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AT&T March 23, 2016

Need to check in with someone in Belgium? Calling and texting is free on most carriers

Brussels has been struck. Explosions at the city's international airport and a subway station have claimed an estimated 31 lives, and have left more than 230 wounded.

Innovation February 22, 2016

AT&T teams with Intel to test drones on LTE network

AT&T and Intel are working to test how drones work on the LTE networks used by mobile devices.

Innovation February 12, 2016

AT&T says 5G will be 100 times faster than LTE and may even launch this year

Remember back when 4G LTE came out and we were all amazed by the super-fast Internet speeds we could get on our phones? Well just wait until you get a look at what you’re going to get with 5G connectivity. AT&T on Friday unveiled its 5G network roadmap for 2016 and if all goes according to plan, the carrier could launch services on a limited basis starting this year.

AT&T January 11, 2016

AT&T Unlimited Plan returns ... for DirecTV, U-Verse customers

New and existing mobile subscribers can spend endless hours surfing the Web, watching videos, and playing games.

AT&T December 20, 2015

AT&T, Microsoft on donors list for Obama's second inauguration, in change from 2009

President Obama made a point in 2009 to reject big-dollar donations from corporations to finance his inauguration. This year, however, as he prepares for his second inauguration Jan. 21, the Presidential Inaugural Committee is logging donations from heavy hitters in the business world, including AT&T and Microsoft.

AT&T December 3, 2015

AT&T swears it was about to offer you a bunch of amazing deals, but then net neutrality happened

Friends, AT&T has some tragic news for you. You see, it had planned to unveil several awesome promotions, deals and initiatives that you would have loved… but then the mean old Federal Communications Commission and its net neutrality rules had to get involved.

AT&T November 5, 2015

AT&T to pay $700,000 for overcharging customers

AT&T agreed to pay the federal government $700,000 and offer refunds to customers for mistakenly forcing some smartphone users into monthly data plans.

FCC November 3, 2015

Carriers reject kill switch idea for stolen smartphones

Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a "kill switch" that would render stolen or lost phones inoperable, but the nation's biggest carriers have rejected the idea, according to San Francisco's top prosecutor.

AT&T November 3, 2015

No Home for Facebook at AT&T: HTC First to be discontinued

The HTC First, or “Facebook phone” as many prefer to call it, is officially a flop. 

AT&T October 22, 2015

Sorry, cellphone: Why landlines still rock

Certainly cell phones, Internet calling, texting and other forms of digital communication are more flexible and more efficient, but the plain old telephone service has two major advantages.

AT&T October 22, 2015

AT&T barges into home security and automation

AT&T Inc. will start selling home automation and security services nationwide, taking on incumbents led by Tyco International Ltd.'s ADT.