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		<title>AT&amp;T to purchase BellSouth</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2006/03/att-to-purchase-bellsouth</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2006/03/att-to-purchase-bellsouth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AT&#38;T, which recently completed a merger with SBC Communications, announced Monday a $67 billion deal to purchase BellSouth, in an all-stock transaction.]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon-MCI merger complete</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2006/01/verizon-mci-merger-complete</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2006/01/verizon-mci-merger-complete#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 09:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The merger between Verizon Communications Inc. and MCI, Inc. closed Friday, creating a new company with approximately $90 billion in annual revenues and 250,000 employees in some 150 countries.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington approves Verizon-MCI merger</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/12/washington-approves-verizon-mci-merger</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/12/washington-approves-verizon-mci-merger#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The state of Washington approved the Verizon-MCI merger last week, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for the companies.]]></description>
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		<title>Merging AT&amp;T begins layoffs with operators</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/12/merging-att-begins-layoffs-with-operators</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/12/merging-att-begins-layoffs-with-operators#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AT&#038;T announced this week that 230 operators in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin would lose their jobs in 2006, and over 100 operators in Illinois will also be laid off.]]></description>
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		<title>Final approval from California for SBC-AT&amp;T merger</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/11/final-approval-from-california-for-sbc-att-merger</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/11/final-approval-from-california-for-sbc-att-merger#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verizon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VoIP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The California Public Utilities Commission on Friday approved the mergers of SBC with AT&#038;T and Verizon with MCI, with few conditions placed on the mergers.]]></description>
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		<title>FCC approves Verizon-MCI, SBC-AT&amp;T mergers</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/fcc-approves-verizon-mci-sbc-att-mergers</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/fcc-approves-verizon-mci-sbc-att-mergers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission on Monday approved the mergers of Verizon with MCI and SBC with AT&#038;T, with only minimal conditions applied to the mergers.]]></description>
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		<title>SBC adopts AT&amp;T name, new logo</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/sbc-adopts-att-name-new-logo</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/sbc-adopts-att-name-new-logo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As announced here nearly two months ago, SBC has now come clean and said they will use the AT&#038;T name once the merger between the two companies is approved.]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department clears Verizon-MCI, SBC-AT&amp;T mergers</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/justice-department-clears-verizon-mci-sbc-att-mergers</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/justice-department-clears-verizon-mci-sbc-att-mergers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verizon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/justice-department-clears-verizon-mci-sbc-att-mergers</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday approved the mergers of Verizon with MCI and SBC with AT&#038;T without significant conditions such as the divestiture of assets that critics had asked for.]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon, SBC, Qwest compete for the first time</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/verizon-sbc-qwest-compete-for-the-first-time</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/verizon-sbc-qwest-compete-for-the-first-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Verizon has moved into Chicago and begun competing with SBC for medium-to-large business customers there, marking the first time one of the former Baby Bells has competed directly with another in any market.]]></description>
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		<title>FCC may approve SBC/AT&amp;T and Verizon/MCI mergers without conditions</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/fcc-may-approve-sbc-att-and-verizon-mci-mergers-without-conditions</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/fcc-may-approve-sbc-att-and-verizon-mci-mergers-without-conditions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verizon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/fcc-may-approve-sbc-att-and-verizon-mci-mergers-without-conditions</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sources told the Washington Post Friday that Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin would recommend approving the mergers of SBC with AT&#038;T, and Verizon with MCI, without imposing conditions on the mergers.]]></description>
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		<title>Shareholders approve Verizon-MCI merger</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/shareholders-approve-verizon-mci-merger</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/10/shareholders-approve-verizon-mci-merger#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MCI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verizon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MCI announced Thursday that its shareholders voted by an overwhelming majority to approve the merger of MCI with Verizon Communications Inc.]]></description>
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		<title>New York approves SBC/AT&amp;T merger</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/new-york-approves-sbc-att-merger</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/new-york-approves-sbc-att-merger#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOJ]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/new-york-approves-sbc-att-merger</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Public Service Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve the merger of SBC Communications and AT&#038;T, as FCC and Department of Justice regulators continue to mull over the merger.]]></description>
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		<title>Sprint Nextel merger not complete for customers</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/sprint-nextel-merger-not-complete-for-customers</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/sprint-nextel-merger-not-complete-for-customers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cingular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/sprint-nextel-merger-not-complete-for-customers</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Sprint Nextel merger completed, Nextel customer Clark Howard figured he could save some money by switching to Sprint PCS. But the change didn't exactly go according to plan.]]></description>
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		<title>eBay buys Skype VoIP; purchase puzzles analysts</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/ebay-buys-skype-voip-purchase-puzzles-analysts</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/ebay-buys-skype-voip-purchase-puzzles-analysts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VoIP]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/ebay-buys-skype-voip-purchase-puzzles-analysts</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a deal worth $2.6 billion in cash and stock, eBay has agreed to purchase Skype Technologies. Analysts, and the rest of us, are scratching our heads, wondering why.]]></description>
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		<title>FCC stops clock on SBC and AT&amp;T merger</title>
		<link>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/fcc-stops-clock-on-sbc-and-att-merger</link>
		<comments>http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/fcc-stops-clock-on-sbc-and-att-merger#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hampton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/09/fcc-stops-clock-on-sbc-and-att-merger</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that it would stop the clock on its review of the SBC and AT&#038;T merger, to provide additional time to review information submitted by the companies.]]></description>
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