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US Baby Bells rattle ISPs

The consumers might gain, but ISPs are feeling the pinch Read more

16 May, 2001 by John Borland

The Day Ahead: DSL woes could derail telco growth

The Baby Bells and many Internet service providers are hoping Digital Subcriber Line service... Read more

24 May, 2000 by Larry Dignan

MSN launches broadband trials

...access service Monday, in a move that could bode well for the Baby Bells, and for consumers fed up with slow modem speeds Read more

30 March, 1999 by Matthew Broersma

Ringing the changes with VoIP

...digital subscriber line networks? A: The RBOCs (regional Bell operating companies, or Baby Bells) really don't want to see an encroachment on long distance... Read more

10 September, 2003 by Ben Charny

VoIP enters the ascendancy

...to IP. US phone companies of all shapes and sizes, including the Baby Bells -- SBC, Verizon Communications, Qwest Communications International and BellSouth -- are investing billions... Read more

3 February, 2005 by Jim Hu and Marguerite Reardon

AT&T chief determined to ride VoIP wave

...of being the next HBO-like service to cable companies and the Baby Bells. Dorman, who recently met with reporters and editors from ZDNet UK... Read more

2 September, 2004 by Ben Charny and Dawn Kawamoto

Broadband and the city

Jim Baller is no friend of the large cable companies or the Baby Bells that dominate local telecommunications markets around the country. As a principal... Read more

16 April, 2004 by Marguerite Reardon

Multiprotocol label switching makes for mainstream

...a fully converged MPLS infrastructure. Verizon -- the largest of the old-school Baby Bells -- said it will begin using a converged voice and data network... Read more

9 February, 2004 by Marguerite Reardon

Broadband booms in US

...form it takes. Recently released numbers from cable companies and from the Baby Bells who provide digital subscriber line access make it plain the companies... Read more

31 October, 2003 by Jim Hu

Broadband growth fails to measure up

...does DSL. Numerous DSL price-cut promotions over the quarter highlighted the Baby Bells' determination not to lose more ground to cable companies that are... Read more

4 August, 2003 by Jim Hu

FBI seeks power to eavesdrop on Net

The FBI wants the right to listen in on Internet phone calls because it says terrorists can communicate undetected through voice calls placed online Read more

29 July, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

DSL makes surprise gain in broadband battle

...until other cable giants such as Comcast and Cox, and the remaining Baby Bells such as Verizon report their results. Verizon, the second largest Bell... Read more

28 July, 2003 by Jim Hu

Broadband's swept-up features fail to fire

...subscriber line) access lag behind cable companies in terms of market share. Baby Bells such as Verizon Communications and SBC Communications are partnering with Web... Read more

24 June, 2003 by Jim Hu

Start-up introduces pricy terabit routers

...said Dataquest analyst Tim Smith. A source at one of the four Baby Bells -- Qwest Communications, Verizon Communications, SBC Communications and Bellsouth -- said the reception... Read more

9 April, 2003 by Ben Charny

Xerox chip makes fibre cheaper

...rules from the Federal Communications Commission in February. The agency ruled that Baby Bells are not required to share new optical networks with competitors. Reducing... Read more

27 March, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

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