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AT&T looks to transfer $1 billion of wireless spectrum to T-Mobile

If you’ve got a spare billion dollars of wireless spectrum just laying about, why WOULDN’T you transfer it to the wireless carrier that you’d made a bid to purchase? Per the Wall Street Journal, AT&T has filed for FCC approval to transfer wireless spectrum worth US$1 billion to T-Mobile as a result of the failure […]

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AT&T ends T-Mobile acquisition effort

Sometimes you’ve just gotta throw in the towel. Per AppleInsider, AT&T has given up its efforts to buy carrier T-Mobile, citing opposition from federal regulators. A statement by AT&T says the company will take a pretax charge of US$4 billion that was stipulated in the agreement between the two carriers if the deal were dropped […]

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AT&T offers revised timeline for T-Mobile merger

Sometimes you’ve just got to wait for your gigantic telecom merger to take place. Per Macworld, AT&T has pushed back the expected date of its proposed US$39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA, saying now that the deal will close in the first half of 2012. When it announced the deal in April, AT&T said it […]

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iPhone 4S to hit C Spire wireless on Friday, November 11th

In nine days, the little guy gets the iPhone 4S. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s debut on regional carriers in the U.S. will occur on Friday, Nov. 11, when the iPhone 4S becomes available to customers of C Spire Wireless. C Spire’s official page has been updated to reflect the forthcoming launch date of the iPhone 4S, […]

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Leaked town hall meeting notes point toward T-Mobile not receiving iPhone 5 in 2011

It’s turning into a weird year for T-Mobile. Per TmoNews, an image has surfaced from an internal news posting with T-Mobile USA sharing word from Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman that the carrier will not be offering the iPhone 5 this year. Brodman’s comment apparently came as part of a September 15th company town hall […]