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NEXTLINK Communications, a fast-growing provider of broadband communications services, has chosen Nortel Networks as its vendor for broadband wireless access equipment. The agreement was announced at the Broadband Wireless World Forum in San Francisco and comes as NEXTLINK plans to launch broadband wireless networks in 25 U.S. markets by
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has conditionally approved the merger of Qwest Communications Inc. and US West, following the withdrawal of Deutsche Telekom AG from talks about a possible three-way merger. The FCC's conditional approval requires Qwest to fully divest itself of long distance customers in US West&
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Qwest Communications International Inc., a broadband communications company, has confirmed that it is in talks with Deutsche Telekom AG, a major German telecommunications company, about a potential merger. The negotiations have sparked concerns over the fate of Qwest's subsidiary, U S West Inc., and its deal to acquire
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Deutsche Telekom, one of the largest telecommunications firms in Europe, is exploring a potential merger with Denver-based Qwest Communications. The German company's pursuit of Qwest comes as it seeks to expand its presence in the United States. Deutsche Telekom's expansion plans are also linked to its
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Nortel Networks has been selected by Qwest Communications to support the deployment of its Shasta 5000 Broadband Service Node (BSN) to provide enhanced Internet services to Qwest customers. This agreement will enable the delivery of value-added services such as network-based firewalls and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to Qwest customers. The
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IBM and AT&T are teaming up to provide wireless access to key corporate information, including the internet, intranets, and corporate databases. This collaboration will enable businesses to give employees and customers access to data and applications virtually anytime, anywhere, improving customer service and saving time and money. With
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The future of Internet users' choices in various aspects such as entertainment, political candidates, and viewpoints may be severely limited due to the pending mergers between AT&T Corp. and MediaOne, and America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc. Several participants in a Center for Media Education roundtable
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AT&T, a major telecommunications provider, has strongly criticized the merger plan between Bell Atlantic and GTE, calling it a "sham transaction." The proposal involves the spin-off of GTE's interexchange internet backbone facilities into a new company, DataCo, which AT&T claims would be
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Bell Atlantic will offer live demonstrations of its Infospeed DSL high-speed Internet access service during an open house on February 23rd at its Bala Cynwyd central office. The event will give media the opportunity to test drive the service, learn about DSL technology, and discuss Infospeed DSL services with company
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In an independent study conducted by Brightware, Inc., Bell Atlantic has been ranked second among the country's largest 100 companies in terms of customer email response times. The study, which has been conducted for the past two years, entails sending a sample customer email to each company, requesting
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Bell Atlantic Mobile has introduced the Motorola StarTAC(R) 7860W as the third digital wireless phone available for use with its Web Access service, offering customers another option for wireless internet access. This phone, which is compatible with the Web Access service, enables users to surf the web, send and
Telecommunications industry
In a move aimed at satisfying the U.S. Justice Department's conditions for approving the acquisition of GTE by Bell Atlantic Corp., the telecommunications giants have agreed to trade wireless networks with Alltel Corp. The deal, announced Tuesday, will eliminate potential overlaps between Bell Atlantic and Vodafone AirTouch
