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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$43.8B
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Currently AT&T, Inc., formed in 2005 by SBC Communications' purchase of its former parent company, AT&T Corp. As a part of the merger, SBC shed its name and took on the iconic AT&T moniker and the ?T? stock-trading symbol. Despite that the corporation is considered SBC renamed, most of its major subsidiaries were part of AT&T prior to 1984, including the Bell Operating Companies and the long distance division. SBC Communications Inc. was a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provided a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers. SBC held a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which served more than 50 million wireless customers. SBC companies provided high-speed DSL Internet access lines to more American consumers than any other provider and were among the nation's leading providers of Internet services. SBC companies also offered satellite TV service.
Number of Employees 189,000
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NAICS Code : 517310
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SBC climbs the video mountain: telco reveals some details about its Internet Protocol TV service.(SPECIAL Report: TELCO IPTV)(SBC Communications Inc)
Five years from now, consumers with SBC Communications Inc.'s Microsoft TV-powered pay-TV service may be able to program digital video recorders with a mobile phone, hold video conferences via the television or share photos and even home movies wit Five years from now, consumers...
At first glance, SBC's TV plans look familiar.(SBC Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
Hit the pause button. SBC Communications Inc.'s pay-TV service will look a lot like plain old cable or satellite TV when it rolls out next year. No Jetsons-style gizmos will be offered initially--like the ability to program a digital video recorder Hit the pause...
Microsoft expands the world of digital distribution: Windows media technology, IPTV products drive new applications.(Internet Protocol Television)
WHILE MICROSOFT'S WORLDWIDE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS STREAMLINING THE PRODUCTION WORKFLOW FOR BROADCASTERS AND CONTENT PRODUCERS, MICROSOFT'S WINDOWS MEDIA AND MICROSOFT TV DIVISIONS ARE PROVIDING THEM WITH NEW METHODS OF DISTRIBUTING DIG WHILE MICROSOFT'S WORLDWIDE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS STREAMLINING THE...
New pact helps SBC Communications prepare more TV choices
Some of SBC Communications Inc.'s 1.3 million Oklahoma customers may soon be offered even more television programming options through a set-top box under development, the company announced Thursday.
SBC Communications Selects Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta as Set-Top Box Suppliers for SBC U-verse TV; Latest Milestone in Company's Plan to Deliver New TV Viewing Experience
SAN ANTONIO -- SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) today announced that contracts have been awarded to both Scientific-Atlanta (NYSE: SFA) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to deliver next-generation Internet Protocol TV IPTV set-top boxes that will enable customers to access TV programming, video-on-demand, interactive applications and other advanced features that are...
SBC Communications Introduces Framework for ``Light Touch'' Policy That Encourages Competition, Investment in the Consumer TV Market
CHICAGO -- Policy should favor new alternatives, greater price competitiveness for consumers
Penney offers thoughts on ITV advertising from SBC.(Telco TV)(John Penney)(Brief Article)
SBC Communications Inc. is holding most of the details for its upcoming fiber-delivered video service close to the vest, but targeted advertising could be an integral part of its future. John Penney, the former ACTV Inc. and Home Box Office ex ...
BellSouth is testing ADSL+2 for data: would deliver 4-6 Mbps of data, plus TV.(Telcos)
BellSouth Corp. is testing new ADSL+2 asynchronous digital subscriber line technology it says would allow it to offer high-speed data at 4 to 6 Megabits per second, as well as standard-definition television service. But at a half-day analys ...
San Antonio-based SBC Communications announces television deal.
By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
SBC Communications Selects Microsoft TV For Advanced IP Television Service; Targeted for 2005, Service Will Change Entertainment for Millions
SAN ANTONIO & REDMOND, Wash. -- SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) today announced an agreement with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) to provide next-generation television services using the new MicrosoftR TV Internet Protocol Television IPTV Edition software platform.



