Sprint is looking ahead to its $26 billion merger with T-Mobile as it shuffles top executives and makes its pitch for the merger to federal regulators in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, the company announced CEO Marcelo Claure will become executive chairman while the company’s chief financial officer, Michel Combes, will take over as CEO by …
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T-Mobile’s success could undo its $26 billion bid to buy Sprint. The Seattle-based mobile carrier continued a run of adding new customers, saying on Tuesday it had grabbed 617,000 postpaid phone subscribers in the quarter that ended in March. Postpaid subscribers are customers who pay their bills at the end of the month. The growth was greater than that of …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Sprint and T-Mobile unveiling a $26 billion merger deal Facebook’s Oculus and its big plans for immersive VR theater What to expect from Facebook’s F8 developer conference, which kicks off Tuesday Now playing: Watch this: Sprint and T-Mobile are getting married… well, maybe…… 4:11 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the …
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The years-long wireless industry twist on the will-they-won’t-they romantic comedy is finally reaching its climax. T-Mobile and Sprint finally — finally! — agreed to get together. The $26 billion deal would combine the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers, creating a larger player to better compete against industry leaders Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Under the deal, T-Mobile parent Deutsche …
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Third time’s a charm? Sprint and T-Mobile, the third- and fourth-largest US carriers, could merge as soon as this weekend, according to a new report by The New York Times. As of yesterday, the acquisition was expected to close some time early next week. This is the third time that T-Mobile and Sprint have attempted a merger. If successful, it …
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T-Mobile and Sprint, the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the US respectively, expect to complete negotiations for a merger as early as next week, sources tell Reuters. Japanese conglomerate Softbank Group, which controls Sprint, and German company Deutsche Telekom, controller of T-Mobile, are discussing terms for how they would exercise voting control over the combined company, the news agency …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image It’s hard work, tolerating corporate America. Sprint/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It’s easy to think that those who peddle products on TV don’t have feelings. Who could imagine they experience doubt or fear? They smile on camera, tell you to buy a certain …
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For Verizon, no news is bad news when it comes to customer growth. After a flurry of promotional activity in 2017, which saw the return of unlimited data plans in a big way, as well as media bundles like free Netflix for T-Mobile subscribers and HBO Go thrown into AT&T wireless plans, US wireless carriers backed down with fewer discounts …
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The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are so packed with features, it’s easy to breeze by one of the most important for everyday life: The speakers. Even if you was around with headphones in your ears, you may wind up using the phone speakers more than you think. The instant you play a YouTube video aloud for a friend …
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Psst. You with the phone. How does a $20-per-month service plan sound? With unlimited everything and 5GB of LTE data? Pretty great, right? Here’s the catch: You have to pay for a full year up front. So pony up $240 right now and you’re good to go until April, 2019. You may think I’m talking about Mint SIM, a mobile …
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