M2 Telecommunications Group Limited (ASX:MTU) Agrees To Acquire People Telecom (ASX:PEO)
M2 Telecommunications Group Limited (ASX:MTU) and People Telecom Limited (ASX:PEO) today announced that they have reached agreement for M2 to acquire 100% of People Telecom by way of Scheme of Arrangement ("Scheme").

Media Release: Senate Vote Highlights Need for Practical Telecommunications Solutions in the Bush
Last night's Senate vote on the transfer of the Communications Fund monies for the National Broadband Network (NBN) highlights the urgent need for practical telecommunications in rural and remote areas of Australia.

Bell Canada?s Buyers Offer Revised Investment Plan
The proposed buyers of Bell Canada have offered to scrap the troubled $50 billion takeover of the telecommunications giant, instead taking about a minority stake of less than 20 percent, people briefed on the matter told DealBook on Thursday.

Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto. The founder of the Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) media empire died at his Toronto home this week at the age of 75.

Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto.The

AT& T, DuPont Cutting Thousands of Jobs
Telecommunications giant AT&T said today it would lay off 12,000 employees in coming months, the latest shock to a labor market that has declined steadily for a year.

SingTel, M1 among bidders for S'pore broadband network
SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications (STEL.SI: Cotización ) and a consortium comprising Cisco Systems (CSCO.O: Cotización ) and Axia NetMedia Corp (AXX.TO: Cotización ) were among four groups that submitted proposals to build an island-wide broadband network for Singapore, the government said on Friday.

Telecommunications giant cuts 12,000 jobs
Shares of AT&T Inc. (T: sentiment, chart, options) dropped this morning after the company announced that it will slash roughly 12,000 jobs, or 4% of its workforce through the end of next year...( Read More )

'Visionary' Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, the visionary entrepreneur whose long career in Canadian telecommunications allowed him to boast of pioneering both FM radio and high-speed Internet, died in his Toronto home Tuesday morning at the age of 75.

Telecom Stocks: AT&T, ADC, telecoms mostly decline
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Shares of telecommunications stocks were deflated on Thursday after two days of gains, with large job reductions by AT&T Inc. weighing on the sector.

Phone card gift makes holidays brighter
A new family group at Barksdale Air Force Base reached out and touched the heart of a telecommunications giant, which has responded with an early Christmas gift for service members,

South Africa: Sky's the Limit for Growth in Internet Industry
Johannesburg ? THE prospect of a new government offers fresh hope for the telecommunications sector by ushering out a decade of failed and damaging policies.

Angola: Technologies Ministry Vows to Staff Training
Luanda ? Angolan minister of Telecommunications and Information Technologies, José Carvalho da Rocha, Thursday here mentioned personnel training as the key commitment of his sector, from 2009.

Nigeria: MTV Awards - Glo Hails d'Banj
Lagos ? National telecommunications operator, Globacom has congratulated its ambassador and Nigerian music icon, D'Banj on his outstanding success at the just concluded MTV Africa Music Awards, where he ruled the world of music.

AT&T to drop 12,000 jobs, 4% of work force
NEW YORK Pressured by the economic turmoil and the mounting loss of traditional phone customers, AT&T Inc. is cutting 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. The Dallas-based telecommunications company, the nation's largest, said the job cuts will begin this month and run throughout 2009. The company also plans to lower its capital spending next year, and one analyst estimates that ...

Corporate Giving: Local support earns Volunteer Memphis award
At the telecommunications company PAETEC, support and encouragement to give back to the community may come from the top down, but the ideas and choice of recipients grow from the bottom up.

Telecom giant AT&T slashes jobs
US telecommunications company, AT&T, announces 12,000 job cuts, or 4% of its workforce, in an effort to reduce costs.

M2 acquires People Telecom for $17m
M2 Telecommunications announced today it will take over People Telecom in a combined stock and cash deal.

Stratton receives broadband grant
MONPELIER -- The Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA), which is tasked with assuring mobile phone and Internet coverage to all Vermonters by the end of 2010, announced three recipients for the Broadband Grant Program for 2008-09.

AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs
The nation's largest telecommunications company announced a hug layoff.