By Shira Ovide AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile could be all about communications within the year 3000. But back here within the 21st Century, the mega-merger sure is producing enough documents to fell a whole forest. In a 377-page filing today, Sprint today made official its hatred for AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition …
Monthly Archive: May 2011
May
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May
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2011
[$$] NYSE Offers Data Services via ‘Cloud’
BY STEVEN RUSSOLILLO The large Board operator is heading to the “cloud.” NYSE Euronext plans to announce on Wednesday a partnership, dubbed Capital Markets Community Platform, with EMC Corp. and VMware Inc. with a view to allow financial institutions direct access to NYSE’s services throughout the fast-growing technology trend often known as cloud computing. This …
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Falcone Venture Said Weighing Manage AT&T
Philip A. Falcone, senior managing director of Harbinger Capital Partners. Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/Bloomberg Billionaire Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc. venture is thinking about a tackle AT&T Inc. (T) to purchase network capacity from the mobile-phone carrier, two those with knowledge of the talks said. The initiative is preliminary and will not lead to a deal, said …
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2011
Digits Live Show: Jobs to Unveil New Apple Software Offerings
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2011
Sprint Files Its Long List of Objections to AT&T-T-Mobile Treat FCC
Sprint, which has already been quite vocal and emphatic about its opposition to AT&T’s planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, on Tuesday filed its formal objections with the Federal Communications Commission. The “petition to disclaim,” a lengthy PDF document specializes in Sprint’s contentions that the deal will hurt competition and innovation. “This proposed takeover …
May
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2011
The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes
Image via Wikipedia The business of Tiger Woods have been taking up water the past two years. Sponsors like Accenture, AT&T, Gillette and PepsiCo have jumped ship since his November 2009 car crash and the resulting scandal. His golf course design business was hammered by the commercial downturn. His winless streak at the course is …
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2011
UPDATE 2-Sprint files to dam AT&T purchase of T-Mobile USA
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2011
Sprint Nextel asks FCC to dam AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Sprint Nextel Corp. has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission, looking to block AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA’s merger plans. In this example, which means asking the FCC to reject parts of AT&T’s application to soak up T-Mobile’s U.S. spectrum licenses, which permit for mobile transmissions. AT&T’s wireless division is predicated in Atlanta. …
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2011
AT&T Scientist Dr. Alicia Abella Appointed to Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
{“s” : “t”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} Press Release Source: AT&T Inc. On Tuesday May 31, 2011, 5:07 pm EDT DALLAS, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* research scientist Alicia Abella, Ph.D. have been appointed to the distinguished Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Dr. Abella, executive director of technical research …
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