Category Archives: Wireless

AT&T puts T-Mobile deal on ice while it seeks Plan B

By doris | Published: December 12, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — In a sign that its bid to buy T-Mobile is dying, AT&T teamed with its adversary, the U.S. Department of Justice, to put their antitrust court battle on hold until the middle the middle of next month. In that time, AT&T said it will “evaluate all options” [...]

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Your mobile phone bill is going up

By doris | Published: January 20, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Well, it’s not like we didn’t see this coming. Wireless carriers are quietly hiking the prices customers pay for their mobile phone service. Three of the four major networks raised their rates or scrapped discount deals this month — and Verizon Wireless is staying oddly silent about [...]

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LightSquared’s big gamble: A brand-new wireless network

By doris | Published: July 23, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Watch out AT&T, Sprint and Verizon: A whole host of super-fast wireless services could be coming down the pike. LightSquared, a new 4G wireless network backed by private-equity firm Harbinger Capital Partners and to be built by Nokia Siemens, is set to roll out starting next year. [...]

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Obama wants company cell phone tax repealed

By doris | Published: February 1, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Ever make a personal call on your company cell phone? Did you record the value of that call as taxable income, as required by law? Join the club, but don’t worry. President Barack Obama will propose repealing the widely ignored requirement as part of his 2011 budget plan, a [...]

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Cell phone driving bans don’t work

By doris | Published: January 30, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — State laws that ban drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones seem to have no effect on crash rates, according to a study released Friday. The Highway Loss Data Institute compared collisions of 100 insured vehicles per year in four different jurisdictions before and after bans on [...]

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Verizon and AT&T dial up wireless plan wars

By doris | Published: January 19, 2010

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com Verizon cut its unlimited family talk and text plan from $229.99 to $149.99 and its nationwide unlimited voice plan was reduced to $69.99 from $99.99. An unlimited family voice plan will cost users $119.99, down from $199.99, and nationwide unlimited talk and text plans were lowered to $89.99 from $119.99.

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AT&T, Verizon face off in TV ads

By doris | Published: November 28, 2009

Full Story at  msnbc.com NEW YORK – What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other’s wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there’s a lot they don’t say. AT&T Inc. has been running ads with actor Luke [...]

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Antitrust chief hits resistance in crackdown

By doris | Published: July 27, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – President Obama’s top antitrust official and some senior Democratic lawmakers are preparing to rein in a host of major industries, including airline and railroad giants, moving so aggressively that they are finding some resistance from officials within the administration. The official, Christine A. Varney, the antitrust chief at the [...]

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AT&T to buy Alltel Wireless assets

By doris | Published: May 9, 2009

Full Story At PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) — AT&T Inc said Friday it will buy the bulk of Alltel Wireless assets being divested by Verizon Communications Inc for $2.35 billion, and will sell some Centennial Communications Corp assets to Verizon Wireless for $240 million. Under terms of the deal, AT&T (T, Fortune 500) will buy licenses, network [...]

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