AT&T fined $5.25M for ‘911’ call outages that impacted more than 15,000 users

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and AT&T on Thursday issued a joint statement saying the telco will pay out $5.25 million to settle a government probe into two “911” service outages. According to an FCC statement, the pair of nationwide outages occurred in 2017 as a result of planned VoLTE network modifications that inadvertently affected […]

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AT&T Announces “WatchTV” with a new unlimited data plan

On the heels of the merger with Time Warner, AT&T has announced a new option with data plan for its subscribers. Dubbed Watch TV, the new service incorporates over 30 channels – several of those were under the Time Warner umbrella including CNN, Cartoon Network, TBS, and Turner Classic Movies.  Sometime in the future, AT&T will […]

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AT&T completes its $85B acquisition of Time Warner

After months of discussions and a recent court win, AT&T has completed its acquisition of Time Warner. AT&T’s CEO welcomed Time Warner employees to the company in an official statement: “As different as our businesses are, I think you’ll find we have a lot in common. Like you, we take immense pride in what we […]

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Judge APPROVES AT&T and Time Warner deal

(CNN/Money): A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that AT&T can move forward with its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said at a hearing that he has found, after a six-week trial, that the deal does not violate antitrust law and can […]

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