AT&T reaches out to BellSouth in $67 billion deal

Monday, March 6, 2006

ATLANTA -- AT&T Inc. is buying BellSouth Corp. for $67 billion in stock in a bid that further consolidates the telecommunications industry and would give AT&T total control of their growing joint venture, Cingular Wireless LLC.

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