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Deutsche Telekom AG's first-quarter earnings on Friday are likely to confirm a new reality for wireless-phone operators: data is the new voice, but it is a less lucrative business.

Deutsche Telekom Feels Weight From Data Services Christopher Lawton 2011

The marketing alliance is "very troubling, because it would seem to carve up the marketplace for cable, broadband and wireless-phone service," Sen. Franken wrote in his letter.

Verizon Wireless-Comcast Deal Meets Political Resistance Thomas Catan 2012

MetroPCS Communications lost more than a third of its market value after the provider of prepaid wireless-phone service recorded a slowdown in subscriber growth.

Dow Plunges 265 Points Steven Russolillo 2011

The Justice Department this week sued to block AT&T Inc.'s proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA, a deal that would shrink the number of national wireless-phone companies from four to three.

FTC Presses Express Scripts on Merger Anna Wilde Mathews 2011

To win antitrust approval for the deal, which would combine the second and fourth-largest U.S. wireless-phone companies, AT&T will likely need to sell off network assets that would otherwise give the combined company too much market power.

AT&T Hires Bankers to Advise Asset Sales Dana Cimilluca 2011

There's nothing special about prepaid wireless-phone numbers or prepaid service in general that would make it telemarketer-friendly; you might just have a bad number that landed on too many calling lists.

Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro Rob Pegoraro 2011

In the end, AT&T's bold gamble could come down to points of law including recent cases in which the Justice Department has approved wireless-phone company mergers based on competition in local markets, the same sort of analysis AT&T says should be used in this case.

Sprint CEO Blasts AT&T Deal Roger Cheng 2011

The FCC's annual report on competition in the wireless industry, which could be released next month, is expected to conclude—as it did last year—that the wireless-phone market has grown more concentrated over the years.

FCC Likely to Stay Neutral on Wireless Competition Amy Schatz 2011

Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson, a leading maker of wireless-phone networks, predicts a flat market.

Alcatel-Lucent's Net Loss Widens on Hefty Write-Down 2009

Treasury wouldbe enriched; the new players would force down the price of wireless-phone service; the FCC and Congress would be heroes.

Inside The Fcc's Billion-Dollar Boo-Boo 2008