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January 22, 2007

AT&T acquisitions yield bounty of new IP

AT&T Inc. is getting a lot more than just customers in its $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp. and Cingular Wireless. The telecom giant, the largest telephone, wireless and Internet service provider in the United States, gets a treasure trove of intellectual property, too. Cingular, now called AT&T, had a breakout year in 2006, winning the most patents in its five-year

From AT&T acquisitions yield bounty of new IP

Posted by Tom at January 22, 2007 10:02 AM