AT&T

When Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder and CEO of Beats Electronics, launches his much-anticipated subscription music service in the coming months, he wants to do so with some big marketing muscle help from AT&T. In recent weeks, Iovine has been in talks with top execs from the major music labels and AT&T, according to people familiar Continue Reading →

In an update on its Public Policy Blog, AT&T disclosed that it may begin selling anonymous user data to retailers and marketers, with the end goal being “to deliver more relevant advertising to… customers.” The carrier is far from the first to sell aggregate information — here’s looking at you, Verizon — but the provider Continue Reading →

Three of the big four operators have plans for major expansions of their LTE networks this summer. Sprint is targeting 120 cities. T-Mobile has promised its infant network would cover 100 million people by mid-year. AT&T is committed to 78 new markets. While the first two have a long way to go, AT&T appears to Continue Reading →

AT&T announced it will set up 25 solar-powered charging stations for mobile devices throughout New York City. For this project, dubbed Street Charge, AT&T partnered with solar power company Goal Zero and Brooklyn-based Pensa Design, which pioneered the concept a couple months back. The chargers will begin popping up on Tuesday at Fort Green Park Continue Reading →

AT&T has announced that it will be pushing a small, over the air update out to the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S which will add support for the Wireless Emergency Alert System. The system, which went live about a year ago, is designed to send out three types of alerts: presidential alerts for national emergencies, Continue Reading →

It appears that we were spot-on about Wednesday’s teaser, as AT&T has officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active on Thursday morning. Available in stores or online starting June 21st, you’ll be able to grab one of your very own for $199.99 on a two-year commitment. As we mentioned yesterday, the “life-proof” IP67-certified handset will Continue Reading →

The big US carriers tend to echo each other’s customer-hostile policy decisions all too often, and that’s unfortunately happening once again. Effective immediately, AT&T is shadowing Verizon by extending its standard device upgrade interval from 20 months to the full two years of a typical agreement. All of its new contract subscribers, as well as Continue Reading →

AT&T has introduced a new “Mobility Administrative Fee” to its postpaid contracts. The $0.61 monthly fee ($7.32 per year) is being categorized “below the line” alongside tax and fees as an administrative surcharge. The fee came into effect on May 1st, and applies to all consumer contracts as well as “IRU” business contracts (business accounts Continue Reading →

When Google Hangouts first launched, we noted that AT&T Android customers couldn’t use its video chat capabilities on a cellular network. A statement from AT&T implied that video chat could be used on downloaded apps (like the iOS Hangouts app), but that Google would need to work with AT&T to enable it for pre-loaded apps, Continue Reading →

With T-Mobile grabbing a lot of headlines for its no-contract phones, AT&T is launching a new brand of its own focused on that segment.  Aio Wireless (pronounced Ay-Oh) is launching in three cities — Houston, Orlando and Tampa.  Plans range from $35 to $70 a month, and devices offered include smartphones from ZTE and Samsung, Continue Reading →