the consensus estimate ($0.14 vs. $0.07 a share), yet shares dropped more than 2%.
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The Motley Fool September 19, 2005 Alyce Lomax	More Channels for Mobile Radio RealNetworks to provide streaming radio on Sprint Nextel phones. The move makes sense for both parties.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2004 Phil Wohl	Qwest Off Course The struggling local telco has strayed from roots.
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.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Nokia Goes Hollywood The handset maker rushes in where providers fear to tread with a prominent product placement in a movie that negatively portrays cell-phone service in the U.S.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Nextel's Walkie-Talkie Grows Up The wireless phone provider's focus on business spills over into the consumer market. Despite the fact that the company's shares have appreciated 11% in the past year, there still seems to be some more room to grow.
Fast Company David Lumb	Google Reveals A Pay-Per-GB Wireless Service Google has just confirmed its wireless service, called Project Fi.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Phil Wohl	SBC Strikes Out Will the phone company's good relations with workers soften the blow of a strike?
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 December 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Irony in Telecommunications Investors suffer when communications companies can't communicate.
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