AT&T is weathering the mobile wars by stemming the pace at which its customers jump ship. Sarah Tew The nation’s second-largest wireless operator said Wednesday that during the first quarter of the year it added 441,000 postpaid wireless subscribers. It also reported a “churn rate,” or the rate at which customers leave its service, of …

Verizon may not have added as many new wireless customers as some analysts predicted, but the company slowed the number of customers leaving its service in the first quarter of 2015. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Last quarter Verizon began showing vulnerability to the aggressive pricing and marketing tactics of its competitors. But for the first quarter of 2015, the nation’s No. …

Disney says Verizon doesn’t have the right to reuse some of its channels in a new, cheaper package for customers. Verizon says Disney is wrong. That’s the gist of the latest flare-up over the future of TV, in which Verizon plans to offer a small package of channels for a cheaper rate. Customers can then choose smaller, supplemental channel packs …

Republic Wireless Republic Wireless aims to shake up the wireless industry with new service plans that actually pay customers for data they didn’t use that month. “If you’re using a different amount of data each month, why should you pay the same price each month for it?” David Morken, CEO of Republic Wireless, said in an interview Monday. “The entire …

The FCC commissioners (left to right): Ajit Pai, Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler (chairman), Jessica Rosenworcel, and Michael O’Rielly. On Friday they approved a plan to free up airwaves formerly used by the military to help mobile operators keep up with data demands. FCC The Federal Communications Commission has inched closer to a new policy that will allow the federal government …

FCC chairman Tom Wheeler tells broadcasters at the NAB Show 2015 that he has heard their concerns on the upcoming spectrum auction and the new rules will be simpler than first proposed. Marguerite Reardon/CNET LAS VEGAS — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler told TV broadcasters Wednesday that rules for next year’s incentive auction will be much simpler than first …

Speaking at the NAB trade show, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler asked for broadcasters’ support of the agency’s controversial Net Neutrality rules. Marguerite Reardon/CNET LAS VEGAS — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is seeking support from traditional TV broadcasters for his controversial Net neutrality regulations. Speaking at the NAB Show, the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual conference here, Wheeler argued …

AT&T has joined cable industry and wireless industry lobbyists in suing the Federal Communications Commission’s over new Net neutrality rules. AT&T claims that in creating its new Net Neutrality rules, the FCC has violated the US Constitution and the federal Communications Act of 1934. AT&T AT&T’s lawsuit takes aim at rules the FCC adopted in February and officially published in …

Broadband and wireless providers aren’t happy about the FCC’s new Net neutrality rules. CNET As expected, Internet companies have unleashed lawsuits to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s new Net neutrality rules. Groups representing broadband and wireless providers are suing to stop the FCC from enforcing new rules it adopted in February and officially published in the federal government’s journal of …

The wireless marketing wars are in full force. If your head is spinning from trying to understand what all the various claims mean, you’re not alone. Who should you really believe has the fastest 4G LTE network, most reliable service or the “strongest signal”? And do these metrics really matter all that much to your overall wireless experience? These are …