AT&T plans to acquire Leap Wireless, operator of the Cricket prepaid mobile service, in what would be the latest consolidation of the U.S. mobile industry. AT&T announced late Friday it has agreed to acquire Leap for $15 per share, nearly ...
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US telecommunications giant AT&T has agreed to acquire Leap Wireless for $15 per share in cash, valuing the prepaid mobile operator at about $1.2bn (£800m). The move comes amid continued consolidation and restructuring in the ...
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T-Mobile said Friday that it has signed an agreement to buy 10MHz of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) wireless spectrum from U.S. Cellular for $308 million in cash. The spectrum is meant to improve and expand T-Mobile's existing 4G LTE ...
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T-Mobile USA has dropped a pending challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. T-Mobile inherited the challenge when it merged with MetroPCS in a deal that closed earlier this month. MetroPCS and ...
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The merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS cleared its last major hurdle on Wednesday as MetroPCS shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal. The merger, first proposed last October, had faced opposition from some large shareholders until ...
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MetroPCS Communications, Inc. announced today that its stockholders overwhelmingly voted to approve all of the proposals required for closing the proposed combination with T-Mobile USA, Inc. With today's approval of the proposals by ...
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MetroPCS has pushed back a hotly anticipated shareholder meeting that will decide the fate of the carrier's proposed merger with T-Mobile USA. MetroPCS shareholders were due to vote for or against the deal on Friday, but on Thursday, the ...
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A sweeter offer for the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS reportedly has been approved by T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom. The improved bid reduces the amount of debt that the merged company would hold and the interest rate on ...
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T-Mobile USA is trying to boost the number of iPhone users on its network by offering the iPhone 5 without down payment to people who bring in their iPhone 4 and 4S smartphones for a trade-in which could also earn them up to $120 in ...
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The merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS moved one step closer to completion on Tuesday as the FCC approved the deal without conditions In what may be a hopeful sign for backers of the deal, the agency's review didn't even rise to ...
Some of the smallest mobile operators in the U.S. have lined up behind a deal that would dramatically expand the country's fourth-largest carrier, a twist that has everything to do with the national dominance of AT&T and Verizon Wireless. ...
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T-Mobile USA is drawing closer to finishing its merger with MetroPCS Wireless as a deadline for action by the U.S. Department of Justice passed on Tuesday. T-Mobile agreed last October to merge with the smaller MetroPCS, forming a larger ...
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Rhapsody introduced a new mobile music offer with MetroPCS that aims to help millions of consumers make good on their resolutions to spend less by offering the best value for unlimited on-demand mobile music bundle anywhere. "We ...
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British Telecom has sued 14 mobile operators because of a basic patent infringement. The lawsuit was submitted by Steelhead Licensing, LLC Company on January 4, 2013. British Telecom said, it had the patents of two technologies. One is a ...
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Just in time for the holiday season, MetroPCS Communications, Inc. is welcoming a new member of the Samsung Galaxy portfolio with the introduction of the Galaxy Admire 4G from Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile). This new ...
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