Phone Cos. Helped by DSL, Wireless in 3Q AP via Yahoo! Finance
U.S. telephone companies should post strong third-quarter results on an anticipated jump in high-speed Internet customers and continued wireless growth.
Verizon Business plans web services integration with customers Computer Business Review
The business services division of Verizon Communications Inc will shortly roll out the ability for customers to integrate their web services infrastructure with its own, enabling them to subscribe to specific services and streamline interactions.
Phone cos. helped by DSL, wireless in 3Q Sharewatch
The number of customers for digital subscriber line, or DSL, service typically rises in the third quarter as students sign up during the start of the school year. It\'s a rebound from the second quarter, when DSL lines get disconnected as students go home for the summer.
AT&Ts $81bn Buyout of BellSouth Stalls ComputerWire via Yahoo!7 News
AT&T Incs proposed $81bn buyout of BellSouth Corp stumbled at its final regulatory hurdle on Friday when the US federal government delayed its vote on the deal, following demands from Democrats for more public comment about the merger.
AT&T’s $81bn Buyout of BellSouth Stalls ComputerWire
AT&T Inc’s proposed $81bn buyout of BellSouth Corp stumbled at its final regulatory hurdle on Friday when the US federal government delayed its vote on the deal, following demands from Democrats for more public comment about the merger.
F.C.C. Delays Vote on AT&T-BellSouth Deal a Second Time New York Times
The F.C.C. delayed the vote after two commissioners declined to make a decision until public hearings were held.
FCC puts off vote on deal by AT&T Chicago Tribune
Democrats get delay of BellSouth buyout AT&T Inc.'s drive to win regulatory approval for its takeover of BellSouth Corp. stalled Friday as the Federal Communications Commission put off a decision on the matter until next month.
Phone merger clears hurdle The Indianapolis Star
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department gave its unconditional approval to AT&T's buyout of BellSouth Corp. on Wednesday, potentially creating a coast-to-coast behemoth that would be the largest U.S. provider of telephone, wireless and broadband Internet services.
AT&T BellSouth Purchase Hits Snag as FCC Delays Vote Update4 Bloomberg.com
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Federal Communications Commission postponed a vote on AT&T Inc.'s proposed $81 billion purchase of BellSouth Corp. after Democrats on the panel demanded more public comment on the transaction.
Business: Feds quick to OK phone merger The Nashua Telegraph
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department gave its unconditional approval to AT&T Inc.'s buyout of BellSouth Corp. on Wednesday, a coast-to-coast behemoth that would be the largest U.S. provider of telephone, wireless and broadband Internet services. - By JOHN DUNBAR The Associated Press