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FCC fines four wireless carriers millions for sharing customer data
The FCC claimed "aggregators" that received customer location data from the carriers turned around and charged third-party location-based service providers for access at a price.
Paris footwear shop invited customers to steal — if they could outrun pro sprinter: report
A Paris store selling athleticwear let customers steal its merchandise under one condition: that they outrun a professional sprinter as they attempted to make off with the goods.
Ex-Indiana congressman sentenced 22 months for insider trading — despite 'honor system' claim
Stephen Buyer was sentenced for insider training -- despite appealing for mercy from a Manhattan judge by claiming he lives by his Indiana hometown's "honor system."
Man earns Guinness World Record for fastest 100-meter sprint -- in heels
Christian Roberto López Rodríguez, a serial world record-breaker from Spain, ran a 100-meter sprint while wearing high heels.
Former GOP congressman, FBI trainee indicted for insider trading
Former Congressman Stephen Buyer was indicted on insider trading charges Monday for buying up stock in telecommunications giant Sprint ahead of its merger with T-Mobile, feds said.
How Stank steered AT&T into multibillion-dollar sinking disaster
How did AT&T chief John Stankey and his deal-making wingman and former boss, Randall Stephenson sailed into a costly, ill-advised media-buying spree that landed WarnerMedia and DirecTV — which are...
T-Mobile experiencing nationwide network problems
Cell phone carrier giant T-Mobile was experiencing country-wide network problems Monday, according to a report. Customers of the mobile phone provider -- along with those using other carriers -- were...
Plans for fourth US wireless network dim amid coronavirus pandemic
Charlie Ergen’s plans to build the nation’s fourth wireless network by 2023 are being thrown into doubt due to the coronavirus. Ergen, the billionaire chairman of satellite-TV company Dish Network,...
Sprint and T-Mobile officially complete merger
T-Mobile US said Wednesday it officially completed the merger with Sprint, solidifying its position as the No.3 wireless provider in the US. T-Mobile’s longtime chief executive John Legere is stepping...
NY drops suit against Sprint, T-Mobile
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Sunday dropped a court challenge to the $26 billion Sprint and T-Mobile merger. James was among 13 attorneys general who had opposed the...
How a temperamental CEO turned Sprint into the telecom war's latest casualty
Sprint is about to become the latest casualty of the US telecom wars — and it’s partly thanks to a temperamental, impulsive Japanese billionaire. When Sprint was acquired by Japan-based...
Dish's Charlie Ergen might have been the key to T-Mobile's Sprint acquisition
A federal judge’s surprising approval of T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of Sprint on Tuesday may be thanks to Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen and his behind-the-scenes deal making. Ergen, the...
Collect call: $26B merger of T-Mobile, Sprint one step closer
A federal judge approved T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, removing a major hurdle for the merger of the nation's third- and fourth-largest cellular carriers.
Sprint shares soar on report judge to OK T-Mobile merger
Shares of Sprint soared more than 60 percent in late trading Monday on a report that a federal judge will OK its $26 billion merger with T-Mobile, creating the nation's...
Dish's Charlie Ergen cross-examined over broken promises ahead of merger
The coalition of attorneys general looking to block T-Mobile’s $26 billion merger with Sprint ripped into media mogul Charlie Ergen on Wednesday in an effort to cast doubt on his...
Dish founder defends record in bid to replace Sprint
Media mogul Charlie Ergen is fighting back against allegations that his Dish can’t be trusted to replace Sprint as the nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier.
T-Mobile's merger with Sprint may be derailed by Dish's Charlie Ergen
T-Mobile’s $26 billion merger with Sprint may soon hinge on whether a judge believes media tycoon Charlie Ergen is a man of his word. The coalition of attorneys general seeking...
WeWork in talks to hire T-Mobile's John Legere
WeWork may be looking to replace one long-haired, flamboyant boss with another. The office-sharing startup is reportedly in talks with T-Mobile chief executive John Legere to take over its top...
T-Mobile dangles $15 cell deal ahead of potential Sprint merger
He’s Santa Claus with a twist. T-Mobile’s often foul-mouthed chief executive on Thursday mirthfully unveiled a bag of goodies he wants to hand out, including $15-a-month cell service, on the...
T-Mobile doesn't rule out price cut for Sprint merger
T-Mobile US Chief Executive John Legere on Thursday acknowledged talks are ongoing with Sprint Corp. to extend their merger agreement, but he declined to rule out requesting the $26 billion...