AT&T

WASHINGTON – AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless are expected to continue trailing T-Mobile US in customer growth metrics for the first quarter of 2015, according to Bloomberg. AT&T Mobility, the …

AT&T has contingency plan if work stoppage materializes A week after contracts for 17,500 unionized AT&T workers expired, contract talks are still ongoing despite an earlier strike threat from labor …

Tablets up, smartphones and prepaid down for Verizon Wireless Competition, smartphone saturation and consumer infatuation with tablet devices continues to alter Verizon Wireless’ quarterly results, which showed financial strain tied …

Distributed antenna systems are increasingly common in large public venues, and many locations are already upgrading or replacing their original systems. To control costs, carriers and neutral host DAS providers …

Verizon and AT&T tackle video for value creation When I was a manager in the engineering and operations workforce in Sprint’s local division (later to become Embarq, and then CenturyLink), …

Cell tower would be 75-feet tall, disguised as evergreen tree AT&T wants to build a 75-foot-tall cellphone tower adjacent to a Eugene, Ore., church, but local residents and officials are pushing …

The telecom industry has buzzed about small cell technology for years, but as the race toward 5G and ultra-dense metros speeds up, small cell is just now becoming a viable …

Comcast rolls out Gigabit Pro in California; faster than Google Fiber, AT&T GigaPower In a move to keep up with competitors Google and AT&T, Comcast has rolled out its ultra-high-speed …

Verizon targeting millennials with mobile-focused OTT service Verizon Communications is tapping college sports in a move to drive customers to its mobile entertainment services and battle over-the-top content providers. The …

Wheeler speech at NAB show touts 600 MHz auction benefits for broadcasters Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler took to the stage at this week’s National Association of Broadcasters event …

At the simplest level, “Internet of Things,” connected car, M2M and telematics have all been buzzwords synonymous with the integration of telecommunications and automotive. Now “mobility” is entering the mix. …

There’s a lot of talk in the industry as to how the telecom players – operators and equipment vendors will or won’t more closely align with automotive OEMs and Tier …

Wi-Fi this week Wi-Fi is on the minds of airline executives and the people who sell to them. This week at the Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo, in-flight Wi-Fi pioneer Gogo …

Sprint rolling out housecalls, selling against AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US Sprint really wants your business. The carrier is trying to beat out its closest rival T-Mobile US while gaining ground …

Update 1, 10:00 a.m. CST: Texas-based members of the Communication Workers of America will hold a rally today, beginning at 11:30 a.m. CST at AT&T’s Dallas offices on Browder Street. …

Update 2, 5:12 p.m. CST: The Communication Workers of America posted this update on its website: “Some progress is being made in negotiations for new contracts covering workers represented by …

AT&T looks to gain full Apache Project status for automated policy code AT&T continues to push its software focus, announcing this week that it has released software into an Apache …

US Telecom Association challenging FCC’s net neutrality rules WASHINGTON – In a move that surprised nobody, trade group US Telecom Association, which represents carriers Verizon and AT&T among others, filed …

Top 10 events of the first quarter: recap of Pt. 1 We started the first quarter review before the Easter/Passover holidays with five events. 1. Sling TV announced at Consumer …

Sprint fined for law enforcement requests between 2007 and 2010 Sprint has been docked $15.5 million by the federal government for overcharging law enforcement agencies to carry out court-ordered wiretaps, …

For communication service providers searching for new revenue streams, direct carrier billing opens the door of opportunity as it enables them to directly participate in the over-the-top market by providing …

Sprint expanded its recently introduced international roaming plan, providing access in additional markets and to higher speed data bundles. The move should put a dent in the growing practice of …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Cricket also targets T-Mobile US, MetroPCS, Sprint, Boost with free month AT&T Mobility’s Cricket Wireless brand launched a device financing option for its prepaid service that provides three “tiers” for …

Social Security numbers part of customer data stolen at 3 AT&T centers tied to mobile device trafficking AT&T was hit with a $25 million fine tied to the unauthorized disclosure of …