AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) is the wireless subsidiary of AT&T and is headquartered near Atlanta. It is the second largest wireless telecommunications provider in the U.S., with over 107.3 million subscribers at the end of first quarter of 2013. AT&T Mobility's current CEO is Ralph de la Vega.

AT&T was originally Cingular Wireless from 200 to 2007 and in 2007 rebranded itself as AT&T. 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. In March 2011, AT&T Mobility attempted to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion; however the deal eventually fell through.

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Google Fiber, AT&T, Verizon execs featured in Women in Wireline 2013

In today's spotlight,  FierceTelecom  runs its fourth annual Women in Wireline feature.

Checking out the most influential women in wireline

Over at  FierceTelecom , editor Sean Buckley profiles 10 women at companies such as Google , Verizon  and AT&T  who are shaping the future of the wireline industry--long a male-dominated field.

Honoring women in wireline leadership roles

In our fourth annual Women in Wireline feature, FierceTelecom is celebrating those women leaders who are making their mark in the industry through their work developing products and innovations or serving as advocates for specific technologies or service provider groups.

AT&T says energy sustainability projects saved it $151 million

AT&T said in its 2012 sustainability report that its effort to reduce energy costs and emissions helped it save over $151 million in annualized energy savings from the years 2010-2012 and almost 1.3 billion kilowatt hours.

AT&T won't be Europe's economic savior

Where will U.S. telcos purchase assets next? Eyes are turning toward Europe, as the continuing economic trouble there makes telecom acquisitions more attractive. But will investors' hopes be dashed in the coming months if AT&T, Verizon, or other carriers balk at a major purchase?

Telefonica's stock surges on reports of possible AT&T acquisition

Telefonica, despite denying a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that it received a $93 billion offer from AT&T, saw its stock jump 2.7 percent in Monday morning trading on European exchanges.

GM offering LTE in most 2015 vehicles; EU mandates eCall

As U.S. automaker General Motors gears up to make passenger vehicles a chief tech platform, the European Union is simultaneously moving to require all new cars sold there to be fitted with a wireless emergency calling device.

AT&T harps on need for Wi-Fi roaming agreements

AT&T Mobility is pushing for more international Wi-Fi roaming agreements between carriers and Wi-Fi providers as part of a wider push to make it more seamless for carriers and their customers to offload traffic from cellular networks onto Wi-Fi.

Apple's iOS 7 proves it's a Wi-Fi world

One need only look at features included in the souped-up iOS 7 announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference to see that Wi-Fi has truly become the cellular industry's BFF.

AT&T to ramp up its Texas U-verse workforce by 1,800

AT&T is addressing the growth of U-verse in Texas with plans to hire 1,800 new employees to augment the 35,000 person workforce it has in the state.