Okay, Okay, so it’s not an actual shot clock, but the FCC has stopped it anyways. The backstory is that the FCC normally gives 180 days to complete merger reviews, and they just stopped the T-Mobile and AT&T one at 83 days. Stopping it isn’t a big deal, it has been done before, but the reason is very … [read full article]
In short, AT&T had an earnings report today and had a few statements regarding the process of the merger. Wayne Watts, of AT&T, told those listening in that they are still confident that the merger will be approved by the FCC and DOJ in the first quarter of 2012. Specifically, AT&T “remain[s] confident that [they] can satisfy the FCC and DOJ.” So … [read full article]
Well that was fast. Not long after Senator Kohl spoke against the merger T-Mobile issues an open letter in response. With a shake of their head and wag of their finger, T-Mobile says they are disappointed and disagree with his analysis. Here is the entire response: “We are disappointed to learn of the position taken by Sen. Kohl … [read full article]
Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the US Senate Antitrust Subcommittee has written the FCC urging them to block the proposed AT&T buyout of T-Mobile stating that the buyout “would likely cause substantial harm to competition and consumers would be contrary to antitrust law and not in the public interest, and therefore should be blocked … [read full article]
While the government remains caught between two very separate sides of the AT&T takeover of T-Mobile, consumer advocate group Free Press is continuing its approach of debunking AT&T’s argument that the takeover is necessary. In fact they’ve compiled a list of 5 myths tackling a number of AT&T’s core arguments that … [read full article]
We’ve had the HTC Marvel marked down for a T-Mobile arrival since back in early May and now thanks to a recent FCC passing all signs point in the right direction. Listed only as model number PG76240 the device supports T-Mobile’s HSPA+ frequencies exactly … [read full article]
The EVO 3D you might have been keeping an eye on as it made its way to Sprint might just be hitting Magenta as well. Of course an FCC passing doesn’t equal an actual carrier arrival but it certainly gives us reason to believe such a thing might happen. While the EVO line has been Sprint only thus far the EVO 3D … [read full article]
In a letter to the FCC a number of consumer activist and watchdog groups requested that public hearings be held across the country to “hear from the people who could be most affected by the merger.” Groups including Consumers Union and Public Knowledge (we love them) sent the letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski … [read full article]
Sprint continued their march to block the AT&T/T-Mobile deal with another FCC filing spelling out how AT&T can increase their network capacity by 600% without the T-Mobile purchase. According to … [read full article]
The FCC often brings us surprises in the form of unknown handsets that catch us by surprise as we know very little about them. The LG-C729 is one such phone as all we know about it, is that we don’t know much at all. It’ll run on T-Mobile’s AWS network with HSPA connectivity so at the very least, it’s a 3G device. That’s good. … [read full article]
