T-Mobile

While AT&T added over 700,000 new subscribers in the fourth quarter of last year, it still suffered tremendous losses. The company took a huge hit following its failed merger with T-Mobile. After a $4 billion break-up fee, AT&T ended up losing $6.7 billion last quarter. Read the full article at Reuters.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120127_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google+ is opening its door to teenagers. If you’re between 13 to 18 years old, Google+ will provide certain safety measures to prevent you from over-sharing your information. The precautions include warning messages about posting publicly and preventing strangers from joining video hangouts. In other news, while Continue Reading →

AT&T has withdrawn its $39 billion bid to takeover T-Mobile. The company acknowledged that government opposition had made the deal too difficult to pursue. The Federal Communications Commission stated that the takeover would stifle investment and hurt consumers. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111220_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T has withdrawn its $39 billion bid to takeover T-Mobile. The company acknowledged that government opposition had made the deal too difficult to pursue. The Federal Communications Commission stated that the takeover would stifle investment and hurt consumers. In other news, IBM released its yearly predictions for Continue Reading →

AT&T’s proposed deal to merge with T-Mobile might be dead in its tracks. The $39 billion deal has been under scrutiny by antitrust advocates, including a federal judge who delayed the case until February. AT&T is considering ways to restructure the deal to meet regulatory approval. Read the full article at Bloomberg.com Continue Reading →

Walmart will soon offer $30 a month phone plans through T-Mobile, offering unlimited 4G data, texting and 100 minutes of talk time. While the plan has unlimited data, it will be slowed to 2G speeds after 5 gigabytes of use. The plan is contract-free and a good option for heavy data users. Read the full Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111004_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Sprint spent $20 billion to buy 30.5 million iPhones over the next four years, seeing the lack of Apple’s handset as the reason why customers are fleeing. Sprint will have to double its subscribers and move them all to iPhones to profit from this deal. In other Continue Reading →

AT&T debuted its 4G Long-Term Evolution network in five major cities. Antonio, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston are now covered, with plans to bring the service to 15 total cities by year’s end. Without the T-Mobile merger, it will be hard for AT&T to catch up to Verizon’s already 143 cities. Read the full Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110919_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] President Obama signed the America Invents Act, changing the country’s patent laws for the first time in years. Obama hopes the new laws will expedite the patent review process and help create more jobs. The reform still won’t stop major tech companies from going to patent war. Continue Reading →

AT&T is fighting back in its battle with the Department of Justice over the proposed buyout of T-Mobile. The telecom company’s formal response states that T-Mobile is such a weak competitor, that absorbing it would do no harm to consumers. Isn’t it up to consumers to decide if competitors are “weak”? Read the full article at Continue Reading →