Despite strong opposition from the Department of Justice and several companies, AT&T is remaining adamant in its pursuit of T-Mobile. The company withdrew its merger application from the FCC earlier last month, causing many to speculate that it might be giving up on the endeavor. But AT&T announced on Wednesday that it plans to continue [...]

Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski, took steps to effectively kill  AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile. Genachowski circulated a report requesting the matter be referred to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for review, signaling the FCC’s intention to block AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. The motion is still pending approval by other [...]

Unless you’re hiding under a rock, chances are you’ve heard of the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Sprint and Cellular South have both spoken quite loudly about the negative effects the merger would have on the U.S.’s economy. Until now, Verizon has kept mum about their opinions on the pending marriage. But Verizon’s chief executive, Lowell [...]

Led by CEO Dan Hesse, Sprint has been one of the most outspoken foes of the AT&T and T-Mobile deal. Earlier this year, Sprint filed to block the merger, offered AT&T  a solution to its spectrum problems, and proposed “nukes” to stop the merger once and for all. Now, shortly after the Department of Justice’s [...]

Sprint has been in the news a lot lately, and most of it has to do with the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. This time, the mobile phone carrier has received subpoenas from 9 states in connection with its antitrust reviews of the merge. Sprint’s letter to the FCC on June 28th said that it received [...]

An FCC report states that AT&T and Verizon hold near-duopoly status in the US wireless market. We’re sure the news isn’t much of a surprise to anyone in particular. Together, the two national cell phone carriers control 80% of the market, leaving Sprint, T-Mobile, and a number of smaller carriers to pick up the crumbs. [...]