The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 1991 John J. Keller - Abstracts

The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 1991 John J. Keller
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Ameritech plans to spend $1.05 to modernize and speed up its network. (telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T and NCR amend merger accord; target concern to stop paying dividends.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T believes merger to be called pooling of interest. (AT&T's merger with NCR Corp. may be tax-free to stockholders)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T cable break shows vulnerability despite era of fiber-optic technology. (Technology)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T discloses billing ex-users of 'Reach Out.' (discount calling plan)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T earnings increased 6.6% in first quarter; net would have been flat without gain from sale of equity in Unix unit.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T expects big '93 charge for retirees.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T expects spinoff of Unix within 2 years. (Technology)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T forms two new global units from communications services business. (Consumers Services and Business Services units)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T is said to have sold 20% Unix stake.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T is shopping for firms involved in advanced communications services.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T loss of $1.8 billion is posted for third quarter; merger, restructuring lead to $4.2 billion charge; profit for year extended.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T might build networks outside U.S.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T, NCR unveil strategy of merged firm. (Technology)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T, NEC make joint bid in Japan on cellular system.Business, generalJacob M. Schlesinger, John J. Keller
AT&T offering incentives to staff at computer unit.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T outage caused by negligence, faulty alarms, sloppy record-keeping. (Technology)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T outage disrupts phones and air travel. (Marketplace - Telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T picks Sea-Land Service's Mandl to be its new chief financial officer. (Alex J. Mandl) (Who's News) (column)Business, generalDaniel Machalaba, John J. Keller
AT&T picks Stead, head of Square D, for unit president. (Jerre L. Stead appointed as president of the Business Communications Systems unit) (Who's News) (column)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T plans to cut or reassign 57% of its computer workers due to merger. (merger with NCR Corp.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T plans to name Tobias to direct overseas lines in bid to speed growth. (Randall Tobias)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T, Pyramid Technology get large IRS job; contract value could reach $1.4 billion; teams led by IBM, Lockheed lose. (Internal Revenue Service)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T's Bell Labs develops a laser for use in chips. (Bell Laboratories Inc.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T seeks pocket phone test clearance. (Telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T sells stake in Sun Microsystems, which buys back five million shares.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T's Kavner will take over troubled unit. (Robert M. Kavner; Communications Products Group) (Who's News)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T's profit fell slim 1% in 4th quarter; concern attributes decline to recession, expenses; revenue, volume gain.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T team invents optical microscope that should aid in study of living cells.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T to buy Teradata Corp. in stock swap; deal valued at $520 million may provide NCR unit an 'expertise injection.'Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T to give public phones office skills. (develops the Public Phone 2000 public telephone) (Telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T weighs up to $4 billion in charges in '91; office phone business, costs to absorb NCR cited; 2nd-period net up 26%.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T will change backup-power plan as a result of pressure from customers. (Technology & Medicine)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
AT&T will settle EEOC lawsuit for $66 million. (US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; pregnancy discrimination case)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Bell Atlantic will acquire Metro Mobile; stock swap for $1.65 billion to further consolidate cellular phone industry.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
BellSouth-Cable & Wireless Group picked for $3.2 billion Australia project. (BellSouth Corp. and Cable and Wireless PLC led consortium wins network license)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
BellSouth, RAM to start network for data service. (RAM Broadcasting Corp.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Big cost savings for fiber-optic systems are seen in new way to amplify signals. (research by Nippon Telegraph $ Telephone Corp and Rutgers University)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Blame, explanation for AT&T's power failure remain on hold; utility blames technicians but lawmakers demand probe of latest outage. (Technology & Health)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Cellular phone firms ferret out fraud. (Technology)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Cellular's growth spurt is put on hold by recession, changing demographics. (Marketing)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Citicorp plans new network to pare costs. (telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller, Peter Pae
Comcast agrees to buy Metromedia's cellular operations in $1.1 billion deal.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Computer job by AT&T team blocked by U.S.; IRS told to explain why contract was awarded to more-costly bidder. (the General Services Administration blocks an award of an Internal Revenue Service computer contract) (Technology)Business, generalBob Davis, John J. Keller
Cornell team's laser boasts high capacity; device is not the fastest, but advances microwave communications efforts. (Cornell University)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Dialing for free: thanks to hackers, cellular phone firms now face crime wave; an altered computer chip is permitting easy access to networks nationwide: Mr. Sutton's key omission. (Robert Dewayne Sutton, hacker)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Ericsson's global reach; Swedish equipment firm expands fast but feels the strain. (L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB) (Telecommunications) (company profile)Business, generalStephen D. Moore, John J. Keller
GTE plans cut in staff, sale of Sprint stake; trimming work force 10% tied to seeking return on equity of 20% by '94. (US Sprint Communications Co.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
GTE President Lee to become chairman and chief after Johnson retires in May. (Charles R. Lee)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
GTE to switch out of lighting, electrical sector: unit could fetch $2 billion if sold, as firm focuses on telecommunications.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Hackers open voice-mail door to others' phone lines.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
McCaw Cellular plans to create national service. (McCaw Cellular Communications Inc.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
MCI posts net for 3rd period; stock drops $3. (MCI Communications Corp.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
MCI signs a pact for Rolm to sell business services. (MCI Communications Corp.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Mistake causes another AT&T outage, cutting off most service in New England.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Motorola, Northern Telecom set pact on cellular gear. (Technology & Health)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Motorola says it may mount challenge to AT&T in cordless telephone market.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Motorola to unveil next-generation cellular phone, the lightest on the market. (product announcement)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
NCR '91 results to be 'materially below' forecasts made to AT&T during talks.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
NCR agrees to AT&T takeover for $110 a share, or $7.48 billion; accord ends a battle that raged 5 months; vanquished will rule.Business, generalJohn R. Wilke, John J. Keller
NCR, facing proxy vote, cuts price it seeks from AT&T to $110 a share.Business, generalRandall Smith, John J. Keller
Northern Telecom gets Polish job for $120 million.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Nynex to take quarter charge of $550 million; firm to fire 3,400 managers, or 10.7% over 2 years, revamp overseas units.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Nynex, unions come to terms on 3-year pact.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Pacific Bell tests fiber-optic lines for home phones.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Phone firms test systems for cable TV. (preparing to expand the nation's telephone networks into a television broadcast system) (Technology)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
R&D hardball: defying boss's orders pays off for physicist and his firm, AT&T; Linn Mollenauer developed a laser that may yield big edge in fiber optics; race for undersea phone line.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Rockwell plans to sell transmission unit to France's Alcatel N.V. for $625 million. (Rockwell International Corp.'s Network Transmission Systems Division)Business, generalJohn J. Keller, David J. Jefferson
SEC asks AT&T for information in Teradata bid. ( Securities and Exchange Commission)(jump in stock price before acquisition bid is investigated)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
SmartPhone has milestone: first customer. (AT&T's advanced telephones) (Telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Southwest Bell offers managers retirement plan. (Southwestern Bell Corp.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Southwestern Bell, Matsushita testing pocket phone made by Japanese firm. (Southwestern Bell Corp.; Matsushita Communication Industrial Co.)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Spanning the globe: competition in telecommunications heats up as national boundaries break down. (Telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Standards set for data-voice phone service. (Corporation for Open Standards adopts standards)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Talking telecom: Cable & Wireless's John Davenport tells of his U.S. invasion. (interview with Cable and Wireless of North America Inc. CEO John Davenport) (Telecommunications) (interview)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Teleport plans tough assault on Illinois Bell. (Teleport Communications Group) (Telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
Three giant phone firms plan venture to offer joint service to multinationals. (British Telecommunications PLC, Nippon Denshin Denwa KK, Deutsche Bundespost Telekom)Business, generalRichard L. Hudson, John J. Keller
U S West to take big charge in quarter, slicing 1991 profit about $1.47 a share.Business, generalJohn J. Keller
World-wide warriors: a guide to global competitors. (short corporate profiles) (Telecommunications)Business, generalJohn J. Keller
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