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The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Altria vs. AT&T: AT&T In honor of the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness -- here is "Stock Madness 2007." As Heraclitus said, "Nothing endures but change."
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InternetNews June 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VoIP All Smiles on FCC's Line-Sharing Move Will voice over IP benefit from the government's decision to forgo a Supreme Court appeal of telephone line-sharing rules?
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?
Entrepreneur February 2004 Mike Hogan	Hearing the Call Not quite ready to cut the cord? Never fear -- your local Bell will offer VoIP, too.
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.
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.
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.
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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 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 13, 2004 Dave Mock	Wal-Mart on the Line Move over Ma Bell, make room for Ma Wal-Mart, your new phone company.
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.
InternetNews March 10, 2006 Roy Mark	For Whom the Bells Toll AT&T and BellSouth plans to merge are drawing little antitrust interest on Capitol Hill.
PC World March 2005 Cassavoy & Arar	Manage Calls, E-Mail With One Service Smart but pricey SBC and Verizon services give users a universal inbox and more.
InternetNews May 9, 2005 Roy Mark	Groups Predict Disastrous Merger Effects A coalition of consumer groups says the proposed mergers between Verizon and MCI and SBC and AT&T will widen the digital divide and slow the rollout of broadband.
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.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Chuck Saletta	Dueling Fools: Netflix Bear Netflix has slowing revenue growth, an outrageously high churn rate, and a moat that's destined to collapse. Yet it trades at about 36 times its trailing earnings per diluted share. With the path ahead looking so much rockier, that's a premium price to be paying for a risky stock.
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 July 28, 2004 Ben McClure	Verizon Risin' The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Steve Rosenbush	Verizon: Take That, Cable The nation's largest telecom provider is preparing to seek cable-TV franchises in parts of Texas and eight other states so that it can offer video in head-to-head competition with cable companies.
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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.
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.
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InternetNews June 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	AT&T Holds Calls The carrier stops pursuing new local and long-distance customers in seven states after recent decisions by the FCC and administration.
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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.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Steve Rosenbush	Verizon's Gutsy Bet Will its massive rollout of fiber-optic cable -- right to customers' homes and offices -- keep it ahead of the pack?
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.
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.
Entrepreneur May 2004 Mike Hogan	All You Can Eat Say goodbye to per-minute long-distance charges and hello to bundled services.
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.
InternetNews October 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Baby Bells Advance Fiber Plans Verizon today announced the next six states in its aggressive fiber-to-the-premises rollout... SBC Communications is testing video through fiber...
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BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Mark Gimein	The Phone Companies Still Don't Get It They block competition and charge too much. You call this a communications revolution?
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