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AT&T Takes $15B Writedown on Ailing DirecTV
Financial Performance

AT&T Takes $15B Writedown on Ailing DirecTV

The writedown of the premium TV business reflects "years of cord-cutting as viewers move to cheaper online streaming services."
By Matthew Heller | January 27, 2021
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AT&T Misses Q1 Estimates Amid Pay TV Woes
Financial Performance

AT&T Misses Q1 Estimates Amid Pay TV Woes

“AT&T’s Q1 TV subscriber numbers indicate how quickly the pay TV market is imploding."
By Matthew Heller | April 22, 2020
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Sprint Loses More Postpaid Phone Customers
Technology

Sprint Loses More Postpaid Phone Customers

"The company's long-gestating merger with T-Mobile continued to hang over every aspect" of Sprint's Q3 results.
By Matthew Heller | January 27, 2020
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Final Arguments Made Over T-Mobile, Sprint Deal
Risk & Compliance

Final Arguments Made Over T-Mobile, Sprint Deal

States opposing the merger call it "presumptively anticompetitive” but the companies say it will “create a new, world class network."
By Matthew Heller | January 16, 2020
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Verizon Beats on Earnings But Shares Fall 2%
Financial Performance

Verizon Beats on Earnings But Shares Fall 2%

“They’re guiding flat EPS year-over-year, at a time when GDP is growing strongly and competitive intensity is so benign. It’s not very inspiring."
By Matthew Heller | January 29, 2019
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AT&T Buys Straight Path in $1.25B Bet on 5G
Technology

AT&T Buys Straight Path in $1.25B Bet on 5G

The deal "will give AT&T a major boost in its effort to build 5G wireless networks using high bandwidth airwaves."
By Matthew Heller | April 11, 2017
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Vodafone to Merge India Unit With Local Rival
Strategy

Vodafone to Merge India Unit With Local Rival

The combination with Idea Cellular comes as upstart Reliance Jio has moved aggressively to grab a share of India's relatively untapped wireless market.
By Matthew Heller | March 20, 2017
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Verizon Shares Fall 4% on Earnings Miss
Strategy

Verizon Shares Fall 4% on Earnings Miss

The subscriber growth of rivals T-Mobile and Sprint, which offer unlimited data plans, is creating "a competitive challenge" for Verizon.
By Matthew Heller | January 24, 2017
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Sprint to Mortgage Airwaves to Raise $3.5B
Credit

Sprint to Mortgage Airwaves to Raise $3.5B

The cash-poor wireless carrier has turned to creative financing techniques to fund investment in its network and pay off debt.
By Matthew Heller | October 12, 2016
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Sprint Posts Wider-Than-Expected Loss
Technology

Sprint Posts Wider-Than-Expected Loss

Yet the company added postpaid mobile phone customers in the third quarter, the first time it has done that in two years.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | November 3, 2015
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Activist Forces Strategic Overhaul at Qualcomm
Technology

Activist Forces Strategic Overhaul at Qualcomm

The chip maker plans to cut 15% of its workforce, reduce share-based compensation, and add new directors.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | July 23, 2015
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HP Buys Aruba Networks for 9% Premium
The Cloud

HP Buys Aruba Networks for 9% Premium

Hewlett-Packard spends a net $2.7 billion for the maker of hardware and software for enterprise mobile networks.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 2, 2015
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