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The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	AT&T Has the Right Numbers AT&T surprises Wall Street with strong earnings. It still doesn't make the impending marriage to SBC any better.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	SBC's Revenue Winning Streak The telecom continued to grow revenue in the second quarter. Conservative investors, especially those looking for dividends to make up a healthy part of their total return, should look carefully at SBC.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 W.D. Crotty	SBC Flying Under the Radar The company has another excellent quarter as it builds for the future. This is a stock that is even appropriate for conservative investors looking for a big stock dividend.
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.
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 February 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Job Cuts to Provide Bulk of SBC-AT&T Synergies SBC plans to cut nearly 13,000 positions from its payroll after its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T closes in early 2006, the company told analysts Tuesday.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Citi Steps Back Nation's largest financial company sells insurance division to Met Life.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Robert Barker	P&G's $57 Billion Bargain Should it close, Procter & Gamble's $57 billion deal for Gillette is likely to stand as this year's biggest. Focusing on three different sets of numbers, for investors P&G stock looks like a bargain.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Phil Wohl	SBC Bundles Up for Long Term This communications company is effectively packaging services to customers. If you're looking for a telecom play, then SBC, with its attractive 4.72% dividend yield, should be considered strongly.
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 January 28, 2005 Bill Mann	SBC Courts AT&T, Scares Leucadia, Rips Jefferies How an unrelated investment company got caught on the wrong side of a merger.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	P&G Poised to Prosper The proposed Gillette merger isn't the only good news out this week. With strong growth at the year's midway point (most of it organic), management has decided to lift its second-half outlook.
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.
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 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 August 4, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Gillette's Garter of Greenbacks Procter & Gamble was already a formidable competitor for shelf space. With Gillette part of the family, that competitive strength is only going to grow. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Seth Jayson	P&G Gets Nicked Procter & Gamble shares dropped 2.5% after the firm released EPS guidance that didn't quite meet Wall Street's fancy. Investors, too bad the blip's not bigger.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	MetLife Lives the Good Life This huge insurer is taking surprisingly active steps to produce ongoing growth for shareholders.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Alyce Lomax	SBC: How Low Can You Go? The telecom provider offers broadband for less than some dial-up services charge. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Steven Mallas	A Prosperous P&G Procter & Gamble had a great year that was aided by the Gillette acquisition. This equity is a great long-term core holding; if you see it at an even higher yield, do yourself a favor and take a hard look at this stalwart operation.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2004 W.D. Crotty	What's Propping Up AT&T? The potential of a buyout and a big dividend are keeping AT&T upright.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	MCI in Qwest for Merger? Rumors swirl about a possible second blockbuster merger in telecommunications.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Roger O. Crockett	Can The SBC-AT&T Combo Make Money? The colossus has lots of hurdles and little room for error.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Mergers and Acquiescence Are investors better off holding or selling their stocks that are getting acquired?
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Aiming for a Wireless Revolution Dell and SBC (with its Cingular Wireless entity) ink a deal that will make the Internet more accessible than ever. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	United Online's Growing Problem The falling cost of high-speed DSL doesn't bode well for United Online's dial-up Internet service. A similar argument can be made against regional Bells like SBC. Investors, take note.
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 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.
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 February 19, 2004 Philip Durell	Pigs of the Dow You've heard of the Dogs of the Dow. How about the Pigs? The worst-performing Dow stocks of the year. While trading costs and taxes always need to be taken into consideration with a strategy like this, the Pigs look like they might be leaving the Dogs in the dust.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 David Henry	Have Dealmakers Wised Up? Acquiring companies seem to be taking a closer look -- and paying less.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Talk America Rings Up the FCC SBC plays hardball in negotiating, so Talk America calls in the feds.
InternetNews November 11, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Dorman to Depart 'New AT&T' AT&T CEO Dave Dorman will resign shortly after SBC completes its acquisition of Ma Bell.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005	Merger Ramifications It can give you a headache when your company merges.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 Salim Haji	A Misguided Merger Without clear strategic synergies, the recently announced merger between Sears and Kmart is likely to destroy shareholder value.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005	CEOs Get Their Groove Back Animal spirits are infusing Corporate America once again. After years of playing defense, chief executives are back in the game. Well-stocked with solid profits and cash.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Your World. Confused. Why is AT&T spending huge gobs of cash to (mis)advertise an already well-known brand instead of reducing costs, conserving cash, and dropping greater profits to the bottom line? Investors, take note.
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.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Dave Mock	AT&T's Latest Prize: Dobson Communications The biggest wireless service provider keeps getting bigger. While much smaller than recent acquisitions of SBC and BellSouth, the deal is nonetheless significant in helping boost AT&T's presence in some underserved regional markets.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Alyce Lomax	For Whom the Baby Bell Tolls SBC considers adopting the AT&T name. That might not be wise.
InternetNews November 11, 2004 Michael Singer	IP TV in 2005? Trying to wrest residential customers from cable rivals, SBC will launch TV over fiber by late next year, the regional telecom said today.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2004 Alyce Lomax	SBC Drives VoIP to Ford The deal between the two companies is yet another sign that VoIP is going mainstream, especially given one very compelling aspect of the technology -- its cost-effectiveness for users.
InternetNews January 14, 2004 Colin Haley	Cingular, AT&T Wireless Talking Merger The carriers are reportedly talking about joining forces, a move that would create a formidable industry player and could spark further consolidation.
InternetNews July 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	AT&T-SBC Inches Closer AT&T shareholders vote their way through to the next step. The next step is for the companies to convince federal agencies that the merger won't hurt competition.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Bill Mann	WilTel. Or Won't It? Leucadia's biggest subsidiary looks likely to lose an enormous customer.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Alyce Lomax	More Deals From SBC The telecom company makes more moves to attempt to steal cable customers. Aggressive initiatives like this one show that picking the winners and losers in telecom is speculative and challenging at best for investors.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Is Best Buy Out of Tune? Is the recent weakness in the electronics retailer's stock attributed to a weaker fourth quarter, or perceived lowered expectations for 2006?
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Ben McClure	Alcatel Wins Big The Paris-based telecom scores an SBC Communications contract to supply fiber optics. Ahead of more announcements, Alcatel looks awfully tempting.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Dividend Dandy From Down Under Telecom New Zealand announced positive full-year results today, but what's most positive for investors is a new dividend payout policy.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Verizon Rings Up Results Should investors answer the telecommunications company's call? The company is trading at a relative discount, with price multiples well below the broader market's and the industry's -- not to mention its own five-year high-water marks.