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*AT&T is partnering with Cee Lo Green and the group that birthed him, the Goodie Mob, to encourage youth, and probably sell some cell phones. According to a press release, the group will be a part of the “Elevate Young Black Voices” online talent contest and sweepstakes. Aspiring singers will have a chance to win [...]
*LAS VEGAS — AT&T*, BlackBerry®, singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and hip-hop group Goodie Mob will begin celebrating Black Music Month through the “Elevate Young Black Voices” online talent contest and sweepstakes that gives aspiring singers a chance to win a two-hour private mentoring session, and an opportunity to perform live with the group this June. AT&T [...]
*AT&T may have a winner on its hands with the company’s new commercial campaign, featuring some of the greatest former basketball players in the NBA. Flowing from the “It’s not complicated” commercials, where a group of kids sit around comedian Beck Bennett to discuss why ‘more is better than less,’ this round of NCAA themed [...]
*The major cell phone companies are not offering a whole lot with their supposed claims of unlimited this and unlimited that. In fact, some customers are so outraged by the lack of follow thru on their promises that they have sued … and won! Even the judge is pissed off with his cell phone service [...]
*(Via SFgate) – AT&T Inc.’s $39 billion bid to acquire Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA came to an end Monday (12-19-11) in a phone call between the companies’ chief executive officers, according to people familiar with the matter. AT&T’s Randall Stephenson and Deutsche Telekom’s Rene Obermann ultimately agreed the costs of continuing to fight for [...]
*It’s a no-go on the proposed $39 billion AT&T takeover of rival T-Mobile USA because he US Justice department filed suit to block it, according to Wall Street Journal report. At a news conference Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General James Cole said the combination would result in tens of millions of consumers facing fewer choices and [...]
*Swiss luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer is the latest sponsor to end its relationship with golf player Tiger Woods, reports Golf World. Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg confirmed that the relationship with Tag, reportedly worth $10 million, expired, according to the publication. Tag is the sixth sponsor to drop Woods after Gillette, Gatorade, Accenture, AT&T and Golf [...]
*A national coalition representing the nation’s leading African American organizations filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission recently in support of AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA. In its federal filing, the coalition argued that a completed deal would provide African Americans enhanced access to the most technologically advanced tools available to more effectively compete for [...]
*A wave of greed is on the air. We’ve heard of the banks needing a bailout, the car companies needing to be bailed out, even the government was looking at a possible shutdown if they didn’t get the budget together. But, did anyone get the memo saying that the phone companies are going under? We [...]
*New York – AT&T and One Solution, the integrated corporate marketing arm of TV One and Radio One, have joined forces on a new consumer awareness campaign to bring the AT&T Rethink Possible® tagline to life. This cross-platform campaign is designed to engage and inspire consumers to rethink what is achievable in their own lives [...]
*Can you say Facebook Nation?! THE social network has taken on the world and has become the voice of the world. Most of the planet is somehow connected through Facebook. People all over the world are running home or fumbling with their cell phone to access their FB page. But, there are so many things that [...]
*Recently, the Today show exposed AT&T in a thorough report on the data usage fees they charge all of their iPhoneand iPad users. They are now in a class action lawsuit that states that AT&T “systematically overstated data usage by 7-14%.” They compared the data usage scam to a “rigged gas pump.” (more…)
*When the Bell telephone system – aka AT&T – was broken up in 1984, consumers were told this would be a good thing because it would increase competition. When the U.S. telecommunications market was deregulated in 1996, consumers were told this would be a good thing because it would increase competition. And now AT&T wireless [...]
*Your choices in (mobile) phone companies just shrunk again. But on the other hand, T-Mobile will now have the iPhone. On Sunday, AT&T Inc announced it would buy Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA in a cash-and-stock transaction worth around $39 billion. As part of the deal, Deutsche Telekom will get about 8 percent stake in [...]
*So, does this mean no more “unlimited” internet? Could be. AT&T is putting a limit on free bandwidth use for customers, saying two percent of users are taking up a “disproportionate amount of bandwidth.” The company claims 98 percent of customers won’t be affected by the change. AT&T said the move will help ease congestion [...]
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