probability that Verizon makes an offer for Sprint is very small. Also, no other potential bidder for Sprint, such as BellSouth BLS , has emerged since the merger was announced three months ago. We remain confident that the premiums we have assigned to
expect about 7% revenue growth from existing operations in 2005, with growth from acquisitions made in 2004 tacked on top. So far, Telefonica has closed on eight of the ten properties in Latin America that it is acquiring from BellSouth BLS .
quarter before. The company said cable companies and foreign telecoms contributed more to growth than Baby Bells, like BellSouth BLS . This makes sense, given the rapid rate at which U.S. cable firms are expanding their high-speed Internet access customer
The decision, which was not unexpected, is a negative for fixed-line carriers, including Verizon VZ, SBC SBC, and BellSouth BLS , and a positive for wireless carriers as a whole. We think the FCC's decision may speed up the migration of phone customers
20% of Adtran's sales--as AT&T re-evaluated its capital-spending plans in conjunction with its acquisition of BellSouth BLS . Looking at prior service-provider mergers, there has typically been a six-month lag before spending resumes in earnest
market loved the proposed merger between BellSouth BLS and AT&T T, sending the shares up ..... CVX 127,448 163,278 35,830 28% BellSouth BLS 49,556 84,025 34,469 70% AT ..... 13% for Microsoft MSFT to 70% for BellSouth , it still takes excellent performance
telecom is bigger than any other tech fund's. That was a boon for the ETF in 2006 as service providers like AT&T and BellSouth BLS rallied. But it could leave the fund a step or two behind its contemporaries when telecom stocks are hurting. By some measures
almost 20% of Adtran's sales--as it re-evaluates its capital spending plans in conjunction with its acquisition of BellSouth BLS . In addition, Embarq EQ--which represents about 10% of sales--has slowed its capital spending after being spun off
has come in the domestic carrier market--particularly at BellSouth BLS --much of the company's future growth will come from ..... next couple of quarters as Redback's largest customer, BellSouth , is in the midst of merging with AT&T T, and spending
this business is performing substantially better or worse than the other large phone companies. AT&T T, Verizon VZ, and BellSouth BLS have all seen far more rapid wholesale line losses as they've de-emphasized this business and acquired major wholesale