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AT&T Prepares Two-Track Plan to Save T-Mobile Deal

Stevie Converse — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:27:26 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Nadia Daumouni and Diane Bartz
Even as AT&T gears up for a lengthy court battle against the Justice Department, the company is prepared to make concessions to address concerns that the T-Mobile deal is anti-competitive and could cause wireless prices to rise. Details of AT&T's proposed settlement were not available, but it is expected to include pledges to maintain T-Mobile's relatively cheap mobile subscription plans, and asset sales.

UK Plans White Space Mobile Internet by 2013

Stevie Converse — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:19:58 -0400

Full article: Engadget
Daniel Cooper
Free from the wrangling that has dogged things in the States, Ofcom has released plans to make the UK the first country in Europe to implement white space mobile Internet.

If the AT&T Deal Fails, What's Next for T-Mobile?

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:13:04 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Ryan Kim
What happens to T-Mobile if AT&T can't buy it? There are several ways the company could go: alone, with Sprint, with a cable company or a private equity firm.

DOJ Sues to Block AT&T's Merger with T-Mobile

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:08:46 -0400

Full article: Media Post
Wendy Davis
In a move hailed by broadband advocates, the Department of Justice moved to block AT&T's planned $39 billion merger with T-Mobile. The FCC is independently reviewing AT&T's proposed buyout of T-Mobile. That agency can attempt to block the merger regardless of how the court rules on the DOJ's antitrust complaint.

Mobile Computing Giants in Patent Free-for-All

Stevie Converse — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:38:59 -0400

Full article: San Jose Mercury News
Brandon Bailey
The mobile computing boom has turned into a courthouse war of the titans as big tech companies are increasingly engaged in high-dollar legal disputes over lucrative patents for the software that makes smartphones and tablets so popular around the world.

Smartphone Adoption and Usage

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Full article: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Aaron Smith
In its first standalone measure of smartphone ownership, the Pew Internet Project finds that one third of American adults -- 35% -- own smartphones. Several demographic groups have high levels of smartphone adoption, including the financially well-off and well-educated, non-whites, and those under the age of 45.

So What Is a Gigabyte for Mobile Users, Anyway?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:03:21 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Kevin C. Tofel
Verizon’s move this week to follow rival AT&T by eliminating unlimited data plans may not affect most smartphone users today, but could impact them in the future as handsets are used for more purposes. Deciding which data plan will be enough for a month of smartphone use, without choosing a higher priced plan that provides more bandwidth than is needed represents a growing challenge.

Netflix Criticizes New Internet Billing by Bits

Stevie Converse — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:17:34 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
Netflix said that moves by Internet service providers to charge users by the amount of data they use could end up costing consumers more. The Internet service providers argue they have to switch from flat-rate monthly data fees to tiered, or usage-based pricing, models to pay for network upgrades and prevent consumers from congestion that would lead to sluggish Internet use. But those upgrades aren’t that hard, nor that expensive, Netflix argued.

Consumers Aren't Clamoring for 4G (and Aren't Sure What it Is Anyway)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:58:31 -0400

Full article: Connected Planet
Michelle Maisto
Mobile users are satisfied when they get 4G, but when it comes to making a purchase decision it's pricing that ultimately drives their choice, according to a new report. The paper suggests suggests that cellular phone service providers who are willing to invest in their technology and educate consumers, coupled with a significant increase in network sizes, will increase their market share.

NTIA Identifies Federal Spectrum For Reallocation

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:28:09 -0400

Full article: National Journal
Juliana Gruenwald
The head of the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration said that his agency has recommended that 115 megahertz of spectrum now controlled by some federal agencies be reallocated for commercial mobile broadband use.