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Edward E. Whitacre Jr. has a thing for airplane hangars. The chief executive of AT&T has cut numerous acquisitions in these cavernous confines, including his $61 billion purchase of Ameritech.

Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps told a crowd of public interest advocates that he will work to add a fifth item to the commission's network access principles once the five-member panel is rebuilt.

Nearly 2,300 Alabamians lost local telephone service last week when Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp.

Opnext, Inc. a global leader in the design and manufacturing of optical subsystems, modules and components, today announced that Bill Smith, president of local network operations for AT&T, was elected to the Opnext board of directors.

Becoming CEO of a Fortune 500 company pays handsomely. After being promoted from chief financial officer to chief executive officer, CEO Scott Davis at Sandy Springs-based UPS saw his total compensation more ...

Times Staff Writer david.holden@htimes.com Agency says BellSouth failed to appropriately collect fees U.S. District Judge Lynwood Smith Jr.

Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums worldwide, announced today the Call for Nominations for the Information Security Executive of the Year Southeast Awards 2009 is ...

More competition for Charter Communications Inc. is inching toward the Upstate. AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc. joined the recession's parade of layoffs Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force.

AT&T said Thursday it plans to cut 12,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its work force, but gave no indication whether any of the 20,000 employees in metro Atlanta would be part of those cuts.