MetroPCS and T-Mobile: Oh My, What an Ugly Baby

Combing two wireless weaklings just leaves you with a bigger weakling.
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Nice Try: Motorola Demanded a License to Every One of Apple’s Patents

Motorola hit Apple up for a lot more than just royalties.
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Proxy Ho? Like Yahoo, AOL Could Face Alternate Board Slate From Irked Investor as Early as Today.

Is AOL ready to come about? Hard to see.
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AT&T CEO Pays $2 Million for T-Mobile Deal Debacle

AT&T’s board takes the scalpel to Randall Stephenson’s bonus pay.
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ATD and Mashable Sitting in a Tree: The Best Merger Memo I’ve Nabbed All Year

Happy Valentine’s Day, Drake and Stacy! Walt, Handsome Pete and I could not be more happy for you.
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Motorola Mobility Posts Q4 Loss on Merger Costs

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. swung to the red in the fourth quarter as costs tied to its pending acquisition by Google Inc. offset higher revenue from handsets.

IPO Watch: Facebook Hiring Brunswick to Help With Comms for Expected Public Offering

Let the Hunger, oops, PR games begin!
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Flush With Cash, T-Mobile’s Future Still Very Much Up in the Air

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.
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AT&T Says Its Merger Withdrawal Beat Out FCC to Hearing Vote

AT&T Inc. said it withdrew its application with the Federal Communications Commission for approval of its planned T-Mobile USA takeover before commissioners had the opportunity to vote on a proposal to send the merger to a hearing for approval.

AT&T to Take $4 Billion Charge to Cover Costs if T-Mobile Deal Fails

The company also withdrew its pending application to the Federal Communications Commission seeking approval for the purchase, though it says it will fight on.
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