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The Day Ahead: DSL woes could derail telco growth
News Instead, it screwed up my old Internet service provider settings and Bell Atlantic's software couldn't be uninstalled. Bell Atlantic gave me three service start dates. One of those winners won't be Bell Atlantic, especially if my experience is any...
[May 24, 2000, 11:34]
MSN launches broadband trials
News DSL, offered mainly through regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs) such as Pacific Bell and Bell Atlantic, and cable-modems, offered through cable television companies, are the two main consumer options for high-speed Internet access.
[March 30, 1999, 7:10]
The Day Ahead: Genuity's big float sinks shares
News Genuity had to go public because the government made the Genuity spin-off a condition for GTE and Bell Atlantic merger approval. GTE and Bell Atlantic became Verizon. In its short history as a public company, Genuity has hit a bunch of milestones...
[August 2, 2000, 13:05]
Verizon in DSL deal with NorthPoint
News Last quarter, Bell Atlantic, which later became Verizon, said glitches, customer service and other internal problems caused it to miss its DSL subscriber projections. The telco formed through the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE also announced...
[August 8, 2000, 13:04]
High-speed is big bucks - in the US at least
News Last week, Bell Atlantic Corp.announced plans to offer high-speed access to America Online Inc.through high-speed phone technology known as asynchronous digital subscriber line or ADSL. has already signed up GTE Internetworking and SBC Internet...
[January 20, 1999, 9:20]
BT Wholesale names chief executive
News Davis has previously worked for companies such as Bell Atlantic in the US and Mercury Communications in the UK. Sally has an exceptional level of experience and a proven track record in the communications industry on both sides of the Atlantic.
[July 25, 2007, 15:11]
Alcatel-Lucent has potential, but dangers too
News Jaws dropped all over the telecom industry in the late 1990s when the French company announced deals with all but one of the regional Bells: Ameritech, now SBC; Bell Atlantic, now Verizon; Bell South; and Pacific Bell.
[May 29, 2001, 10:47]
US Report: Cable modems outpace ADSL
News Pacific Bell is offering ADSL services in many parts of California, and BellSouth and Bell Atlantic are debuting ADSL commercially in August and September, respectively. SBC Communications Pacific Bell division offers a similar service in...
[August 3, 1998, 9:22]
Trouble in DSL's broadband paradise
News Larger players such as Bell Atlantic and SBC are moving into DSL, but it remains to be seen whether they can improve their own poor track records in customer service. DSL representatives at GTE, Pacific Bell and InternetConnect couldn't be reached...
[October 26, 1999, 13:44]
Free DSL no April Fools' joke
News Bell-Atlantic and Pacific Bell, meanwhile, have been mentioned as potential partners. AltaVista Free Access, NetZero, Tritum Network and a host of others are offering free Internet access. With so many ISPs offering free 56K-modem Internet access...
[January 4, 2000, 8:16]
AOL: Broadband is three years off
News Schuler said AOL is already trying to help build up a broadband infrastructure through its deals with telecommunications providers like Bell Atlantic and SBC Communications. America Online will spend $10bn over the next ten years to help develop...
[October 6, 1999, 9:41]
Level 3 to bankroll Genuity
News Genuity's operations have been main hubs over the years for the development of the Internet and the company has gone through several owners and names -- from BBN, to GTE Internetworking, and then Genuity, after it was spun off because of...
[November 28, 2002, 14:21]
Net and wireless: will they click?
News Amazon has inked deals with wireless operators, including Bell Atlantic Mobile and Sprint PCS, to offer up site access to wireless customers. Everyone is talking about wireless meeting up with the Internet, and the buzz was deafening at last week's...
[March 6, 2000, 11:14]
Energis, Colt Telecom shares rise on takeover speculation
News Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom were seen as European front-runners for a buyout, with Bell Atlantic named as an American contender. Is Energis (EGS: quote ) ripe for a takeover? The speculation alone has been enough to lift the company's share...
[November 2, 1999, 11:35]
ASP99: Shift to network computing enabling the ASP boom
News I pay BT but BT pays Bell Atlantic, taxes get paid in London, taxes get paid in New York, but I don't need to worry about it". Scott McNealy's vision that the world of IT is shifting to a network model was endorsed today by Traver Gruen-Kennedy...
[September 30, 1999, 12:01]
IBM takes Linux to Hollywood
News Companies including Bell Atlantic and Hong Kong Telecom used Tiger Shark for such applications as video-on-demand, data mining and scientific computing. As Hollywood goes ever more digital, IBM is gearing up to grab some of its business by...
[September 17, 2002, 7:58]
The Day Ahead: AT&T revs AWE inspiring IPO
News The Bell Atlantic/GTE/Vodafone/AirTouch (quote: VOD) joint venture, MCI WorldCom/Sprint, VoiceStream Communications and SBC Communications will all be formidable competitors. AWE" sums it up when it comes to the number of shares offered, the sheer...
[April 25, 2000, 12:39]
ASP is new vehicle for GM's future Pt II
News Formerly chief information officer for Bell Atlantic, Szygenda came to GM in 1996 to "transform GM into a digital company". There's no question the ASP market is hot: market research group AMR Research predicts the ASP market will reach $4.7bn by...
[January 9, 2001, 13:05]
The Day Ahead: Blue Martini and Interland lead IPO parade
News Interland, which offers hosting on the Microsoft NT and Red Hat Linux platforms, will count Bell Atlantic, now trading as Verizon, Microsoft and Network Solutions as shareholders concurrent with the IPO.
[July 24, 2000, 12:24]
US Report: Windows CE to go wireless
News To that end, Microsoft has established the Wireless Ready Program, an engineering effort with service providers including AT&T and Bell Atlantic Corp.and device makers including Hewlett-Packard Co.to develop wireless CE devices.
[October 5, 1998, 9:26]
