Few industries have been as embroiled in merger mania as telecommunications. Now, with another mega-deal in the works, will there be even more consolidation among others?
A new company will sell licensed smartphones that allow users unlimited free music downloads, hiding the price of the music in that of the phone.
The deal gives Sprint customers in the United States free access to Spotify’s paid version for up to six months, and further discounts beyond that.
If its acquisition of Time Warner Cable is approved, Comcast will become much more than a regional cable company, says its chief executive, Brian Roberts.
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The technology, called pCell, is one of many techniques that companies are looking at to address the rising public appetite for mobile data, especially video.
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The Federal Communications Commission has delayed its auction of broadcast airwaves to mid-2015, a year later than intended.
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Intel’s goal of introducing its OnCue service by the end of the year has been scrapped, and Sony, like Intel, has yet to announce deals to carry any channels.
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The Japanese phone carrier’s proposal of $8.5 billion for Universal Media Group was believed by some analysts to represent a $2 billion premium over its value.
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A National Security Agency program took e-mails and other information from companies that included Google, Apple and Facebook, according to documents that emerged on Thursday. A government official said the program targeted only foreigners abroad.
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The suggestion that some auction participants could get favored treatment in a spectrum auction has spawned a dispute.
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Sprint Nextel and SoftBank, its Japanese suitor, are expected to accept restrictions from American law enforcement officials on the companies’ ability to pick telecommunications suppliers.
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