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The No. 2 and No. 4 wireless carriers announce a $39 billion merger deal that would create a company with nearly 130 million subscribers, easily leapfrogging Verizon Wireless for the No. 1 spot.

Wireless CEOs spar onstage at CTIA

Chief executives of AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint are forced to discuss the elephant in the room: AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA.

• Audi signs T-Mobile, gets AT&T

(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

March 22, 2011 8:17 a.m. PT

What would AT&T, T-Mobile deal mean for Sprint?

Sprint Nextel may find it difficult to compete on its own if the deal between AT&T and T-Mobile is eventually approved by regulators.

(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

March 21, 2011 9:56 p.m. PT

AT&T: Buying T-Mobile speeds LTE shift in U.S.

Facing regulatory scrutiny, AT&T argues that buying T-Mobile USA will bring next-gen mobile networks to more Americans at a quicker clip and make the United States more competitive.

• Study: Verizon fastest among 4G networks

(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

March 21, 2011 7:52 a.m. PDT

AT&T and T-Mobile: Good for whom?

analysis AT&T announces it will acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion. Though the carrier is preaching nothing but upsides for T-Mobile customers, I’m not so sure.

• Video: What consumers think about AT&T and T-Mobile merging

(Posted in Dialed In by Kent German)

March 20, 2011 8:09 p.m. PT

AT&T and T-Mobile–listen before you judge

analysis Consumer advocates have already condemned the AT&T and T-Mobile USA as “unthinkable.” But Larry Downes argues jumping to conclusions doesn’t help anyone, especially consumers.

(Posted in Signal Strength by Larry Downes)

March 20, 2011 6:02 p.m. PT

T-Mobile: Business as usual for now

In the wake of the AT&T acquisition news, T-Mobile assures its customers that nothing will change. At least for the next 12 months.

(Posted in Dialed In by Bonnie Cha)

March 20, 2011 2:54 p.m. PT

AT&T-T-Mobile merger: By the numbers

On the cusp of a historic mobile operator merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, a look at some key stats.

(Posted in Dialed In by Jessica Dolcourt)

March 20, 2011 6:16 p.m. PT

Current AT&T and T-Mobile plans compared

After the AT&T and T-Mobile merger news broke, one of the first concerns many T-Mobile customers had was with pricing plans.

(Posted in Dialed In by Nicole Lee)

March 20, 2011 9:51 p.m. PT

Will AT&T kill T-Mobile’s lovely anti-AT&T ads?

The news that T-Mobile USA is being bought by AT&T might mean the end of the T-Mobile campaign that attacks, um, AT&T.

(Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

March 20, 2011 1:58 p.m. PT

AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

T-Mobile’s 33 million subscribers will give AT&T the dominant position in the mobile market and leave the U.S. with only one GSM carrier.

(Posted in Wireless by Steven Musil)

March 20, 2011 12:03 p.m. PT