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  • AT&T Gouging U.S. Soldiers in Iraq

    03/10/2006 7:00:49 AM PST · by mathprof · 72 replies · 1,787+ views
    oreillynet.com ^ | March 9, 2006 | Bruce Stewart
    Tom Evslin's Fractals of Change has posted an explosive piece about the way AT&T is handling their exclusive contract to install payphones in Iraq and how much they're charging American soldiers to call home. Would you believe twenty one cents per minute?? As Tom points out with the going wholesale cost of voice minutes under a penny per minute, this seems very, very wrong. Tom also notes that the total amount of money we're talking about here is a drop in the bucket for a company like AT&T. It's mind-boggling to me that the execs at AT&T don't realize that...
  • AT&T Nears $65 Billion Deal To Buy BellSouth

    03/04/2006 10:22:21 PM PST · by HAL9000 · 136 replies · 2,141+ views
    The Wall Street Journal (Excerpt) (Subscription required) ^ | March 5, 2006 | DIONNE SEARCEY, AMY SCHATZ, ALMAR LATOUR and DENNIS BERMAN
    Excerpt - AT&T Inc. is nearing the acquisition of BellSouth Corp. for roughly $65 billion, people familiar with the situation said Saturday evening. A deal could be announced as early as Monday, these people said. ~snip~