* Also: IT trade group fights DSL deregulation; Sprint/Nextel merger nearly done
* Also: BellSouth slashes residential DSL prices; SBC/AT&T merger finds smooth sailing
* Need for an MPLS interconnect arises to ensure service reach, consistency
* Also: Cisco to acquire Sheer Networks for $97 million; Senator crafts revamp of 1996 telecom law
* Also: SBC net income dips, but revenues increase; fight about TV over IP coming to Congress
Carrier joins an expanding list of RBOCs offering outsourced security services to enterprises
