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BUSINESS
NEWS
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The FCC has approved the merger between T-Mobile USA and Metro PCS, the two smallest national carriers below Verizon, AT&T and Sprint.
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BUSINESS
NEWS, ANALYSIS
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Last week, T-Mobile USA COO John Alling, admitted the company had "lost its way" after AT&T's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile fell apart in late 2011.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Qualcomm reported earnings of $1.4 Billion on $4.7 Billion in revenue indicating record results and raising fiscal 2012 guidance.
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HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Since AT&T officially announced that the deal between T-Mobile and AT&T was officially off due to regulatory roadblocks, they are now beginning to fulfill their contractual obligations as a result of the deal.
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Monday afternoon, AT&T tossed in the towel and did an about face. Effectively, the US antitrust enforcers and FCC regulators killed their $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. BSN* has predicted this failure since the beginning.
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ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Late Wednesday, AT&T said that it will take a $4 billion charge against earnings because its purchase of T-Mobile USA was a failed idea from day one.
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ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Only one major telecom merger has been blocked in the last decade: DirecTV was trying to merge with Dish in 2002. Many are predicting AT&T's purchase of T-mobile USA could become the second failure.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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Bloomberg is reporting the US government sued to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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The joint venture between AT&T and T-Mobile USA has officially created duopoly in the country, turning AT&T into the #1 carrier with 130 million subscribers versus 90+ million subscribers for Verizon Wireless.
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APPLE, HARDWARE
NEWS
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MWC 2011 - Looks like T-Mobile has knowledge about Apple's mobile hardware refreshes because they've been spotted telling partners about 2011 iPhones that will double as your e-wallet for contactless payments on the go.
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HARDWARE
NEWS
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Verizon iPhone launched today so T-Mobile's marketing put in effect free phone giveaways in an attempt to keep customers from jumping ship. If their last year promotion is an indication, the tactic could pay off big time.
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HARDWARE, SOFTWARE
REVIEWS
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Eager to find out how a 4G handset performs in real-life on a fourth-generation network, we took Samsung's Craft feature phone for a spin on MetroPCS' 4G network.
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HARDWARE
NEWS
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T-Mobile's G-Slate is up for a Spring launch and you should care because it has a 3D display and a stereoscopic video camera that shots 1080p clips in 3D. Unfortunately, you'll need ugly glasses to enjoy your content in 3D.
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NEWS
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America's fourth-largest carrier ran a new advert that sticks it up to the man. Three men to be precise - Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Apple. Guess T-Mobile's not getting the iPhone this year.
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HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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On Monday, Microsoft's marketing machine spent millions of dollars announcing their latest attempt to get traction in the multi-billion dollar mobile marketplace.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Walmart wants a piece of the cell phone plan market. The company will be competing against itself, so to speak. Walmart offers plans already through AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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Today, T-mobile USA announced that for current customers they are enabling phone calls to Haiti without charges for international long distance through January 31, 2010. They are also waiving these charges retroactive to the date of the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Additionally, T-Mobile customers who may already be in Haiti will be able to roam on T-Mobile’s partner networks in Haiti (operated locally in Haiti under the names Voila and Digicel) free-of-charge through the end of the month. In both cases, T-Mobile will remove these charges from customer bills accordingly.
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ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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SECURITY, BUSINESS
NEWS
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