Why Is T-Mobile Looking to Merge with Sprint?
After a deal to merge with AT&T (NYSE:T) was blocked by U.S. regulators, T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS) is making the case that a merger with Sprint Corp. (NYSE:S) would be a “logical” move for the...
View ArticleAT&T CEO Looks to Big Opportunity in Europe and 2 More Heavily Traded Stocks...
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T): Current price $33.10 Commenting Tuesday at an industry conference held by the European telecoms ETNO, AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson remarked that he sees a “huge...
View ArticleVerizon’s Dividends Shine: So Why Are Investors Worried?
AT&T (NYSE:T) has a lot of hungry eyes pointed its way recently, especially after a good dividends this year, sitting pretty at 5.1 percent. The company’s shares are at $35, up 5 percent this...
View ArticleWhat Parts of Vodafone Does AT&T Want?
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is reportedly becoming more serious about buying what’s left of Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) after the British wireless carrier sells its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless to...
View ArticleAT&T CEO Wants Customers to Pay More for Less
AT&T (NYSE:T) CEO Randall Stephenson complained about the high cost of smartphone subsidies at an investor conference in New York on Tuesday, saying that the days of wireless carriers subsidizing...
View ArticleFCC Breaks the Smartphone Lock
The Federal Communications Commission has reached an agreement with wireless providers allowing the practice of unlocking fully-owned smartphones so that they can be used on a different network to...
View ArticleWill SoftBank Make It Past U.S. Regulators With Another Acquisition?
After completing a takeover for a majority stake in Sprint Corp. (NYSE:S) earlier this summer, Japanese telecom giant SoftBank (SFTBY.PK) is reportedly looking to buy T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS) as well,...
View ArticleSprint and T-Mobile’s Foreign Owners Prepare to Make a Deal
SoftBank (SFTBY.PK) is reportedly moving forward with its plans to purchase T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS) through Sprint (NYSE:S), and T-Mobile’s majority shareholder, Deutsche Telekom, seems to be readying...
View ArticleAT&T Is Giving Up on Europe for Now
AT&T (NYSE:T) has given up on plans to purchase assets belonging to the British telecom company Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) — at least for the moment. In a statement filed with the UK’s Panel on...
View ArticleDo Improving Profits and Low Churn Mean All Is Well at AT&T?
Ahead of AT&T’s (NYSE:T) fourth-quarter earnings report, investors were well aware of the wireless carrier’s problems: its loss of market share to rival Verizon (NYSE:VZ) in the post-paid mobile...
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