AT&T sues Verizon over their 3G map commercial
Verizon Wireless has more ads mocking AT&T 3G Coverage on Apple iPhone
US based telecom giant AT&T has filed a lawsuit against rival company Verizon.
This lawsuit is related to a television commercial named ‘There’s a map for that’ which made fun of the bad 3G coverage provided [...]

AT&T acquires Plusmo
US based mobile service provider AT&T has announced that they are now acquiring mobile development company Plusmo.
The company now aims to use their technology to develop applications for mobile devices and television.
Plusmo provides a development platform for widgets and other applications which can be used on mobile devices.
It would now [...]

US Navy has a deal for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint
US Navy has announced that they have awarded contracts worth USD 60 million to three mobile service providers in the country.
These are: AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Communications.
Each of these companies gets an equal share. They would be providing nationwide mobile services [...]

Verizon Communications now has most subscribers in US market
Verizon Communications has become the largest mobile service provider in the US market in terms of number of subscribers.
The company took the first spot after acquiring Alltel. With this they have now overtaken AT&T.
Verizon is now serving close to 86.5 million. They gained 14.5 million wireless [...]

AT&T announces major job cut initiative
US based telecom giant AT&T has announced that they are going to cut 12,000 jobs from their operations as they aim to cut costs.
This comes to around 4% of their global workforce.
The company said that these jobs would be eliminated over the remainder of 2008 and 2009.
AT&T [...]

Centennial Communications to be acquired by AT&T
AT&T has announced that they are planning to acquire phone company Centennial Communications.
The deal is worth $944 million and it would be conducted through a cash transaction.
AT&T said that this acquisition would help them expand their offerings in Puerto Rico and other areas of USA.
Market analyst Michael Nelson spoke [...]

AT&T acquires Wayport to expand Wi-Fi services
US based telecom giant AT&T has announced that they are acquiring Wayport.
Wayport is a privately held company that operates more than 10,000 Wi-Fi hot spots in McDonald’s restaurants and hotels.
The deal is worth around USD 275 million.
AT&T would get access to their hotspots located at 2,800 locations as [...]

AT&T to offer DirecTV’s services
US based telecom giant AT&T has announced that they are soon going to start offering DirecTV’s services.
This would enable them to compete against current partner Dish Network.
AT&T would offer DirecTV services as part of their Advanced TV service.
Their contract with Dish Network ends in January next year.
Market analyst [...]

Comcast posts higher profits
Comcast is the largest cable service provider in the US market. The company has now come out with their latest revenue report and they have posted a higher quarterly profit.
Comcast said that they gained market share in telephone and Internet services and were also able to control their expenses.
They gained subscribers from [...]

Comcast and NetZero announces their plans to block child porn
US based internet service providers Comcast and NetZero have announced their plans to join the list of ISPs which are going to block access to child porn.
This was confirmed by the New York Attorney General’s office.
This happened after Comcast was threatened by New York [...]