Stories about: BellSouth

Google and Microsoft said Monday that they have not backed away from their support for net neutrality principles, despite a report to the contrary.

The US Congress will push for net neutrality legislation next year, even though the US Federal Communications Commission has acted against broadband providers that it found to block or slow Web content.

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AT&T plans to spend US$750 million this year to expand the geographic reach of its IP backbone and bolster its business services portfolio. The funds earmarked for IP network and service enhancements are roughly twice the amount spent in 2006, AT&T officials say.

With its US$86 billion BellSouth acquisition completed, AT&T has its sights set on the rest of the world.

Verizon Business, an operating unit formed after Verizon Communications acquired MCI, marked its one-year anniversary on Jan.6. The U.S.-based operation expects total revenue to exceed US$20 billion for 2006, leading Verizon Business President John Killian to call it "a very good first year." In a recent interview with Computerworld, Killian talked about the past year, the competition and the future of his business unit.

Sometimes, virtual life still takes a back seat to real life -- a briefing from U.S. Representative George Miller in the virtual world Second Life was delayed Thursday afternoon as Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as the first woman speaker of the House in real life.

Net neutrality advocates celebrated this week after AT&T Inc. said it would pledge to maintain a "neutral network" in exchange for U.S. government approval of its proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp.

Qwest this week rolled out antivirus and antispam enhancements for its business-VPN and security services customers.

Redback Networks is taking shots at Cisco's 7600 edge router, just when the 6-year-old product is ready to become a more direct competitor to Redback's offerings.

Cingular Wireless this week announced plans to sell BlackJack, a smart phone designed to handle video-on-demand and business applications.