Motorola Mobility to shed 800 jobs ahead of Google merger
Motorola Mobility will spend $31 million as it lays off 800 employees ahead of its planned acquisition by Google, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Motorola said …
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Sprint denied access to AT&T documents in fight against merger
U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle recently shot down Sprint’s request to access a number of documents related to AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. “You …
MetroPCS interested in buying AT&T/T-Mobile assets
MetroPCS is interested in purchasing spectrum and subscribers from AT&T and T-Mobile, Bloomberg said Friday. Leap Wireless and Dish Network were also approached and Leap …
Microsoft completes $8.5 billion Skype purchase
Microsoft announced on Friday that it has completed its $8.5 billion purchase of Skype. Skype will exist as a new division within Microsoft and Skype …
AT&T responds to FCC, says merger will ‘create thousands of jobs’
On Thursday the FCC wrote a letter to AT&T stating that the carrier failed to submit enough information detailing how it will create jobs in …
FCC: AT&T failed to address how proposed T-Mobile merger will add jobs
Rick Kaplan, chief of the Federal Communication Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, sent a letter to AT&T on Thursday asking the carrier to clarify just how …
DOJ wants more info on Google’s planned Motorola Mobility purchase
The United States Justice Department has issued a request for more information from Google and Motorola Mobility concerning the search giant’s planned $12.5 billion acquisition …
Google asks judge to secure ‘competitively sensitive data’ in AT&T/T-Mobile case
Google asked a federal judge to secure “competitively sensitive data” that may be revealed during the Justice Department’s investigation into AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition …
AT&T: Sprint has been lying for months about motives for opposing T-Mobile merger
The already-bloody battle over AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA recently became an all-out war. Sprint has been vocal with its opposition of …
Sprint CEO suggests AT&T can’t buy T-Mobile, only Sprint can buy T-Mobile
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has been an outspoken opponent of AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA since it was announced earlier this year. …
Verizon goes to bat for AT&T, defends T-Mobile merger
Verizon Communications chief executive Lowell McAdam has gone on record in suggesting that the company’s biggest rival, AT&T, should be allowed to complete its proposed $39 billion …
Heavy with $963,275 in AT&T donations, lawmakers push for T-Mobile merger approval
The Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit against AT&T in an effort to block its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA, but that has not …
T-Mobile still confident acquisition by AT&T will proceed
T-Mobile on Friday issued a new statement to the press, reasserting its belief that AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA will ultimately be approved. Last week, …
Broadcom to acquire NetLogic for $3.7 billion
Broadcom announced on Monday that it will acquire NetLogic Microsystems for $3.7 billion and current NetLogic shareholders will receive $50 per share owned. “This transaction …
AT&T/T-Mobile merger could put Sprint out of business
Chitika Insights, Chitika’s research arm, recently proposed the question “What if AT&T and T-Mobile actually merge?” and created a graph of what the wireless landscape …
AT&T bites back at Sprint’s attempt to block merger
Sprint announced that it was suing AT&T in an effort to block its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA on Tuesday morning. Later in the day …
Sprint sues to block AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Sprint announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit with a federal court in the U.S. District of Columbia in an effort to block …
With or without AT&T/T-Mobile merger, analyst says Sprint already lost
Lead by chief executive Dan Hesse, Sprint has likely been the most vocal opponent of AT&T’s proposed $39 billion T-Mobile USA acquisition. The Department of …
AT&T could sell 25% of T-Mobile to sway feds in favor of acquisition
AT&T is prepared to make sacrifices in an effort to sway the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission in favor of its …
‘AT&T is certain to lose’ lawsuit with DOJ, former FCC chairman says
Former FCC chairman Reed Hundt voiced his opinion on the Department of Justice’s decision to sue AT&T in an effort to block its planned $39 …
Deutsche Telekom caught off-guard by DOJ’s move to block AT&T/T-Mobile deal
The U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to file a lawsuit in an attempt to block AT&T’s planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA caught Deutsche …
AT&T tempts FCC, promises to bring 5,000 jobs back to U.S. if T-Mobile merger is approved
AT&T said on Wednesday that it promises to bring 5,000 of its outsourced call center jobs back to the United States if its proposed $39 …
Sprint ‘applauds’ DOJ attempt to block AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Sprint’s senior vice president of government affairs Vonya B. McCann issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s attempt to block AT&T’s …
AT&T responds to U.S. government lawsuit seeking to block T-Mobile deal [updated]
AT&T has issued a formal response to the U.S. government’s lawsuit seeking to blocking the carrier’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. “We are surprised …
U.S. government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger [updated]
The United States government has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, saying that such a …
Verizon: Google's Motorola purchase could bring stability to patent wars
Verizon Communications’ senior vice president and deputy general counsel John Thorne discussed Verizon’s opinion on Google’s planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility with The Wall Street …
AT&T could sell $8 billion in assets in bid to win merger approval
AT&T has hired Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch to advise it on the sale of as much as $8 billion in assets in an effort …
FCC puts brakes on Qualcomm spectrum acquisition, will review with T-Mobile merger
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Monday that it will review AT&T’s planned $1.925 billion acquisition of Qualcomm’s FLO TV lower 700MHz frequency band at …
T-Mobile responds to Sen. Al Franken’s recommendation against AT&T merger
Minnesota Senator Al Franken sent a letter to the heads of the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice earlier this week, stating that …
Customers sue AT&T to block T-Mobile acquisition
A handful of AT&T’s customers are now fighting against its planned acquisition of T-Mobile. Law firm Bursor & Fisher filed lawsuits against AT&T on behalf …
