AT&T, British Telecom reported in global talks

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AT&T is negotiating an international alliance with British Telecom (BT) although no final agreement seems imminent. BT officials were reportedly holding discussions with other big US telecommunications firms as AT&T chief executive Michael Armstrong reportedly met with the officials in Britain. AT&T and British Telecom are maneuvering for positions in the rapidly growing global telecommunications sector which generates $700 billion in revenues annually. The sector is anticipated to reach $1 trillion by 2000 of which 90% will be opened to competition as governments prepare to repeal long-standing telecommunication monopolies.

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Is negotiating w/ AT&T and other big US telecommunication firms for an international alliance

United Kingdom, Strategy & planning, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Telephone Communications, Telephone services, British Telecommunications PLC

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Phone pacts: it's all on the line

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U S West and Qwest say that 100,000 customers have enrolled in a 20-day-old program that permits consumers to buy long-distance phone service at 10 cents a minute. The much-talked about program also merges local and long-distance on a single bill and is the first marketing battle between a regional Bell and big-long distance carriers. Though critics say the deal could hurt consumers in the long run, the mentioned benefits of the program are immediate. Meanwhile, lower long-distance rates beyond U S West's 14-state region are already being anticipated as more companies launch similar deals.

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Says 100,000 customers enrolled in a 20-day-old program that lets consumers buy long-distance service at 10 cents a minute

Services development, U S WEST Inc., Qwest Inc.

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AT&T, microsoft tap digital cable deal

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Microsoft Corp will acquire $5 billion worth of stake in AT and T, and may raise its stake in the telecommunications company to 3.4%. In return, AT and T will use Microsoft's Windows CE software to run up to 40% of the digital cable boxes that are connected to its connected to its cable subscribers' TV sets. AT and T has already agreed to use the operating system for 5 million set-top boxes but will expand the order by 2.5 million to 5 million sets.

Computer Software, Software Publishers, Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Software

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