A federal judge has removed a major obstacle to T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, as he rejected claims by a group of states that the deal would mean less competition and higher phone bills. Though the deal still needs ...

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Last April, as a military uprising roiled Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government ordered pay TV providers to immediately cease transmission of CNN and the BBC. DirecTV, which is wholly owned by AT&T, quickly obliged, yanking the two networks off the ...

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U.S. broadcasters said they’re near an agreement to share frequencies with the Defense Department, a move that could help free airwaves for use by mobile providers led by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc.

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The settlement involves a Federal Communications Commission program that reimburses telecommunications companies that provide phone service for people who are hearing or speech impaired.

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Help may be on the way for cash-strapped Missouri cities thanks to a tentative agreement reached with T-Mobile USA in a class action lawsuit over cell phone taxes.

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AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, agreed to drop its lawsuit to stop a Verizon Wireless advertising campaign that AT&T said unfairly depicts its mobile-phone network coverage. AT&T filed a notice of dismissal Wednesday in federal court in Atlanta, ...

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Verizon Communications Inc. said AT&T Inc.’s request to a court to stop a Verizon advertising campaign is unfair right before the holidays. AT&T, the largest U.S. phone company, sued Verizon Wireless Nov. 3 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, saying ...

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Apple Inc., the most profitable handset vendor, and the wireless unit of AT&T Inc. were sued by a customer and accused of misleading buyers of iPhones. Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., and AT&T, the second-largest U.S. mobile-telephone company, misled consumers ...

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A St. Louis judge has approved a $65 million class action settlement between AT&T and municipalities throughout the state. St. Louis Circuit Judge Edward Sweeney approved the settlement Monday, and he affirmed the $16.25 million awarded to class counsel in ...

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AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, sued rival Verizon Wireless, saying its advertising about network coverage is misleading. Verizon’s ads use large areas of white space in maps of so-called 3G network coverage areas to indicate that AT&T customers ...

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A St. Louis judge has denied six University City residents’ motion to intervene in a class action lawsuit against AT&T. The residents are objecting to the $16.25 million being awarded to the attorneys in the lawsuit as part of a ...

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