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Telecom & Wireless
Verizon’s 4G Falls Apart
It is usually good to be first to market with a popular new technology. That is assuming, however, a company’s version of the new technology works. In the case of Verizon Wireless’s 4G…
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Media
Media Digest (12/29/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Alibaba hires a Washington lobbying firm in case it decides to bid for all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters) Italian yields may fall because of European Central Bank injections of long-term funds…
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Telecom & Wireless
4G Service Falters as 3G Did Before It
Verizon Wireless’s 4G superfast wireless network has been down intermittently. That could drive off customers. And the network is at the heart of Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) campaign to gain customers from AT&T Wireless…
1:17pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Deutsche Telekom’s Windfall May Come Up Short (T, DTEGY, S, VZ, VOD, AAPL)
When AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) killed the $39 billion deal for T-Mobile USA it had agreed to with Deutsche Telekom AG (OTC: DTEGY), the $4 billion break-up fee going to DT is…
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Media
Verizon’s Spectrum Purchase Being Investigated (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, T, DTEGY, S)
Earlier this month Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone plc (NASDAQ: VOD), paid $3.6 billion for spectrum licenses belonging to SpectrumCo LLC, a joint venture…
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Investing
AT&T Kills $39 Billion T-Mobile Offer
AT&T (NYSE: T) has ended its quest to buy No.4 US cellular company T-Mobile for $39 billion. It will pay T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom a $4 billion break-up fee. The future of…
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Telecom & Wireless
AT&T Dividend Hike, Even More Attractive Than Verizon (T, VZ, S)
The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Portfolio has been on a roll with dividend hikes, ahead of plan in some cases. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is one we have felt offers better risk-reward…
6:38am ET
Telecom & Wireless
LightSquared Is Doomed
Its struggle against the federal government to gain acceptance of its high-speed internet product is nearly over. LightSquared, the ambitious national wireless provider, is doomed. In an announcement, the company praised the National…
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Investing
Verizon, AT&T Put New Nokia Phone to the Test (NOK, MSFT, VZ, VOD, T)
A new smartphone from Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) using the Windows Phone operating system from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is reportedly being tested by the two largest US wireless carriers for use…
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Transportation
NTSB Recommends Ban On Driver Phone & Device Use (VZ, T, S, LOGI, AMT, CCI)
Have you been hit or almost been hit by a car driver talking on their cellphone? Thousands of Americans have died as a result of phone-use related accidents. Thousands more have been…
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Media
Media Digest (12/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) Japan says…
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Investing
AT&T (T) Will Press T-Mobile Deal
AT&T (NYSE: T) said it would work to close its $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile despite FCC objections. If the deal does not go through AT&T owes T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom…
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Media
Media Digest (12/7/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg
The board of Olympus may resign by late February. (Reuters) China says its annual rate of growth slowed between October and November. (Reuters) Congress pressures the CFTC for stronger regulation after the…
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Investing
Verizon To Challenge Netflix
Several media sources say that Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will begin a service that will compete with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) The video rental service is considered competition to cable companies, telecom TV products,…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (MO, VZ, TSO, LNKD, GE, CHKR, BTH, PBY, UEC, AZO, DRI, TOL, LQDT, DMND, SAI, VRA, FRO, CTIC, CRK, VG, HL)
Equities opened a little weaker this morning, but by 10:00 a.m. markets had turned slightly positive and have remained in positive territory for the rest of the day. The gain has not…