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Alcatel-Lucent to Slim Down, Refinance

Sam Schechner and Dana Cimilluca, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 19 at 9:02 am PT

Alcatel-Lucent plans to rework its balance sheet and significantly tighten its focus to a handful of core businesses, in an effort to return the telecommunications-equipment maker to profitability, the company said Wednesday.

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How Clearwire Became the Darling of Telecom

Anton Troianovski, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on June 18 at 7:40 am PT

Clearwire Corp. has long been the U.S. wireless industry’s most embattled carrier. In recent months, the money-losing company has also emerged as its crown jewel.

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Dish Bid for Clearwire Complicates Telecom Deal Dance

Thomas Gryta, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 30 at 1:25 pm PT

Dish Network Corp.’s last-minute bid for Clearwire Corp. complicates an already dizzying set of telecom deals and creates a variety of scenarios that are sending stocks in varying directions.

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AT&T Imposes New 61-Cent Monthly Wireless Fee

Thomas Gryta, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 23 at 2:46 pm PT

AT&T Inc. has added a new monthly administrative fee of 61 cents to the bills of all of its contract wireless lines as of May 1, a move that could bring in more than a half-billion dollars in annual revenue to the telecom giant.

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EU Closer to China Telecom Probe

Matthew Dalton, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 14 at 3:30 am PT

The European Union’s trade chief will ask for backing this week from senior members of the bloc’s executive arm to start investigations into alleged unfair trade practices by Chinese network-equipment suppliers Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., an EU official said, amid concern from European companies that such a probe could prompt a backlash against their interests in China.

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China Unicom Q1 Net Jumps 89 Percent on 3G, Fixed-Line Broadband Growth

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 25 at 6:30 am PT

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. said Thursday net profit surged 89 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier as its third-generation mobile communications network and fixed-line broadband businesses continued their rapid growth.

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AT&T Earnings Rise on Wireless Subscriber Growth

Ben Fox, Reporter, MarketWatch in News on April 23 at 1:23 pm PT

AT&T Inc.’s first-quarter profit grew 3.2 percent as the company’s wireless subscriber rolls continued to grow, though revenue missed expectations.

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Google’s Schmidt Sees Opportunities in Myanmar

Shibani Mahtani, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 25 at 6:30 am PT

Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said the technology company will work with the private sector in Myanmar to help the country develop its sluggish telecommunications sector, which he said would be the “most profitable business” in the once-isolated country as it opened up to foreign investment.

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Internet Providers Persuade FCC Panel Against Cyber Security Recommendations

Danny Yadron, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 18 at 4:34 pm PT

Big Internet providers seem to have talked their way out of unwelcome new recommendations on cyber security.

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Vodafone CEO Leaves Options Open on Verizon

Lilly Vitorovich and Paul Sonne, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on February 21 at 3:33 pm PT

Vittorio Colao, chief executive of Vodafone Group, left the door open to the possibility of a near-term deal that would change the ownership of one of the most closely watched partnerships in the telecom industry: Mobile-phone giant Verizon Wireless.