In a sign it is preparing for a possible failure of its proposed merger with T-Mobile, AT&T revealed on Thursday that it is setting aside $4 billion for its deal termination fee.
The allotment will be taken from the company’s current quarter in the form of a pretax accounting charge.
AT&T has set its sight on an acquisition of Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile in a $39 billion deal.
If it pushes through, it will create what would arguably be the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. by …

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has put up another hurdle against the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.
According to reports, U.S. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has circulated a draft order to fellow commissioners of the government agency on Tuesday.
In the draft order, Genachowski suggested that AT&T’s planned $39 billion merger with T-Mobile be reviewed by an administrative law judge.
Observers note that the move, although not explicitly saying it …

T-Mobile will release the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus on November 16. Image:

T-Mobile announced on Thursday that it will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus beginning next week.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will be the latest addition to T-Mobile’s tablet portfolio which includes the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, the T-Mobile G-Slate, The T-Mobile Springboard, and the Dell Streak 7.
T-Mobile Vice President Jeremy Korst said in that “Consumers …

T-Mobile appears to be hurt that Apple has snubbed their request to offer the sought after iPhone to their subscribers.

T-Mobile is feeling hurt that it doesn’t have the iPhone in its lineup.

Just how hurt is T-Mobile? Pretty much, it seems, if you read a recent statement coming from the T-Mobile Media Relations team.
The statement did not announce any new phones or announce any new service. In fact, this latest press release from T-Mobile sort of feels like its only purpose is to tell …

A Florida woman is now fast becoming the perfect and most well-known example of “bill shock” after receiving a phone bill from T-Mobile amounting to over $201,000.

A Florida woman, Celina Aarons, got a shocking $201,000 bill from T-Mobile. Image: WSVN

The bill was no accident and T-Mobile has verified that it is accurate, reports say, and Celina Aarons should have been legally required to pay it.
We say should here because T-Mobile is said to have been kind enough to lower the $201,000 …

US telecoms carrier T-Mobile is prepping up a successor to its relatively new Samsung Exhibit 4G offering.
The Samsung Exhibit II 4G, a rebranded Samsung Galaxy W for T-Mobile USA, will distinctively drop the hardware home button of its predecessor for a set of four capacitive soft keys.
Apart from the change in navigational buttons, the Exhibit II 4G will still offer similar technical specifications that include a 3.7-inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) resolution screen.
The handset also offers …

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is asking AT&T to detail how its merger with T-Mobile will produce more jobs. Image: MJ-Davies / Flickr (CC)

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requesting that AT&T give it more details about its argument that its planned merger with T-Mobile will generate more jobs.
The move by the FCC came on Thursday via a letter sent by the agency to AT&T lead lawyer Rick Rosen, a report from Reuters details.
According to the report, …

T-Mobile just added two new 4G tablets to its slate stable, the SpringBoard With Google and the Samsung flagship Galaxy Tab 10.1.

T-Mobile has announced the SpringBoard with Google and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets.

First up, we have the SpringBoard which T-Mobile says is one of its “most affordable tablets”. No details about pricing has been revealed but reports note that it would probably be priced at $199 or below, pricing it the same as the Kindle Fire and the Lenovo A1.
T-Mobile …

AT&T wants the lawsuits of its rival Sprint and a smaller rival Cellular South trying to block its merger with T-Mobile to be rejected by a U.S. judge, reports from Reuters and The Associated Press say.

AT&T wants the antitrust lawsuits of Sprint and C Spire Wireless (Cellular South) against its planned acquisition of T-Mobile to be dismissed. Image: cafemama / Flickr (CC)

Sprint and Cellular South (which is now C Spire Wireless) have filed antitrust lawsuits against the planned …

T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman is promoting two new Android phones as the iPhone is yet to be released through the wireless carrier.

T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman promotes Android phones Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Amaze as the carrier is yet to officially sell the popular iPhone. Image: William Hook / Flickr (CC)

Brodman made the promotion in a blog post on the T-Mobile Issues and Insights Blog. He wrote:
“We’ve heard from many customers who love their …