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	SBC Communications - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SBC Communications NYSE: SBC is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas.
		According to Tier1 Research, SBC is as of January, 2005 the largest telecommunications carrier in the United States.
		SBC currently provides local telephone service in 13 states (Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) and long distance service to 10 million customers, and owns 60% of mobile phone provider Cingular.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SBC_Communications (431 words)

	SBC Communications Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC has broad and transferable strengths in local service, with 52 million access lines and dense local access network capabilities to deliver voice and data services to consumers and businesses of all sizes.
		SBC expects the transaction will be cash flow positive in 2007 and earnings per share positive in 2008 — both growing in the years thereafter.
		SBC Communications Inc., (NYSE:SBC), is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers.
	sbc.merger-news.com /materials/am.html (1572 words)

	BC Communications Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC Communications Inc. is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers.
		A recognized leader in workforce diversity, SBC Communications believes that its employee base should reflect the communities it serves - its current workforce is 47 percent female and 38 percent people of color.
		SBC Communications is the World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company, a title held since the Fortune ranking was initiated seven years ago.
	company.monster.com /sbc (313 words)

	MySA.com: Metro \| State
		Telecommunications giant SBC Communications Inc., which has eliminated 35,000 jobs in the past four years, will cut more management positions to keep staffing in line with its dwindling local-phone service business and recent productivity gains, a company official said.
		San Antonio-based SBC recently asked executives to conduct an inventory of management positions in their departments and decide how many can be eliminated, according to spokesman Walt Sharp.
		SBC's employment is down from a 2000 high of 220,000 — although about 20,000 of those jobs disappeared from SBC's ranks when it spun off its cellular division into Cingular Wireless.
	www.mysanantonio.com /news/metro/stories/MYSA110404.03E.sbc.2045b156.html (646 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC Communications is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas, formerly known as Southwestern Bell Corporation.
		In 1998, Southwestern Bell changed its name to SBC Communications.
		SBC currently provides local telephone service in 13 states (Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin), long distance service to 10 million customers, and along with fellow Baby Bell BellSouth owns cellular phone provider Cingular.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/s/sb/sbc_communications.html (163 words)

	SBC Communications "market perform" \| newratings.com
		SBC Communications is a leading provider of a range of voice, data, networking and e-business services.
		SBC Communications’ cash flows are expected to decline by $1 billion annually, according to Morgan Keegan.
		SBC Communications’ market share is expected to increase over the longer term, Morgan Keegan mentions.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_436501.html (323 words)

	FCC Proposes to Fine SBC Communications, Inc. $2.52 Million (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC appears to have violated section 1.17 of the Commission's Rules by intentionally misrepresenting information to the Enforcement Bureau during the investigation.
		SBC appears to have violated section 1.65 of the Commission's Rules when it failed to notify the Commission in a timely manner that the information in the affidavits was inaccurate.
		SBC appears to have failed to comply with the terms of an SBC Consent Decree that resolved a 1999 Commission investigation into allegations that SBC employees had made inaccurate statements to the Commission.
	www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/Enforcement/News_Releases/2001/nren0124.html (508 words)

	Boston.com / Business / SBC Communications' Union Calls Strike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Talks between SBC, the No. 2 U.S. local telephone company, and the Communications Workers of America for a new five-year contract faltered on Wednesday, as the union accused the local telephone company of negotiating in bad faith and SBC said it had offered as many concessions at it could.
		San Antonio-based SBC said its proposals to the union were more generous than those in the contract the union reached last year with Verizon Communications Inc. and SBC was disappointed it had not reached an agreement yet with the CWA.
		SBC has sought ways to cap health care costs it says have risen more than 10 percent a year since 1999, proposing some increases in co-payments and other fees.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/05/19/sbc_communications_union_calls_strike (610 words)

	SBCSuppliers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC was named to the DiversityInc Hall of Fame as a result of appearing on this annual list for the last five years.
		SBC Communications Inc. Supplier Diversity Programs are designed to promote, increase and improve the quality of the overall participation of small, minority, women and disabled veteran business enterprises (M/WBE and DVBEs) in our supply chain.
		SBC continues to be a national leader in supplier diversity spending among major corporations.
	www.sbcsuppliers.com /sd_home.asp (501 words)

	SBC - Careers
		We're SBC, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world.
		We offer communications products and services ranging from local and long-distance telephone service to wireless communications, Internet access, high-tech network solutions, and data communications.
		SBC research and development teams bring the newest technologies to our customers every day.
	www.sbc.com /gen/careers?pid=1 (70 words)

	News @ Cisco: SBC and Cisco Announce Strategic Relationship to Deliver New Class of Managed Communications Services
		SBC and Cisco are meeting this demand by combining Cisco's industry-leading IP and data networking technologies with SBC's expertise in design, delivery and management of business communications services and networks.
		SBC currently is one of the largest Cisco service provider channel partners; since 2000, SBC companies have processed nearly 19,000 business customer orders involving Cisco equipment.
		SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is one of the world's leading data, voice and Internet services providers.
	newsroom.cisco.com /dlls/corp_121702.html (1124 words)

	The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: SBC to cut 13,000 after AT&T deal
		NEW YORK — SBC Communications said yesterday it expects to eliminate about 13,000 jobs after its $16 billion acquisition of ATandT closes, but the telephone company stressed that many positions can be cut through attrition rather than layoffs.
		SBC said the divisions that would have excess staffing after the merger included about 5,100 from management of the long-distance and local networks.
		SBC declined to say in which states the 12,800 cuts might come.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/businesstechnology/2002167625_sbcjobcuts02.html (415 words)

	SBC and AT&T: Now for the Hard Part
		Shares of SBC (SBC) rose $0.23, or 1%, to $23.85, on Jan. 31, the day the deal was formally announced.
		While SBC has yet to recover all of its 5% loss, the fact that its share price is rising at all is significant, because the stock of an acquiring company often declines on news of a significant deal.
		SBC executives, which is based in San Antonio, Tex., are scheduled to fly to New York to meet with investors Feb. 1.
	www.businessweek.com /technology/content/jan2005/tc20050131_6533.htm (1435 words)

	SBC Workers Begin Planned Four-Day Strike (washingtonpost.com)
		More than 100,000 SBC Communications Inc. workers began a scheduled four-day strike this morning to protest company moves to outsource jobs and shift more of the burden for health care costs onto them.
		SBC has customers in 13 states, covering about one-third of the U.S. population, but the company does not have a presence in the Washington area.
		SBC officials said yesterday that they had been preparing for a strike for a year.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A43994-2004May20.html (630 words)

	SBC's regulation rant falls flat \| CNET News.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although Whitacre said SBC "is in a strong position to manage through this environment," most of the company's primary measures for success, such as revenue from second phone lines and data services, were down.
		SBC's regulation talk may have distracted analysts for a day, but most said that the move is likely to backfire and could hurt the telecommunication company's credibility at a time when it's applying to offer long distance in numerous states.
		Morabito said SBC is obviously trying to pressure state governments, but the plan may backfire and harden regulators in key states such as Ohio and Illinois, where SBC eventually plans to offer long-distance services.
	news.cnet.com /news/0-1004-200-7618699.html (1359 words)

	SBCSuppliers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC has both a centralized contracting and purchasing organization where the majority of our purchases are made.
		SBC does not maintain a list of these purchasing opportunities or any other purchasing opportunities.
		If you are a new supplier to the SBC family of companies, please register with our prospective supplier database.
	www.sbcsuppliers.com /psdb/min_qual.asp (239 words)

	SBC Communications Inc. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		Currently the #2 local phone outfit in the US, after Verizon, SBC has agreed to acquire ATandT in a $16 billion deal that will make it the nation's largest communications company.
		SBC has 52 million switched access lines in service; its biggest markets are California, Texas, and Illinois.
		SBC Communications Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre (7:33)
	hoovers.com /sbc-communications/--ID__11379--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (376 words)

	SBC Yellow Pages Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC Yellow Pages is one of the largest yellow pages operations in the world.
		SBC Yellow Pages and SMARTpages.com offer a variety of advertising products and services to fit your needs and budget.
		SBC, the SBC logo, SMARTpages, SMART Yellow Pages and other product names are trademarks of SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. and/or its affiliates.
	www.sbcsmartyellowpages.com (675 words)

	Separate Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Copps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Questions raised in the closing hours of deliberation, arguably going beyond the section 271 process, compel further consideration which the Commission today agrees to undertake in a new and separate proceeding to be initiated by the end of the year and completed as soon as possible next year.
		SBC and other incumbents could attempt to use a DSL loophole that need not exist to spread beyond the provision of DSL services.
		Although there is some confusion in the record, SBC appears to have the ability to limit the provision of broadband DSL for Internet providers, affiliated or independent, to those customers who purchase its voice services.
	www.fcc.gov /Speeches/Copps/Statements/2001/stmjc127.html (796 words)

	SBC Michigan to lay off 500 workers
		BY AMY F. LANSING -- SBC Communications Inc. could lay off as many as 1,000 Michigan workers over the next few years as the telecommunications giant consolidates its regional customer service operations, a spokesman said Thursday.
		The Michigan layoffs are among those going on in the 13 states where SBC provides telephone service, but the number of Michigan workers laid off will dwarf others in the Midwest, Resch said.
		SBC workers in Michigan who are laid off will be given priority for other positions in the company, Resch said.
	www.freep.com /news/latestnews/pm1192_20041104.htm (282 words)

	SBC Communications Selects Microsoft TV For Advanced IP television Service: Targeted for 2005, service will change ...
		The SBC IPTV deal with Microsoft, valued in excess of $400 million over 10 years, is the first of its kind for any U.S.-based telecommunications provider.
		SBC companies and Microsoft will begin field trials in mid 2005 and plan commercial availability of the IP-based television platform in late 2005.
		SBC Communications Inc. is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers.
	www.microsoft.com /presspass/press/2004/nov04/11-17SBCSelectsMicrosoftPR.asp (1158 words)

	SBC Communications names Lucent Technologies primary supplier for SBC's advanced national network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC will enter nine new markets this year and 21 next year, providing local, long-distance, Internet and high-speed data services to businesses and consumers.
		SBC Communications Inc. (http://www.sbc.com) is a global communications leader.
		With approximately 219,000 employees, SBC is the 13th-largest employer in the U.S., with annual revenues that rank it among the largest Fortune 500 companies.
	www.lucent.com /press/1000/001005.nsb.html (651 words)

	SBC Communications to Underwrite NBC Telethon for Tsunami Relief; Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope Expected to Rally ...
		The SBC Foundation is the charitable giving arm of SBC Communications Inc. The SBC Foundation supports efforts that enrich and strengthen diverse communities nationwide, particularly those with an emphasis on education and technology and those that benefit underserved populations.
		SBC Foundation-backed programs are designed to increase access to information technologies, broaden technology training and professional skills development, and effectively integrate new technologies to enhance education and economic development.
		SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers.
	www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2005/Jan/1108043.htm (963 words)

	JS Online: Courting former customers, SBC launches long distance
		SBC intended to create packages offering value and convenience for a full range of consumers, reaching out to those who do not make many long-distance calls all the way to those who tend to gorge on a buffet of telecommunication services.
		SBC has a well-known brand and a dominant share of the local telephone market but did not have an answer for competitors offering customers one-stop-shopping convenience and bargains.
		SBC is arriving in the Midwestern market with introductory offers that beat the prices of the $50 bundles of many competitors.
	www.jsonline.com /bym/news/oct03/179558.asp (946 words)

	SBC stakes claim on Web frames patent \| Tech News on ZDNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SBC Communications is claiming a wide-ranging patent on Web frames that could affect hundreds of sites that use the technology.
		In a letter sent to at least one company that uses frames on its Web site, SBC said it is entitled to as much as $50 million in licensing fees, although actual figures would depend upon a company's revenue.
		SBC said those "features (as well as other valuable features) appear to infringe several issued claims" related to certain patents.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-9595_22-981446.html (509 words)

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