AT&T’s New Aio Prepaid Brand Takes a Page From T-Mobile’s Playbook

The prepaid brand is launching in three cities, with plans ranging from $35 to $70 per month.
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T-Mobile CEO: iPhone on MetroPCS Possible, but Not Imminent

In the meantime, expect MetroPCS to aggressively expand to new cities this year.
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IBM Tackles Machine-to-Machine Data Deluge

Think you know what M2M stands for?
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Verizon’s Profit Rises 16 Percent as Margins Improve

Verizon reported a profit of $1.95 billion, or 68 cents a share, up from $1.69 billion, or 59 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue jumped 4.2 percent to $29.42 billion.

A Look at Mobile Markets in Russia and Latin America

Mixing developed and developing markets.
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High-Speed Wi-Fi? Not So Fast.

A faster version of Wi-Fi will hit the market this year, giving users the power to download a television show’s entire season in less than a minute — although few people can expect to take advantage of such speeds any time soon.

Meet Charlie Ergen, the Guy Who Now Wants to Buy Sprint (Video)

Here’s the video of our interview of the Dish Network chairman at February’s D: Dive Into Media.
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Aiming to One-Up SoftBank, Dish Offers $25.5 Billion to Buy Sprint Nextel

From the “never a dull moment in the wireless industry” department, the satellite firm counters SoftBank’s proposed deal.
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Verizon Customers Will Have to Wait Full Two Years for That Phone Upgrade

Verizon is phasing out a program that let customers on a two-year contract upgrade their phone after 20 months.
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Carriers in Most of the World to See Flat Revenue While Emerging Markets Take Off

Three countries — China, India and Brazil — will account for more than half of all revenue growth for carriers worldwide.
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NFC: What You Need to Know