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Galaxy Nexus visits FCC again, but with AT&T bands

, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [15]

There's still no definitive word yet as to when Google's new flagship Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will arrive on Verizon, but it looks like the carrier won't be the only one to get the device for long. New FCC documents have surfaced revealing another Galaxy Nexus version that's destined for AT&T. Read The Full Story

Verizon buys $3.6bn AWS spectrum for LTE expansion

Verizon Wireless has splashed out on $3.6bn worth of spectrum for its LTE expansion, grabbing 122 AWS licenses covering approximately 259m people from a joint venture made up of Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The deal, the carrier has announced, will also include several produce and service agreements, allowing each company to sell the other’s products and, eventually, each of the cable companies being able to offer Verizon Wireless service wholesale, likely rebranding it as their own wireless offerings.

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AT&T blasts FCC T-Mobile report: “obviously one-sided”

AT&T has lashed back at the FCC over its comments regarding the T-Mobile USA acquisition, calling preliminary analysis “obviously one-sided” and “an advocacy piece, and not a considered analysis.” Penned by Jim Cicconi, AT&T’s Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs, the rebuke claims the FCC report “cherry-picks facts to support its views, and ignores facts that don’t” while “where facts were lacking, the report speculates, with no basis, and then treats its own speculations as if they were fact.”

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AT&T & T-Mobile mulling joint venture if acquisition deal falls apart

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [7]

Judging from all the rumors, it seems like that AT&T is looking at all of its remaining options in light of its withdrawn attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA from parent company Deutsche Telekom AG. Wall Street Journal gives us the latest possible scenario, which is the possibility of AT&T and Deutsche Telekom teaming up together for a joint venture should the acquisition deal ultimately fall apart. And this would be apparently be a partnership that would entail the two telecom giants pooling their infrastructure together. Read The Full Story

FCC allows AT&T to withdraw T-Mobile deal, to release findings today

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

During a conference call today, the FCC announced that it will accept AT&T's request to withdraw its application for the T-Mobile merger. The agency also revealed that it will be releasing findings today of what it uncovered from reviewing the merger application, but some portions will be redacted. Read The Full Story

AT&T considers bigger asset sale to save T-Mobile deal

, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [12]

AT&T's bid to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion has collapsed following reports that the FCC was requesting an administrative hearing regarding the deal. In a pre-emptive move, AT&T withdrew its T-Mobile proposal from the FCC and added the $4 billion breakup charge to its Q4 2011 finances. However, a source from Bloomberg is now claiming that AT&T may be considering one last plea of offering to sell more assets to save the T-Mobile deal. Read The Full Story

AT&T and T-Mobile USA flounder as disaster deal crumbles

, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [7]

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom's decision to withdraw their FCC merger application yesterday is a sign that the deal is dead in the water, analysts and industry agrees, with the final question not whether the acquisition goes ahead but how much pain each carrier suffers as it fails. Deutsche Telecom is expected to in effect sink T-Mobile USA rather than commit the investments the carrier needs in order to remain competitive in the US market, though the exact way in which the company would be shuttered is unclear. Read The Full Story

AT&T yanks T-Mobile FCC bid, cops $4bn pre-emptive charges

, Nov 24th 2011 Discuss [6]

AT&T has announced it is withdrawing its application to buy T-Mobile USA from the FCC, adding a $4bn charge to its Q4 2011 finances in anticipation of potential breakup fees, but insists that this isn’t the end of its acquisition plans. Instead, the carrier says, it and Deutsche Telekom AG intend to “focus their continuing efforts on obtaining antitrust clearance for the transaction from the Department of Justice” and will re-attempt FCC approval after that has been achieved. Nonetheless, the addition of the hefty penalty charge is an ominous acknowledgement to investors that the deal is on very shaky ground.

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AT&T, T-Mobile deal faces new obstacle from FCC

, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [7]

AT&T's bid to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion is facing another setback. The deal is already being challenged by the Justice Department, which has filed a lawsuit against the merger back in August. And now, according to the WSJ, the FCC is requesting an administrative hearing on the proposed deal. It's rare for the FCC to do this and it's not a good sign for AT&T and T-Mobile. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon bands hits the FCC

, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet has made its way to the FCC again, but this time around it's packing cellular bands that will support almost all major US carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Although the already launched WiFi-only version of the tablet hasn't been making waves, it does offer many unique features designed for business users. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu Arrows F-07D clears the FCC as world’s thinnest smartphone

, Nov 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

The Fujitsu Arrows F-07D has just passed through the FCC and will likely become the next thinnest smartphone in the world when it hits the market early next year. The DROID RAZR currently boasts that title, measuring in at 7.1mm thin, but the Arrows F-07D gets even leaner with only 6.7mm in thinness. Read The Full Story

Dell’s ultra-thin notebooks with SSDs hit the FCC

, Nov 18th 2011 Discuss [5]

Dell apparently has two ultra-thin notebooks getting ready to hit the market, as they've turned up this week at the FCC. The notebooks sport super lean bodies and SSD storage drives that suggest they may be in the Ultrabooks category to compete with the MacBook Air. But they also manage to squeeze in plenty of ports that should be an advantage. Read The Full Story

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