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iPhone accounts for 80% of AT&T smartphone activations

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:47:35 +0000

AppleInsider:

The iPhone was dominant at AT&T, accounting for 80.8 percent of the 9.4 million smartphones sold through the carrier.In the previous quarter, the iPhone represented 56 percent of AT&T’s smartphone activations with 2.7 million units. The wireless carrier revealed that a majority of the 7.6 million iPhones it activated in the quarter were the iPhone 4S.

That’s impressive.

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T-Mobile blames spectrum for iPhone absence

Peter Cohen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:13:10 +0000

AllThingsD:

“The key reason we didn’t have the iPhone in the past is we are on different band than globally the market was,” Humm said. “That is something which will change over time. Chipsets are also evolving to be able to allow for more bands.”

T-Mobile USA uses a different part of the GSM spectrum than AT&T and other GSM carriers.

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Justice asks judge to postpone AT&T/T-Mobile case

Peter Cohen — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:14:04 +0000

Brent Kendall for the Wall Street Journal:

In a setback for AT&T Inc., a Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge Friday the agency wants to postpone its antitrust case seeking to block the acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
The request, if approved by the judge, would delay a trial slated for February and drag out the regulatory review of the $39 billion deal. AT&T and T-Mobile have said quick resolution of the court case is essential or the proposed merger will fall

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∞ Knowing when to shut up is important

Peter Cohen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:14:22 +0000

Boing Boing’s Rob Beschizza offers this helpful PR tip in comparing four different wireless carriers’ statements about CarrierIQ. Click through for the

∞ AT&T ready to offer T-Mobile asset sale to move deal

Peter Cohen — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:19:09 +0000

Sources close to the deal think AT&T is ready to shed a significant portion of T-Mobile’s absence to keep the deal alive.

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∞ AT&T withdraws FCC application for T-Mobile merger

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:02:00 +0000

BGR:

AT&T said Thursday that it has withdrawn its application from the Federal Communications Commission to acquire T-Mobile USA. AT&T and Deutsche Telekom said they will instead focus on fighting an antitrust lawsuit brought against the proposed $39 billion merger by the Department of Justice. AT&T made the announcement Thursday following the FCC’s decision earlier this week to hold an administrative hearing regarding the purchase. The FCC said it was unsure the acquisition

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∞ FCC chairman throws up AT&T/T-Mobile merger roadblock

Peter Cohen — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:24:14 +0000

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has thrown up yet another roadblock to slow or prevent the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.

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∞ ∞ Apple and market subversion

Matt Alexander — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:05:52 +0000

This week, John Stanton revealed Steve Jobs’ unfulfilled desire to leverage the unlicensed wireless spectrum to build an Apple wireless network, presumably for use primarily with iOS devices. Of course, if this had happened, it would’ve meant that Apple would forego the normal, carrier-centric model in the wireless industry, and would have had its own network to

∞ ∞ AT&T: 'tremendous, tremendous demand' for iPhone 3GS

Peter Cohen — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:19:30 +0000

With the iPhone 3GS now available for free with new cell phone contracts, are people still interested in the aging device? After all, the 3GS has been on the market for more than two years, eclipsed by the iPhone 4 and, most recently, the 4S. Turns out the answer is an emphatic yes, according to AT&T.

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega said in a statement that the iPhone 4S is selling like hotcakes.

∞ Cellular South joins AT&T pig-pile

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:57:22 +0000

CNet:

Wireless provider Cellular South has filed suit against AT&T’s proposed T-Mobile merger, arguing that the deal should not be approved.

In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and seen by CNET, Cellular South argues that AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA violates the Clayton Antitrust Act, and, echoing the concerns of other critics, says that the deal would stifle competition in the marketplace.

This AT&T

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∞ Seven states pile on AT&T/T-Mobile merger block

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:39:28 +0000

Washington Post:

The attorney generals of California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington joined the suit filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. They argued that the deal would violate antitrust laws by reducing the number of wireless carriers from four to three national companies and removing an important lower-cost competitor.

By piling on the existing Department of Justice lawsuit, the states may make it less

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∞ AT&T responds to Justice Department

Jim Dalrymple — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:47:27 +0000

Smartphone Boss:

“Without this merger, AT&T will continue to experience capacity constraints, millions of customers will be deprived of faster and higher quality service, and innovation and infrastructure will be stunted. If this transaction does not close due to Plaintiff’s lawsuit, wireless consumers will, as the FCC Chairman predicts, increasingly face higher prices and lower

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∞ ∞ Department of Justice sues to stop AT&T, T-Mobile merger

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:59:59 +0000

Bloomberg:

The Justice Department complaint was filed today in federal court in Washington. The U.S. is seeking a declaration that Dallas-based AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE), would violate U.S. antitrust law and a court order blocking any arrangement implementing the

∞ ∞ AT&T confirms iPhone 5 launch in early October

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:48:23 +0000

BGR:

One of our high-level AT&T sources just informed us that an AT&T Vice President has confirmed to several employees that the iPhone 5 is slated to launch in early

∞ ∞ AT&T removing unlimited plans for some jailbroken iPhones

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:02:01 +0000

9to5Mac:

We’ve gotten word from some readers that AT&T is moving forward and removing unlimited plans for users who jailbreak iPhones to tether or hotspot off of AT&T’s unlimited data plans (for those

∞ ∞ AT&T confirms throttle for 'unlimited' users

Peter Cohen — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:20:07 +0000

As reported on Thursday by 9to5Mac, AT&T on Friday confirmed plans to throttle the data transfer speeds of smartphone users still on “unlimited” data plans.

∞ ∞ AT&T to begin throttling data speeds

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:11:39 +0000

9to5 Mac:

A new change for AT&T Wireless’ Unlimited Data subscribers will soon be taking place. Rumored to be starting in the first week of October, we’ve heard that AT&T will start throttling the data speeds of the network’s top data hogs. As Verizon (PDF) and Virgin have recently done, AT&T will be adopting a similar plan to try to curb the problem of

∞ ∞ 34% of iPhone users think they already have 4G

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:20:35 +0000

Either people don’t listen to what features they’re getting on their phones or they believe what they want. Regardless, some answers from a new study are surprising.

∞ ∞ AT&T insurance picks up where AppleCare leaves off

Peter Cohen — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:44:52 +0000

AT&T will soon make its Mobile Insurance program available for iPhone users, MacRumors reports. The program costs $4.99 per month and carries a $50 or $125 deductible, as well.

∞ ∞ Carriers may have to detail 4G speeds

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:45:55 +0000

Consumers deserve to know exactly what they’re getting for their money when they sign-up for a 4G data plan,” she added. “The wireless industry has invested billions to improve service coverage, reliability and data speeds, and consumers’ demand for 4G is expected to explode. But consumers need to know the truth about the speeds they’re actually getting.

Why do I think carriers are going to lobby to have this bill killed. It’s a good idea, but I’ll bet