BellSouth Corp., the No. 3 U.S. regional phone company, Thursday said first-quarter profit including its Cingular Wireless joint venture rose 20 percent, boosted by cellphone and high-speed Internet ...

The Justice Department approved AT&T's buyout of BellSouth Corp. on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle for reuniting two modernized parts of the old Ma Bell phone monopoly that the government broke up ...

BellSouth Corp. shareholders Friday approved the proposed sale of their company to AT&T Inc. for $67 billion in stock. AT&T shareholders later voted to issue new stock in the combined company. The ...

AT&T Inc. is buying BellSouth Corp. for $67 billion in stock in a bid that further consolidates the telecommunications industry and would give AT&T total control of their growing joint venture, ...

AT&T Inc. merged with BellSouth on December 29, 2006, and the AT&T name was preserved. If you created a BellSouth email account for your business, you can still use ...

Company's execs may not thump their chests about it, but analysts say the local phone carrier is well-positioned. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone ...

On Friday, BellSouth announced that it is teaming up with 8x8 (best known for its Packet 8 VoIP service) to provide $20 a month VoIP service. Subscribers will get free calling to anywhere in the U.S.

A correction was made to this story. Read below for details. BellSouth announced on Monday that is now offering a wireless broadband service to customers in Athens, Ga. The new service, which was ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. AT&T said ...