| The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 1996 John J. Keller |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
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| An AT&T outsider and a veteran join to run new spinoff; even though Schacht got top job at Lucent, he and McGinn work well; but they face big problems. (Lucent Technologies Pres Richard McGinn, CEO Henry Schacht) (Company Operations) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T and MCI explore local alliances; long-distance foes discuss joint cost-saving effort to attack Bells, others. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T and Microsoft agree to market each other's products for the Internet. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T and rivals boost rates further; move arms critics who say long-distance market needs more competition. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T challenges the Bell companies; Allen outlines plans to take big part of local market over next several years. (AT&T Chmn Robert E. Allen) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T discounts signal a national price war. (Illinois local-telephone market) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T faces slow going in its effort to slash jobs; hires in growing businesses nearly outpace cutbacks that total 7,000 so far. (Company Operations) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T net rises, but calls, revenue growth are weak; earnings increase by 14% in first report to show company after spinoffs. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T plans to sell leasing unit for $2.2 billion. (divestment of AT&T Capital) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T posts loss of $2.68 billion; quarter's deficit tied to revamping costs; some areas improve. (4th qtr 1995) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T results hit by cost of changing marketplace; long-distance rivalries, higher capital outlays cut 3rd-period earnings. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | John J Keller |
| AT&T's 10% rise in net masks weakness; consumer call volume falls as rivals make inroads; stock price plunges 4%. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T's cuts are just the first shot in telecom wars; industry is facing heavy layoffs, stiff competition and huge spending. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T stock falls 9.8% on weak forecast; slowdown in long distance will cause net to drop up to 14% in 3rd quarter. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T to end year with same size work force. (1996) (Company Operations) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| AT&T will eliminate 40,000 jobs and take a charge of $4 billion; preparing for spinoffs, giant firm to slash 24,000 manager posts. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| Beleaguered CEO; AT&T's Robert Allen gets sharp criticism over layoffs, losses; foray into computer field was a costly failure; aloof style irks many; but he makes no apologies. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| Bell's curve; a telecom novice is handed challenge of remaking AT&T; company surprises everyone by tapping printer chief as Bob Allen's successor; found in the Yellow Pages. (John R. Walter is new president of AT&T) (Company Operations) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| BT-MCI merger reshapes telecom industry; even the giants will be unable to go it alone. (British Telecommunications PLC; MCI Communications Corp) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| BT secures its place among telecom titans with MCI takeover; the $20.88 billion deal puts concert global on course to enter new markets; marriage of Staid and Spunky. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Gautam Naik, John J. Keller, Kyle Pope |
| Decency law for computers hits a glitch. (restraining order against Communications Act of 1996) (Industry Legal Issue) | Business, general | Jared Sandberg, John J. Keller |
| Home court; local markets will soon be hit by an unfamiliar force: competition. (local telephone services)(The Wall Street Journal Reports: Telecommunications) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| Lucent profit beats analysts' estimates; large gains are derived from switches, systems used by phone carriers. (Credit Ratings) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| MCI's fourth-quarter net soared 88% on strength in its long-distance service. (4th qtr 1995) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| Merger poses a bold challenge to Bells; WorldCom, MFS confirm $12.4 billion accord, a risky and costly step. (MFS Communications Co)(includes related article about MFS Chmn Jim Crowe) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Gautam Naik, John J. Keller |
| SBC-PacTel merger is likely to ring in an era of alliances among Baby Bells. (SBC Communications, Pacific Telesis) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Gautam Naik, John J. Keller |
| Sprint names LeMay to its no. 2 post, overseeing all of firm's operations. (Pres and COO Ronald T. LeMay) (Company Operations) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| The 'new' AT&T faces daunting challenges. (organization faces uncertain future) (Company Operations) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
| With cellular towers sprouting all over, towns begin to rebel; city halls find red tape has become best way to thwart phone firms; 'monster across the street.' (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | John J. Keller |
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