6:36am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Why Did BlackBerry Dump T-Mobile?
On April 25, T-Mobile US customers will no longer be able to buy BlackBerry handsets through the wireless company. No reason was given, but there are several likely causes.
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9:01am ET
Technology
With Symantec a Mess, Four Data Security Leaders to Watch
Shares of Symantec tanked Friday after the company said it had ousted its chief executive officer. But its woes highlight the emergence of a new generation of security-protection companies, such as privately…
6:46am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Sprint Merger With T-Mobile No Match AT&T and Verizon
Even on the long chance that regulators would approve a merger of Sprint and T-Mobil, it is hard to see why the merger would be good for shareholders or customers. Putting together…
9:21am ET
Telecom & Wireless
T-Mobile Raises Unlimited Data Plan to $80
Courtesy BlackBerryOne of the keys to the recent success of T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) has been its aggressive pricing. The company’s management believes it can draw customers for the number four wireless…
12:40pm ET
Consumer Electronics
T-Mobile Deal Blindsides BlackBerry
T-Mobile US made a trade-in offer to users of phones from BlackBerry that expires Wednesday, and it might have worked better than BlackBerry had hoped. BlackBerry CEO says success of its turnaround…
7:50am ET
Telecom & Wireless
T-Mobile US Results Reflect Impact of Price War
T-Mobile US reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The wireless carrier reported that it ended 2013 with more than 46.7 million customers.
9:55am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon Wireless Deal Is Done: Now What?
Vodafone closes the sale of its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications Friday and pockets $130 billion. The company will distribute $82.5 billion of that to its shareholders beginning next…
11:05am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon Slashes Prices to Match AT&T, T-Mobile
It had to happen. Verizon Communications announced Thursday morning that it has launched a new, lower-cost plan for its Verizon Wireless customers. A price war is well and truly being fought among…
6:27am ET
Media
A Free Facebook Smartphone?
In the past several weeks, several content providers have pressed wireless carriers to offer their services free from the normal fees for access to their products or services. Facebook is the latest…
8:25am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Fairway Group, J.P. Morgan, Red Robin, Vodafone, More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on is Monday, February 10, 2014. They include Fairway Group, J.P. Morgan, Red Robin and Vodafone.
10:15am ET
Telecom & Wireless
AT&T or Verizon: Does Valuation Favor One or the Other?
This year promises to be at least a very interesting one in the mobile wireless business. It is probably safe to say that by the end of this year, the mobile carrier…
1:11pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Does Verizon Have to Join the T-Mobile, AT&T Price War?
ThinkstockT-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) spent some serious money on Super Bowl ads yesterday, boasting about their no-contract deals and offers of a buyout from a customer’s current mobile wireless carrier. In…
11:10am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Four Reasons the Justice Department May Oppose a Sprint and T-Mobile Merger
Late last year, a merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US seemed likely. In the wake of comments by William Baer, the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust chief, it looks like there may not…
9:47am ET
Telecom & Wireless
AT&T Announces “Best Ever” Data Price Plan for Wireless
Wikimedia CommonsThe price war among cellular service providers in the United States has heated up again. Pressured, perhaps, by the incredibly low pricing offered by T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS), which is…
9:00am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Growing Dividend Payout Concerns at AT&T
AT&T is the top stock in the Dogs of the Dow. It is nearly painful to imagine, but the payout ratio is reaching such a level that some are beginning to question…