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5G promises an interconnected world, but at what cost?

by Erika Beras
Dec 18, 2018
Fifth-generation technology is designed to be faster and to connect more devices at once. The hope is that it may spur new ways of communicating person to person, but also between devices, enabling things like autonomous vehicles. AT&T says it is starting its 5G rollout with a dozen cities where it has a strong client […]
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Your landline might not be there for you when the power goes out

by Molly Wood
Dec 5, 2018
Are IP phone lines as reliable as the old tech in emergencies?
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AT&T aims to bring more targeted ads to your TV screen

by Molly Wood
Sep 28, 2018
"It's absolutely about competing with Google and Facebook," an Ad Age reporter says.
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"The government is often the underdog," the U.S. assistant attorney general says

by David Brancaccio and Danielle Chiriguayo
Jun 27, 2018
Makan Delrahim talks about the Justice Department's losing bid to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger, along with other antitrust cases.
“We don't have a 24-hour dedicated news channel to go out and spin your case to the American public and judges and others as some merging parties might,” says Makan Delrahim, pictured above at the Aspen Ideas Festival, of the loss of the AT&T-Time Warner case.
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You have more choices for wireless than you might think

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 20, 2018
Here's how mobile virtual network operators work.
T-Mobile owns the mobile virtual network operator MetroPCS.
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Comcast, Disney in Fox chase

by Reema Khrais
Jun 18, 2018
A federal court’s historic decision to let AT&T and Time Warner merge has unleashed other deal talks among giant companies. Just a day after the decision, Comcast renewed its bid for 21st Century Fox assets — a $65 billion offer. Compare that to Disney’s bid of $52.4 billion. Fox now has two eager suitors – both […]
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What the AT&T ruling means for mergers and acquisitions

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 13, 2018
Yesterday … a judge cleared AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. Today… Comcast bid $65 billion in cash for 21st Century Fox assets, which Disney is already trying to buy. Coincidence? I think not. The AT&T decision was closely watched for the implications it could have on other deals. So, more to come? Click […]
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The marriage of AT&T and Time Warner is good to go, apparently.

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 13, 2018
What happens when the internet connection, the channels and the shows are brought to you by one company?
O'Melveny & Myers counsel Daniel M. Petrocelli speaks at a news conference in Time Warner headquarters addressing the latest developments in the AT&T and Time Warner merger on Nov. 20, 2017, in New York City.
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Federal judge approves AT&T-Time Warner merger

by Associated Press
Jun 12, 2018
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon green-lit the merger without adding major conditions to the deal.
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Why privacy settings can't keep your location secret

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 22, 2018
Phone carriers can sell location data to third parties, and you can't opt out.
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