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DOJ, AT&T to go to court over T-Mobile buy

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.

Mo Mergers Mo Problems

Updated. AT&T & T-Mobile merger is a topic of hot debate. Some folks (AT&T) for example loves the idea. Folks from Public…

T-Mobile Struggles to Compete, Loses Subscribers, Income

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.

What the AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Means for Apple

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?

T-Mobile Cell Site Now Powered by the Sun

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.

What a T-Mobile iPhone Would Mean

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.

T-Mobile USA Gets New CEO: Here's What He Needs to Do

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.

International Data Roaming Charges — Legal Theft

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.

The Sorry State Of 3G In The U.S.

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…

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T-Mobile Enters M2M Market With Embedded SIM

T-Mobile has announced a deal with Echelon — which sells equipment for smart electricity grids — to embed a SIM in its smart meters — whi…

T-Mobile's G1 Will Get Some New Features

T-Mobile’s G1 Android is getting a software update in April that will provide users with virtual keyboards and stereo Bluetooth support. The…

T-Mobile UK Launches Ad-Funded Games

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…

T-Mobile Pushes New Digital Photo Service

T-Mobile is getting deeper into the photo business. The carrier is offering a new service that lets customers email pictures straight from a…

T-Mobile USA Launches Beta DevPartner Program

Right on schedule, T-Mobile USA launched the beta Web site for its devPartner Community program today after laying out details of the progra…

SNL’s Take on T-Mob’s Fave 5

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 Launching Mobile And PC VOD Service

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 To Launch Mobile And PC VOD Service

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…

Do You Get Text-Message Spam?

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…

Now T-Mobile Gets Sued

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…

T-Mobile USA Sued Over Texting

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 And T-Mobile UK In Mobile Ad Tie-Up

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and T-Mobile have struck a deal in which the search firm will provide display advertising on the network operator

Apple Trying Hard In Europe

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…

Google Mobile Announcement Due Monday: WSJ

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will announce its mobile plans on Monday, reports the Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources. T-Mobile and Sprint…

Apple iPhone’s German Deal Is With T-Mobile

Today, the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) train made a stop in Berlin, where CEO Steve Jobs and T-Mobile executives officially announced what everyone h…

T-Mobile Buys SunCom For $2.4 Billion

Deutsche Telekom’s US subsidiary T-Mobile will acquire all outstanding shares of cellco SunCom Wireless Holdings for $2.4 billion — $1.6 fo…

T-Mobile Signs Up Sky Mobile TV

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…

T-Mobile: It’s Social Media Wot Did It

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 Launches WiFi Calling Nationwide

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…

TMob USA Integral To DT’s Plans

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…

Earnings: T-Mobile USA Revenue Up 12.6 Percent

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…

Windows Mobile 6 Available For T-Mobile Dash

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 Offers Opera Community

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,…

T-Mobile’s Decision To Ban 3rd-Party Apps

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 UK Launches Connected Gaming Offer

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…

T-Mobile To Offer Magazines

European operator T-Mobile will offer mobile magazines from its T-Zone portal, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. The offering uses MoMac’s GoMedia…

T-Mobile Plans Mobile TV In Czech

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…

T-Mobile To Anounce Spectrum Plans?

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…

Report: African Americans Spend Big on Wireless

That African Americans spend a lot on wireless services shouldn’t surprise anyone in the industry, but there’s some statistics here from Arb…

World Cup Wireless Woes

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…

High-Speed Posturing In UK

Vodafone has announced it will launch its HSDPA service in the UK, Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Hong Kong on Thursday. “Vod…

T-Mobile’s World Cup Handset For UK Users

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 Offers Free WiFi To Mobile Users

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…

News Corp Targets Mobile With Mobizzo

“Twelve executives from the News Corporation gathered recently in a makeshift office in Barcelona to plot their newest entertainment venture…