BellSouth
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BellSouth
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR mergers of companies with household names are not often swept aside by other news just days after they are announced, but by yesterday it was almost easy to forget that the week began with AT&T's bid for BellSouth. Ending months of speculation, AT&T offered to acquire BellSouth for $67 billion, taking the offensive against low-cost rivals in the free-for-all for phone, wireless and television customers.