AT&T has agreed to purchase cellular spectrum from Straight Path Communications in an all-stock deal valued at $1.6 billion. The acquisition gives the company licenses for an eventual build-out of a 5G network.
Most investors likely have not heard of a company called Straight Path Communications. It is one of the largest holders of 28 GHz and 39 GHz millimeter wave spectrum, and now it is getting…
Verizon last week reclaimed its position as the worst performing Dow 30 stock. The company faces some challenges and investors appear to be concerned that Verizon can overcome them.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is preparing to make changes that would overturn the net neutrality rules the agency adopted during the Obama administration.
In an unexpected move Sprint is dropping one of its more aggressive promotions, one that has been in place since 2014.
The FCC on Thursday issued proposed rules to allow carriers to block spoofed robocalls. While that was going on, the Senate voted to overturn rules prohibiting ISPs from collecting personal information on users without…
While stocks that hit 52-week lows tend to keep hitting 52-week lows, what do investors have to wonder if a stock is challenging a multi-decade low?
Telecom giants Verizon and AT&T are preparing to roll out tests of 5G network technology in several U.S. cities during 2017, even though full implementation of the technology is still years away.
Verizon Communications may no longer be a growth company, but it has mitigated investor risk that its revenue expansion will slow via the highest payout among all 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components.
Frontier Communications has just lost one of the remaining bulls, which slashed the price target by two-thirds. Is the dividend supportable?
In what should trigger an increase in mobile device use in the world's largest mobile market, China will eliminate roaming charges and long distance fees as of October 1.
AT&T has reached a tentative settlement with the the Communications Workers of America over the 20,000 people the telecom employs in its Southwest region.
Analysts at Jefferies weighed in on the outlook for the four major U.S. wireless carriers. A saturated market and commoditization of wireless services promise more turbulence.
Spending on mobile services like connectivity and hardware are forecast to total $1.57 trillion in 2017, according to IDC.
AT&T announced two unlimited data plans this morning, joining the other three major U.S. carriers that already offer similar plans.
