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AT&T and DirecTV Deal Changes 2015's Spectrum Auction Landscape

AT&T announced Sunday that it intends to pay nearly $50 billion for DirecTV in a move that alters the landscape for the 2015 FCC spectrum auction.

FCC Spectrum Auction Impact on Hispanic-Owned Businesses: Congested Airwaves May Hinder Latino Firms

Texas has become a breeding ground for Hispanic-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, but wireless technologies appear to be a problem in targeting audiences and markets.

FCC Says 2015 Spectrum Auction Isn't Just for the Big Guys

The FCC may be on the front pages for its take on net neutrality but agency regulators quietly voted in a rule Thursday for the 2015 spectrum auction that has major telecom companies AT&T and Verizon steamed. Why? They won't be able to buy as much spectrum as they'd probably like.

2015 FCC Spectrum Auction Reserve Rules Ruffle AT&T, Verizon's Feathers

A proposed rule that would reserve certain amounts of low frequency spectrums for smaller carriers at the 2015 FCC spectrum auction continues to come under fire from carriers AT&T and Verizon. Sprint and T-Mobile, they say, have chosen to dig themselves into their current holes and shouldn't get crutches.

Smartphone Sales in 1Q 2014: Verizon Narrowly Tops AT&T in Smartphone Gains with 3 Percent Difference

Smartphone usage in the United States has increased during the latest quarter, according to a consumer knowledge and insights network.

LATINO Magazine's Top 100 Companies for Latinos: Spring 2014 List Revealed Includes AT&T, Microsoft, Toyota

LATINO magazine has named its top 100 companies for Latinos, and the list ranged from airlines, banks, business, healthcare, social media, and telecommunications, to name a few.

T-Mobile Tops Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint in Postpaid Subscribers Additions in 1Q of 2014

Verizon Communications posted its first quarter results for 2014, and the telecommunications company encountered its first loss in 15 quarters.

AT&T Could Buy DirecTV to Become the Second-Biggest Media Provider, After Comcast/TWC

This spring is officially the season for mega-mergers. As T-Mobile looks to take over Sprint and cable-giant Comcast is trying to convince the public that merging with the country's second largest cable provider, Time Warner Cable, would be a good thing, AT&T has reportedly approached DirecTV about a possible buy-out.

AT&T Airline Internet Service: Phone Carrier to Add In-Flight LTE Coverage, Hints at Allowing Streaming Video While Airborne

Telecom giant competing with GoGo in-flight Internet. AT&T announced Monday that it would be adding LTE-based Internet service for airlines as early as "late 2015.

AT&T's GigaPower Fiber Is Trying to Play Google Fiber's Hype Game by Announcing 100 Possible Cities

Google Fiber is a relatively new, semi-experimental super-fast internet service provider that only a few cities in the U.S. have had the pleasure of experiencing so far, and other municipalities are bending over backwards to try to get Google's gigabit fiber internet. Now AT&T wants to play the same game with its fiber service, including in some of Google's prospective domain.

FCC Hints at Incentive Auction Aims, Freeing Wireless for Next-Generation Data and WiFi

The Federal Communications Commission just divulged some of their plans to free up wireless spectrum in the U.S. If successful, the FCC's plan will allow for more open airwaves that could lead to better WiFi, Bluetooth, and wireless broadband innovation, but setting it up is not an easy task.

Smartphone Kill Switches Coming in 2015: Some Say It's Not Enough

In the beginning of April, Samsung decided to allow users to access anti-theft apps, including a so-called "kill switch" for its Samsung Galaxy S5 on select carriers. Where Samsung goes (and where Apple pretty much already is with "Activation Lock"), so goes the rest of the smartphone industry.

PSA: Beware of Scam Calls From "AT&T" Claiming To Give You Money

From personal experience, and reports online, it's clear that the phone scam - purporting to be from AT&T and offering customers hundreds of dollars if they go to a specific website - is on the rise. Here are some details so you don't get defrauded, or worse.

T-Mobile USA Cell Phone Benefits and Plans: Company Petitions Sprint, AT&T and Verizon to End "Greedy" Overage Charges For Smartphones

Seattle-based wireless carrier T-Mobile has called on the three other top U.S. wireless companies to end its use of overage fees.

iPhone 5s vs. Galaxy S4 Sales: Apple Inc. Dominate Smartphone Sales in Major US Mobile Carriers, But Decline Might Start

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5s maintained its selling power, and it outsold all other mobile devices during March among the four major cellular carriers in the Untied States.

HTC One M8 2014 Release Date and Specs: Samsung Galaxy S5 Competitor Released, Features Google Play and Motion Launch

On Tuesday, the world finally got to see the highly anticipated HTC One (M8) as HTC unveiled its new device to audiences at its London and New York conference.

Samsung Wearable Smart Watch Gear 2, Neo, and Fit Specs, Review and Release Date 2014: AT&T Announces Samsung Galaxy S5 Promotion Price and Pre-Order

AT&T has partnered with Samsung for the new devices Companies are trying to push wearable devices but it's unclear why consumers aren't clamoring to get them.

FiLIP Smartwatch On AT&T Network: An Incredibly Useful Phone and Location Tracker For Kids

Parents dread buying their kids cell phones. Parents "dread" buying their kids cell phones. Privacy concerns, minutes overages and the over-sharing of personal information all come to mind when kids use cell phones.

Netflix's Net Neutrality and the Problem of 'Scarcity'

On Thursday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings came out in favor of stronger net neutrality rules. Hastings supports a version of net neutrality that would help Netflix stream to customers without constant buffering - and without Netflix having to pay extra to internet service providers. But the root problem for Netflix and customers isn't the "toll" that Netflix recently had to pay for direct access - it's America's bandwidth scarcity.

AT&T, Verizon Named 'Leaders' in 2014 'Global Managed Security Services Providers' By Gartner

Two major United States-based telecommunications companies have been named "Leaders" in Gartner Inc.'s "2014 Magic Quadrant for Global Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP)" report.

AT&T Gets FCC Approval for Leap Acquisition, Will Continue Cricket Prepaid Service

More big wireless companies are stepping up their prepaid offerings, and AT&T is one of them. Its acquisition of the country's largest independent prepaid wireless carrier, Leap Wireless, was approved on Thursday, giving AT&T a new tool in its fight against T-Mobile.
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