The Circuit: Merger hearing, Groupon Now, Google profitsWashington Post (blog) - Hayley Tsukayama - 11 May, 2011LEADING THE DAY: Top telecom executives will speak on the Hill today as the Senate Judiciary committee meets to discuss the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. The deal, which would create the country's biggest cell carrier ... |
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Ahead of the Bell: AT&T, T-Mobile to Defend DealABC News - 11 May, 2011Top executives from AT&T and T-Mobile USA will appear before a Senate panel Wednesday to try to convince lawmakers that their proposed $39 billion combination will benefit consumers and still leave plenty of competitors in the wireless industry. ... |
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AT&T, T-Mobile merger would be good for TexasHouston Chronicle - Jeff Moseley, Richard Perez - 11 May, 2011Just as the slogan says, Texas is "wide open for business," and it's a credit to not only the entrepreneurial spirit of Texas businesses, but also the right mix of private investment, competition and ... |
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Microsoft Skype Deal May Strain Relations With AT&T, VerizonBloomberg - Amy Thomson - 11 May, 2011Software such as Skype's may cut into revenue for wireless operators because it allows users to make calls with data services rather than using traditional voice minutes. ... |
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AT&T, T-Mobile CEOs to defend mobile mega-mergerReuters - Jasmin Melvin, Tim Dobbyn - 11 May, 2011WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The impact of AT&T Inc's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile on competition, pricing and consumer choice will be examined at a congressional hearing on Wednesday where top executives are due to appear. ... |
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Sprint criticizes merger, touts its turnaroundKansas City Star - Mark Davis - 11 May, 2011CEO Dan Hesse said Sprint was still out to stop AT&T's merger plans with T-Mobile. Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse continued his assault against the proposed merger of rivals AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA at Sprint's shareholders meeting ... |
Political fight over AT&T merger begins in SenateDallas Morning News - Dave Michaels - 11 May, 2011WASHINGTON â€" Federal regulators and antitrust cops are just starting an examination of AT&T's $39 billion offer for T-Mobile USA that could last for the rest of the year. In the meantime, AT&T will run a political gantlet that could ... |
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AT&T chief to defend merger before CongressFinancial Times - Paul Taylor - 11 May, 2011AT&T's proposed $39bn purchase of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA mobile unit will enhance competition and innovation rather than harm it, Randall Stephenson, AT&T's chief executive will tell a congressional committee ... |
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AT&T Deal For T-Mobile Gets Greater DOJ ScrutinyInformationWeek (blog) - Ed Hansberry - 11 May, 2011The Department of Justice is taking a harder look at the proposed AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile. The deal could be delayed indefinitely while the investigation continues. The combination of the two telecom giants would catapult AT&T into the number one ... |
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A Preview Of Wednesday's AT and T/T-Mobile Senate HearingForbes (blog) - Elizabeth Woyke - 11 May, 2011On Wednesday morning, executives from AT&T and T-Mobile USA will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to justify the proposed merger of their companies. Though the spotlight will be on AT&T and T-Mobile, the Senate hearing ... |
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Buying Skype and Sprint combined would probably be cheaper than the $48 ...Dallas Morning News (blog) - Victor Godinez - 11 May, 2011Noodling some more on what Microsoft could do with Skype, I think a purchase of Sprint is not totally out of the question for the giant from Redmond. 1. Microsoft in 2008 was willing to spend $47.5 billion to buy Yahoo. While that deal fell through ... |
Verizon scores best in Miami carrier testMiamiHerald.com - Bridget Carey - 11 May, 2011South Floridians will have the fastest downloads if they go with Verizon, but will have the most reliable data transfers with AT&T, according to wireless carrier rankings by RootMetrics. Washington-based RootMetrics, which measures ... |
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'Stop this merger, period' - HesseKansas City Star - 11 May, 2011Sprint CEO Dan Hesse continued his assault against the proposed merger of rivals AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA at Sprint's shareholders meeting this morning. “We think this merger should be stopped, period,” Hesse said in his remarks. ... |
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The DOJ and AT&T: Will Bad (Phone) Reception Lead to a Good (Merger) Reception?Wall Street Journal (blog) - Thomas Catan - May 10, 2011WASHINGTONâ€" Justice Department officials now hold the fate of AT&T Inc.'s proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA in their hands. Less likely to be in their hands: an AT&T telephone. There's virtually no AT&T coverage ... |
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Telecom deal not clear as a bellSeattle Post Intelligencer - May 9, 2011Congressional reaction to the AT&T/T-Mobile deal should be straightforward: Democrats wary of Big Business should oppose the wireless mega-deal, and free-market Republicans should happily embrace AT&T's plans. But in the marquee telecom deal of the ... |
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Telecom deal not clear as a bellPolitico - Eliza Krigman, Mike Zapler - May 9, 2011By ELIZA KRIGMAN & MIKE ZAPLER | 5/9/11 7:13 PM EDT Congressional reaction to the AT&T/T-Mobile deal should be straightforward: Democrats wary of Big Business should oppose the wireless mega-deal, and free-market Republicans should happily embrace ... |
RootMetrics Report Ranks Mobile Performance in Miami, Names Verizon the Top ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - May 9, 2011RootMetrics™, the first independent service to measure mobile experience from a consumer's point of view, announced today the results of the Miami RootScore™ Report and corresponding RootScore Awards. This comprehensive report ranks Sprint, T-Mobile, ... |
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T-Mobile USA posts record subscriber lossesCTV.ca - May 9, 2011AP NEW YORK â€" T-Mobile USA lost a record number of subscribers in the first three months of the year, posing a conundrum for regulators as they look at whether to let AT&T Inc. buy the smaller carrier for $39 billion. The argument against the deal is ... |
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AT&T, Opponents to Face Off on the HillWall Street Journal - Thomas Catan, Amy Schatz - May 8, 2011WASHINGTONâ€"AT&T Inc.'s controversial $39 billion takeover bid for T-Mobile USA enters the political arena this week as the phone giant faces its first congressional hearing and various sides in the telecommunications ... |
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AT&T Invests in Tennessee Network to Deliver Most-Advanced Mobile Broadband ...PR Newswire (press release) - 11 May, 2011NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced plans to add and upgrade cell sites across Tennessee as part of its 2011 initiative to deliver the nation's most-advanced mobile broadband experience. The Tennessee wireless network ... |
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Give the public a voice on the AT&T mergerThe Hill (blog) - Cathy Sloan - 11 May, 2011Part of the change promised to Obama voters was the elimination of big corporate private-interest lobbyists dominating the debate and enjoying privileged access to the White House. ... |
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AT&T, T-Mobile deal before Congress todayBizjournals.com (blog) - 11 May, 2011AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson and T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm are scheduled to appear before the Senate's antitrust subcommittee today to defend the proposed merger of the two companies, Reuters reports. AT&T's competitors are expected to ... |
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Backhaul industry fears AT&T mergerThe Hill (blog) - Sara Jerome - 11 May, 2011Opponents of the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile say the deal would decrease competition in the wireless industry. But that's not the only sector that stands to lose its competitive nature as a result of the deal, ... |
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AT&T Merger Logic Begins to UnravelSYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) - Leonard Grace - 11 May, 2011In the beginning when AT&T (NYSE: T)/T-Mobile (DTEG:AR) announced merger plans, the confidence of a successful outcome seemed palpable. It was a no-brainer; the merger, according to AT&T, would strengthen the President's agenda of providing broadband ... |
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AT&T touts benefits of T-Mobile mergerAlbany Times Union - Larry Rulison - 11 May, 2011COLONIE -- Executives at AT&T have been working to convince business and political leaders -- as well as regulators -- that its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile will be good for consumers in the state. ... |
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Watch Tomorrow's Senate Hearing On AT&T/T-Mobile AcquisitionTmoNews - 11 May, 2011By David, Managing Editor May 11, 2011 12:03 am EST View Comments On Wednesday morning at 10:15am EST time executives from AT&T and T-Mobile will testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the hopes of justifying the acquisition of T-Mobile ... |
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AT&T Merger Plan Touches On User LoyaltyRoll Call (subscription) - Bennett Roth - 11 May, 2011John Taylor, a Sprint spokesman, said there are three items he never leaves home without â€" wallet, keys and cellphone. Americans' attachment to their mobile phones, and by extension their service providers, may be the key to whether ... |
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Consumer Protections Will be Focus of Hearing on AT&T-T-Mobile MergerNational Journal - Juliana Gruenwald - 11 May, 2011AT&T and T-Mobile USA get their first high-profile opportunity to plug their proposed $39 billion merger on Wednesday when they appear before the Senate Judiciary Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee ... |
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Sprint CEO Has A Few Things To Say About The AT&T/T-Mobile DealThe Consumerist - Chris Morran - 11 May, 2011As mentioned earlier today, the CEO of AT&T will have his first chance to make his case for purchasing T-Mobile USA in front of a Senate subcommittee. But not without the Senators hearing from some ... |
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Microsoft bought Skype, but will that decision to go VoIP hurt their Windows ...TFTS (blog) - 11 May, 2011Microsoft may have just alienated their carrier partners, AT&T and Verizon, by buying Skype. Analyst Craig Moffett told BusinessWeek that the Skype acquisition was a “head scratcher” because of how it will complicate Microsoft's relationship with AT&T ... |
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