• Regulatory News - Court Rules Against FCC on Customer Information
    Posted: 11/1999 Court Rules Against FCC on Customer Information By Kim Sunderland The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with Denver-based US WEST Inc. in reviewing the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's) order restricting the use, disclosure of and access ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • SBC Completes Acquisition of Ameritech
    Posted: 11/1999 SBC Completes Acquisition of Ameritech By Liz Montalbano and Kim Sunderland SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, has completed its acquisition of Ameritech Corp., Hoffman Estates, Ill., giving the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) control of three of ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • Using Technology Marketing Tools Within theRules
    Posted: 11/1999 Using Technology Marketing Tools Within the Rules By Edwin N. Lavergne Marketers are always looking for new ways to reach consumers. With the evolution of technology, new tools have become available to target consumers in their homes, but federal and state ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • Alcatel Delivers Packet Access WholesalingSystem
    Posted: 11/1999 Alcatel Delivers Packet Access Wholesaling System By Peter Lambert Wholesaling of dial-up and broadband Internet access services just became easier to grow and to manage, according to Plano, Texas-based manufacturer Alcatel USA. The company has introduced a ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • Business News - IXC Prepares for CBI Merger
    Posted: 11/1999 IXC Prepares for CBI Merger By Ken Branson Used-to-bad-news IXC Communications Inc., Austin, Texas, is turning around as it prepares to be acquired by Cincinnati Bell Inc. (CBI), Cincinnati, in the fourth quarter. In the wake of the news of CBI's intention ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • Trench Warfare
    Posted: 11/1999 Trench Warfare How To Fight and Win in the Courtroom By Neil S. Ende Litigation. The mere mention of the word often is enough to wobble the knees of even the most experienced and hardened telecommunications executives. Even most in-house counsel dread the ...More
    November 1, 1999 By Neil Ende
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  • Sprint, MCI WorldCom Announce $115 BillionMerger
    Posted: 11/1999 Sprint, MCI WorldCom Announce $115 Billion Merger By Ken Branson MCI WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp. have agreed to merge in what may be the biggest U.S. corporate combination ever. When the merger closes some time in the second half of 2000, the new ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • Live and Censored
    Posted: 11/1999 Live and Censored As I was driving my sons to school recently, they insisted on hearing one of "their" CDs instead of National Public Radio. Go figure. So, I flipped on the player to the dulcet tones of Savage Garden. If you haven't heard them, ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • Frontier Aligns with Telstra, OPEX
    Posted: 11/1999 Frontier Aligns with Telstra, OPEX Rochester, N.Y.-based Frontier Communications, a unit of Frontier Corp., has announced deals with Telstra Corp. Ltd., Sydney, Australia, and OPEX Communications, Elk Grove Village, Ill., totaling $20 million and $18 ...More
    November 1, 1999
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  • Vodafone, Bell Atlantic Make Nice in $70 BillionWireless Deal; GTE Goes Along
    Posted: 11/1999 Vodafone, Bell Atlantic Make Nice in $70 Billion Wireless Deal; GTE Goes Along Once they fought over AirTouch. Now, AirTouch is them, and they are AirTouch. Bell Atlantic Corp., New York, and Vodafone AirTouch PLC, Newbury, England, have decided to merge ...More
    November 1, 1999
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