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AT&T to grab BellSouth in deal worth $67bn
News For example, it could force Verizon to make a play for Qwest Communications, the fourth surviving Baby Bell operating company. AT&T said on Sunday it will acquire fellow phone company BellSouth in a... [06 Mar 2006]
Philadelphia to offer cheap broadband for whole city
News Not surprisingly, the local Baby Bell phone companies have spoken out against these plans. The US city of Philadelphia has unveiled a controversial plan to transform its streets and neighborhoods into a... [08 Apr 2005]
Verizon buys MCI in $6.7bn deal
News The acquisition of MCI comes two weeks after SBC Communications, another Baby Bell, announced it was buying the number one long-distance carrier AT&T for $16bn. Verizon Communications has sealed the deal... [14 Feb 2005]
Intel does Asian WiMax deal
News While still in its infancy, WiMax is considered a potentially disruptive force against cable companies and the Baby Bell phone giants, the dominant providers of broadband in the United States. Intel and... [13 Jan 2005]
WiMax to turbo charge alternative carriers
News The US, since the famous Telecoms Act of 1996, hasn't had much success with long-distance carriers competing in local markets and local, usually Baby Bell, operators competing outside their regions.... [10 Aug 2004]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: 118
Comment It is no secret that the best DQ services in the US, whether through Baby Bell or long-distance carriers, are often outsourced operations, and this is an area where InfoNXX has built its business. On 24... [11 Aug 2003]
Vodafone's incoming CEO - what can we expect?
Comment Eric John Abrahamson and Louis Galambos are the co-authors of Anytime, Anywhere: Entrepreneurship and the Creation of a Wireless World (Cambridge University Press), a book that unravels the evolution of the early years of the wireless... [23 Jul 2003]
New Orange, new optimism
News Recently appointed CEO Sol Trujillo, formerly the head of Baby Bell US West, admitted at a press conference in London that recent years had been "a little bit of a flat spot" for the operator, which is... [24 Jun 2003]
BellSouth: it's a Baby Bell, but it's in big trouble
News US local carrier BellSouth has added to the woes of the telecoms sector by filing worse than expected results. Its shares plunged 18 per cent yesterday as it reported a 66 per cent drop in second quarter net profits and cut its earnings... [23 Jul 2002]
KPN-Belgacom: The on-again, off-again merger
News Belgacom on the other hand, which counts US regional Baby Bell SBC as one of its shareholders, isn't burdened by debt, and some financial analysts argue a marriage would require a 60-40 split in equity... [31 Aug 2001]
Lucent on the ropes
Comment Western Electric was given the exclusive contract to develop and manufacture equipment for the Bell telephone company. Over time, Bell turned into AT&T and Western Electric transformed into the... [27 Jul 2001]
As big bad AT&T exits stage right, will BT follow?
Comment Back in 1984, AT&T was battling to keep hold of its comprehensive local telecoms business, but the DoJ forced a spin-off, creating the regional Baby Bells. Ma Bell may be onto something here. Bill... [27 Oct 2000]
Deutsche Telekom calls off Qwest for US partner
News According to US press reports, Qwest is blaming the Baby Bell for the breakdown of negotiations. The proposed acquisition of Qwest Communications and US West by Deutsche Telekom ended in failure last... [10 Mar 2000]
Telecoms round-up: Euro mega-mergers founder
News The US Baby Bell, in cahoots with Dutch KPN Telecom, has said it will exercise its right - as an original stakeholder - to buy the stakes in E-Plus which Vodafone, RWE and Veba are relinquishing. The... [13 Dec 1999]
Bell Atlantic and Vanco in telecoms tie-up
News The US Baby Bell's Data Solutions Group will work with the UK-based network services provider to offer services including consulting, data network implementation and full outsourcing to European... [22 Jul 1999]
