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  • August 2008

    • AT&T Rivals Pounce on iPhone Glitches

      New York Times  |  Aug 29, 08 4:48 AM CDT

      AT&T Rivals Pounce on iPhone Glitches

      (Newser) - Glitches have plagued the new iPhone since its release and AT&T's rivals are gleefully capitalizing on customers' griping, the New York Times reports. It's still unclear whether Apple or the wireless network is to blame, but companies like Verizon aren't letting the opportunity slip by. “A phone is only as good as the network it’s on," crows one Verizon ad. More »

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      iPhone  • Verizon  • AT&T  • telecommunications  • iPhone 3G  • wireless service  • AT&T Wireless

  • July 2008

    • Mixed News Keeps Gains Slim

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 23, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      Mixed News Keeps Gains Slim

      (Newser) - The markets pared earlier gains to end just slightly positive today, amid mixed earnings reports and a gloomy-but-expected Federal Reserve data on the US economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 29.88, closing at 11,632.38. The Nasdaq gained 21.92, settling at 2,325.88, while the S&P 500 fell 5.19 to 1,282.19. More »

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      Federal Reserve  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • AT&T  • Pfizer  • Beige Book

    • Apple Sells 1M iPhones in 3 Days

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 14, 08 12:57 PM CDT

      Apple Sells 1M iPhones in 3 Days

      (Newser) - The iPhone 3G turns out to be pretty popular, technical glitches or no. Apple sold 1 million units in its first weekend, Bloomberg reports, sending the company’s shares up 3.5%. As of last night, half of the company’s 187 US retail outlets were already sold out. “IPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs. The original iPhone took 74 days to break the million-unit mark. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT&T  • iPhone 3G  • sales

    • Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600

      New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600

      (Newser) - AT&T will sell contract-free iPhone 3Gs for $600 (the 8-gig model) and $700 (16 gigs), a $401 mark-up, the New York Times notes. There are no details available on why a consumer would want the phone without the, er, phone, but AT&T says there is a demand—and notes that other wireless models already cost far more without contracts. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT&T  • iPhone 3G  • contract  • price

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • FCC to Examine Cancellation Fees for Cable, Phone, Web

      Washington Post  |  May 31, 08 1:02 PM CDT

      FCC to Examine Cancellation Fees for Cable, Phone, Web

      (Newser) - The FCC says next month’s hearing on cell phone cancellation fees may also include similar charges leveled by cable and Internet providers. Chairman Kevin Martin hopes the hearing will ease consumer tension over the fees, which were among cell phone users’ five most common complaints last year, the Washington Post reports. The fees typically range from $150-200. More »

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      FCC  • Verizon  • cell phone industry  • AT&T  • Kevin Martin  • Sprint  • T-Mobile  • fees

    • Cell Phone Market Nears Saturation

      USA Today  |  May 30, 08 8:46 AM CDT

      Cell Phone Market Nears Saturation

      (Newser) - The number of Americans signing up for cell phone service is slowing down after more than a decade of explosive growth, reports USA Today . Within a couple of years, experts say, just about everybody who wants a cell phone will have one, meaning good news for consumers as companies focus on luring each other's customers away instead of signing up new ones. More »

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      cell phones  • Verizon  • cell phone industry  • wireless  • AT&T  • Sprint Nextel

    • AT&T Starts Rationing iPhones

      The Boy Genius Report  |  May 15, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      AT&T Starts Rationing iPhones

      (Newser) - AT&T is limiting customers to one iPhone purchase each to keep the popular product in stock longer, according to a newsflash sent to managers and picked up by the Boy Genius Report, and Apple's online stores have already sold out of iPhones. Apple is known for managing its stock effectively, and the disappearing inventory is fueling speculation that the release of a new model is just around the corner. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT&T  • smartphones  • handsets

    • Consumers Giving Up Landlines

      USA Today  |  May 14, 08 8:29 AM CDT

      Consumers Giving Up Landlines

      (Newser) - Mobile and Internet-based phones are replacing landline phones in US households as younger Americans lead a movement to newer technologies, reports USA Today. The number of homes depending on wireless phones jumped 159% between 2004 and 2007. Nearly 35% of people 25-29 years old lived in wireless-only households in the second half of 2007, more than double the percentage of wireless-only 30-44 year olds. More »

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      cell phones  • Verizon  • AT&T  • telephone  • VoIP

    • AT&T Offers TV Phone Service

      Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 10:10 AM CDT

      AT&T Offers TV Phone Service

      (Newser) - After nearly a year-long delay, AT&T has jumped into the competition for TV viewers on the go. Beginning Sunday, the telecom will offer mobile TV service on two handsets, offering 10 channels of programming for $15 a month, reports the AP. AT&T will offer the service in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and 54 other markets. More »

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      Verizon  • AT&T  • Qualcomm  • MediaFlo

  • April 2008

    • ATT to Offer Half-Priced iPhone

      Fortune Magazine  |  Apr 30, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      ATT to Offer Half-Priced iPhone

      (Newser) - The new iPhone will have not only a GPS chip and a slimmer silhouette, but a much lower price tag than its predecessor, Fortune reports. AT&T will subsidize as much as half the cost of each phone bought along with a 2-year contract, a source tells Fortune , bringing the price to an industry-competitive $199. The new phones would be locked to prevent customers from using them with rival carriers. More »

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      Apple  • cell phones  • iPhone  • AT&T  • AT&T Wireless

    • Competition for Cable Customers Turns Nasty

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 28, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Competition for Cable Customers Turns Nasty

      (Newser) - The battle for a larger share of TV customers has taken a nasty turn as companies like Time Warner, DirecTV, and Verizon hone ad campaigns highlighting rivals' shortcomings, the Wall Street Journal reports. It's not the first time operators have taken shots at each other, but it signals a ramping-up of marketing wars as the industry gets more crowded. More »

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      advertising  • Verizon  • marketing  • AT&T  • DirecTV  • Time Warner Cable

    • AT&T Delays New BlackBerry Rollout

      Fortune Magazine  |  Apr 25, 08 4:12 PM CDT

      AT&T Delays New BlackBerry Rollout

      (Newser) - Research in Motion’s latest BlackBerry has been delayed two months, Fortune reports. The Meteor phone, to run on AT&T’s 3G network, was pushed back from June to August. No reason was given, but sources say AT&T had concerns about audio quality. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • BlackBerry  • AT&T  • smartphones  • handsets  • Research In Motion

    • Wireless Drives AT&T Growth

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 22, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Wireless Drives AT&T Growth

      (Newser) - AT&T posted a 22% increase in net income during the first quarter, thanks to strong growth in its wireless unit. Its wireless earnings nearly doubled, while landline earnings dropped 2.1%. The company’s net income was $3.46 billion (57 cents a share), compared to $2.85 billion (45 cents a share) a year ago, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      earnings reports  • AT&T  • telecom industry  • telephone  • wireless industry  • land lines

    • Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500

      Fortune Magazine  |  Apr 21, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500

      (Newser) - Wal-Mart nosed out Exxon Mobil for the second consecutive year to land atop the 2008 Fortune 500, with $37.7 billion in revenues, the magazine said today. In profits, the oil company far outstripped the megaretailer. Three of the top 5 on the list were oil companies, the AP reports. ChevronTexaco (No. 3) and GM (No. 4) swapped places, and ConocoPhillips again rounded out the top 5. More »

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      General Motors  • Citigroup  • Wal-Mart  • Ford  • Bank of America  • AT&T  • ExxonMobil  • General Electric  • Chevron  • ConocoPhillips  • Fortune 500

    • Streamlining AT&T Plans 4,600 Layoffs

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 18, 08 2:23 PM CDT

      Streamlining AT&T Plans 4,600 Layoffs

      (Newser) - As it adjusts its business model to lowered demand for landlines, AT&T will lay off 4,600 employees, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company plans to create about the same number of new wireless, broadband, and TV jobs, a trade-off that will create savings through dropping more senior, white-collar workers. "There are parts of the business that are growing and others that are not," a spokesman said. More »

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      wireless  • AT&T  • job  • layoffs  • broadband Internet

    • AT&T, Verizon Plan New WiFi in Old TV Spectrum

      Washington Post  |  Apr 6, 08 1:00 AM CDT

      AT&T, Verizon Plan New WiFi in Old TV Spectrum

      (Newser) - Verizon and AT&T are talking big about recent bandwidth acquisitions at an FCC auction, the Washington Post reports. The companies promised fast, high-tech new networks in the next few years based on long-range frequencies, newly available from television broadcasters, that can penetrate deep into buildings. A Verizon spokesman said the company hoped to connect “anything and everything together,” Reuters reports. More »

    • Is a New iPhone on the Way?

      New York Times  |  Apr 3, 08 12:58 PM CDT

      Is a New iPhone on the Way?

      (Newser) - Yes, there’s an iPhone shortage at Apple stores. No, that doesn’t mean a new iPhone is on the way, reports the New York Times . Apple product shortfalls usually presage new-model introductions, but experts say there’s no certainty that the 3G iPhone will arrive before its scheduled mid-year release, and point out that AT&T stores have plenty of iPhones available. More »

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      Apple  • cell phones  • iPhone  • AT&T  • smartphones  • Piper Jaffray

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