Related thread.
AT&T wants out of landline business
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418274/posts
http://mediafade.blogspot.com/
Fading to Black
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004055964
‘E&P’ Suspends Operations—Good Chance for Return