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Nokia shows off new Windows smartphones
NEW YORK — It’s shaping up to be a cold fall for smartphone makers other than Apple, as the trendsetter of the phone industry gears up to release the next iPhone. Nokia and Motorola, which a few years ago were the No. 1 and No. 2 phone makers, revealed new phones at back-to-back press events […]
T-Mobile brings back unlimited data plan
NEW YORK — Unlimited wireless data is back. After sliding off the menu of cellphone plans, data plans with no caps are making a comeback at smaller wireless companies trying to compete with AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile USA, the nation’s fourth-largest cellphone company, said Wednesday that it will start selling an unlimited-data plan again on […]
Study: Companies paid more to CEOs than in U.S. tax
NEW YORK — Twenty-six big U.S. companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax, according to a study released Thursday by a liberal-leaning think tank. The study, by the Institute for Policy Studies, said the companies, including AT&T, Boeing and Citigroup, paid their CEOs an average of $20.4 […]
Study: Companies paid more to CEOs than in U.S. tax
NEW YORK — Twenty-six big U.S. companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax, according to a study released Thursday by a liberal-leaning think tank. The study, by the Institute for Policy Studies, said the companies, including AT&T, Boeing and Citigroup, paid their CEOs an average of $20.4 […]
AT&T to introduce shared-data plans
NEW YORK — Following in Verizon’s footsteps, AT&T Inc. said Wednesday that it will introduce wireless plans that let subscribers connect up to 10 phones or other devices. Connected phones get unlimited calling and texting, and all devices get wireless data access. The devices tap into a limited pool of data usage, which gets renewed […]
Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline
WASHINGTON — If you’re reading this online, you’re fine. The day that was supposed to see thousands of people knocked off the Internet has arrived, but only a few people were affected. Thousands of Internet users across the U.S. and beyond waited too long or simply didn’t believe warnings that they would lose access to […]
Verizon ‘profoundly’ overhauls pricing plans
Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest cellphone company, is phasing out nearly all of its existing phone plans and replacing them with pricing schemes that encourage customers to connect their non-phone devices, like tablets and PCs, to the Verizon network. The revamped plans let families and other subscribers share a monthly data allowance over as many […]
Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra
NEW YORK — Comcast, the country’s largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit. That limit, however, is very high, starting at 300 gigabytes for basic Internet plans. Only a tiny fraction of Internet users use that much data in a month. Comcast Corp., […]
Phone subscribers hang up on contracts
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. consumers have had their fill of expensive, contract-based phone plans. Figures from T-Mobile USA on Thursday, added to earlier reports from other companies, indicate that the U.S. wireless industry lost subscribers from contract-based plans for the first time in the first quarter. Contract-based plans are the most lucrative ones for phone […]
AT&T looking to introduce family data plans
NEW ORLEANS — The head of AT&T’s wireless business says he’s looking to introduce plans that share a data allowance among family members, similar to the way it sells family calling plans. AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega says the company is working out the details of such plans, but has no firm launch date. Competitor […]
AT&T barges into home security and automation
NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. will start selling home automation and security services nationwide, taking on incumbents led by Tyco International Ltd.’s ADT. The installations and services will be sold in AT&T stores, starting with a trial this summer in Dallas and Atlanta. Several of AT&T’s competitors, including cable TV company Comcast Corp. and phone […]
Monthly smartphone bills down at AT&T
NEW YORK — Hidden in AT&T Inc.’s financial statements is a story that runs counter to its optimistic profit projections: The company is making less and less from each new smartphone subscriber. Calculations by the Associated Press, based on AT&T’s public statements, indicate that the average monthly bill for its smartphone subscribers has fallen from […]
