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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$43.8B
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- US
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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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Boingo subscribers gain access to SBC hot spots.(News)
- 2005-07-04
Boingo Wireless and SBC Communications Inc. signed a Wi-Fi roaming agreement that gives Boingo customers access to 3,400 Wi-Fi hot spots in SBC's FreedomLink network. Boingo said its ... Boingo Wireless and SBC Communications Inc. signed a Wi-Fi roaming...
SBC adds 3,300 hot spots with roaming agreements.(Late News)
- 2005-03-07
SBC Communications Inc. reported Wi-Fi roaming agreements with Airpath Wireless and Boingo Wireless that will add 3,300 nationwide and international hot-spot locations to SBC's FreedomLink service and open the company's network to Boingo's Platform SBC Communications Inc. reported Wi-Fi roaming agreements with Airpath...
SBC Communications Announces Wi-Fi Agreements That Will Significantly Expand Roaming Footprints
- 2005-03-03
SAN ANTONIO -- Agreements with Boingo and Airpath will make SBC hot spots available to thousands of Wi-Fi users, helping to drive adoption for the service
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- 2005-02-14
SBC expanding Wi-Fi service at state parks This spring, campers at several Michigan parks will find wireless Internet access alongside back-to-nature amenities. SBC Communications Inc. is expanding on six pilot sites where it offers the Wi-Fi se SBC expanding Wi-Fi service...
SBC to provide Wi-Fi in Calif. state parks.(News)
- 2005-01-24
SBC Communications Inc. reported an agreement to install Wi-Fi networks covering 85 California state parks. SBC noted that San Eli State Beach located outside San Diego will be the first state park gaining Wi-Fi services, with plans to install netw SBC Communications Inc. reported...
SBC Communications Announces Wireless Internet Access to be Available in 85 California State Parks; Wi-Fi Deployment is Nation's Largest in State Recreation Areas
- 2005-01-19
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Way to "Keep-in-Touch" on Vacation
Barnes & Noble Launches Wi-Fi Service with SBC Communications in More Than 600 Stores Nationwide
- 2004-11-23
NEW YORK -- Barnes & Noble Offers SBC FreedomLink Wi-Fi Service, Providing Customers Fast, Convenient Access to Wi-Fi Hot Spots
New SBC Communications package adds low-cost Wi-Fi in California.
- 2004-10-19
By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
SBC Communications Announces $1.99 Monthly Wi-Fi Pricing; Consumers, Businesses That Bundle SBC DSL with Public Wi-Fi Get Unlimited Access to 3,900 FreedomLink Hot Spots
- 2004-10-18
SAN ANTONIO -- SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) today announced it will offer FreedomLink Wi-Fi service for $1.99 a month to customers who bundle the service with SBC Yahoo! DSL. By bundling the services, SBC customers will enjoy a comparable broadband experience at home, in the office and on the road...
The Kansas City Star, Mo., Internet column.
- 2004-09-21
By Suzanne King, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 21--TRANSFER TIMES UNDER REVIEW: It's been nearly a year since wireless phone companies were required to let customers transfer phone numbers between carriers. But the highly technical rules about...
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