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Gene Munster: AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Could Boost Apple By $3B
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 7:24am | 76Read More...This morning, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told Bloomberg that he believes that the propsed merger between AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile could lead to a 3% increase in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) profits, amounting to an additional $3 billion from the T-Mobile customers who would then have access...
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AT&T Will Jump Through Hoops To Get Merger Approval (T, S, VZ)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 10:46am | 369Read More...AT&T (NYSE: T) will have to comply with many requirements to gain government approval for its merger with T-Mobile. Many outlets are voicing concerns over a creation of a duopoly in the wireless industry. The merger of AT&T and T-Mobile would make this the largest wireless service...
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Cellular Catastrophe: AT&T And T-Mobile (T)
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 4:43pm | 1055Read More...It's Merger Monday again. If all goes as planned, tomorrow could be Terrible Tuesday, followed by Wacky Wednesday and Tenacious Thursday. Now that AT&T (NYSE: T) has announced its plans for world domination, consumers are left to wonder about the future of cellular phones. Despite the advent...
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Cramer: AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Is "Brilliant" (T)
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 2:41pm | 110Read More...This afternoon on CNBC, Jim Cramer shared his views on the merger between AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile. “This is just brilliant,” he said. “It is brilliant!” Cramer believes that by joining forces with T-Mobile, AT&T will be able to solve its quality issues. “It takes a lot of money to...
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Benchmark Comments On AT&T / T-Mobile Merger (T)
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 9:32am | 162Read More...AT&T (NYSE: T) and Deutsche Telekom announced that AT&T is buying T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, Benchmark reports. “This is bad news for tower companies as it would likely lead to cell site decommissioning and possibly lower future demand, with three major wireless carriers rather than four...
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CVG, SYKE, APAC Are Vendors Most Likely To Benefit From AT&T/T-Mobile Merge, BGB Securities Reports (T)
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 9:08am | 67Read More...BGB Securities reports that it believes the three vendors most likely to benefit from the proposed AT&T combination with T-Mobile are Convergys (NYSE: CVG), Sykes (NASDAQ: SYKE), and to a lesser degree, APAC (NASDAQ: APAC). Convergys closed Friday at $13.65; Sykes closed at $18.40; $6.00.
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BGB Securities Reports On Benefits Of AT&T Deal (T, CVG, SYKE, APAC)
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 8:53am | 66Read More...BGB Securities has chosen three vendors that will benefit from the deal between AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile. According to the report, "We believe the three vendors most likely to benefit from the proposed AT&T combination with T-Mobile are Convergys (CVG-BUY), Sykes (SYKE-Buy), and to a...
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Reed Hundt: All Carriers Moving To 4G
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 8:25am | 79Read More...With regards to the prospective merger between AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile, former FCC chairman Reed Hundt told CNBC that over the next several years, he believes that all carriers will move to fourth generation technology. “So we're gonna end up with a common standard across the country. I don...
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AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt Weighs In
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 8:16am | 84Read More...This morning on CNBC, Former chairman of the FCC, Reed Hundt, said that he feels that the prospective AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile merger is the defining deal of the antitrust policy of the Obama administration. Comparatively, Hundt said that the Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) deal was not the defining...
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Piper Jaffray: LEAP / PCS Merger Would Have "No Real Effect" On Tower Stocks
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 7:32am | 235Read More...In its weekly update on telecom services, Piper Jaffray reports that the potential merger of Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP) and MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) would have no real effect on the tower stocks. “Overlapping markets are extremely limited, so there is little risk for cell site decommissioning,” Piper...
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Oppenheimer Communications Industry Update (S, LEAP, DTEGY)
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 7:27am | 136Read More...Oppenheimer reports that stocks in the communications industry, specifically Sprint (NYSE: S) and Leap (NASDAQ: LEAP) performed well this week, in spite of a market decline. Oppenheimer stated that “Communications sector stocks outperformed significantly, increasing by 0.7%. Sprint (+15%) and Leap...
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Sprint and T-Mobile USA In Joint Merger Discussions (S)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 10:19am | 139Read More...Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Deutsche Telekom AG is in talks with Sprint Nextel Group (NYSE: S) to sell its T-Mobile USA unit in exchange for a major stake in the combined entity. According to people familiar with the matter, the talks have been happening for some time and it is...
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iPhone On Sprint, T-Mobile: What Are Its Chances? (AAPL, S)
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 1:04pm | 340Read More...Now that the iPhone is finally headed to Verizon (NYSE: VZ), consumers and analysts alike are wondering if it is only a matter of time before Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) moves to Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile. Is it merely a pipedream? Up until last fall, it seemed as if the Verizon rumors would never...
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Windows 7 Phone: Give It Time!
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10:13am | 277Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has finally arrived at the party for smart phones with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android, according to The Wall Street Journal. On November 8, AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile will begin selling the first phones powered by Microsoft's Windows...
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Items Of Interest From Oppenheimer
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 8:30am | 186Read More...Oppenheimer's Datatimes Report included these items of interest: 1. AT&T (NYSE: T) announced that Matthew Rose will join its board of directors. Mr. Rose also serves on the board of AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) and had previously served on the board of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, a Berkshire...



