Spam, scams and fraud are nothing new in the world of telecommunications, but now, AT&T wants to stop those kinds of nuisance calls from ever reaching your phone in the first place. Its secret weapon: a new feature, launching Wednesday, called Call Protect. Enlarge Image AT&T wants to stop spam before it reaches your phone. …
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AT&T Vice Chairman Ralph de la Vega, who had a key role in bringing the iPhone to market, will retire at the end of the year. Thaddeus Arroyo, 53, the CEO of AT&T Mexico, will take on 65-year-old de la Vega’s responsibilities as the head of international and business operations, according to a person familiar with the situation. AT&T confirmed …
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AT&T’s plans to merge with media giant Time Warner in an $85 billion deal isn’t going to skate by Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in a Senate antitrust subcommittee asked the companies tough questions about whether their planned merger would lower prices for consumers or stifle video competitors online. The bipartisan grilling could be …
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The cellular network of the future is here, for one business customer. AT&T said Monday it’s offering a trial run of 5G service for a business customer, marking the first time the next-generation cellular network will be used in trials that involve a real customer. Intel will be the customer, using the 5G service in its Austin, Texas offices. The …
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The Federal Communications Commission is not cool with AT&T’s offer that lets customers stream the carrier’s DirecTV service without it counting against their data plans. The commission has also launched an investigation into a similar offer from Verizon. In a letter sent to AT&T on Thursday, the agency said it’s reached a preliminary conclusion that the carrier is violating net …
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AT&T may have more DirecTV Now discounts up its sleeve. In an interview late Monday, AT&T Entertainment executive Brad Bentley said the company is considering offers for its new live-TV streaming service that take advantage of its national wireless network. He suggested the deals could mimic “double-play” deals of cable companies but would marry wireless phone service with streaming TV …
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AT&T checked off one of the final items on its DirecTV to-do list: recruit Fox. The telecom giant signed up 21st Century Fox television networks like Fox News for its DirectTV Now streaming service, which is set to be unveiled next week. AT&T had sealed streaming deals with most of the major television programming companies but until Monday, Fox was …
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AT&T will unveil its digital television service, DirecTV Now, on Nov. 28. The company on Friday sent out invitations for a New York event with the headline, “the future of TV is now.” The telecom giant is the latest company to present a virtual alternative to cable, aimed at consumers who have checked out of traditional pay-TV subscription service. The …
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Here’s a cure for “texting thumb:” Use your lips. Starting Friday, AT&T is letting its mobile subscribers dictate and send text messages over devices powered by Amazon‘s Alexa assistant. Those include the Echo and the Echo Dot. The service, known as a “Skill,” allows customers of the mobile phone network to store up to 10 contacts in the app’s memory. …
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The Federal Communications Commission has zeroed in on AT&T’s practice of zero rating. In a letter Wednesday, the FCC outlined “serious concerns” it has about AT&T’s practice of exempting its own streaming-video services from wireless customers’ mobile data allotments, while counting content from other providers against the allotments. AT&T’s current practice, through its “Sponsored Data” program, “may obstruct competition and …
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