After only a month from being released, the Facebook phone – otherwise known as the HTC First – can now be had for only 99 cents on AT&T.
That is a massive drop from its $99.99 initial cash out offering and may be an indication how well the smartphone is selling, various mobile technology industry observers note.
AT&T even makes matters look worse for the HTC First as it displays a 99.27 percent discount from the original price of $350.99 minus a gargantuan discount of $350.
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AT&T has just announced the availability of their 4G LTE network in Puerto Rico and three new cities in the mainland US.
In addition to Puerto Rico, AT&T has turned on its 4G LTE network in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Reading, Pennsylvania; and Salt Lake City, Utah as part of its nationwide rollout of its 4G LTE network.
“We continue to see demand for mobile Internet skyrocket, and our 4G LTE network in Puerto Rico responds to what customers want from their mobile experience — more, …

AT&T continues its unfortunate streak of being ranked by Consumer Reports’ annual mobile carrier assessment as the worst national network provider in the US.
The last-place ranking goes to AT&T as its rival Verizon was ranked best by the publication in its annual ranking.
Sprint and T-Mobile ranked in between AT&T and Verizon.
However, a few regional carriers and Mobile Virtual Network Operators ranked even better than Verizon in some categories.
As an example, US Cellular ranked …

AT&T will launch its Samsung Rugby 3 smartphone offering this December 14.
According to the U.S. telecoms carrier, the rugged flip phone is the fifth-generation device from the Samsung Rugby series and support’s the firm’s enhanced PTT (ePTT) service.
The Samsung Rugby 3 comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 3MP rear-facing camera and a dedicated PTT button.
AT&T said the handset meets U.S. Mil-STD 810G grade for dust, humidity, rain and shock, and is IP67-certified …

AT&T has been named the best place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees, the company and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) have announced.
This marks the ninth consecutive year AT&T has been bestowed the recognition which the company said is a product of their drive to harness diversity and push for inclusion of these diverse backgrounds in their workforce.
According to the wireless carrier, it scored 100 percent at this year’s HRC Corporate Equality …

AT&T has announced that its Enhanced Push-to-Talk (PTT) service is now available for enterprises to initiate faster communication between larger talk groups and add support for more types of handsets.
The firm boasts that its Enhanced PTT works on 4G LTE network from the outset at a time when its rivals are still into the deployment of PTT services for legacy CDMA and iDEN networks. 
Some of the newest devices in the AT&T’s device lineup for Enhanced PTT  include three rugged …

AT&T has announced that its customers broke the world record for recycling the most wireless devices in a week.
The company says that its customers recycled 50,942 devices during a one-week period resulting in the Guinness World Records certifying the feat.
The company congratulates it customers and at the same time encourages people across the United States to even increase device recycling in the future.
“We know we have the greatest customers in the world and now we have a world record …

AT&T yesterday reaffirmed its support for Télécoms Sans Frontières with a new donation amounting to $150,000.
According to the US wireless carrier, this new round of donation brings to $800,000 the total monetary support AT&T and the AT&T Foundation has given to Télécoms Sans Frontières.
AT&T Public Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer Charlene Lake, who is also a senior vice president at the carrier, presented the donation at an even hosted by His Excellency Bernard …

AT&T has announced that it will release the Windows 8-powered ASUS VivoTab RT on Friday, November 16.
The Windows 8 RT tablet from ASUS will be available under an exclusive holiday promotion for $499.99.
That includes a free Mobile Dock which incorporates a traditional keyboard. However, this dock has the added advantage of integrating another battery to the ASUS VivoTab RT giving the Windows 8 device more juice to run on.
Exclusively available on AT&T, the ASUS VivoTab RT will also …

AT&T announced today its new Samsung Galaxy Camera offering, which will be available to customers starting November 16 for $499.99.
According to the U.S. telecoms carrier, the Galaxy Camera, which runs on Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, can take full advantage of its 4G LTE mobile internet to combine a powerful point-and-shoot camera with quicker connection speeds to Android apps from the Google Play Store.
“By connecting the Samsung Galaxy Camera through the AT&T …