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 ...

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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 ...

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LOS ANGELES — Howard Stern’s hopes for a $300 million payday from Sirius XM have been dashed by a judge. According to his show’s Twitter feed, the shock jock was “really bummed” by the decision, and he plans to appeal. ...

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NEW YORK — AT&T is caving to complaints that it’s placing unreasonable limits on the “unlimited data” plans it offers smartphone subscribers. The cellphone company says that from now on, it will only slow down service for its “unlimited data” ...

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NEW YORK — It’s become the routine in the cable industry that subscribers stream out the door every quarter, hanging up on cable in favor of service from satellite or phone companies. But in the October to December quarter, Comcast ...

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NEW YORK — After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless on Friday dropped a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit or debit cards. In a statement on its website ...

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NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, said Thursday that it will start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit cards. The company said this “convenience fee” will be introduced ...

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NEW YORK — Groupon, the company that pioneered online group discounts, saw its stock rise sharply in its public debut Friday, showing strong demand for an Internet company whose business model is considered unsustainable by some analysts. Groupon’s stock jumped ...

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Comcast Corp., the nation’s biggest cable television company and Internet service provider, continues to be “The Big Engine That Could,” with growth outstripping that of other cable companies. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia-based company said its profit rose 5 percent in ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix’s video subscription service lost 800,000 customers in the third quarter —the biggest exodus in its history— even as its earnings rose 65 percent. The losses were larger than management had previously warned. The unwelcome surprise, contained ...

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