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The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 Tom Taulli	Baby Bells, RIP In the wacky world of telecom, the upstart companies, with their disruptive technologies, never seem to gain any traction against the behemoths, such as Verizon and BellSouth. But this does not mean the telecom behemoths are not imperiled.
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.
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.
InternetNews January 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	SBC Launches Network Management Service SBC Communications introduced a new service today to help businesses track network and application performance in multiple locations.
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.
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InternetNews May 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Vonage Strikes Two More E911 Deals The VoIP leader will have access to two more Baby Bells in the event of an emergency.
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.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2005 Kelvin Taylor	Talking in Style With VoIP VoIP is finally reaching consumers, and several companies are looking to cash in.
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 October 18, 2004 Chris Mallon	For Sale: Giant Phone Company With the asset write-offs complete, AT&T should start looking for a suitor.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Vonage's Biggest Call Yet If the VoIP giant is looking to go public, it's timing couldn't be any better. If the company does officially file, it will be interesting to see what its finances look like -- and where it sees itself in the future.
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.
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.
Entrepreneur February 2004 Mike Hogan	Hearing the Call Not quite ready to cut the cord? Never fear -- your local Bell will offer VoIP, too.
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.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Cellular Cable Camaraderie? News agencies report that Time Warner's cable unit is in talks to make a deal with Sprint to provide wireless service. That's the last frontier in cable companies' increasing encroachment on what has been traditionally the telecom landscape.
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.
InternetNews October 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Comcast: What Fiber Threat? In recent months, regional telecoms Verizon and SBC have taken direct aim at cable giant Comcast, earmarking hundreds of millions of dollars for fiber-to-the-premises rollouts.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Cisco, VoIP Star? As telecoms scramble to provide VoIP, Cisco waits in the wings.
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.
InternetNews January 10, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Comcast Answers VoIP Call Putting regional telecoms and startups on notice, Comcast today announced a major Voice over IP rollout for 2005.
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.
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.
InternetNews February 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC Steps Onto Siemens' IP Platform Telecom awards lucrative contract to the IT giant to help it deliver new services to enterprises.
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?
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The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is VoIP Ready to Come Home? Word that AT&T will offer CallVantage through Best Buy's 600-plus stores could do a lot toward making voice over Internet Protocol a common household item.
InternetNews November 2, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Startup Launching VoIP in Three Markets Today A startup founded by former MCI executives is launching Voice over IP service in three markets this week.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Comcast Casts Wider Net The No. 1 cable operator is set to expand its VoIP and DVR services.
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 November 29, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC, FCC Joust Over VoIP Tariff SBC Communications is defending a proposal to charge VoIP providers for a more efficient method of completing calls to its customers after the plan drew fire from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Powell.
Entrepreneur August 2006 Mike Hogan	Saved by the Bells Who wins the battle between the bells and cable companies? You do.
InternetNews October 18, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC Sees Cheap Wi-Fi as Cable Cudgel Seeking an edge over cable rivals, SBC Communications today announced $1.99-per-month Wi-Fi service for customers who subscribe to SBC Yahoo DSL.
InternetNews March 30, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Vonage, SBC Scrap Over E911 The VoIP provider decries a lack of cooperation while the carrier complains of breaking industry protocol.
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.
InternetNews September 9, 2005 Tim Gray	Skype May See Restrictions in China The Chinese government is preparing to block access to Skype's VoIP service that has been undercutting the country's telecom business.
InternetNews May 4, 2005	Vonage and Verizon Call up E911 Vonage customers will have access to the carrier's enhanced 911 system because of inter-connectivity with Verizon.
InternetNews September 8, 2005 Jim Wagner	Emergency VoIP Gets a Private Line Voice over IP manufacturer VoIP, Inc. launched what it says is the industry's first private network 911. The service is an option for VoIP providers, who have until the end of the year to provide emergency functionality to their customers.
InternetNews March 4, 2005 Roy Mark	It's Degrading: VoIP Firms Urge More FCC Action Vonage and Nuvio say port blocking is easy to prove, but allege that telecoms and cable companies are also degrading VoIP signals.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Burrows & Crockett	Net Phones Start Ringing Up Customers Big rollouts by cable operators have the Baby Bells scrambling to fight back.
InternetNews February 25, 2005 Colin C. Haley	And Then There Were Two in Telecom? The long-awaited telecom industry consolidation is here, and it's changing everything.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Catherine Yang	Telecom: The Day After Will unleashing the Baby Bells serve to heighten competition -- or stifle it?
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InternetNews October 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine	SBC Cuts DSL Promo Price SBC Communications pushed the pricing envelope for bundled broadband by announcing a $19.95 monthly plan for new customers who purchase a high-end calling plan.
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.
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PC Magazine March 15, 2006 John C. Dvorak	Hijacking the Internet The original telecom monopoly, AT&T, is now re-emerging as the big clunky ogre that was once broken up.