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AT&T (NYSE: T) Announces Plan To Purchase T-Mobile
AT&T recently announced that a definitive agreement has been reached, involving the aquistion of T-Mobile USA. In the March 20, 2011 news release available on AT&T’s official website, details of the merger are spelled out. Both companies have approved the agreement which will cost AT&T $39 billion in cash and stock. In the ever growing [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Joins Relief Efforts For Earthquake and Tsunami Victims In Japan
When a natural disaster strikes anywhere in the world, it is up to the rest of the global community to step up and provide much needed assistance. A week after the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, nations around the world have joined together in sending support to the victims in that region. AT&T [...]
Verizon (NYSE:VZ), AT&T (NYSE:T) Offering Free Texts, Calling to Japan
Until April 10, calls and text messages sent through the Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Wireless network and a host of other carriers will be free for most residential and wireless customers. Verizon is hoping it will enable more people to get in touch with friends and family affected by the devastation from the earthquake and flooding in [...]
Verizon Already Snagged Nearly 15% of AT&T iPhone Users
After Verizon made iPhone available to their customers, it only took a day for 3% of iPhone users to switch carriers. Within a month time frame, Verizon’s conversion of iPhone customers has been on a steady incline with 12.7% of the market converting to the Verizon (NYSE:VZ) network. Competitor AT&T (NYSE: T) has been having [...]
Some Verizon Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone Users Finding Issues With Phone’s Antenna
Not too long ago it was At&T users who were having issues with their iPhone antenna’s and today, new Verizon Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone users could potentially be facing the same issues. If you aren’t careful how you hold your new iPhone, your call just might be dropped. Consumer reports is on the case and [...]
AT&T and Verizon Ads Target Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4 Users
AT&T and Verizon are the two wireless carriers that now carry the Apple’s iPhone 4 on their networks. With Verizon recently getting into the race against AT&T, who will attract more customers? Apple Insider reported on this ad campaign in a recent article, pointing out how the two competitors are now focusing much of their [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) To Focus On Three Areas To Expand Broadband Experience
In a January 5, 2010 press release available on AT&T’s website, an announcement was made regarding AT&T’s plans for 2011. In an effort to build the nation’s “most advanced broadband experience” for their customers, AT&T will focus on three main areas. AT&T believes they can achieve their goal by pursuing initiatives in the areas of [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Announce a 27th Consecutive Annual Increase in Quarterly Dividend
AT&T is celebrating 2010 as their 27th consecutive annual increase in quarterly dividends. On December 17, 2010, AT&T announced in a press release that their “board of directors have approved a 2.4 percent increase in the company’s quarterly dividend and a 300 million share repurchase authorization.” The board of directors of AT&T increased the quarterly [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) To Carry Out Global IT Energy Efficiency Review for Shell
AT&T and Cisco announced that they were chosen by Shell to carry out a global energy efficiency project that is focused on improving Shell’s information technology infrastructure. The global energy efficiency project will involve calculating the CO2 footprint of Shell’s information technology (IT) operations as well as mapping Shell’s energy usage patterns. They hope that [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Worst Carrier for Cell-Service According To Consumer Reports Survey
High satisfaction in service is something that many really value for their cell phone service. According to Consumer Reports, AT&T may not be the carrier of choice if this is something that you value in your cell phone service. According to the Consumer Reports satisfaction survey that was given to 58,000 ConsumerReports.org readers, AT&T scored [...]
Will Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone Be Exclusive for Verizon (NYSE: VZ)?
Over the past few days there has been some talk that the iPhone, offered by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and currently available only on the AT&T network, will soon be made available to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) customers, as well. The speculation now includes that the iPhone may be sold exclusively by Verizon, a strategy that allowed [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Prepping For Verizon’s Access To The iPhone 4
AT&T says that the Verizon iPhone 4 is simmering on the front burner. This is something that a company has never done to vocalize their bad news or tried so hard to show that it will be okay once this bad news is forgotten. As stated in Beatweek Magazine, “When Apple and Verizon cooking up [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Claims 20-60 Percent Faster Wireless Speeds Over Their Competitors
AT&T is the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the United States. They can now claim to be the fastest carrier as well according to the results of testing performed by Global Wireless Solutions, Inc. AT&T announced these results on Monday and even though the carrier didn’t specifically call out Verizon as being slower, it [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Reveals Samsung Galaxy Tab
AT&T and Samsung Telecommunications America announced this week that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will launch on Sunday, November 21, on the “nation’s fastest mobile broadband network.” This new release is just in time for the holiday season for those wanting a tablet computer. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will be available for $649.99 at more than 2,000 [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Announces ForHealth Practice
AT&T announced a new “practice area and portfolio of specialized services that will harness innovative technology to help improve patient care and reduce medical costs nationwide.” This new practice area is called AT&T ForHealth and will speed up the delivery of innovative wireless, networked, and cloud-based solutions for the healthcare industry. Some examples of the [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Stores Will Sell Apple iPad Starting on October 28
In a recent press release, AT&T and Apple announced that 2,200 AT&T stores will be selling all three of the iPad Wi-Fi and 3G models starting on Thursday, October 28. AT&T will offer their customers the 3G Apple iPad Data Plans, which are available without a term contract and includes unlimited access to 23,000+ domestic [...]
‘Bill Shock’ Warnings to Be Issued by Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T)
Cellular phone companies like AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will need to start letting customers know when they are close to incurring additional fees in an effort by US regulators to prevent billing ‘shocks’. Unsuspecting consumers who are not aware of the accumulating extra charges are often shocked when they receive higher than [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) Announces New Plans for GoPhone Users
Starting on October 3, 2010 GoPhone users will have the opportunity to choose from several new rate plans offered by AT&T. According to an AT&T press release, these new rate plans will allow users to “pay by the day, month or minute”. For cell phone users who prefer to pay as they go, these new [...]
AT&T (NYSE: T) announces video contest for customers using online services
AT&T announced that they are holding a “Simplify Your Life” video contest that will encourage customers to create and submit videos that will show just how AT&T’s online services have made their lives easier. Participants have the possibility of winning up to $20,000 for their video. People wishing to participate may enter at online at [...]
AT&T Code Scanner and Free Mobile Application for Scanning Mobile Barcodes (NYSE: T)
AT&T released that it is taking their innovation of mobile barcodes farther with the new availability of a free mobile application which reads barcodes. This application will utilize a variety of mobile devices and platforms including the Android and Blackberry phones. AT&T’s announcement of this code scanner with the free mobile application is the latest [...]
RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) Unveils BlackBerry Torch in Hopes of Burning Apple’s iPhone
The newest release from Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) dubbed the BlackBerry Torch, is scheduled to hit the retail outlets on August 12th. The modest price of under $200 will include a two year service agreement with the carrier AT&T. The new touch screen by BlackBerry will also have a slide down ‘qwerty’ key pad that [...]
AT&T Expands Network by Adding 900,000 Connected Devices (NYSE: T)
AT&T announced on July 23, 2010 in a press release that almost 3.4 million connected devices have been added to their network in the past three quarters. Almost 900,000 of the connected devices came in the second quarter alone. The total number of devices connected on the AT&T network (including consumer devices and machine to [...]
AT&T’s ‘Most Valuable Customers’ to receive MicroCells (NYSE: T)
AT&T appears to be giving out free MicroCell connection devices to the company’s “most valuable customers” in what an AT&T spokesperson said are two trial markets for the device. The MicroCell (known originally as a “femtocell”) was debuted in 2009. The MicroCell is designed as a type of home cell tower. This tower allows AT&T [...]
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone Coming To Verizon in 2011
Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone will start being sold by Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), the largest mobile phone company in the United States as of January of next year. According to Businessweek.com, the deal has not been officially made public. Spokespeople for both Verizon and Apple declined to comment on the topic. This latest development will end [...]
AT&T’s (NYSE: T) Security Leak Being Investigated
You may have heard rumors about the potential security leak involving Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Safari application, networked by AT&T (NYSE: T). Technically the security leak does lie with AT&T, and not the iPad, and no one is exactly sure how bad this leak is. Goatse Security, a security firm with flimsy credentials and reportedly [...]
AT & T (NYSE: T)Stops Taking Early Apple (NYSE:APPL) iPhone Orders
In the latest twist in the AT&T (NYSE: T) and Apple (NYSE: APPL) relationship, the mobile phone carrier had to cease taking pre-orders for the iPhone. Apple sold 600,000 iPhones on Tuesday. It was 10 times as many phone orders than AT&T took for the iPhone 3G from last year. The deluge triggered a shut [...]
AT&T Will Offer iPhone 4 (NYSE: T)
AT&T announced on June 7, 2010 that it will offer the new iPhone 4 16GB and iPhone 4 32 GB to their customers starting on June 24, 2010. Customers may purchase it at AT&T retail stores and online on June 24. It will also be available for preorder starting on June 15. The iPhone 4 [...]
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