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New AT&T Boosts Earnings By 63%
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- AT&T Inc., formerly known as SBC Communications, posted a 63% increase in first-quarter profit Tuesday, helped by the acquisition of the old Ma Bell as well as strong growth in wireless and broadband services. more
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AT&T Deal Seeks Growth Through Cingular
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The prospects of fully owning the faster growing Cingular Wireless business and gaining access to BellSouth's lucrative southeast market may have been the catalyst for AT&T's US$67 billion acquisition of the Baby Bell. more
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Cingular Tests Calling Plan With AT&T Local Phones
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Cingular Wireless is testing a plan that provides unlimited calls between its mobile service and AT&T Inc.'s local phone service in a move to bundle its services closer together, Cingular said on its Web site. more
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UPDATE: Sprint Nextel To Join Forces With Cable Giants
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -A group of major cable companies said Wednesday they will offer wireless-phone service in partnership with Sprint Nextel Corp. in a broad-reaching technology deal that could open up a new front in the telecommunications wars. more
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Sprint Nextel Stands Behind $14.5 Billion Savings Target
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh stood behind the company's revised savings target of $14.5 billion Wednesday. more
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DirecTV In Talks With Companies Mulling Wireless Service
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV), the country's largest satellite TV provider, is in talks with a number of telecommunications providers about possibly adding a wireless service, Chief Executive Chase Carey said Tuesday. more
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Comcast Executives:Not Interested In Buying Mobile Phone Co-FT
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- comcast Corp. (CMCSA) has considered buying a mobile telephone operator but doesn't believe an acquisition makes financial sense, senior executives at the company said, according to a Financial Times report on its Web site Monday. more
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SBC To Buy Former Parent AT&T For $16 Billion
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -(Dow Jones)- SBC Communications Inc. (SBC) confirmed Monday morning that it will buy its former parent, AT&T Corp. (T), for $16 billion, in a deal that could prompt other telecommunications titans to seek out their own combinations. more
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T-Mobile promotes its WiFi service
comcast Cable and T-Mobile USA have announced a marketing alliance to offer the T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi Internet service to comcast's nearly five million high- speed Internet customers. As part of this strategic marketing alliance, comcast high-speed Internet customers will receive a special offer when they sign up for T-Mobile HotSpot through their comcast portal homepage. more
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