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 …
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Touting it as a “free and convenient data-saving feature,” AT&T will roll out a new option that will stream video from your phone or tablet in standard-definition quality (about 480 pixels), rather than high-definition video (720 pixels and higher). The feature is called Stream Saver and will begin early 2017. AT&T will send messages to users when it is activated, …
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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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AT&T may be hoping a free Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV stick may be enough to get you to sign up for its upcoming DirecTV Now streaming video service. The telecom giant could offer the streaming devices to people who subscribe to the service, according to a Variety report Sunday based on leaked customer-support documents. Consumers who commit to …
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The Department of Justice has accused satellite TV provider DirecTV of being the ringleader in an illegal pact among pay TV companies to block wide distribution of the channel that has exclusive rights to broadcast Los Angeles Dodgers games. The Justice Department has accused DirecTV of colluding with competitors. US Department of Justice In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the DOJ …
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There’s a new cop on the internet privacy beat. In a 3-2 vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission passed new rules that for the first time give the agency the authority to police internet service providers, such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, that share customers’ sensitive personal information with third parties, like advertisers. The FCC’s new rules will require internet …
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Sprint took the long way to get there, but the US carrier now has recovered from years of decline, the company’s overlord said Tuesday. Sprint reported stronger financial results Tuesday, most notably the net addition of 347,000 new customers lured by network improvements and the promise of halved phone bills compared with AT&T and Verizon, the mobile goliaths. Sprint was …
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Social media is wringing its hands over another potential spying scandal hitting AT&T. This comes almost a decade after the carrier first faced lawsuits over a National Security Agency spy program — and amid a general atmosphere today of privacy worries that wasn’t helped by this month’s accusations that Yahoo had been spying on its users as well. Social Cues …
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One thing is certain: if AT&T takes over Time Warner, there won’t be any “Time Warner” companies to confuse anymore. Telecom giant AT&T on Saturday signed a deal to buy entertainment giant Time Warner. It’s a big deal, in both meanings of the phrase. Valued at $85.4 billion in cash and stock, the acquisition would rank among the biggest takeovers …
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AT&T wants to give you a cheaper alternative to cable TV. The answer: Its new DirecTV Now online video service will cost only $35 a month. The price of the service, expected to launch next month, will include the cost of streaming plus 100 channels of programming, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said on Tuesday at the WSJ.D live conference in …
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