AT&T Mobility is the wireless subsidiary of AT&T and is headquartered near Atlanta. It is the second larges wireless telecommunications provider in the U.S., with over 95.5 million subscribers. In 2004, AT&T Mobility (then called AT&T Wireless) was purchased by Cingular Wireless LLC, a joint venture between SBC Communications and BellSouth. SBC then acquired the original AT&T parent company and renamed itself "The New AT&T." In 2006, the new AT&T acquired BellSouth and became the sole owner of AT&T Mobility. In 2007, Cingular was re-branded under the AT&T moniker. AT&T Mobility is known for its Rollover Minutes service which allows customers to retain unused minutes from month-to-month. AT&T Mobility was the first carrier to sell the Apple iPhone, and sold it exclusively from its release in July 2008 until February 2011. The latest version of the iPhone, the iPhone 4, features an upgraded camera, flash, a new exterior design, upgraded screen, and the new version of Apple's software. In addition to smartphones that run on the iOS mobile operating system, AT&T Mobility also sells smartphones based on Google's Android, Windows Phone 7, and Palm's webOS platforms. AT&T Mobility's popular phones include the iPhone 4, Blackberry's Bold and Torch and the Motorola Backflip. On March 20th, 2011, AT&T announced plans to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion in cash and stock. Source: SEC Filings

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AT&T ready to follow Google Fiber trail in Austin, says Stephenson

AT&T is more than willing to build its own fiber network in Austin, Texas--as long as it gets the same terms the city is offering to Google for its vaunted 1 Gbps buildout.

AT&T juices up U-verse on-demand features, redesigns user interface

AT&T has redesigned its U-verse user interface to "provide a more intuitive and convenient way" to discover television content, the carrier said.

DirecTV adds voice controls to iPhone app

DirecTV updated its app for Apple's iPhone this week to allow subscribers to use voice commands to change channels and search for content.

Dish fights slack subscriber growth with free iPads

After seeing subscriber growth slow in the first quarter, Dish Network said it will begin offering new customers who order its multiroom DVR a free iPad 2 next week.

AT&T redesigns U-verse On Demand storefront

AT&T said it launched a new online interface for its U-verse On Demand storefront in more than 40 markets, including Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas and San Antonio.

Leap's Cricket dips toes into world of big data

Cricket provider Leap Wireless is exploring how to use big data analytics to help improve the customer experience for its no-contract subscriber base, wading gingerly into the world of big data that larger carriers seem intent on exploiting in the years ahead.

AT&T's Stephenson: FTTP adoption rate is strong

AT&T is seeing some early success with its fiber deployments. Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson told investors at a J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference today that the company is seeing good uptake of its fiber to the building deployments from the small and medium-size business market.

AT&T's Stephenson: Content players will subsidize consumer's data

Just days after reports circulated that ESPN was in talks with a Tier 1 wireless operator about potentially subsidizing consumer access to the company's content via mobile, AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson told investors at a J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that he expects content and app developers to soon introduce new types of business models that will allow customers to get access to their content without racking up high data usage bills.

Google Fiber names Gladstone, Mo. as its next FTTP destination

Google Fiber has added Gladstone as the latest municipality in the Kansas City area to get its 1 Gbps fiber to the premises service.

AT&T ramps up North Carolina wireline, wireless workforce

AT&T is looking to add 250 more new members to its workforce in North Carolina who will serve about 30 sites to fulfill growing demand for wireline and wireless services.