AT&T and T-Mobile merger
In March 2011, AT&T announced that it would buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in cash and stock. The deal fell afoul…
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In March 2011, AT&T announced that it would buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in cash and stock. The deal fell afoul…
AT&T (NYSE: T) formally ended its $39 billion acquisition bid for T-Mobile Monday, bemoaning the strong opposition from the U.S. government…
U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle has set February 13, 2012 as the trial date for the the DOJ’s challenge to AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. The judge made the decision Wednesday after meeting with the various parties, including competitors.
AT&T (NYSE: T) reportedly wants its deal with T-Mobile to go through so badly that it’s willing to reportedly undercut the arguments it has…
Just in case the federal government fails to stop AT&T (NYSE: T) from acquiring T-Mobile, Sprint (NYSE: S) has decided to file its own antit…
AT&T’s heavy lobbying of the U.S. government to allow its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile does not seem to have worked. The U.S. Departm…
It’s really hard to be a wireless carrier right now unless you’re AT&T (NYSE: T) or Verizon. T-Mobile became the fifth smaller carrier to po…
Updated. AT&T & T-Mobile merger is a topic of hot debate. Some folks (AT&T) for example loves the idea. Folks from Public…
A day after AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile was assailed for potential anti-trust issues by a key senator, the telco had a lot to smile…
T-Mobile is determined to maintain its reputation as the cost-conscious wireless company, even if that reputation might be doomed once it ge…
Earlier this year, T-Mobile UK announced then reversed plans to slash its 3Gb/1Gb monthly data allowance to a paltry 500Mb.
Now it’s sorted…
AT&T (NYSE: T) probably isn’t losing too much sleep over it, especially considering its plans for T-Mobile. But it’s still somewhat surprisi…
6Wunderkinder, a Berlin-based startup developing mobile and web apps, has taken an investment of an undisclosed size from T-Ventures, Deutsc…
T-Mobile USA struggled in the first quarter, reporting a loss of 99,000 subscribers in the quarter, and increased churn compared to the year before. Revenue was flat, while income fell. It highlights the challenges for the fourth-place carrier, which is preparing to merge with AT&T.
We’re live-blogging AT&T’s executive call this morning — the focus of the call, of course, is the company’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobil…
AT&T intends to acquire T-Mobile over the course of the next year, the companies revealed Sunday. It’s far from a done deal, but what can Apple and users of its devices expect to gain or lose from the merger if it goes through?
Two of America’s more downtrodden wireless carriers may be thinking about joining forces, despite the fact they speak different languages.…
Some major back-pedalling over at T-Mobile in the UK this afternoon, and a major win for its customers. The company has said that its new po…
After initially proposing a long transition period, T-Mobile USA has confirmed Philipp Humm as CEO a few months ahead of schedule. Humm repl…
Only 3 percent of iPhone owners are willing to break their AT&T (NYSE: T) contract when the iPhone becomes more widely available sometime ne…
T-Mobile is hoping the sun is shining down on one of its cell towers in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. That’s because the gear is T-Mobile’s first solar-powered cell site in the U.S. and enables T-Mobile to tap into the sun to provide subscribers wireless broadband services.
T-Mobile, the nation’s No. 4 carrier, has the fastest mobile broadband network right now (and will until Verizon’s (s vz) Long Term…
Over the history of the wireless industry in the U.S., the question has repeatedly been, “How many national carriers can there be?” At one p…
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) says: “Indications of stabilization at T-Mobile USA are growing.”
In Q2, it added more contract customers (106,…
Rumors surfaced last week that T-Mobile USA — not Verizon Wireless — will soon offer the iPhone as AT&T loses its exclusivity. The move makes sense on a number of levels, and it would disrupt the mobile industry in a big way.
AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile USA have both promised to limit the
Robert Dotson, the CEO of T-Mobile USA, is stepping down a year from now after serving with the company for 15 years, the company announced…
T-Mobile USA President and CEO Robert Dotson will leave as of May 2011 to be replaced by Philipp Humm who was the former CEO of T-Mobile Deutschland. But Humm will have to address T-Mobile’s falling prepaid subscribers and fight for growth in a saturated market.
T-Mobile USA has unveiled two new prepaid plans that emphasize texting over talking. The announcement is in line with what other prepaid pro…
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) has swung back in to Q1 profit after deciding to shunt its T-Mobile UK division in to a JV with Orange UK.
Free…
We hear far too often of travelers who travel abroad, only to get hit with ridiculous charges from their U.S. carrier for firing up the laptop to get online. I think it’s time to stop these charges which amount to nothing more than legal theft.
T-Mobile USA 2009 revenue dropped by 1.6 percent due to lower roaming costs, but aggressive network upgrades are beginning to juice the carr…
T-Mobile may have been late to the nationwide wireless broadband game, but it didn’t forget the story about the tortoise and the…
Verizon Wireless and AT&T (NYSE: T) continue to duke it out on national TV, making claims that one 3G network is better than the other.
But…
AT&T’s network problems may be more widespread than originally thought, according to a survey released by Consumer Reports. The annual repor…
As if T-Mobile needs another PR nightmare. Fresh off a widespread service disruption that left at least 5 percent of its users without voice…
T-Mobile USA has started to phase out its myFaves calling plans, which allowed customers to call five people on an unlimited basis.
The fe…
Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is getting quite a lot of bad press over its decision to double its early termination fees — or the amount of m…
When T-Mobile USA’s network went down yesterday, affecting at least 5 percent of its subscribers, many customers on Twitter were quick to ma…
Customers are reporting that T-Mobile USA is experiencing a widespread service disruption that is affecting both voice calls and text messag…
T-Mobile USA, the US
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer addressed the widespread data loss for Sidekick users yesterday, calling it
T-Mobile is warning Sidekick owners that they may have permanently lost data from their phones, including photos, contacts or calendar entri…
T-Mobile USA will start offering free analytics to application developers in their network, and has added advertising as an option for how d…
T-Mobile USA has decided not to charge $1.50 a month for those who still want to receive a paper bill in the mail, AP reports.
The policy w…
More than any other U.S. carrier, T-Mobile has led the charge when it comes to bringing Android-based phones to market — the…
Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) continue to pull away from the pack in the U.S., with Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and T-Mobile US…
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) must now be looking to offload T-Mobile UK ASAP. The German group swung to a January-to-June loss of
T-Mobile USA said today that its phones and service will be resold through 4,000 RadioShack stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico beginning…
The Register stirred up a host of interest
Monday when it reported that T-Mobile is negotiating with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to carry iPhone 3G…
» Google (NSDQ: GOOG) doesn’t think you need a fancy phone to get information at your fingertips, just SMS service. [TechCrunch]…
T-Mobile USA is unveiling new details today about its second phone based on the Android operating system. Called myTouch, the phone is expec…
The largest Taiwanese Telecommunications Company Chunghwa Telecom has signed an agreement with Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) to integrate the company’s…
Over the weekend some crackers posted on a full disclosure mailing list some information they claimed had come from T-Mobile USA’s servers,…
Update: France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) has denied that it made a bid to buy Deutsche Telekom
The T-Mobile G1 software update, nicknamed “cupcake” has been so on-again-off-again that we are hardly surprised that it’s been delayed, bu…
As part of its overhaul of its struggling UK unit, Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) announced today that it had appointed Richard Moat, former C…
No wonder Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), the German telecoms giant, is being pressured by its two main shareholders, the German government and private…
— Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Product Search for Android and iPhone: Google has rolled out a mobile version of its Google Product Search service fo…
T-Mobile has announced a deal with Echelon — which sells equipment for smart electricity grids — to embed a SIM in its smart meters — whi…
In a cell phone market marked by fickle subscribers and competition from low-cost carriers, T-Mobile, the fourth-largest cell phone company in the…
Deutsche Telekom’s stock fell almost 7 percent in afternoon trading after it warned that it was feeling the effects of global recession and…
As the largest U.S. carriers prepare to report their first-quarter earnings over the next three weeks, investors are looking for clues as to…
T-Mobile USA is unveiling a new Sidekick today that may even have Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) scared.
Why? Because the characteristics of iPhone an…
The U.S.
At this morning’s opening keynote, CTIA’s President and CEO Steve Largent addressed a packed auditorium with optimism, by providing numbers…
When it comes to attracting more marketing and advertising dollars into mobile, the four largest U.S. wireless carriers aren’t competing aga…
Can mobile broadband take up the slack from fixed-line and provide the widespread internet access with speeds of around 2Mbits per second th…
T-Mobile UK, Britain
T-Mobile’s G1 Android is getting a software update in April that will provide users with virtual keyboards and stereo Bluetooth support. The…
Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) may be close to picking Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) as its default mobile search provider in Europe after its current contract w…
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) may offer users better functionality, and may have wider carrier distribution deals in place — but in the race to own th…
Now that mobile data speeds are worth talking about it seems that people are willing to use them, and pay enough to make them profitable. Th…
The number of mobile customers signing up for the services of Deutsche Telecom
— Photobucket Launches Download Service: Popular photo-sharing site Photobucket has launched a service that lets US residents download imag…
AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile USA have been banned from saying their voicemail systems are secure after agreeing to a settlement in a Los Ange…
Correction: White Space refers to spectrum in the analog channels, which operate between 54 MHz and 698 MHz. As proposed, AWS-3 spectrum res…
T-Mobile UK is becoming the first British operator to launch ad-funded games, pushing aside the concerns that operators have had of the mode…
There are four major wireless carriers in the U.S., and all but Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) have a default mobile search provider. Both AT&T…
T-Mobile USA is unveiling its new portal strategy on Thursday, which integrates Yahoo! (NSDQ: YHOO) search, and an application storefront si…
It
T-Mobile is getting deeper into the photo business. The carrier is offering a new service that lets customers email pictures straight from a…
Turns out Barack Obama’s campaign wasn’t the only one using text messaging during the elections. Wireless subscribers used election day to s…
T-Mobile International plans to speed past some of its competitors by jumping to a fourth-generation network well before them. CTO Joachim H…
T-Mobile USA reported third quarter revenue rose 12.5 percent on a dollar basis to $5.5 billion, up from $4.89 billion a year earlier. Net i…
At least 6.5 million wireless subscribers viewed video on their mobile phones in August, according to the latest data from comScore (NSDQ: S…
The fastest growing user base of iPhone owners are lower income people, who are using the multi-purpose device in order to ditch other Inter…
After numerous fits and starts, AT&T (NYSE: T) is finally going official with its plan to open up its thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots for free t…
T-Mobile USA looks like it is getting ready to restructure its pricing plans to reflect the data-heavy devices it is launching along with it…
Who us, collude? The US
T-Mobile USA has expanded its partnership with the NBA to include the NBA
Almost one in three who purchased Apple
T-Mobile plans to sell 400,000 to 500,000 Android Google (NSDQ: GOOG) phones in the fourth quarter, and will order up to 2 million devices f…
In the afternoon at Mobilize, a panel of carriers discussed mobile data topics, ranging from how to make money on VoIP to what business oppo…
Right on schedule, T-Mobile USA launched the beta Web site for its devPartner Community program today after laying out details of the progra…
Finally! We thought that fancy new Android device for T-Mobile would be pretty slow if it didn
Funny this: From last night’s SNL season debut, a take on T-Mobile Fave 5…always good to be part of cultural zeitgeist.
and a bonus lin…
T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest carrier, sat down with us at CTIA today to give us the details of its developer program that will launch ne…
The first panel kicked off with three of the top four U.S. carriers discussing the meaning of “open.” Participating in the panel was T-Mobil…
Operator price hikes in text messages have come under scrutiny by a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who has asked the country
You might ask what took them so long Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) may be joining Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in the mobile “apps st…
Parents who fear giving their teens or younger children a
T-Mobile is planning to launch a video-on-demand service for films and TV shows that can be watched on either a mobile or PC. NMA.co.uk repo…
T-Mobile is planning to launch a video-on-demand service for films and TV shows that can be watched on either a mobile or PC. NMA.co.uk repo…
T-Mobile USA has raised the price of sending text messages from $0.15 to $0.20, the last of the country
About a year ago, T-Mobile USA launched Hotspot@Home, a service that encourages people to drop their landline by allowing customers to roam…
T-Mobile USA has been hit with a new class action lawsuit over unwanted text messaging, reports RCRNews.com. The suit is similar to one brou…
— Text Pics To Search: 23half said today that its so-called Thrrum MMS Search is available to Sprint (NYSE: S) wireless subscribers, which…
It won
I never get unwanted text messages, but I know the problem exists because I once had a demo phone that a carrier lent me that would get mult…
Starbucks, AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile reached an agreement, putting to rest a week-old lawsuit filed by T-Mobile that alleged that AT&T and…
— *Verizon* and Screenvision to poll moviegoers: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) said today its creating a text message program that asks movie…
Good news for anyone in need of a quick internet fix: Starbucks is turning on free Wi-Fi today, courtesy of its partner AT&T (NYSE: T). The…
Just to keep track of things, T-Mobile is the subject of a class-action suit for billing for unwanted premium content. This follows Sprint a…
— The Jerry Springer Show has launched some mobile interactivity, with some features also available though a landline. It includes ringtone…
T-Mobile USA confirmed in a release today what has been rumored for some time — it is launching 3G in New York City today. T-Mobile said th…
After months of reported bad blood between the two companies, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and T-Mobile have signed a deal that will see the Finnish ha…
T-Mobile USA is expected to turn on its 3G network sometime in the next week, according to several rumors, which is not exciting in itself s…
Ad-funded content models could be gaining ground, according to new research from Ipsos Mori commissioned by T-Mobile that found over a third…
— Greystripe and Vivedi to offer for-pay games: Greystripe is partnering with Vivendi (EPA: VIV) Games Mobile to offer for-pay games that c…
China Mobile
Of course logically both could happen…rumors are flying that Sprint (NYSE: S) may sell off Nextel, and has hired Morgan Stanley, reports S…
With Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel unveiling its unlimited wireless plan today, all four of the major U.S. wireless carriers have released compara…
– T-Mobile UK: Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) recorded a 757 million euro (£570 million) loss for 2007 but its T-Mobile unit in the UK saw its…
The U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing Wednesday on legislation that would require carriers to offer wireless service withou…
T-Mobile USA was one of the first carriers in the U.S. to allow subscribers to roam on to a Wi-Fi Hotspot to avoid using the minutes from th…
One after another, three of the major U.S. carriers this week rolled out flat-rate calling plans. AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE:…
So now I may not have to change to AT&T (NYSE: T) after all: T-Mobile USA, which is the carrier I have been using for a long time (and Staci…
Following the news earlier this week that T-Mobile would no longer be the exclusive Wi-Fi provider at Starbucks, the carrier quietly made a…
Social media network Bebo and mobile technology firm Intercasting have partnered together to enable Bebo members to produce and share conten…
T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier and the only one that has yet to roll out 3G, said at Mobile World Congress that it will start…
When Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) announced that it was buying Danger, the maker of the pop-culture cellphone icon, the sparse press release faile…
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is to become T-Mobile’s exclusive web search provider across much of Europe from March, the pair announced in Barcelona.…
The idle 3G spectrum in UK has been the subject of idle speculation for some time, and mobile TV trials have been promised, and now Orange a…
AT&T said today that it will start providing WiFi to more than 7,000 company-owned Starbucks in the U.S. ditching the long-standing partners…
The clash is inevitable, despite Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) pulling off some cushy deals with operators (as only Apple can): T-Mobile International…
Seattle-based Medio Systems is announcing today that it will be providing technology for T-Mobile USA’s new t-zones application. T-Mobile is…
AT&T (NYSE: T) said it is bringing high-speed 3G service to 80 new cities this year and is starting a process to determine what its fourth-g…
South Dakota
A class action suit has been filed against T-Mobile USA claiming that consumers were being charged for text messages that they did not want.…
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and T-Mobile have struck a deal in which the search firm will provide display advertising on the network operator
Much has been written about Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and its proposed mobile operating system Android. USA Today has a long feature article looki…
Over the weekend, bloggers were up in arms over T-Mobile blocking Twitter, prompting some to incorrectly use the network neutrality argument. The…
The biggest criticism Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has received concerning the iPhone is the exclusive deals that lock the phone to a particular carri…
France Telecom
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has copped a bit of flack overr its iPhone in Europe, and is being proactive in promoting the gadget there… it’s consid…
T-Mobile plans to launch a handset with Google’s Android system next year, in a move it hopes will distinguish it from other carriers. Aside…
Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) has released its Q307 earnings showing total revenue increase by 1.4 percent year-on-year to 15,693 million euro…
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will announce its mobile plans on Monday, reports the Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources. T-Mobile and Sprint…
Update: Reuters is reporting that Sprint (NYSE: S) is also in talks to put Google (NSDQ: GOOG) applications on its mobile phones. The two co…
T-Mobile USA is targeting an older audience than its usual Sidekick-using youth by launching HTC’s Shadow, which “fills the gap with feature…
“Choice, control, convenience,” is how Alltel’s (NYSE: AT) SVP of product management and development, Wade McGill, characterized his company…
The US Supreme Court has refused to review two lower-court decisions that allowed a class-action lawsuit against T-Mobile. The lawsuit will…
Just arrived in Cannes for Mipcom to the announcement Endemol is making a mobile TV show, heavy on user-generated content, for T-Mobile. Be…
Today, the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) train made a stop in Berlin, where CEO Steve Jobs and T-Mobile executives officially announced what everyone h…
Deutsche Telekom’s US subsidiary T-Mobile will acquire all outstanding shares of cellco SunCom Wireless Holdings for $2.4 billion — $1.6 fo…
UPDATE: Engadget has a post about iPhoneSIMfree who have apparently developed a piece of software which will unlock the iPhone: “We can conf…
T-Mobile UK has signed a deal with Sky for mobile TV content and the broadcaster’s recently announced 24-7 Football portal. The deal adds th…
One big plus being touted by iPhoneiacs is the handset’s Safari browser, which lets users browse the Internet like they would on a PC. But t…
T-Mobile says that sites like Bebo, MySpace and Facebook are driving mobile media usage in the UK, and currently eight social networking por…
T-Mobile UK has launched a new music download service, and offers full-track downloads to a handset for GBP 1 per song, still higher than th…
T-Mobile has begun offering its HotSpot @Home service across the US, letting customers use the GSM network when away from home and the WiFi…
Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann said U.S. unit T-Mobile USA is core to its long-term growth strategy, putting to rest any suggestions to…
T-Mobile UK has signed its first partners for its mobile TV service. Channel 4, ITN, MTV, Eurosport, Nickelodeon are among the first partner…
T-Mobile Czech Republic has announced plans to sue the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council (RRTV) because it wasn’t awarded one…
A new mobile virtual network operator is launching in the UK, claiming to offer seamless VoIP/GSM call switching. Available from Tuesday, No…
Google has sealed a deal with T-Mobile Hungary securing it top-notch position on the operator’s web’n’walk portal. Prior to the agreement,…
Apple’s much anticipated iPhone, weeks away from launch in U.S. through AT&T, may launch in Europe through an exclusive deal with T-Mobile,…
T-Mobile USA has reported its earnings for the first quarter ending March 31, showing a year-on-year increase in revenue of 12.6 percent to…
Microsoft has made its Windows Mobile 6 operating system available as a free desktop download for owners of the T-Mobile Dash, reports the N…
T-Mobile USA is planning mobile phone handsets that can roam on Wi-Fi hotspots, reports Reuters citing WSJ. “The new service, known as Hotsp…
T-Mobile has teamed up with ARTISTdirect.com, an independent music site, to beef up its music and video download offer to mobile phones and…
British broadcast station ITN has criticized plans by the BBC to run a free year-long trial of its mobile TV service, arguing the trials by…
T-Mobile is determined to get more mileage out of its network of more than 7,000 WiFi hotspot locations and Sony needs to revitalize its ima…
So reports Engadget Mobile…time to get a new plan for me. I have been a casual user of SMS on my T-mob plan, but this will be too damn exp…
Browser company Opera has signed a deal with telco T-Mobile to offer a customized version of the My Opera Community, which lets users blog,…
There’s a muttering on the technology blogs about T-Mobile’s decision to block third-party applications from accessing the internet on its h…
T-Mobile in the UK community has introduced a new game zone built around its branded portal games offer. The mobile operator has partnered w…
Apple’s iPhone has drawn a mixture of suspicion and admiration at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, with T-Mobile’s CEO Hamid Akhavan ma…
European operator T-Mobile will offer mobile magazines from its T-Zone portal, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. The offering uses MoMac’s GoMedia…
T-Mobile USA, an early convert to branded Google mobile search for its web’n’walk mobile Internet service, has tied up with white-label prov…
With the spotlight on T-Mobile International’s newest service offerings (such as HotSpot @Home, which provides a converged mobile/Wi-Fi serv…
T-Mobile will run a two-month mobile TV pilot in the Czech Republic ahead of a full commercial launch next year. It will use DVB-H plus inte…
So says this story in eWeek… apparently there’s a press conference tomorrow announcing plans in the wake of the company’s win in the recen…
“Verizon Wireless staked a claim to all six of the largest licenses for sale in the advanced wireless services auction, bidding $3.5 billion…
That African Americans spend a lot on wireless services shouldn’t surprise anyone in the industry, but there’s some statistics here from Arb…
One marketer who is keen to put ads around short video clips was disappointed by the mobile content offerings in the US around the FIFA Worl…
Vodafone has announced it will launch its HSDPA service in the UK, Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Hong Kong on Thursday. “Vod…
I’m not sure whether this is an extension of the deal between Robbie Williams, T-Mobile and SE we wrote about back in April or whether it’s…
We already know England fans are crazy..for their team, that is. Now T-Mobile UK users can buy a branded Samsung E270 handset preloaded with…
T-Mobile UK is set to launch a service that gives “unlimited” access to the internet for mobile users for
Mobile phone operator T-Mobile International has tied up mobile broadcast rights covering all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup across s…
MTV Networks International and T-Mobile have announced a partnership to deliver MTV’s portfolio of channels to mobile TV subscribers across…
T-Mobile USA has announced free WiFi access to it’s customers at T-Mobile hotspots on weekends…according to the website T-Mobile customers…
“Twelve executives from the News Corporation gathered recently in a makeshift office in Barcelona to plot their newest entertainment venture…