Verizon and AT&T Deploy Trucks to Help Sandy Victims Recharge
Verizon Wireless(NEW YORK) — As many without electricity gather in Starbucks or banks to get a little bit of power and access a Wi-Fi signal, AT&T and Verizon are stepping up their efforts to help.Both of the cellular carriers have announced Thurs…
AT&T Workers in Indiana Claim Lunch Break Violations
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Workers for AT&T in Indiana claim in a lawsuit that they are forced to endure odd and punitive lunch break restrictions such as a ban on napping after eating a ham sandwich.According to a class action suit filed …
AT&T Follows Verizon, Launches Shared Data Plans
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The nation’s two largest carriers are shaking up their data plans to help keep up in a world where more people and their families now own multiple smartphones and tablets.On the heels of Verizon’s announcement in late Jun…
AT&T Aided Cell Phone Thieves, Suit Claims
David McNew/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Wireless carrier AT&T is the target of a class-action suit that claims the company profited from cell phone theft by aiding and abetting thieves.The suit filed in California Superior Court by th…
AT&T iPhone Owners Can Now Unlock Phones
AT&T/Apple, Inc.(NEW YORK) — AT&T has long clamped down its customers’ iPhones to its network. But it’s finally easing up: The carrier’s iPhones can now be “unlocked,” meaning they can be used on other carriers af…
Nokia Lumia 900 Released in AT&T Stores Nationwide
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone began selling at AT&T stores across the country on Sunday, and it’s expected to be a top competitor of the highly popular iPhone and Android phones. Nokia celebrated the weekend with …
AT&T and CWA Union Continue to Negotiate after Contracts Expire
David McNew/Getty Images(DALLAS) — AT&T announced on Sunday that it will continue to negotiate with one of its unions after it failed to reach agreement to renew four contracts by the April 7 deadline, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. Employees in …
AT&T Seeks Quiet Settlement in Data Limiting Case
David McNew/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s an unlimited buffet; just don’t take more than one plate.That’s what a Simi, Calif., man who sued his iPhone carrier AT&T says is the situation he faces as a heavy user of wireless data services. Matthew S…