To the chagrin of some, Apple has recently come under attack (again) for its history of sourcing its profit-heavy hardware from factories in China that have a history of questionable working conditions.
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4G generates greater customers complaints; Verizon Wireless scores highest in customer care
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerWhile the mobile industry has been busy hyping the benefits of “4G” to consumers, those that have taken them up on the offer have been busy contacting their respective carriers’ …
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AT&T (T) reconfigured some of its executive positions, a move that followed a fiscally tough fourth quarter highlighted by a failed attempt to acquire rival T-Mobile USA. The telecom giant …
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Sprint Nextel (S) could be in for a tough fourth quarter if results from retailer RadioShack are any indication. Sprint Nextel is set to release its Q4 2011 results on …
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A series of non-cash charges helped drive AT&T into the red during the fourth quarter, and much of the revenue it earned from data-hungry iPhone users was offset by iPhone …
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I try to not feel sorry for huge, multi-national conglomerates. This is due mostly to the fact that they always seem to forget my birthday, unless they want me to buy something.
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As we turn the page into 2012, we believe it is an opportune time to offer our own version of a Top 10 list to take a page out of Mr. Letterman’s playbook.
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AT&T Mobility (T) stirred up the market late yesterday announcing changes to its mobile data plans that increases both the cost and yield of those packages. The carrier said that …
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2012 Prediction: A third mobile ecosystem emerges (or doesn’t); plus other trends
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerOne of the biggest stories of 2012 will be whether anyone credibly challenges Apple and Google in mobile phones and the apps, content and services ecosystems that support them. Time is running out for Microsoft and RIM to convert consumers upgrading from featurephones; stealing subscribers away from iOS and Android will be an even more difficult task.
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This year’s Consumer Electronics Show was big on attendance, but small on news across the wireless space. Sure, there were a number of new devices announced at what is traditionally …
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LAS VEGAS – While it may lack the scale of rival Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility is aggressively boosting its LTE credibility with the launch of a number of devices at …
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AT&T Mobility has expanded its LTE network to 11 new markets, pushing the network to 26 total markets covering 74 million potential customers. The newly launched markets include: New York; …
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Having a few days off over the past week allowed me to get in some much needed afternoon television watching. While flipping through the multitude of television choices this modern age provides and finding nothing to actually watch, I couldn’t help but keep thinking of all the time and effort the wireless industry put in this year regarding AT&T’s attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA.
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AT&T (T) closed on its $1.925 billion acquisition of 700 MHz spectrum licenses covering 300 million potential customers from Qualcomm (QCOM). The deal gained regulatory approval late last week, having …
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Editor’s Note: With 2011 nearly over, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the top 100 stories from the past 12 months. The stories are in chronological order beginning …
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With the fourth quarter just about at an end, analysts at Wells Fargo Securities updated their forecasts for what they expect the nation’s top four carriers to report for the …
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So, now what? AT&T’s pie-in-the-sky attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA came crashing down to earth this week in a heap that left many with at least some sort of pie filling in a place not designed to hold pie filling.
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Following the discovery of a lump of coal in its stocking earlier this week, AT&T (T) managed to get at least one present it was hoping for: Qualcomm’s 700 MHz …
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With its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA now dead, AT&T Mobility look set to end the year having to plan how to proceed. Details of the deal’s demise indicate that …
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UPDATED: After nearly nine months, AT&T has said it will drop its $39 billion acquisition attempt of T-Mobile USA. The carrier cited recent acts by the Department of Justice and …
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AT&T asks to have T-Mobile USA case withdrawn, FCC restarts Qualcomm ‘clock’
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerAT&T has asked the judge overseeing the Department of Justice case against its plan to acquire T-Mobile USA to “stay any further court proceedings until Jan. 18, 2012, to allow …
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AT&T’s (T) attempt to focus its legal efforts on fighting a single battle against the government as it tries to acquire T-Mobile USA seems to have hit a snag as …
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Expected at some point to be a worldwide phenomenon, the carriers in the Western Hemisphere are currently the leaders in rolling out LTE technologies to consumers. According to a new …
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AT&T Mobility continues to get hammered in highly publicized consumer surveys, with the latest blow coming from Consumer Reports, which claims that the nation’s No. 2 operator is anything but …
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The unemployment rate in Central Texas slipped to 7.1% in October, down from 7.5% the month before. The news points to a significantly brighter jobs outlook in Austin than in …
