AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024
- DirecTV is holding advanced talks to merge with rival Dish — AT&T and TPG are owners of DirecTV, which was founded in 1994
Sources: Amazon is in talks with Verizon, T-Mobile, Dish Network, and AT&T for wholesale prices to offer low-cost or free mobile service to US Prime subscribers
here's what we know [Update] Kishalaya Kundu / XDA Developers : Amazon may provide free cellular service to Prime members Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada Blog : Amazon to Offer Free Mobile Service to...
A look at the dispute between satellite internet providers like SpaceX and 5G operators like Dish, as both lobby the FCC over wireless frequencies above 12 GHz
Wall Street Journal :
While critics liken iPhone 13 to an iterative “12S” update, the branding shows Apple has adjusted to the current smartphone market, where big overhauls are rare
Smartphones have been so successful that it's possible … Casey Newton / Platformer : Apple's uncanny iPhone event Sami Fathi / MacRumors : iPhone 13 Still Doesn't Display Battery Percentage in the Sta...
In a regulatory filing, Dish says it will acquire Boost from T-Mobile by July 1, allowing T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint to move forward
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg :
Dish and T-Mobile have yet to decide on terms of Dish's purchase of Boost Mobile as July 1 deadline approaches; T-Mobile must offload Boost to acquire Sprint
a deal that became a key requirement for the approval of T-Mobile's takeover of Sprint https://www.bloomberg.com/... @karlbode : To justify the terrible Sprint T-Mobile merger, the Barr DOJ proposed a...
Dish increases price of both Sling TV packages, Orange and Blue, by $5 to $30/month, gives all users 10 hours of cloud-based DVR storage and additional channels
The cheap days of Sling TV are over — The cheap days of Sling TV are over. Dish's internet TV service is raising the price …
Text messages show how the head of DOJ antitrust division Makan Delrahim steered the T-Mobile-Sprint deal and played a crucial role in getting Dish involved
a foregone conclusion given the industry's concentration—but rather the viability of the “fix” Good coverage here by @russellbrandom & @kellymakena via @verge https://www.theverge.com/... Makena Kelly...
During T-Mobile-Sprint merger trial, the key arguments of both T-Mobile and merger-opposing AGs seemed to rest on whether Dish can create a viable competitor
so many that the court had to set up an overflow room for the stragglers.” https://www.theverge.com/... Hal Singer / @halsinger : The T-Mo/Sprint merger trial is not so much about competitive effects—...
During T-Mobile-Sprint merger trial, the key arguments of both T-Mobile and merger-opposing AGs seemed to rest on whether Dish can create a viable competitor
For two weeks now, the future of the American mobile broadband industry has hinged on a small courtroom in lower Manhattan …