The No. 2 and No. 4 wireless carriers announce a $39 billion merger deal that would create a company with nearly 130 million subscribers, easily leapfrogging Verizon Wireless for the No. 1 spot.
T-Mobile responded Tuesday to filings and comments made by opponents of the $39 billion deal to merge with AT&T.(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
June 21, 2011 3:39 PM PDT In a letter to the FCC, the New York State Public Service Commission says that New York consumers will be significantly and disproportionally affected by the merger.
• Sprint counters AT&T's spectrum claims
(Posted in Dialed In by Kent German)
June 20, 2011 2:29 PM PDT T-Mobile may be prepping for an AT&T buyout, but the carrier remains just as active as ever in releasing new smartphones, tablets, and services until the FCC makes its call.
(Posted in Dialed In by Jessica Dolcourt)
June 16, 2011 11:27 AM PDT
AT&T is getting support from all corners for its bid for T-Mobile, even from groups like GLAAD, the NAACP, and the Sierra Club. (Posted in Dialed In by Kent German)
June 15, 2011 12:08 PM PDT So far, 20 state governments have voiced an opinion on the proposed merger between T-Mobile and AT&T. Most are in favor, but a few are expressing concern.
(Posted in Dialed In by Kent German)
June 14, 2011 1:11 PM PDT commentary Sprint has done a better job than any other provider of firmly anchoring itself as a low-cost option. It's also done a better job of improving customer service.
(Posted in (Posted in Wireless by Roger Entner)
June 6, 2011 5:39 AM PDT The carrier says that major groups including the AFL-CIO and NAACP, along with 15 state governors, are giving a thumbs-up to its proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA.
(Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)
June 3, 2011 8:16 AM PDT In an official filing before the Federal Communications Commission, Sprint claims that the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile has "no public interest."
(Posted in Dialed In by Kent German)
May 31, 2011 2:08 PM PDT The phone giant's CEO defends the proposed acquisition to lawmakers, who question the company about market concentration and potential job losses.
(Posted in Wireless by Jay Greene)
May 26, 2011 9:54 AM PDT Sprint recently asked Congress to block the AT&T-T-Mobile merger because of its impact on competition for cellular backhaul. But the merger has nothing to do with backhaul--only on Sprint's bottom line.
(Posted in Wireless by Larry Downes)
May 25, 2011 4:00 AM PDT If the acquisition collapses, the carrier would be forced to fork over cash, services, and assets worth $6 billion to T-Mobile USA parent Deutsche Telekom, according to Reuters.
(Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)
May 13, 2011 7:03 AM PDT AT&T didn't find many allies at U.S. Senate hearing, where politicians claimed the proposed $39 billion deal would lead to less competition and create a mobile "duopoly."
(Posted in Wireless by Declan McCullagh)
May 11, 2011 10:34 AM PDT Without T-Mobile's spectrum, AT&T says its customers will experience more dropped calls and slower data connections, but AT&T already has more spectrum than any other carrier. How much is enough?
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
April 29, 2011 4:00 AM PDT AT&T filed official paperwork with the Federal Communications Commission that announces its intention to acquire T-Mobile and its spectrum licenses.
• Video: What consumers think about AT&T and T-Mobile merging
(Posted in Dialed In by Kent German)
April 21, 2011 4:24 PM PT The agency is ready to formally look into how the proposed $39 billion merger might affect competition, while the Justice Department considers antitrust issues.
• T-Mobile undercuts rivals on 'unlimited' plan
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
April 14, 2011 10:53 AM PDT In this week's column Maggie answers another question about the AT&T and T-Mobile deal. Also: Why Samsung is slow in sending Android updates, and advice to a Boost Mobile customer.
• Ask Maggie: Will AT&T ax T-Mobile phones?
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
April 8, 2011 4:00 AM PDT The state's attorney general plans to analyze the proposed merger to ensure that it doesn't harm New York wireless consumers.
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
March 29, 2011 11:12 a.m. PT Sprint, the No. 3 wireless provider in the U.S., says the merger would undo nearly three decades of work by the U.S. government to modernize the telecom sector and open markets to competition.
(Posted in Dialed In by Bonnie Cha)
March 28, 2011 1:30 p.m. PT AT&T and T-Mobile's merger would put the nation's fifth largest carrier in the No. 4 position. We asked MetroPCS what that might mean for it, and what its plans are.
(Posted in CTIA 2011 by Jessica Dolcourt)
March 25, 2011 8:39 a.m. PT This week CNET mobile maven Maggie Reardon offers her perspective on whether disgruntled T-Mobile customers will be able to cancel their contracts if the feds OK the acquisition.
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
March 25, 2011 4:00 a.m. PT faq In a nutshell, consumers will have fewer choices when it comes to wireless service. But current AT&T and T-Mobile customers may experience improved service quality.
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
March 23, 2011 4:00 a.m. PT Chief executives of AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint are forced to discuss the elephant in the room: AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
• Audi signs T-Mobile, gets AT&T
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
March 22, 2011 8:17 a.m. PT Sprint Nextel may find it difficult to compete on its own if the deal between AT&T and T-Mobile is eventually approved by regulators.
• Sprint: Google Voice deal 'extremely important'
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
March 21, 2011 9:56 p.m. PT Facing regulatory scrutiny, AT&T argues that buying T-Mobile USA will bring next-gen mobile networks to more Americans at a quicker clip and make the United States more competitive.
• Study: Verizon fastest among 4G networks
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
March 21, 2011 7:52 a.m. PDT No. 2 AT&T's $39 billion proposed acquisition of No. 4 T-Mobile USA may make sense from a technology perspective, but the companies are likely to face scrutiny from regulators.
(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
March 20, 2011 6:02 p.m. PT analysis AT&T announces it will acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion. Though the carrier is preaching nothing but upsides for T-Mobile customers, I'm not so sure.
• Video: What consumers think about AT&T and T-Mobile merging
(Posted in Dialed In by Kent German)
March 20, 2011 8:09 p.m. PT analysis Consumer advocates have already condemned the AT&T and T-Mobile USA as "unthinkable." But Larry Downes argues jumping to conclusions doesn't help anyone, especially consumers.
(Posted in Signal Strength by Larry Downes)
March 20, 2011 6:02 p.m. PT
In the wake of the AT&T acquisition news, T-Mobile assures its customers that nothing will change. At least for the next 12 months. (Posted in Dialed In by Bonnie Cha)
March 20, 2011 2:54 p.m. PT On the cusp of a historic mobile operator merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, a look at some key stats.
(Posted in Dialed In by Jessica Dolcourt)
March 20, 2011 6:16 p.m. PT After the AT&T and T-Mobile merger news broke, one of the first concerns many T-Mobile customers had was with pricing plans.
(Posted in Dialed In by Nicole Lee)
March 20, 2011 9:51 p.m. PT The news that T-Mobile USA is being bought by AT&T might mean the end of the T-Mobile campaign that attacks, um, AT&T.
(Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)
March 20, 2011 1:58 p.m. PT T-Mobile's 33 million subscribers will give AT&T the dominant position in the mobile market and leave the U.S. with only one GSM carrier.
(Posted in Wireless by Steven Musil)
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