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AT&T Approached MetroPCS, Leap, Sprint, and Dish Network To Sell Spectrum In Order To Protect T-Mobile Deal
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has talked to several smaller rivals including MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) and Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) to sell spectrum and subscribers. This is in order to save AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA for $39 billion.
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AT&T $25 GoPhone Plan Starting September 18th
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced a new monthly plan that provides 250 anytime minutes and unlimited messaging for $25 starting on September 18th. Other prepaid services that are launching includes a $10 international long distance package which includes 250 minutes within a period of 30 days and per-use roaming in Canada at $0.39 per minute, $0.25 per message sent ($0.20 per message received). Below is the full press release:
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AT&T Creates A Plan To Convince Justice Department For Allowing T-Mobile Merger
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) will be pitching some new ideas to the Justice Department to receive an allowance to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion. If the deal does not go through, AT&T will have to pay T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom about $7 billion in cash and spectrum resources. One of the ideas is that AT&T would have to sell 25% of T-Mobile’s business and airwaves to make the merger feel like less of an antitrust issue. “AT&T is pretty determined that they can find a solution, and they are pretty confident,” stated an anonymous sources with Reuters.
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HTC Jetstream 10.1-Inch Honeycomb Tablet Coming To AT&T On September 4th for $699.99
The HTC Jetstream 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet is coming to AT&T on Setepmerb 4th. Features include HSPA+ and LTE connectivity. The operating system is Android 3.1 Honeycomb and the screen size is 10.1 inches. This tablet is the first device to have Sense UI on Honeycomb. It has a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera on the back, 1080p video capture, and 1.3 megapixel camera up front. The tablet has a Scribe pen and it will be free for a limite time. The device costs $699.99 on a two year contract starting September 4th. [This Is My Next]
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U.S. Justice Department Attempting To Block AT&T and T-Mobile Merger
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to block AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) to merge with T-Mobile. AT&T proposed a $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. The Justice Department believes that the acquisition of T-Mobile would “substantially lessen competition.” The complaint was filed in a federal court in Washington. “AT&T’s elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low- priced rival would remove a significant competitive force from the market,” stated the U.S. in a filing.
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AT&T Vice President Confirms To Several Employees That The iPhone 5 Is Coming In Early October
An AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) Vice President has confirmed to several employees that the iPhone 5 is expected to launch in early October. “Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days, so prepare your teams accordingly,” said that AT&T VP. Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 5 in a late September event with a scheduled release for early October. [BoyGeniusReport]
AT&T Cuts Unlimited Data from Jailbroken Tethered Phones
In March AT&T announced that tethered smartphones require tethering plans, warning customers with jailbroken iPhones to go legit with their illegal mobile hotspots. The company is now actively targeting illegal tethering and contacting perpetrators with jailbroken phones with a few options: stop tethering and keep your current data plan, or start paying for a tethering plan. Customers who don’t “proactively” sign up for the tethering plan will have it added to their bills anyway, as AT&T passive-aggressively warns, “we’ll go ahead and add the tethering plan on their behalf.” Time to give in on your days of jailbroken glory, because the carriers know and they’re not going to be forgiving. [Engadget]
AT&T Starts Charging iPhone Jailbreakers With Tethering Fees
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is starting to remove unlimited plans for users who jailbreak iPhones to tether or hotspot off of AT&T’s unlimited data plans without the consent of the customer. Below is a confirmation from an AT&T spokesperson about the change:
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AT&T Throttles Speed For Heavy Users of Unlimited Data
AT&T has notified customers that it will be throttling some unlimited data plans to help alleviate network congestion. Engadget reports that starting in October, the top 5% of heavy data users with unlimited plans will find their speeds reduced. The speed reduction lasts from a vague point in the bill cycle when the user “reaches the level that puts them among the top 5 percent of heaviest data users” until the next billing cycle begins. These users, according to AT&T, use on average more than 12 times the data of most smartphone data customers.
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AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Image Leaks
Pictures of the unreleased Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone have been leaked by BoyGeniusReport. The Galaxy S II has the model number SGH-I927. The Samsung Galaxy S II specs include Android 2.3.4(Gingerbread) operating system, full QWERTY sliding keyboard, and 8 megapixel rear camera.
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