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communication · sector mood
2005
year mood +0.19 · +0.11 to +0.20 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.25 -0.12 0 +0.12 +0.25 Jan +0.11 Feb Mar +0.20 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Steady recovery with telecom re-consolidation (SBC-AT&T, Verizon-MCI), broadband and wireless subscriber growth, and a healthy ad market. Comfortably positive.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 11, 2026
Top communication stories of 2005
Jan
SBC to acquire former parent AT&T for $16 billion cbsnews.com →

SBC Communications agreed to acquire AT&T for $16 billion in a stock and dividend transaction, combining the former parent and subsidiary to form a major telecommunications entity. The deal unites SBC's local and wireless strength with AT&T's long-distance and global networks, aiming to enhance competitiveness against rivals like Verizon. Pending regulatory and shareholder approval, the merger is expected to close by mid-2006, with the combined entity headquartered in San Antonio.

Feb
Verizon Acquires MCI for $6.7 Billion, Outbids Qwest nbcnews.com →

Verizon Communications is acquiring MCI for $6.7 billion in stock and cash, surpassing a rival bid from Qwest and assuming $4 billion in debt. The deal strengthens Verizon’s national enterprise presence and broadband strategy, while sidelining Qwest. Regulatory and shareholder approvals are pending, with expected annual pre-tax savings of $1 billion.