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[external] Dorman: AT&T CEO Will Miss Out On $31M Severance In SBC Deal Mar 14, 2005
The upper echelon of AT&T (nyse: - - ) executives stand to get up to $31 million total if and when the telecommunications firm is bought by SBC Communications (nyse: - - ). But not Dorman, AT&T's chairman and chief executive. (Yahoo Finance -- Communications Services)
Cingular Wireless and Concourse Communications Announce a WiFi Roaming Agreement Mar 14, 2005
Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: - ) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: - ), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. (Yahoo Finance -- Communications Services)
Trade show stars made-for-cell videos Mar 14, 2005
Cingular is a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp.. Beyond mobile entertainment, handset makers will be showcasing phones that can take pictures at resolutions as sharp as most digital cameras marketed to consumers, as well as shoot video. (Houston Chronicle)
AT&T to Test WiMax High-Speed Wireless Technology Mar 14, 2005
ATch has agreed to be bought by SBC Communications Inc. (SBC.N: , , ) for $16 billion, is the largest seller of voice and data services to businesses. Of about 270,000 business buildings in the United States, Eslambolchi said ATits own network running to about 7,000. (Reuters UK -- Technology)
Netopia Adds Business Visibility Service Management Software Mar 14, 2005
The company has established strategic distribution relationships with leading carriers and broadband service providers including Belgacom, BellSouth, Covad Communications, EarthLink, eircom, Hong Kong Telecom/PCCW, MegaPath Networks, Netifice, SBC Communications, Swisscom, and Verizon. Netopia also offers powerful remote-control software for IT support organizations. (Yahoo Finance -- Computer Networks)
Banking On The 'Unbanked' Mar 14, 2005
Skylight Financial Lowe's (nyse: - - ) Sears Roebuck (nyse: - - ) Cingular, a joint venture of BellSouth (nyse: - - ) and SBC Communications (nyse: - - ) Certegy (nyse: - - ) Stone Mountain Financial Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: - - ). 1 of 1. (Forbes -- Business)
Cell Phone Likes & Gripes Mar 14, 2005
Cingular is a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp.. Also being introduced at the CTIA Expo is America Online's picture-sharing feature for the mobile version of its AOL Instant Messenger service. (CBS News)
Annual ad spending exceeds $141 billion Mar 14, 2005
2 billion in 2003; SBC Communications, a 1. 1 percent increase to $1. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
[external] Qwest may boost offer for MCI Mar 13, 2005
Qwest may boost offer for MCI - Telecommunications - Fiber Optics - Company Announcements - Mle. 3/13/2005 6:47:00 PM. (Yahoo Finance -- Communications Services)
SBC CEO Whitacre Paid $14 Million in 2004 Mar 13, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) -- Edward E. Whitacre, chairman and chief executive of SBC Communications Inc., was paid $14. 15 million in 2004, a year in which the telephone company bought AT&T Wireless and won a long-running battle to stop leasing its local lines to rivals at discount rates required by the government. (Yahoo Finance -- Communications Services)
[external] SBC: AT&T execs get $31M in severance pay Mar 13, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Top AT&T executives can expect a substantial payout if, and when, the company's $16 billion purchase by SBC Communications is completed. Free. (Yahoo Finance -- Communications Services)
AT&T Execs Would Receive $31M in SBC Sale Mar 13, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) -- Top executives of AT&T Corp. would receive $31 million in severance pay if the long-distance company's deal to be acquired by SBC Communications Inc. goes through as planned. The company would have paid an additional $10. (Yahoo Finance -- Communications Services)
Big players invest in Internet phones Mar 13, 2005
Of course, the biggest losers in the move to cheaper phone service are traditional phone companies, such as Verizon and SBC Communications Inc. who are concerned that their traditional service could be undermined. San Jose, California-based Cisco is already expanding rapidly, with sales of equipment to build out VoIP networks approaching the $1 billion mark annually and expected to grow at least 40 percent a year. (Daily Herald)
Q&A: IPTV
Why people are getting excited about TV over broadband Mar 12, 2005
Microsoft has signed up several telecoms companies, such as SBC Communications, BellSouth and Telecom Italia, to help build a system using its own software to deliver IPTV to people. In the UK, several telecoms companies such as BT are planning such services, but it is still early days. (BBC News -- Science)
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