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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ma Bell returns: AT&amp;T buys BellSouth for $67 billion]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</guid><description><![CDATA["So I have an old AT&T plan, can I keep it when my upgrade is up?"<br><br>"No, you have to upgrade to a new AT&T plan that has less minutes - but hey, it's got rollover."<br><br>"Supervisor, please."<br><br>*le sigh*]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 5th 2006 11:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ma Bell returns: AT&amp;T buys BellSouth for $67 billion]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</guid><description><![CDATA[If they can get Lucent Technologies back, then it will be fair to call it "Ma Bell" again.  The real question, though, is whether this would lead to better service, lower cost, and increased innovation . . . . ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Thacker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 6th 2006 12:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ma Bell returns: AT&amp;T buys BellSouth for $67 billion]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</guid><description><![CDATA[It would be nice if the AT&T Wireless calling plans return along with the name - Cingular is shit.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finished.Law.School]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 6th 2006 6:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ma Bell returns: AT&amp;T buys BellSouth for $67 billion]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</guid><description><![CDATA[While I don't pretend to know much about Anti-Trust law (but I did stat at a Holiday Inn Express once!) I've got to wonder, how in the world the SEC (or is it the FTC) is going to to let this fly...<br><br>How much different is this from the old Bell System?<br><br>Yes Verizon, Qwest, and Sprint are seperate entities and are fierce rivals, but this deal brings a HUGE chunk of the US telecommunications infrastucture back under the umbrella of one company again, just like back when Ma Bell got broken in itty bitty little pieces.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Radiationman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 7th 2006 12:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ma Bell returns: AT&amp;T buys BellSouth for $67 billion]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/05/ma-bell-returns-atandt-buys-bellsouth-for-67-billion/</guid><description><![CDATA[There's no longer threat of a monopoly.  There are so many competing services with cellular, VoIP, etc.  The problem before was that the only way to make a phone call was through a piece of copper wire owned by AT&T.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mobile]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 7th 2006 4:31PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>