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AT&T to offer to sell up to 40 percent of T-Mobile -- Bloomberg

Sat, 11/26/2011 - 19:06 by amiteshwar

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is planning to offer to divest a large chunk of T-Mobile USA to gain clearance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its takeover, Bloomberg reported citing a person familiar with the plan.

AT&T withdraws merger application, to take $4 billion charge

Fri, 11/25/2011 - 18:50 by amiteshwar

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent of T-Mobile, have withdrawn their applications with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the agency's chairman moved to thwart AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA.

Cellphone users to get alerts before hitting plan limits

Mon, 10/17/2011 - 21:40 by Neka Sehgal

Cellphone bills that bring unpleasant surprises may soon become a thing of the past in the United States.

Verizon admits overcharging customers; announces $50 mln refunds

Mon, 10/04/2010 - 21:01 by Deepika Garg

Verizon Wireless has announced it would be returning $2 to $6 to some 15 million customers, who were mistakenly overcharged for data usage. The cellphone giant would roll out refunds of more than $50 million to keep the confidence of its customers.

Broadcasters to square off with FCC

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 23:43 by Shruti Sharma

Washington -- A battle over the spectrum allotted to television and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is heating up, attorneys who represent broadcasters said.

This week, the FCC submitted a long-range plan to Congress for approval that includes reducing the spectrum for television broadcasters by about 40 percent, CNet News reported Wednesday.

The FCC is betting the country will orient itself to digital broadband and wants to claim space on the spectrum for Internet and wireless mobile phone providers.

About 300 MHz of spectrum is currently allotted to television. The FCC wants the industry to give back about 120 MHz in the next five years.

FCC probing allegations against 'Genius'

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 12:20 by Rakhi

Washington -- A Federal Communications Commission spokesman said the U.S. government agency is investigating allegations the game show "Our Little Genius" was rigged.

The Los Angeles Times said the FCC spokesman would not offer specifics regarding the potential outcomes of the probe, which was sparked by a parent's claims that "Our Little Genius" producers coached child participants ahead of filming.

"They asked us to evaluate topics and questions to be used for their show and they removed several topics that I found objectionable," the parent, whose identity was not released, alleges in the complaint.

Fox officials insist no children who appeared on the program were provided with answers ahead of time.

Lambert's lewd performance at AMA criticized

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:22 by Ishita Sood

New York, November 24 -- Seven months after gaining fame from “American Idol”, Pop Singer Adam Lambert gave a lewd performance at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night.

FCC approves net-neutrality rule-making, Republicans not convinced

Fri, 10/23/2009 - 12:32 by Natalie James

Los Angeles, October 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted unanimously Thursday to begin crafting the so-called “network neutrality" regulations to prevent Internet providers from favoring one application over another.

FCC calls for study of wireless industry

Fri, 08/28/2009 - 01:04 by surajdogra

Washington -- The board of the Federal Communications Commission has opened a study of the wireless phone market, seeking changes to encourage competition in the industry.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the wireless industry is critical to the U.S. economy, MarketWatch reported Thursday. In turn, Genachowski said, competition was vital to keeping the industry innovative.

Consumers groups have complained about exclusive deals between phone producers and carriers, such as the deal between AT&T and Apple for the carrier to hold a long term exclusive contract on the popular iPhone.