The US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday delayed, for the third time, a vote on AT&T’s purchase of BellSouth. The deal is the subject of a fierce clash between Republicans and Democrats with the former’s FCC Chairman Kevin Martin struggling to find a compromise with his Democratic opponents. Thus far, he has failed. The parties [...]
US carrier AT&T launched its Homezone service on Wednesday, going toe to toe with the country’s cable TV providers. The Homezone bundle combines Yahoo! broadband, AT&T’s DISH satellite television and wireless home networking services in a single device. The offering is available across the company’s broadband footprint as of today. The package delivers IPTV video [...]
America’s largest telecoms company, AT&T, will today launch an internet TV service that will stream content to viewers over their wireless or fixed-line broadband connections. The service will cost $20 (£10.70) per month, on top of broadband connection charges of $12.99.. The telecommunications giant said the service is being offered in the US in partnership [...]
US telecoms giant AT&T said Tuesday that hackers have stolen personal data, including credit card information, from as many as 19,000 of its customers. The security breach came to light over the weekend and affects only AT&T customers who bought purchased DSL equipment through the company’s online web store. “The unauthorised electronic access took place [...]
The campaign seeking to force AT&T to respond to allegations that it illegally tapped customers’ phones was struck a blow late yesterday when a US judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU suit was filed in Illinois on behalf of Chicago author Studs Terkel and other local residents, [...]
Strong growth in wireless and broadband pushed AT&T’s quarterly profits, the company announced on Tuesday. The firm’s earnings, including its 60 per cent stake in Cingular Wireless, were up 35 per cent from a year earlier to 53 cents a share. AT&T said in a statement that strong subscriber growth from Cingular, boosted earnings. AT&T [...]