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.

Verizon Communications and MetroPCS are teaming up to sue the Federal Communications Commission. MetroPCS and Verizon believes that the FCC has no right to regulate broadband. The two telecommunication companies also point out that the FCC exceeded their authority by preventing Comcast from throttling BitTorrent bandwidth.

The Samsung Freeform II (SCH-r360) is now being sold at MetroPCS stores. The Freeform II has a four-row QWERTY keyboard, 2.2″ QVGA TFT display screen, and has text/picture messaging. The Freeform II has stereo Bluetooth and has a 1.3 megapixel camera built in. Buyers will also have access to MetroNavigator GPS navigation. Below is the list of the full features:

SA Studios Global, Samsung, and MetroPCS have collaborated to design a Mister Cartoon edition of the Samsung SCH-r450 phone.  Mister Cartoon is a Los Angeles, California based tattoo artist company run by Mark Machado.

Machado designed the logo for Cypress Hill and Fabri Fibra.  Machado has also designed tattoos for Eminem, Dr. Dre, Prodigy, Travis Barker, Justin Timberlake, etc.  Machado has also designed work for Nike, Toyota, Grand Theft Auto, etc.  Mister Cartoon and his friend Estevan Oriol owns Joker Brand Clothing and is affiliated with Soul Assassins.

The phone has Mister Cartoon wallpapers, ringtones, and animations.  Part of the revenues earned by the SCH-r450 will be used to to fund community art centers and at-risk youth.  Art supplies will also be given to local L.A. schools.

Some of the features of the phone include horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard, stereo wireless Bluetooth, MP3 player, microSD card slot, 1.3 megapixel camera, messaging services, speakerphone, voice recognition, and 2.1″ 262K TFT 176×220 pixel display.

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MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) has announced that they will be offering the fashionable Samsung Tint phone on their networks.  The Tint has a built-in camera and has SMS, MMS, email, IM, speakerphone, and Bluetooth capabilities.  The Tint also sports ChatLINK, a service where users can push a button and talk without having to dial to individuals in a walkie-talkie sort of way.

Best of all, there is no contract required since it is MetroPCS after all.  The phone will be available in all metro areas where there is MetroPCS services available.

[via OhGizmo/Samsung PR]