1956 |
As a
result of a 1949 U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against
AT&T, the
company is ordered to divest all international operations, and is
not allowed to market computer technology and must focus only on the national phone network. AT&T is still allowed to retain ownership in Bell
Telephone Company of Canada, however AT&T's Western Electric unit is
forced to sell the stake held in Northern Electric (later to become
Nortel), to Bell Telephone of Canada. AT&T is also no longer
permitted to purchase any new shares in Bell Telephone Company of
Canada.
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1975 |
Termination of AT&T's service agreement with Bell
Canada, and to the subsequent relationship between the two
companies.
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1976 |
Northern Electric changes its name to Northern
Telecom.
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1982 |
AT&T agrees to divest itself of their 22 Bell
Operating Companies (BOC), and retain long distance, research and
manufacturing.
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1983 |
AT&T reorganizes the 22 BOC's into seven holding
companies; USWest, NYNEX, Pacific Telesis, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic,
BellSouth, Southwestern Bell (Later to become SBC Communications).
AT&T itself will keep Bell Laboratories, Western Electric and Long
Lines.
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1984 |
The BOC's are broken off from AT&T and are now
independent.
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1990 |
AT&T officially changes its legal name from
American Telephone & Telegraph Company to AT&T Corporation,
reflecting the change in telecommunications.
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1991 |
AT&T purchases NCR Corp.
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1994 |
AT&T purchases McCaw Cellular, and enters the
wireless market as AT&T Wireless.
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1995 |
AT&T Announces that will split into three
distinct businesses: AT&T, a communications company; Lucent
Technologies, former Western Electric and AT&T Network Systems
business; and the NCR computer business. By 1996, all
businesses are independent of each other.
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1996 |
Bell Atlantic merges with NYNEX, and NYNEX name
is dropped.
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1997 |
Pacific Telesis is acquired by SBC
Communications.
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1998 |
Ameritech is acquired by SBC Communications.
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1998 |
Northern Telecom changes its name to Nortel
Networks.
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1999 |
AT&T Corporation acquires assets of
Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI), and renames business new business
unit AT&T Broadband LLC.
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2000 |
Bell Atlantic merges with non-Bell company GTE,
and the combined company is called Verizon Communications.
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2000 |
USWest is acquired by Qwest Communications.
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2000 |
Lucent Technologies spins off their Business Communications and connectivity solutions unit, creating
Avaya; the Microelectronics Group, renamed agere; and sells off the
Consumer Products Group to VTECH Holdings, which assumes the
exclusive rights to use the AT&T name on consumer phone products.
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2000 |
Cingular Wireless is founded by SBC
Communications and BellSouth, with SBC controlling 60% and BellSouth
the remaining 40% of the venture.
|
2000 |
AT&T Wireless becomes a separate company from
AT&T Corporation, but still retains the AT&T name under licensing
agreement with AT&T Corporation.
|
2001 |
AT&T Broadband and Comcast Corporation merge,
creating AT&T Comcast Corporation.
|
2004 |
Cingular Wireless acquires AT&T Wireless, and the
combined company takes on the Cingular name.
|
2005 |
SBC Communications acquires AT&T Corporation, and
becomes the "New" AT&T (at&t), which is really SBC Communications,
and is now AT&T, Inc. AT&T Corporation, (the original AT&T, or
within AT&T is called "legacy AT&T"), still exists, as a subsidiary.
|
2006 |
Lucent Technologies merges with Alcatel.
|
2006 |
agere is acquired by LSI Corporation.
|
2006 |
Verizon acquires MCI Inc.
|
2006 |
SBC Communications acquires BellSouth, and
consolidates the Cingular and yellowpages.com venture under the AT&T
(at&t) name.
|
2007 |
Avaya is acquired by TPG Capital and Silver Lake
Partners.
|
2009 |
Nortel Networks files for protection from their
creditors, and is divesting the entire business. Avaya
purchases Nortel Enterprise Solutions.
|
2011 |
Qwest Communications acquired by CenturyLink.
|
2011 |
AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA From Deutsche
Telekom. (Rejected by DOJ)
|
2011 |
Avaya announces they will become a publicly
traded company again.
|
2012 |
AT&T sells Yellow Pages business to Cerberus
|
2013 |
AT&T acquires Leap Wireless (Cricket).
|
2014 |
AT&T acquires lusacell (Mexico).
|
2015 |
AT&T acquires Nextel Mexico.
|
2015 |
AT&T acquires DirecTV.
|
2015 |
Verizon acquires AOL.
|
2016 |
CenturyLink acquires Level 3 Communications,
Inc..
|
2017 |
Verizon acquires YAHOO!
|
2017 |
Verizon acquires merges YAHOO! and AOL to create
new subsidiary called Oath Inc.
|
2017 |
Verizon replaces the oath brand with Verizon
Media
|
2018 |
AT&T acquires AppNexus Inc. (Merged with Xandr,
Inc. business unit)
|
2018 |
AT&T acquires Time Warner, Inc. (Renames unit
Warner Media, LLC)
|
2020 |
CenturyLink changes name of company to Lumen
Technologies, Inc.
|
2021 |
Verizon sells Verizon Media to Apollo Global
Management.
|
2021 |
AT&T & TPG Close DIRECTV Transaction.
|
2020 |
Apollo Global Management acquires Lumen
Technologies incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) operations in
20 states.
|
2022 |
AT&T spins off Warner Media, LLC and merges with
Discover, Inc. to become Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
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1885 The American Bell Telephone Company Annual Report |
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1886 The American Bell Telephone Company Annual Report |
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1887 The American Bell Telephone Company Annual Report |
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1888 The American Bell Telephone Company Annual Report
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1889 AT&T Annual Report |
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1891 AT&T Annual Report |
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1892 AT&T Annual Report |
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1925 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1927 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1928 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1929 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1930 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1931 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1932 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1933 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1947 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1948 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1953 AT&T Annual Report |
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1963 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1964 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1965 AT&T Annual Report (coming
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1966
AT&T Annual Report |
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1967 AT&T Annual Report (coming
soon) |
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1968 AT&T Annual Report (coming
soon) |
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1969 AT&T Annual Report (coming
soon) |
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1970 AT&T Annual Report |
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1971 AT&T Annual Report |
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1973 AT&T
Annual Report |
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1974 AT&T
Annual Report |
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1975 AT&T
Annual Report
Bell
Telephone: 100 Years of Service |
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1976 AT&T
Annual Report |
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1977 AT&T
Annual Report |
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1978 AT&T
Annual Report |
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1979 AT&T
Annual Report |
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1980 AT&T
Annual Report |
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1981 AT&T
Annual Report
No. 7/ February 27, 1981 AT&T Management
Report
No. 12/ April 7, 1981 AT&T Management Report |
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1982 AT&T
Annual Report (Consent Decree
agreement with U.S. Department of Justice to divest the Bell System)
No. 7/ February 19, 1982 AT&T Management
Report |
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1983 AT&T
Annual Report- The New AT&T
(1983 was the year to prepare for the Bell System Divestiture)
1983 AT&T
Information Statement and Prospectus |
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1984 AT&T Annual Report (First
annual report post-Bell System) [January 1, 1984 was new beginning
for AT&T, and the newly formed seven Bell Operating Companies (BOC's);
Bell Atlantic Corporation, BellSouth Corporation, NYNEX Corporation,
Pacific Telesis Group, Southwestern Bell Corporation, and US WEST.
Inc.] |
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1985 AT&T Annual Report (Missing from
Archives)
AT&T Quarterly Report, March 31, 1985 |
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1986 AT&T Annual Report |
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1987 AT&T Annual Report |
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1988 AT&T Annual Report |
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1989 AT&T Annual Report |
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1990 AT&T Annual Report |
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1991 AT&T Annual Report |
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1992 AT&T Annual Report |
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1993 AT&T Annual Report (Missing from
Archives) |
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1994 AT&T Annual Report |
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1995 AT&T Annual Report
September 20, 1995 Letter to Shareowners
September 20, 1995 AT&T News - Strategic
Restructuring |
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1995 NYNEX Annual Report |
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1996 AT&T Annual
Report
June, 1996 Special Report to Shareowners
June, 1996 Vol.1 No.1 Lucent Magazine
July 24, 1996 AT&T News - Strategic
Restructuring
September 24, 1996 Letter to Shareowners
October 1996 AT&T News - John Walter to Become
President of AT&T
November, 1996 Special Report to Shareowners
November 5, 1996 Letter to Shareowners |
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1996 Bell Atlantic Annual Report |
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1996 GTE Annual Report |
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1997 AT&T Annual
Report
April 21, 1997 Letter to Shareowners
June, 1997 Special Report to Shareowners
October 20, 1997 Letter to Shareowners |
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1997 Bell Atlantic Annual Report |
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1997 GTE Annual Report |
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1997 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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1998 AT&T Annual
Report |
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1998 Bell Atlantic Annual Report |
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1998 GTE Annual Report |
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1998 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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1999 AT&T Annual
Report |
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1999 Bell Atlantic Annual Report |
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1999 GTE Annual Report |
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1999 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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1999
USWest Annual Report |
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1999 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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2000 AT&T Annual
Report |
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2000 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2000 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2000 Verizon Annual Report |
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2000 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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2001 AT&T Annual
Report |
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2001 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2001 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2001 Verizon Annual Report |
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2001 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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2001 Annual
Report, Avaya Communication |
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2002 AT&T Annual
Report |
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2002 Annual
Report, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. |
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2002 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2002 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2002 Verizon Annual Report |
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2002 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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2002 Annual
Report, Avaya Communication |
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2002
Proxy Statement, agere Systems Inc |
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2003 AT&T
Annual Report |
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2003 Annual
Report, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. |
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2003 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2003 Bell South Corporation |
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2003 Cincinnati Bell Annual Report |
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2003 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2003 Verizon Annual Report |
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2003 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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2003 Annual
Report, Avaya Communication |
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2003 10K Statement, agere Systems Inc |
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2004 AT&T
Annual Report (AT&T Corp. Annual
Report- final for legacy company) |
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2004 Proxy
Statement, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. |
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2004 Annual
Report, SBC (final annual report
for SBC) |
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2004 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2004 Bell South Corporation |
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2004 Cincinnati Bell Annual Report |
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2004 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2004 Verizon Annual Report |
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2004 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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2004 Annual
Report, Avaya Communication |
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2004
10K Statement, agere Systems Inc |
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2005 AT&T
Annual Report (AT&T, Inc. Annual
Report - first for newly merged AT&T Corp and SBC) |
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2005 Bell South Corporation |
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2005 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2005 BellSouth
Annual Report |
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2005 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2005 Verizon
Annual Report |
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2005 Annual
Report, Lucent Technologies |
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2005 Annual
Report, Avaya Communication |
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2005 Proxy
Statement, agere Systems Inc |
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2006 AT&T
Annual Report |
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2006 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2006 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2006 Verizon
Annual Report |
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2006 Annual Report, Avaya Communication |
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2006
Proxy Statement, agere Systems Inc |
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2007 AT&T Annual Report |
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2007 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2007 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2007 Verizon
Annual Report |
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2008 AT&T Annual Report |
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2008 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2008 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2008 Verizon
Annual Report |
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2009 AT&T
Annual Report |
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2009 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2009 Qwest Annual
Report |
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2009 Verizon
Annual Report |
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2010 AT&T
Annual Report |
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2010 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2010 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2010 CenturyLink Annual Review and CEO’s
Message |
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2010 Verizon
Annual Report |
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2011 AT&T Annual Report |
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2011 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2011 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2011 CenturyLink Annual Review and CEO’s
Message |
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2011 Verizon Annual Report |
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2012 AT&T Annual Report |
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2012 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2012 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2012 CenturyLink Annual Review and CEO’s
Message |
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2012 Verizon Annual Report |
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2013 AT&T Annual Report |
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2013 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2013 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2013 CenturyLink Annual Review and CEO’s
Message |
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2013 Verizon Annual Report |
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2014 AT&T
Annual Report |
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2014 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2014 Bell
Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2014 CenturyLink
Annual Review and CEO’s Message |
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2014 Verizon
Annual Report |
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2015 AT&T Annual Report |
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2015 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2015 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2016 Cincinnati Bell Annual Report |
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2015 CenturyLink Annual Review and CEO’s
Message |
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2015 Verizon Annual Report |
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2016 AT&T Annual Report |
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2016 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2016 CenturyLink Annual Review and CEO’s
Message |
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2016 Verizon Annual Report |
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2017 AT&T
Annual Report
2017 AT&T FORM 10-K |
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2017 Avaya Inc. Financial Fundamentals |
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2017 Avaya Inc. Q4 and Fiscal Financial
Results |
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2017 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2017 Cincinnati Bell Annual Report |
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2017 CenturyLink Annual Review and CEO’s
Message
2017 CenturyLink FORM 10-K |
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2017 Verizon Annual Report
2017 Verizon FORM 10-K |
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2018 AT&T Annual Report |
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2018 Avaya Inc. Annual Report |
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2018 Avaya Inc. Financial Fundamentals |
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2018 Avaya Inc. Q4 and Fiscal Financial
Results |
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2018 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2018 Cincinnati Bell Annual Report |
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2018 CenturyLink FORM 10-K |
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2018 Annual Report and 2019 Proxy Statement
CenturyLink |
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2018 Verizon Annual Report |
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2019 AT&T Annual Report |
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2019 Avaya Inc. Annual Report |
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2019 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2019 Avaya Inc. 4Q FY19 |
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2019 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2019 Cincinnati Bell Annual Report |
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2019 CenturyLink FORM 10-K |
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2019 Verizon Annual Report |
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2020 AT&T Annual Report |
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2020 Avaya Inc. Annual Report |
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2020 Avaya Inc. 10-K |
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2019 Avaya Inc. 4Q FY20 |
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2020 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2020 Cincinnati Bell Annual Report |
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2020 LUMEN Technologies, Inc. Annual Report |
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2020 Verizon Annual Report |
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2021 AT&T Annual Report |
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2021 Avaya Inc. Annual Report |
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2021 Bell Canada Enterprises Annual Report |
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2021 Cincinnati Bell FORM 10-K |
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2021 LUMEN Technologies, Inc. Annual Report |
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2021 Verizon Annual Report |
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