On Monday, SBC, the San Antonio, Texas-based incumbent local exchange carrier operating in 13 states, agreed to buy AT&T for $16 billion, a deal that will create one of the nation's largest ...

SBC Communications’ acquisition of AT&T, announced Monday, signals a new era for telecommunications, with converged communications services to come from what will be the largest company of its kind in ...

While SBC awaits state and federal approval of its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T, the company also appears to be mulling its branding options. According to published reports, SBC is considering ...

In a potential blockbuster trade that could re-unite two telecommunication giants separated by regulators, SBC Communications is reportedly in talks with AT&T about a merger that could be worth at ...

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Local phone giant SBC Communications Inc. has agreed to acquire AT&T Corp. for roughly $16 billion in cash and stock, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Citing sources close to ...

DALLAS - SBC Communications has agreed to buy former parent AT&T Corp. for $16 billion, creating one of the nation's largest telecommunications companies and ending the independent run of a company ...

Given the level of outcry over the United States’ global rank of 13th in terms of overall broadband penetration, you would think SBC’s move to acquire troubled AT&T would be greeted as a positive step ...

SBC Communications Inc. completed its purchase of former parent AT&T Corp. on Friday after California officials removed the final regulatory hurdle for the $16 billion deal. The California Public ...

SBC Communications is expected to acquire long-distance carrier AT&T, creating the largest telecommunications company in the United States. Larry Mantle talks with Steve Rosenbush of Business Week ...

AT&T lives. While the company itself is about to be swallowed up by a one-time subsidiary, the AT&T name, long synonymous with phone service in the U.S., will survive. SBC Communications, which is on ...