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Regulatory Proceedings

• AT&T v YMax Corp. (MagicJack, access charges 2011)

Mergers

• AT&TTMobile

  • Released: 05/24/2011. PROPOSED TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF T-MOBILE USA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES FROM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG TO AT&T INC. (DA No. 11-945). (Dkt No 11-65 99-200 ) ADDITIONAL LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY INFORMATION TO BE PLACED INTO THE RECORD, SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. WTB . Contact: Kathy Harris at 0609 or Stacy Ferraro at 0795 TXT 
  • Released:  04/14/2011.  COMMISSION OPENS DOCKET FOR PROPOSED TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF T-MOBILE USA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES FROM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG TO AT&T INC. (DA No.  11-673). (Dkt No 11-65 ).  WTB  
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• See AT&T / SBC Merger Propceeding 2005
• AT&T / Bell South
• AT&T / Comcast 2002
• AT&T / Mediaone
• AT&T / TCI

Outages

"On May 25, 2010, according to press reports, a service outage involving the AT&T U-Verse platform involved a server failure that impacted U-Verse interconnected VoIP service in AT&T’s entire 22-state local phone service area serving approximately 1.15 million customers. The reports indicate that the outage lasted for several hours. It remains unclear how many subscribers were unable to reach 9-1-1 and for how long."

Links

• AT&T, AT&T Backbone
• Tech Spec

VoIP

• Cingular, Qwest Shocked That People Don't Like It When They Arbitrarily Block Calls; Lift FreeConference Ban, Techdirt 4/12/2007
• Towns Fight AT&T Over Eminent Domain - And placement of bulky VDSL cabinets, Broadband Reports 4/5/2007
• AT&T playing nasty? Itasca says lost service is pink box payback, Daily Herald 2/23/2007
• AT&T Net phone disappoints, CNET 3/18/2005
• AT&T Looks to Intel for VoIP, InternetNews 12/14/2004
• AT&T creates local Net telephony plan, CNET 10/15/2004
• AT&T strikes VoIP deals with cable, CNET 8/25/2004
• AT&T urges arbitration for local phone access, CNET 5/14/2004
• AT&T to offer new IP-only service, CNET 5/4/2004
• AT&T joins Internet call market, Boston 4/27/2004
• For AT&T, Baby Bells, the real fight begins, CNET 4/23/2004
• AT&T to offer Internet calling, CNET 12/12/2003
• AT&T adds more VoIP service, CNET 9/24/03
• AT&T Bets On Voice-Over-IP, ZDNet 2/5/01
• AT&T Led Group to buy net2phone Washington Post 4/3
• AT&T, Yahoo! Grab 37 Percent of Net2Phone Internet News 3/31
• AT&T, Yahoo! buy stakes in Internet phone company Net2Phone NandoTimes 3/31

AT&T BellSouth Merger

• AT&T offers DSL subscribers free Wi-Fi, CNET 7/5/2007
• Quietly, AT&T Discounts DSL to Meet Merger Demands, Wash Post 6/19/2007
• $10 768kbps AT&T DSL This Weekend - Must be offered for 2.5 years as merger condition, DSLreports 6/15/2007
• RBOCs: And then there were three (or maybe one), Net Insider 3/7/2006
• Ma Bell gets her family back together, Globe and Mail 3/7/2006
• Consumer Groups Attack AT&T Merger - Ma Bell resurrected, or no big deal?, Broadband Reports 3/7/2006

News

• AT&T Accidentally Reveals That It Doesn't Need T-Mobile At All, Techdirt 8/15/2011
• FCC May Thwart AT&T's Expansion Ambitions, Ecommerce Times 8/10/2011
• AT&T to throttle big users of unlimited data, CW 8/1/2011
• Sen. Al Franken joins call to reject AT&T/T-Mobile merger, WAPO 7/28/2011
• FCC Mobile Competition Report Is One Green Light for AT&T/T-Mobile Deal, TLF 7/15/2011
• The AT&T/T-Mobile Fine Print, TFTSF 7/8/2011
• AT&T Statement on High-Tech, VC Support for T-Mobile Merger, AT&T 6/9/2011
• Sprint Formally Asks FCC to Block AT&T/T-Mo Merger, Gigaom 6/2/2011
• Why the FCC Should Block the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: The Director's Cut, PK 6/2/2011
• AT&T to Congress: T-Mobile buy good for consumers, CNET 6/2/2011
• How AT&T Eating T-Mobile Will Enhance AT&T's Special Access Monopoly., Wetmachine 5/25/2011
• N.Y. to scrutinize AT&T and T-Mobile merger, CNET 3/30/2011
• The Case Against AT&T&T (Part I), PK 3/30/2011
• AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA, WAPO 3/21/2011
• AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA From Deutsche Telekom, AT&T 3/21/2011
• Rockefeller Says Leave No Stone Unturned in Reviewing AT&T's Buyout of T-Mobile, Senate Commerce 3/21/2011
• Public Knowledge Sees AT&T Purchase of T-Mobile As 'Unthinkable', PK 3/21/2011
• In AT&T & T-Mobile Merger, Everybody Loses, Gigaom 3/21/2011
• Free Press Pans AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile: Consumers Lose When There's Less Competition, Free Press 3/21/2011
• U.S. soldier in Afghanistan gets $16,000 AT&T bill, CNET 12/22/2010
• AT&T panned in Consumer Reports survey, CNET 12/8/2010
• AT&T buying up ads on Google searches for 'FCC', WISPA 10/15/2010
• AT&T Top Campaign Contributor Since 1990 - $45,461,879 in campaign contributions since 1990, dslreports 9/17/2010
• Whatever You Do, Don't E-mail AT&T's CEO - Unless you enjoy legal threats..., dslreports 6/4/2010
• AT&T's data caps affect almost everybody, CW 6/4/2010
• AT&T Eliminates the Unlimited Data Plan, NYT 6/1/2010
• Earnings Fall 21% at AT&T, NYT 4/21/2010
• AT&T Denies ABI Report, Insists They Carry The Most 3G Traffic - 'It is not clear how ABI reached its conclusions,' says carrier..., dslreports 4/14/2010
• AT&T Charges $2,761.07 For A Broken Leg - AT&T tells us 'proper protocols were not followed.', dslreports 3/9/2010
• AT&T profits up 25 percent on wireless growth, CNET 1/28/2010
• AT&T Customers Pay For AT&T's Tax Screwup - AT&T reaches $65 million settlement, makes Missouri customers pay for it...., dslreports 1/5/2010
• AT&T to Urge Customers to Use Less Wireless Data, NYT 12/10/2009
• Latest Consumer Reports Survey Not Kind To AT&T - Company ranked dead last for wireless satisfaction in 19 of 24 cities, dslreports 12/4/2009
• AT&T customer satisfaction tanks, CW 12/4/2009
• WSJ: AT&T Is Dying - Baby bell doesn't have many friends these days..., dslreports 8/20/2009
• AT&T Still Can't Force Arbitration Via Fine Print - No matter how many times their lawyers try..., dslreports 5/28/2009
• AT&T's Own Metered Billing Plans Move Forward - Users in trial markets not told of caps until AFTER signing up?, dslreports 4/21/2009
• AT&T Warns Users Of Callvantage Shut Down - 'Sometime in 2009,' but no news on rumored new VoIP product..., dslreports 4/21/2009
• Service restored after AT&T fiber cut, CW 4/14/2009
• AT&T Increases Reward to $250,000 for Information on Bay Area Network Vandalism, ATT 4/14/2009
• AT&T Named Most Admired Telecommunications Company, ATT 3/3/2009
• AT&T Wins Linkline Antitrust Suit - Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Appeals Court, dslreports 2/26/2009
• Supreme Court Further Limits Antitrust Remedies for Carrier Pricing Complaints, Telefrieden 2/26/2009
• AT&T Dry Loop DSL Hard To Find, Get And Cancel - First it was hard to get. Now it's hard to get rid of., dslreports 2/18/2009
• AT&T Cuts Staff in Focus on Wireless, Data , Internet News 12/5/2008
• AT&T Acquires Wi-Fi Operator Wayport - Bumps AT&T's U.S. hotspot total past 20,000, dslreports 11/7/2008
• Did You Know: 'Smashed To Bits' Modems May Not Work - And other helpful tips from AT&T support., dslreports 10/23/2008
• Massive AT&T Reorganization, Possible Layoffs? - Nation's biggest ISP responds to markets, cable competition., dslreports 10/2/2008
• AT&T Presents Their Version Of Wireless History - Opinion: new 'pro-consumer' portal sure to entertain, delight...., dslreports 9/18/2008
• AT&T Will Disconnect Wireless P2P Users, IP Democracy 7/28/2008
• AT&T Presents Their Version Of Wireless History - Opinion: new 'pro-consumer' portal sure to entertain, delight...., dslreports 9/18/2008
• AT&T Will Disconnect Wireless P2P Users, IP Democracy 7/28/2008
• AT&T Prepares To Launch U-Verse In Tennessee - The state with the highest number of muni-fiber operators., dslreports 7/3/2008
• AT&T Will Alert CT Landowners Before Deploying VRADs - Though a public statement claims they were already doing so...., dslreports 6/3/2008
• AT&T Spent $5.2 million on lobbying in the First Quarter of 2008, EFF 5/22/2008
• AT&T CEO: We Offshore Because You're Dumb - Who knew it wasn't because AT&T wanted to save a buck?, dslreports 3/28/2008
• AT&T's Spam Filter Gets A Bit Too Aggressive, Techdirt 3/26/2008
• New AT&T Filters Eating Legit E-mail -, ATT 3/25/2008
• AT&T Outage: 3G and Edge - At least eighteen states have been affected, dslreports 2/1/2008
• AT&T offers free Wi-Fi and superfast broadband, CNET 1/24/2008
• Telco Giant Almost Doubles Revenues in Q4, eweek 1/24/2008
• AT&T Unveils New VoIP Service - 'U-Verse Voice' Debuts at a $40 price point...if you bundle., DSLreports 1/22/2008
• Unlimited' AT&T Wireless Data Plans Soon To Be Limited? - Rumblings among insiders that plan changes are afoot, PR not sure., dslreports 1/11/2008
• Verizon & AT&T Defend 'Anti-Tech' Positions - Telco policy men point fingers elsewhere., dslreports 1/10/2008
• AT&T chief spooks Wall Street, CNET 1/9/2008
• AT&T Pushes Internet Piracy Filters At CES - 'We've got to figure out a friendly way to do it...', dslreports 1/9/2008
• AT&T 'Ready to Filter' the Web, Save the Internet 1/9/2008
• AT&T Charging Fire Victims For Toasted Satellite Dish, Consumer Affairs 10/30/2007
• AT&T Wants $300 From Wildfire Victim - They didn't think to grab their Dish network receiver., DSLreports 10/26/2007
• CT to AT&T: You Need a Cable License - AT&T to CT: You Need Good Lawyers, Tech Dirt 10/18/2007
• The Hidden Message Behind EchoStar's Potential Marriage To AT&T: U-Verse Sucks And Satellite TV Is Dying, Techdirt 10/18/2007
• AT&T Aims WiMax at Rural Areas - Southern rural broadband push planned, DSLreports 9/18/2007
• Getting $10 AT&T DSL Still a Pain? - Company says they've made it easier...., DSLreports 8/21/2007
• AT&T Profit Gains on Wireless and Internet, NYT 7/26/2007
• AT&T's iPhone Fine Print - Restrictions, fees and assorted annoyances, DSLreports 7/10/2007
• New AT&T DSL Pricing Plans - Ditching the $12.95 introductory offer, Broadband Reports 10/3/2006
• Hackers break into AT&T online store, America's Network 9/1/2006
• AT&T unveils sat TV, Internet combo service, America's Network 7/21/2006
• AT&T Quadrupling Backbone Capacity - MPLS backbone upgraded to OC-768 speeds, Broadband Reports 6/9/2006
• Competitors ask FCC to block AT&T, BellSouth merger, Networld World 6/6/2006
• AT&T to Sell Satellite Broadband Service, AP 5/9/2006
• AT&T plans massive job cuts, Americas Network 3/7/2006
• AT&T Could Trigger Cable Buys - Time Warner pressured to nab Cablevision?, Broadband Reports 3/7/2006
• Despite 'baggage,' AT&T brand name lives on, USA Today 10/28/2005
• SBC to resurrect AT&T name, FT 10/28/2005
• AT&T to double Internet capacity, Silicon 10/24/2005
• SBC's Purchase of AT&T May Curb Competition, ECT 10/11/2005
• AT&T Net service fails in five states, Globe and Mail 7/29/2005
• SBC Ponders New Name: AT&T, AdvancedIPpipeline 9/2/2005
• SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work, CNET 2/25/2005
• The Behemoth Is Dead. Long Live the Behemoth, Wash Post 3/2/2005
• SBC, AT&T Might Be Headed for Merger, Ecom times 2/1/2005
• Dial M for Merger, NYT 2/1/2005
• AT&T-SBC Union Now Looks Possible, Wash Post 2/1/2005
• Who will speak for us? (AT&T - SBC), CNET 2/1/2005
• SBC to Cut 13,000 Jobs After Buying AT&T, eweek 2/1/2005
• AT&T begins selling Net phone service, CNET 3/15/2004
• AT&T sues eBay over e-payment patent, Mercury 11/21/2003
• AT&T Adds High-Speed Internet to Service Package, Reuters 7/30/03
• CEO likes AT&T independent despite merger rumors, Forbes 6/2/03
• AT&T Broadband spinoff may wrap soon CNET 11/1/02
• AT&T Gets Network Velocita Wash Post 11/8/02
• Yahoo Messenger Now On AT&T Wireless IMPlanet 10/15/02
• Suit Against AT&T Alleges Broadband Discrimination GovTech
• AT&T Wireless launches GSM/GPRS in NY RCR 10/15/02
• AT&T Broadband to cut 1,700 jobs, CNET 10/9/02
• AT&T names new president-elect, CNET 10/1/02
• AT&T, Attributes of a World Class IP Provider
• AT&T, the AT&T Global IP Network
• AT&T: No free multiple IPs, CNET 9/16/02
• AT&T Speeds Global Net Deployment, Network Mag 7/26/02
• AT&T Raises Fees For Net Access, USA Today 8/9/02
• Modem owners pay more for AT&T, MSNBC 5/29/02
• AT&T's M-Life: Is Anyone Living It? , Newsfactor 4/8/02
• Spam Worsens, Slows AT&T E-Mail , MSNBC 2/22/02
• Spam Attack Cripples WorldNet Servers , Internet News 2/20/02
• AT&T WorldNet crushed by spam e-mails , NWFusion 2/20/02
• ATT / Comcast Merger

AT&T cable deal to create Net giant, MSNBC 12/20/01

AT&T, Comcast announce biggest merger of 2001, Nando 12/20/01

AT&T merges cable unit with Comcast, NWFusion 12/20/01

AT&T cable deal to create Net giant, MSNBC 12/20/01

AT&T selects Comcast for cable unit, MSNBC 12/20/01

Comcast to Acquire AT&T Broadband In $72B Deal, Newsfactor 12/20/01

Congressional Opinion Varies On AT&T-Comcast Deal, Wash Tech 12/20/01

AT&T, Comcast announce biggest merger of 2001, Nando 12/20/01

AT&T merges cable unit with Comcast, NWFusion 12/20/01

• AT&T Rolls Out 'Smarter' Optical Network, atNY 2/11/02
• Speed limits anger AT&T customers, CNET 12/10/01
• AT&T Broadband Wants More For Unit, @NY 12/10/01
• AT&T Broadband considers offers, MSNBC 12/10/01
• AT&T Broadband Moves More Than Half Of Its Internet Customers To New High-Speed Network ATT Press Release Dec 4 2001

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