AT&T Hangs Up On T-Mobile Deal

Dec 20 2011 | News

 AT&T decided Monday to walk away from its $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA after opposition to the deal from the FCC and Justice Department proved insurmountable. 

DOJ Questions Viability of AT&T Merger, Seeks Trial Delay

Dec 9 2011 | News

The Department of Justice told a judge today it will seek to delay proceedings in its antitrust suit over AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA after the operator's withdrawal of its FCC application for the transaction left the deal's future in doubt.

Rumor Mill: AT&T, DT Consider Joint Venture

Dec 1 2011 | News

The rumor mill was buzzing yesterday with conflicting reports that AT&T was considering forming a joint venture with Deutsche Telekom...

AT&T Getting Out of T-Mo Fee – Or Not?

Sep 6 2011 | News

Conflicting reports have emerged on the multibillion dollar break-up fee AT&T will have to pay Deutsche Telekom...

German, French Phone Firms Plan Purchasing Venture

Apr 18 2011 | News

Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom-Orange say they plan to set up a joint venture for purchasing activities...

Deutsche Telekom Pulls Out of U.S. Stock Market

Apr 21 2010 | News

T-Mobile USA's parent company says it will stop trading its shares in the United States in late June.

U.S. Telco Unions a Tangled Web

Apr 16 2010 | Articles

CWA claims that U.S. wireless operators, with the notable exception of AT&T, are anti-union. Whether or not that is the case is difficult to prove.

Unions Target DT, T-Mobile USA

Apr 9 2010 | News

At a joint news conference today in Bonn, Germany, unions blasted the way Deutsche Telekom (DT) conducts business worldwide...

France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom Merge in U.K.

Apr 1 2010 | News

France Telecom, owner of Orange UK, and Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, announced the proposed combination in September

Report: DT Considers IPO for T-Mo

Feb 5 2010 | News

Shares of Deutsche Telekom were up slightly in early morning trading since reports surfaced yesterday that the company is thinking of an initial public offering (IPO) for its T-Mobile USA business.

AT&T Hangs Up On T-Mobile Deal

Dec 20 2011

Unions Target DT, T-Mobile USA

Apr 9 2010

FirstNewsBriefs for Feb. 18, 2009

Feb 18 2009

Panelists Examine Ad-Supported Content Vs. Subscription

Jan 9 2009

U.S. Telco Unions a Tangled Web

Apr 16 2010

Ten-Yard Penalty, Failure to Engage Via Mobile

Feb 6

I was about as impressed with attempts to integrate mobile with this year's Super Bowl as I was with the Green Bay Packers’ effort during their NFC divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants.

LightSquared Deserves a Hearing

Feb 2

The government should figure out how the LightSquared saga came to be.

In Other News: Patents

Jan 13

The tech industry may have had its attention focused on gadgets this week due to the annual hullaballoo at the 2012 International CES show in Las Vegas, but at least a few people were thinking about the patented inventions that make those electronics work.

Super Bowl Spot: Samsung Note

Feb 8

Super Bowl Spot: Best Buy Mobile

Feb 8

Quick Look: Huawei Ascend

Jan 23