SBC Near Deal to Acquire AT&T for $16 Billion
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The $16 billion deal would lead to the virtual disappearance of one of America's best known corporate icons.
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AT&T has agreed to purchase wireless  carrier Dobson Communications Corp.  in a deal valued  between $2.5 billion and $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal  reported on its Web site on Friday.
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SBC Communications Inc. SBC.N is  in talks to acquire AT&T Corp. T.N for more than $15 billion  to bolster its business among large corporations, sources  familiar with the talks said on Thursday.
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SBC Communications Inc. , the second-largest U.S. regional phone company, is in talks to buy AT&T Corp.  for more than &#36;16 billion, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing executives close to the negotiations.
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SAN ANTONIO, June 29 -- AT&T, the nation's largest wireless carrier, agreed Friday to acquire Dobson Communications, a rural wireless provider, for $5.1 billion in cash and debt.
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U.S. antitrust authorities on Monday approved Cingular Wireless' plan to acquire rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for &#36;41 billion in cash, creating the nation's biggest wireless carrier.
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The wireless-gateway maker expands its all-important SBC deal--but the clock may be ticking.
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Change is coming for AT&T Wireless's 21.7 million customers -- although they wouldn't know it from watching the company's commercials or shopping in its stores. The cell phone provider is expected to complete its $41 billion merger with Cingular Wireless within weeks.  -The Washington Post
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SBC Communications Inc. SBC.N, the  second-largest U.S. regional phone company, is in talks to buy  AT&T Corp. T.N for more than $16 billion, The New York Times  reported on Thursday, citing executives close to the  negotiations.
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AT&T has agreed to purchase wireless carrier Dobson Communications Corp.  in a deal valued between $2.5 billion and $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   said on Monday that it was in talks regarding a possible   business transaction after the New York Times reported that a   consortium of investment firms was near acquiring the company   for more than $16 billion.
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The boards of directors of SBC Communications Inc.  and AT&T Corp.  were to meet on Sunday to vote on a more than &#36;15 billion stock deal in which SBC will buy AT&T, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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SBC Communications Inc., the  second-largest U.S. regional phone company, is in talks to buy  former parent AT&T Corp. for $15 billion or more, The New York  Times and Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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A group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company and the Texas Pacific Group is near a deal to acquire the TXU Corporation.
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SBC is banking on AT&T being deadly serious about keeping its costs down, but some analysts are skeptical.
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Rogers Communications Inc. says it will pay AT&amp;T Wireless $1.77 billion for the 34 per cent stake in Rogers Wireless that the Toronto media and cable TV company doesn&#39;t already own.
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The Federal Communications Commission is slated to approve the $67 billion purchase of BellSouth by telecom giant AT&T, formerly known as SBC. Shareholders approved the merger in July and expected government regulators to demand the combined company shed some assets.