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T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint could mean higher or lower phone bills, depending on whom you ask. A federal judge in New York ultimately took T-Mobile’s track record of aggressive competition into account in ruling Tuesday that the deal would be good for consumers. In doing so, he rejected a challenge by a group of states worried about reduced competition....

T-Mobile is about to face 14 state attorneys general in court in defense of its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion.

The coalition of state attorneys general suing to stop the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile has lost another state, Texas, 2 weeks before trial is scheduled to begin.

If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America’s phones overnight, delivering confusing messages from friends, family and the occasional ex. Friends who hadn’t talked to each other in months were jolted into chatting. Others briefly panicked. A telecom vendor called Syniverse said a server...

U.S. regulators have approved T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, despite fears of higher prices and job cuts, in a deal that would leave just three major cellphone companies in the country. Friday’s approval from the Justice Department and five state attorneys general comes after Sprint and T-Mobile agreed to conditions that would set up satellite-TV provider Dish as...

AT&T said this week that it will soon block spam calls or alert customers of suspected spammers. The blocking will first activate for new lines and will then be applied to all existing accounts, the carrier said on Tuesday. The feature will be on by default but can be turned off by users who don’t want it, per rules set...

The Federal Trade Commission announced last week a crackdown on robocallers, giving one of the clearest pictures yet of the people and organizations behind the avalanche of nuisance phone calls to consumers. The actions are important because they draw the connection between robocalls, which may seem like mere annoyances, to the fraudulent organizations or illegal mass-calling schemes behind them. “We...

The bills don’t stop piling up for workers affected by the government shutdown. Some national companies are offering relief to federal workers. Here’s an overview of how workers can get the help they need need.

Cellular companies such as Verizon are looking to challenge traditional cable companies with residential internet service that promises to be ultra-fast, affordable and wireless.

Several people had issues switching from one provider to another. NBC 5 Responds takes a look at what you should know when switching providers.

Sprint and T-Mobile have sealed a blockbuster merger agreement, producing a telecom behemoth that values the combined company at $146 billion, the two carriers announced on Sunday. The proposed all-stock deal values Sprint at about $59 billion and the combined company at $146 billion, including debt, CNBC reported. Without debt, the combined company is valued at $26.5 billion. The new...

Marshall’s 100-day plan to reset following the team’s scandal in the front office is now in motion, and she gave NBC 5 exclusive access to one phase of it – mandatory Respect in the Workplace training for all employees from the front office to the basketball court.

The men’s individual sprint came down to a photo finish .. for silver. The gold was never really in doubt as Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo led from start to finish, winning with ease. The real battle was for second as Italy’s Federico Pellegrino edged out Olympic Athlete from Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov for silver. Klaebo finished in three minutes, 5.75 seconds. Pellegrino...

Study shows how mobile phone service provider services stack up.

T-Mobile and Sprint say Dallas will be among the first cities in the country where the companies will test out 5G.

People from all over the world are coming to Fort Worth later this month to run The Cowtown Marathon, which continues to serve as a fundraiser. Over the course of this season, the nonprofit will deliver shoes to 11 school districts in North Texas, totaling more than 5,000 students.

A man who made a one-letter typo in a web address for Costco found out what it means to become a victim of typo piracy.

A man who made a one-letter typo in a web address for Costco found out what it means to become a victim of typo piracy.

There’s a new king in horse racing and it’s Gun Runner.
The 4-year-old colt won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 2 1/4 lengths Saturday, sending rival Arrogate to a third straight career-ending defeat at Del Mar.
Gun Runner ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:01.29 and paid $6.80, $4.40 and $3.20.

T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks about a merger, though negotiators are still weeks away from finalizing a deal to unite the nation’s No. 3 and No. 4 wireless carriers, people close to the situation told CNBC. T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom would emerge as the majority owner in the stock-for-stock merger. Sprint’s parent company is Softbank. The companies declined...