DOJ might green-light T-Mobile and Sprint merger, report suggests

A recent meeting between U.S. Federal Communication Commission chairman Ajit Pai and the head of the Justice Department's antitrust division could presage unification over a planned T-Mobile-Sprint merger, a deal that DOJ staff recommended against.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 3

US Justice Department likely to block Sprint & T-Mobile merger

Only hours after FCC chairman Ajit Pai expressed his support for Sprint and T-Mobile's proposed merger, the U.S. Justice Department was reported to be against the deal over antitrust concerns.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 22

FCC chairman says he'll recommend Sprint & T-Mobile merger

U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said he'll recommend approving a proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, following a series of promises the carriers made for their $26.5 billion deal.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11

Multiple class actions target US carriers over selling location data

All four major U.S. carriers — AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint — are facing proposed class action lawsuits over their selling of customer location data.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

Sprint, T-Mobile extend merger deadline to July 29

T-Mobile and Sprint on Monday extended the deadline to complete a proposed $26 billion deal that would merge the two wireless market competitors into a single entity, allowing the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission more time to approve the agreement.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 6

Verizon names 20 more 5G cities, T-Mobile says mmWave 5G will be urban-only

Verizon on Thursday announced 20 further U.S. cities set to get 5G, including the fastest version of the standard, millimeter wave (mmWave) — a technology T-Mobile's CTO says won't make it beyond urban borders.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 42

T-Mobile working with Apple to bring robocall screening to iPhones

With the help of Apple, T-Mobile is aiming to bring a new anti-robocall technology to iPhones "in the near future," a report said on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 23

Planned T-Mobile-Sprint merger reportedly unlikely to pass DOJ scrutiny, T-Mobile CEO Legere disagrees

A report on Tuesday claims the U.S. Department of Justice in April told T-Mobile and Sprint that a planned merger will not pass muster as currently structured, putting the massive $26 billion deal in jeopardy.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 8

Comparing AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, & Verizon's unlimited wireless plans for iPhone in 2019

All four of the major carriers in the United States offer competitive "Unlimited" plans, but they all vary in terms of what they actually offer to customers. AppleInsider compares the plans to try and work out what actually provides the better deal for iPhone users.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 18

US FTC orders Comcast, Google, AT&T & others to share full details on data collection practices

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued letters to several major internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast, ordering them all to detail their respective data collection practices.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5

AT&T's '5G E' network not faster than 4G on T-Mobile & Verizon

AT&T's controversial "5G E" network — really rebranded 4G LTE — may actually be slower than Verizon and T-Mobile's LTE networks, a newly-published study says.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 20

T-Mobile slows US 5G launch, postpones some frequencies until late 2019 [u]

The U.S. branch of T-Mobile is delaying its 5G launch from the first half of 2019 until the second, owing to a lack of compatible phones, its CTO said in a Monday interview. [Updated with correction by T-Mobile]

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 19

T-Mobile's future streaming service will focus on a-la-carte subscriptions, not channel bundles

T-Mobile's still nebulous streaming TV plans will concentrate on existing outside subscription services rather than offering up a new package of live TV channels, the company said in a Thursday earnings call.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

T-Mobile's mobile TV service is coming in a matter of weeks, but 'disruptive' plans postponed [u]

T-Mobile is launching a mobile, ad-based video streaming service in "the next few weeks," a report said on Friday, but a "disruptive" TV service promised by CEO John Legere will apparently have to wait. [Updated with denial by Xumo]

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6

US carriers again vow to better control data access after pay-to-track scandal

Major U.S. carriers have for a second time promised to better control data access after a site successfully tracked down a T-Mobile phone by paying a bounty hunter $300.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11

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