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SBC and AT&T Boards Vote to Go Ahead

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the death-star-to-tighten-its-grip dept.

telstar writes "As a follow-up to earlier coverage regarding the possible acquisition of AT&T by SBC, MSNBC is reporting that boards from both companies met to vote today and that the acquisition will go forward at a price of 16 billion dollars. Both companies are currently keeping the deal quiet."

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  1. I feel a great disturbance in the POTS. . . by Limburgher · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...as if thousands of people all dialed 911 at once. . . and got a busy signal.

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    You are not the customer.

  2. Re:too many acronyms! by nmb3000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would it kill the submitter to explain what SBC, AT&T and MSNBC *mean*?

    SBC: Some Bastard Child of
    AT&T: A former Totalitarian Telephone company which
    MSNBC: May eventually Sire New Bastard Children.

    It's all about that circle of life crap. You know, like the way black widow babies eat their mothers. The corporate paradigm in a nutshell!

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