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The pending Verizon purchase of Yahoo and possibility of a Sprint and T-Mobile tie-up show insane deals are what makes the telecom world go round. Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff...

Ralph de la Vega, who has spent more than 40 years at the various AT&T operations, is set to retire at year-end. Long-time AT&T executive Ralph de la Vega is set to retire from the telecommunications giant as part of a broader shake...

AT&T encountered some issues during the launch of its DirecTV Now platform this week, while Sprint kicked some sand in the face of 600 MHz spectrum. Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty...

DirecTV Now platform to include various channel bundles, with streamed video content not counted against select cellular data plans. AT&T’s long-simmering plans to expand its DirecTV video empire to mobile is set to begin, with the telecom giant announcing the...

The U.S. Justice Department picked a day when baseball was on many people's minds to sue AT&T for allegedly depriving TV viewers of access to games by colluding with competitors. The lawsuit targets DirecTV, which AT&T purchased last year for $48.5 billion. According to...

Growing demand for digital content is forcing telecommunication operators to look at M&A in an attempt to bolster plans Faced with increasing consumer demand for digital content, communications companies are under pressure to expand their capabilities. They need to build and enhance their digital platforms...

AT&T said Minneapolis trial uses point-to-point millimeter wave wireless to provide speeds up to 100 Mbps, DirecTV could also be part of package AT&T looks to be the latest telecom operator attempting to add a wireless component to broadband capabilities in an effort to ease...

The new offer will not deduct from AT&T Mobility data allotments when mobile video content is streamed through the DirecTV app AT&T is moving to zero-rate streaming video content from its DirecTV and U-verse video platforms for its wireless customers. The move is part of...

AT&T reported muted Q2 wireless segment results, with slowing overall growth, flat income and record EBITA margins AT&T reported a sharp year-over-year decline in mobile growth, with only its prepaid business managing to post improved numbers. AT&T Mobility said it added nearly 1.4 million domestic net...

AT&T received government approval to acquire DirecTV for $48.5B, while Sprint stock plunged on competitive concerns … 1 year ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past....

Investigation into pay-TV providers TWC, Charter, Dish Network, DirecTV, Comcast and Cox examines billing practices A U.S. Senate hearing this week focused on billing practices for five major pay-TV companies serving some 71 million subscribers. Senators honed in on overcharges from Time Warner Cable and...

The telecom giant unveiled its AT&T Thanks program offering free gifts for select customers as it struggles with postpaid phone defections AT&T is tapping into its cache of service offerings for a customer reward program targeting postpaid wireless customers. The AT&T Thanks program is set to...

AT&T is set to allow customers to add unlimited cellular data to their connected cars as part of a deeper integration push AT&T is looking to maintain momentum in the connected car space tied to its unlimited cellular plan available to select customers. The carrier said...

Select AT&T customers provided with free roaming into Mexico and Canada as the carrier taps acquired assets and more aggressively targets T-Mobile and rivals AT&T furthered asset integration, offering up free roaming in Mexico on select rate plans and throwing in Canada roaming for its...

T-Mobile COO notes the carrier’s current challenge is getting out the word on its increased network coverage ORLANDO, Florida – T-Mobile US results over the past couple of years has shown the carrier’s “Un-carrier” message is being well received by the market, with T-Mobile...

AT&T is reported to have added 1 million more pops covered by its Mexico LTE network through Q1, pushing total coverage to 45 million pops AT&T continues to expand LTE services in Mexico, with a recent report indicating the carrier pushed coverage to another 1...

AT&T next month plans to offer unlimited U-verse data for DirecTV customers as part of a revamp in U-verse broadband pricing AT&T announced upcoming changes to its U-verse broadband service, including an unlimited data option and increased data allotments for current service tiers. The telecom giant...

The FCC 600 MHz incentive auction kicked off with the reverse auction proceedings, with carriers Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile having to wait The Federal Communications Commission’s highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction kicked off this week in what is expected to be a complicated process...

WOTW looks at how recent comments from Verizon on unlimited data appear limited in scope Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for...

AT&T unlimited data offer tied to its DirecTV and U-verse video service shows traction, expected to be sticky AT&T Mobility has managed to attract 2 million customers to its recently re-introduced unlimited cellular data service, showing strong demand from consumers and a significant boost for...

DirecTV plans 3 new video platforms, including a mobile offer set to launch later this year AT&T is pushing forward with deeper integration of its newly acquired DirecTV assets, announcing plans for a trio of new video platforms, including a carrier-agnostic mobile offering. AT&T said the...

Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless all offered up various promos for the latest Samsung smartphones Domestic carriers quickly unveiled promotions tied to Samsung’s announced launch of its latest Galaxy S7 smartphone lineup. The deals are all tied to pre-orders set to begin this...

PwC Strategy& Consulting touts what telecom companies need to balance in order to sustain growth For U.S. telecommunications services companies, much attention has been paid to the dynamics in core markets. Major wireless and wireline network operators are focused on driving subscriber growth and monetizing...

AT&T executives mix includes de la Vega, Stankey and Lurie AT&T’s ever-expanding wealth of services has resulted in yet another leadership shuffle for the telecom giant's U.S. mobile unit. According to a report from CNet, Ralph de la Vega has been tapped to run AT&T’s mobile...