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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.
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 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 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 December 13, 2005 Tom Taulli	8x8 Gets the Money Call The VoIP enabler strikes a big deal with BellSouth. But how big? Investors, take note.
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.
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.
InternetNews March 5, 2006	AT&T, BellSouth Join Forces in $67B Merger AT&T announced Sunday it would merge with BellSouth in a $67 billion stock deal, a merger that creates a telecommunications giant with more than 70 million customers across 22 states.
Entrepreneur August 2006 Mike Hogan	Saved by the Bells Who wins the battle between the bells and cable companies? You do.
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 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.
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.
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 April 19, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Offers DSL Straight Up The carrier allows existing subscribers to switch to mobile or VoIP providers for voice service while retaining Verizon DSL.
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 January 12, 2005 Ben McClure	Comcast Cashes In on VoIP Cable provider's costly services, combined with its pricey stock, should give pause.
InternetNews November 8, 2005 Colin C. Haley	BellSouth Constructs Bundle Business In an effort to lock in residential customers early, regional carrier BellSouth today announced that it has signed a partnership with Pulte Homes.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Verizon Gets Naked Verizon will offer its DSL service in the Northeast without any requirements for customers to add telephone to the list of services they receive from the giant.
InternetNews December 23, 2005 Jim Wagner	China's Broadband Growth Expected to Top U.S. By next year high-speed Internet line growth in China could surpass that in the U.S.
InternetNews May 27, 2004 Craig McGuire	Comcast Sets VoIP Deadline Digital cable buildout paving way for VoIP rollout.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Ben McClure	Verizon Risin' The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.
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.
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 October 28, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Verizon's Call Waiting? Wireless revenues make up for lackluster landlines, but the industry at large is still on hold. The company's third-quarter net income was flat, at $1.8 billion, or $0.64 per diluted share.
InternetNews December 7, 2005 Colin C. Haley	BellSouth Preps IPTV Screen Tests BellSouth said it will conduct market trials of Internet Protocol TV next summer as it mulls whether or not it wants to offer video.
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.
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 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.
PC Magazine May 17, 2006 Bill Machrone	What's in Your Wallet? How do you get control over your infotainment budget? First, take a serious look at your phone, TV, and broadband providers.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Content. Access. Defense. Yahoo! and BellSouth are teaming up to battle their common enemy. The move creates value in the DSL connection and also keeps Internet users away from Google ... initially, at least.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Anders Bylund	Verizon Has a Plan Beset on all sides by traditional and nontraditional competition, Verizon is betting heavily on an increasingly digital and wireless future -- as it should. Investors, take note.
InternetNews March 28, 2005 Roy Mark	Bells Freed From 'Naked' DSL The FCC decision pre-empts efforts by states to force regional carriers to offer 'naked' DSL (i.e. service without any bells and whistles like voice service).
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.
Home Toys August 2003 Mike Wolf	Catching Customers with Home Networks, Part 2 How have the phone companies' efforts to supply managed home networks fared compared to the cable companies?
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Ben McClure	Same Old AT&T? Will AT&T be able to reinvent itself to keep up with the changing times?
PC World June 2005 Anne Kandra	One Stop for TV, Phone, and Internet What are the pros and cons of letting a single company handle multiple Internet services?
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 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.
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.
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.
This Old House May 2007 Jason Carpenter	Cutting the Cord Voice Over Internet Protocol phone services are growing in popularity and can save big bucks. You can even install them yourself.
InternetNews March 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Vonage Goes Courting For Cable The broadband telephony upstart is looking to partner with a major cable operator this year to further expand its customer base.
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.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Comcast's Triple-Play Slide Growing concerns about competition from satellite TV providers, telephone providers, and the slowing pace of customer additions, has caused Comcast's share price to tumble since mid-July.
PC World September 2004 Michael Desmond	Net Phones Evolve New services and hardware that let you call cheaply over the Internet are all the rage. But do you really want to troubleshoot phones?
PC World November 2004 Anne Kandra	Should You Switch to a Net Phone? Making calls over your broadband connection can save you some money.
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 November 6, 2009 David Lee Smith	Is Comcast About to Turn? The market has treated Comcast badly. Does this represent an opportunity for investors?
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.