(Updated 2x With PDF Of DOJ Lawsuit) AT&T Responds To Department Of Justice Injunction, Sprint Statement Added
Update: The full PDF text of the DOJ lawsuit can be found here. Update 2: Sprint has just … [read full article]
(Updated With FCC Statement, Full Text Of DOJ Statement) Department Of Justice Moving To Block AT&T/T-Mobile Takeover
Updated: Thisismynext received a statement from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and it’s not looking good for AT&T: By filing suit today, the Department of Justice has concluded that AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile would substantially lessen competition in violation … [read full article]
AT&T To Add 5,000 Customer Service Jobs Upon Completion Of T-Mobile Deal
AT&T is taking the large step of making some significant promises regarding jobs pending the conclusion of the T-Mobile takeover talks with a pledge to create 5,000 wireless call center jobs in the US. AT&T is pledging to bring these jobs back home away from outsourced countries and … [read full article]
Deutsche Telekom Says T-Mobile USA Staff Cuts Not Related To AT&T Talks
With the FCC restarting the clock that continues the approval process for AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile USA, Deutsche Telekom is defending recent job cuts and insisting the AT&T deal has nothing to do with said … [read full article]
FCC Restarts The AT&T/T-Mobile Shot Clock, Begins Day 83 Of 180 Day Review
The FCC has restarted the shot clock on the informal 180-day clock and continues to consider AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. The FCC had previously stopped the clock July 21st stating … [read full article]
Leak Shows Confidential AT&T LTE And T-Mobile Takeover Plans
Last weeks accidentally leaked document posted on the FCC website by the law firm employed by AT&T was taken down as fast as it was put up and unintentionally revealed some of AT&T’s LTE plans including the cost for AT&T to build out from its 80% “this is all we can afford to build” … [read full article]
AT&T Sues To Stop Merger-Blocking Arbitration Efforts
AT&T continues its road to world domination by filing eight federal lawsuits aimed at blocking a law firm’s attempt to stop the T-Mobile takeover via arbitration. The lawsuits were filed in response to a Bursor & Fisher law firm signing up over 1,000 customers looking to block the deal using … [read full article]
AT&T’s “Ooops” Damages Their Biggest Argument In Favor Of T-Mobile Takeover
AT&T’s Thursday filing to the FCC related to the T-Mobile USA takeover was accidentally not redacted allowing for some details to come out that they likely would have preferred to stay private. AT&T unintentionally revealed that it would cost them $3.8 billion in additional capital expenditures to build out their … [read full article]
AT&T Hires Bankers To Help It Prepare To Divest Assets For T-Mobile Deal
AT&T has begun the process of hiring bankers that will advise the company on how to sell assets in a move to ensure that they will will receive a government stamp for the [read full article]
FCC Will Combine AT&T’s Qualcomm And T-Mobile Bids Together For Review
The Federal Communications Commission informed AT&T late Monday afternoon that it would combine its reviews of the proposed T-Mobile buyout along with their purchase of the 700MHz wireless spectrum currently held by Qualcomm. In a letter issued by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau the FCC concluded that enough evidence was presented … [read full article]