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T-Mobile, AT&T Seek Approval of Spectrum Transfer

Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on January 23 at 3:03 pm PT

T-Mobile USA and AT&T Inc. filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for approval of the transfer of $1 billion in wireless airwaves AT&T promised as a result of the failure of its $39 billion bid to take over its smaller rival.

More From T-Mobile CEO: On Pricing, LTE and That Ever-Elusive iPhone

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 10 at 2:15 pm PT

In Part 2 of an interview with AllThingsD, Philipp Humm talks about the approach T-Mobile is taking in the wake of the failed AT&T deal.

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Jawbone Gets $40 Million From Deutsche Telekom, Kleiner Perkins

Lauren Goode in News on December 21, 2011 at 1:25 pm PT

Jawbone, maker of nifty audio devices and the recently recalled UP fitness wristband, has raised $40 million from Deutsche Telekom, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Yuri Milner and investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The new capital brings Jawbone’s funding to date close to $210 million. CEO Hosain Rahman has said that the company plans to introduce more products in the healthcare and audio markets, according to GigaOM.

Flush With Cash, T-Mobile’s Future Still Very Much Up in the Air

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on December 19, 2011 at 3:44 pm PT

AT&T’s $4 billion breakup fee will be of little consolation to the No. 4 U.S. carrier, which has been operating as a lame duck since March.

AT&T Dropping Its T-Mobile Bid, Owes Billions to Deutsche Telekom

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 19, 2011 at 1:38 pm PT

The company is dropping its bid in the face of stiff regulatory opposition. AT&T now owes T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom billions in cash and spectrum as part of a rich breakup fee.

AT&T, T-Mobile Mull Plan B

Anupreeta Das, Anton Troianovski and Gina Chon, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on November 30, 2011 at 1:58 pm PT

AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent of T-Mobile USA, have discussed forming a joint venture that would pool network assets from the two U.S. wireless carriers as an alternative transaction if their current acquisition deal falls apart, people familiar with the matter said.

Deutsche Telekom Says Break-Up Fee Not at Risk

Philipp Grontzki, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on September 6, 2011 at 2:31 pm PT

Deutsche Telekom AG said Tuesday that the break-up fee package it negotiated with AT&T Inc. in case the sale of T-Mobile USA failed is secure, following a media report claiming it might not be applied.

AT&T May Have to Go All or Nothing With T-Mobile Deal

Ina Fried in Mobile on September 1, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Finding concessions to appease regulators could be tough, meaning that AT&T and T-Mobile will have to decide if a prolonged fight is worth it to allow their merger to proceed.

Deutsche Telekom Vows to Fight to Keep AT&T-T-Mobile Deal Alive

Ina Fried in Mobile on August 31, 2011 at 12:24 pm PT

T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom said on Friday it is prepared to do battle to keep alive its deal to sell its U.S. arm to AT&T.

Engaged to AT&T, T-Mobile Loses Another 281,000 Contract Customers as Revenue Dips

Ina Fried in Mobile on August 4, 2011 at 5:50 am PT

Gains on the prepaid side helped to partially offset a dip in on-contract customers, as net income dipped 48 percent from a year earlier in what the company calls a “difficult market.”