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Tom Brady's Silly Super Bowl Ad Gives Real Reason He Wound Up Playing in Tampa Bay
T-Mobile ponders the possibility that Brady is a Buccaneer because of poor service with another network.
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T-Mobile Working to Fix Widespread Network Issues
T-Mobile, one of the three largest mobile carriers in the U.S., said it’s working to fix a widespread network issue. The company’s president of technology, Neville Ray, tweeted Monday afternoon at around 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time that T-Mobile engineers hope to fix the “voice and data issue” soon. At 6 p.m., Ray tweeted that data services were back...
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What T-Mobile Takeover of Sprint Means for You: AP Explains
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....
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Price Worries Remain After Judge OKs T-Mobile's Sprint Deal
A federal judge has cleared a major path for T-Mobile to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion
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State AGs Look to Head Off T-Mobile-Sprint Deal in Court
T-Mobile is about to face 14 state attorneys general in court in defense of its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion.
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How Switching Cell Phone Companies Could Save You Hundreds
You see ads for cell-phone companies all the time, but when is the last time you seriously considered switching? It seems like a hassle, but what if you could save hundreds of dollars a year by making a change? Consumer Reports reveals how switching to a different carrier, maybe one you’ve never even heard of, could save you big...
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Texas Leaves State AGs Antitrust Suit vs T-Mobile-Sprint
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.
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere to Step Down Next Year, Mike Sievert Named Replacement
T-Mobile says Mike Sievert will become CEO in May, following the end of John Legere’s contract. The company said Monday that the move is part of its succession plan.
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Rangers Outline Final Weekend at The Ballpark, Globe Life Park
The Texas Rangers revealed details Wednesday for the ceremonies planned around the team’s final series at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Sept. 27-29, against the New York Yankees.
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Elliott Invests $3.2B in AT&T, Seeks Changes
Activist hedge fund manager Elliott Management is making a new $3.2 billion investment in Dallas-based AT&T and calling for changes that include selling its DirecTV satellite business and Mexican wireless operations.
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T-Mobile's $26.5B Sprint Deal OK'd Despite Competition Fears
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...
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AT&T Will Soon Automatically Block Annoying Robocalls
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...
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Robocalls Are Not Only Annoying — There's an Entire Dirty Industry Behind Them, FTC Reveals
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...
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10 Flags to Know at the 2019 WorldPride Parade
Here’s 10 flags you might see flying at the WorldPride Parade in New York City this Sunday, with a little background on each courtesy of Pride.com.
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Regulators Give Phone Companies New Tools to Fight Robocalls
Federal regulators voted Thursday to give phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers’ permission first. The Federal Communications Commission’s move could make call-blocking widespread and help consumers dodge annoying robocalls, which have exploded into a problem that pesters Americans on the level of billions of calls a month.
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China's Huawei Unveils 5G Phone With Folding Screen
China’s Huawei unveiled a new folding-screen phone on Sunday, joining the latest trend for bendable devices as it challenges the global smartphone market’s dominant players, Apple and Samsung. Huawei revealed its Mate X phone on the eve of MWC Barcelona, a four-day showcase of mobile devices, as the company battles U.S. allegations it is a cybersecurity risk. The device can...
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Companies Offer Assistance to Federal Workers Impacted by Shutdown
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.
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Tuch's Game-Winner Lifts Vegas Past Dallas
Alex Tuch got his 10th goal of the season and the Golden Knights won their fifth straight at home, beating the Dallas Stars 4-2 Sunday night.
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Dallas Shopper Posts Handcuffing Video After Being Accused of Stealing at Stonebriar
In a video posted online, two men in handcuffs watch as a retail employee searches the shopping bags at their feet. Police say the men didn’t have any stolen property.
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‘Tonight': Whisper Challenge Veterans Day Reunion Surprise
Jimmy Fallon partners with T-Mobile and uses a game of Whisper Challenge to reunite a military veteran with her active-duty husband before shocking her with a surprise donation.