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AT&T stories: 68 news summaries

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AT&T Sues Verizon Over 'Misleading' TV Ads

Spots wrongly suggest a lack of coverage in large areas, it says

Nov 3, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - AT&T went to court today to try to stop Verizon from mocking its wireless coverage in new TV commercials. The lawsuit contends that Verizon uses "misleading" maps to suggest that AT&T customers get no coverage at all in large swaths of the country. Verizon's "There's a... More »

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Verizon • Apple • commercials • lawsuit • AT&T • 3G network

ANALYSIS

AT&T Asks Employees
to Slam Net Neutrality

And don't say you work here, memo advises

Oct 20, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the FCC holding a meeting Thursday to decide whether to give the green light to “net neutrality”—the principle of universal access to bandwidth—AT&T is stepping up its PR war. In a memo from senior exec James Cicconi, employees are asked to post anti-neutrality comments... More »

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FCC • net neutrality • AT&T • bandwidth

MARKETS

 Dow Slips 6 Ahead 
 of Earnings Reports 

Telecoms fall after FCC OKs internet calls on smartphones

Oct 7, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks ended mixed as traders await the beginning of the third-quarter earnings season, which kicks off with Alcoa’s report later today. Telecoms fell after the FCC chair said he would allow Internet-based phone calls on smartphones. AT&T was down 3.6%, while Verizon fell 2.7%. Amid light... More »

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Verizon • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • AT&T

Dell to Launch
Android Phone for AT&T

Company's first mobile device should be out early next year

Oct 7, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dell plans to launch a smartphone that uses the Google Android operating system and runs on AT&T's network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The phone should be out early next year, sources tell the paper. It is expected to have a touch screen, like the iPhone, as well as... More »

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Google • Dell • smartphones • Google Android • AT&T • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price

(Newser) - AT&T has had a change of heart—perhaps prompted by an ongoing FCC inquiry into competition—and will now allow iPhone users to connect with Skype and other Internet phone services over its 3G wireless network. Previously, AT&T had allowed such services in only a limited capacity—through... More »

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iPhone • Skype • phone service • AT&T • iPhone applications • Google Voice

On Net Neutrality, Feds Go With Google, Against ISPs

Proposed new rules wouldn't allow bandwidth-hogging services to be blocked

Sep 18, 09 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Consumers stand to benefit under a proposal, coming Monday, from the Federal Communications Commission that would mandate so-called net neutrality, forcing Internet service providers to treat all Web content equally and not restrict access to sites and services that take up more bandwidth. The Obama administration is siding with the... More »

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Google • net neutrality • Skype • Internet service providers • AT&T • bandwidth • wireless carriers

Analysis

Great Network Won't Make Up for Boring Phones

Verizon has reach, but is way behind on sexy smartphones

Sep 17, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Verizon’s network may be the envy of its peers, but its smart phones definitely aren’t, writes Priya Ganapati. Caught off guard by the iPhone phenomenon, the carrier has taken a very cautious approach to new devices, subjecting them to a long testing process. As a result, while its... More »

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Verizon • smartphones • Sprint • 3G wireless networks • wireless industry • AT&T • T-Mobile • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price • Verizon Droid review

iPhone Users Report
MMS 2 Weeks Early

Users add photos, video to instant messages

Sep 13, 09 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some iPhone users are already adding photos, voice memos, and video to their instant messages, Mashable reports. Anecdotal reports of MMS messaging on iPhones cropped up on the Web today and soon turned into a Twitter stream. AT&T isn't talking, MobileCrunch reports, but it looks like the company beat... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • instant messaging • AT&T

 Firms Refuse to 
 Cut Service to Stolen 
 Kindles, iPhones 

Product producers often know who stole a device, but won't say

Sep 7, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Digital gadget manufacturers may know who stole your cell phone, satellite radio or ebook reader, because they're often registered and used by the thief. But good luck getting tech companies to share that information, or even to shut off service to the device, reports the New York Times. Angry consumers... More »

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iPhone • Kindle • AT&T • Amazon • Sirius XM

 iPhones Plod Along  
 on Crowded Network 

Heavy-using customers frustrated in busy areas

Sep 3, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone has a slick package and a supercool image--but when it comes to speed, the gadget can be a clunker, the New York Times reports. Customers are fed up with the long waits that stem from heavy traffic on the AT&T network, currently the only one available to... More »

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Internet • iPhone • Apple • network • speed • 3G wireless networks • AT&T • gadget • network provider

(Newser) - Apple and AT&T rejected the Google Voice app for the iPhone, driving TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington to drop the mobile device entirely. Why are Apple and its carrier blocking an innovative program that has amazing call-forwarding features and transcribes voicemail into text? “Because they absolutely don’t want... More »

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technology • Internet • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Michael Arrington • Google Android • wireless industry • AT&T • Google Voice

(Newser) - Apple has rejected Google’s application to distribute its Voice application through the App Store, and that shows that Apple is dead-set against innovation, Adam Pash writes on Lifehacker. The official line is that Google Voice “duplicates features already on the iPhone—namely the Phone and Messages app,”... More »

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wireless • VoIP • iPhone • Apple • innovation • smartphones • AT&T • iPhone applications • App Store • Google Voice

MARKETS

 Dow Finishes Up 188, Above 9K 

Nasdaq caps 12-day streak

Jul 23, 09 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sustained increases in home sales and robust earnings fueled a broad-based rally today, pushing the Dow above 9,000 for the first time since January and marking a 12-day winning streak for the Nasdaq—the first in more than a decade, the Wall Street Journal reports. AT&T and 3M... More »

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Dow Jones • earnings reports • home sales • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • AT&T

Tech Review

You Don't Need a Smartphone

iPhones et al might have more than you need; here are some cheaper alternatives

Jul 13, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smartphones may be the future, but you may not need one just now, writes Marguerite Reardon of CNET. The iPhone and its pricey brethren probably have more features than the average user needs. Here are some cheaper feature phones that might meet your needs. Prices are for a 2-year contract:... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • smartphones • Sprint • AT&T • T-Mobile • mobile phones

(Newser) - The Obama administration is looking into the country’s top telecom companies, including AT&T and Verizon, to determine whether they’ve abused their market power with anti-competitive actions, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. The Justice Department is concerned that, among other things, the big players are locking... More »

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Department of Justice • Verizon • telecom industry • antitrust • AT&T • Obama administration

(Newser) - Tiger Woods won the DC-area AT&T National yesterday, but don't expect him to be done with Washington just yet, the Post reports: He and President Obama plan to play 18 holes together. “We'll get it done sometime down the road,” Woods said yesterday about his discussions with... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Washington Redskins • AT&T • President Obama • tournament • partner

ANALYSIS

 iPhone Competitors 
 Close In on Apple 


Jun 10, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Until recently, the iPhone ruled the smartphone roost, but a new crop of competitors could threaten Apple’s bottom line, Jon Fortt writes for Fortune. AT&T, the sole iPhone carrier, pays Apple $300 for every new customer. Until now, paying for the privilege made sense, because AT&T... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Google phone • smartphones • Google Android • AT&T • mobile phones • Palm Pre

OPINION

Dirt-Cheap Netbooks Might Save Media Industry

Paying for content, not hardware, is the key

Jun 9, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - There might be hope yet for the media industry, “because the tech industry is screwed too,” writes Simon Dumenco for Advertising Age. With light, cheap netbooks squeezing the profit out of the hardware, makers are partnering with media providers (ie, Acer selling netbooks for $100, plus 2-year AT&... More »

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media • paid content • Acer • subscription • AT&T • Netbooks • Asus • newspaper industry • digital content

 Idol Loser's Fans Say 
 AT&T Tainted Voting 

Runner-up's fans cry foul on discovering Allen voters got phone company freebies

May 27, 09 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Furious fans of American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert are accusing AT&T of stuffing the virtual ballot box with votes for Kris Allen, the New York Times reports. Company reps allegedly attended Arkansas parties for native son Allen, providing phones that were for free text-messaging services and instructions on how... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • text message • AT&T • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert

 Google Suffers Global Hiccup

For 2 hours, most services were unavailable

May 14, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google was down for nearly 2 hours earlier today in a mysterious and widespread outage, PC World reports. Services from the home search page to Gmail, YouTube, Maps, and News were unavailable to users in the US and as far away as China. The glitch—quickly dubbed #googlefail on Twitter—... More »

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technology • Google • Internet • AT&T • Twitter • failure • Jay-ZTV

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