One of the most audacious and controversial mergers in mobile history is dead, and give AT&T (NYSE: T) at least a little credit for understanding when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. In the face of two defiant government agencies AT&T had little chance but to call off…

AT&T’s attempt to remake the U.S. wireless landscape with its huge $39 billion deal for T-Mobile may have finally reached the breaking point. AT&T (NYSE: T) and Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) have asked the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice to postpone court hearings…

AT&T (NYSE: T) issued a strongly worded point-by-point critique of the report released earlier this week by the Federal Communications Commission slamming its proposed merger with T-Mobile. Few will likely be moved by its arguments but it’s clear that AT&T is hoping to punch its way off the ropes.

Could AT&T (NYSE: T) want T-Mobile’s spectrum and network assets so badly as to contemplate arranging a joint venture between it and T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom? (NYSE: DT) A report Wednesday suggests AT&T is at least talking about that option, which might be a quite complicated way to save face…

Call this one a not-so-sweet release for AT&T (NYSE: T). The Federal Communications Commission has said has let AT&T drop its FCC application for regulatory approval to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion. But it didn’t stop the FCC from also publishing a detailed staff analysis explaining why it thought the…

Nobody likes uncertainty heading into two of the most important months of the mobile calendar: the December holiday shopping season and the January presentation of new ideas and new products at CES in Las Vegas. Two of the biggest wireless carriers in the U.S.—AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile—are staring at…

Today, on a public holiday in the U.S., AT&T (NYSE: T) and Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) issued a statement saying they would be withdrawing their merger application from the FCC. Additionally, AT&T will post a charge of $4 billion due to the risk of the deal collapsing. The news comes…

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission does not like what it sees in the proposed mega-merger between AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile. It has recommended that the merger undergo further scrutiny before an administrative law judge, saying that AT&T’s reasons for the merger don’t always add up.

According to legal documents inadvertently made public by AT&T (NYSE: T) Thursday, it would have cost the carrier $3.8 billion to build an LTE network that would cover 97 percent of Americans. However, AT&T has instead proposed that it be allowed to spend $39 billion to acquire T-Mobile in order…

AT&T (NYSE: T) has defended its $39 billion proposed acquisition of T-Mobile by claiming that it needs T-Mobile’s wireless spectrum in order to build a truly national 4G wireless network. The Federal Communications Commission has decided that if that’s the case, that it better review AT&T’s proposed acquisition of wireless…

Struggling mobile provider *Sprint* Nextel announced a 15-year partnership with LightSquared on Thursday, the wireless venture backed by billionaire Phil Falcone, to help build out its network and share equipment costs. Sprint (NYSE: S) hopes the deal will boost its flagging fortunes as it tries to compete with larger rivals…

Add Minnesota Senator Al Franken to the list of people who oppose the merger of AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile, and he’s not joking. Allowing the two companies to join forces “would lead to an effective duopoly” that would hurt both wireless consumers and the country in general, he said…

A draft GOP bill to auction off TV broadcast spectrum could become embroiled in the ongoing feud between President Obama and congressional Republicans, according to a prominent telecom analyst. The bill, which would authorize the FCC to auction off valuable radio frequencies to private bidders, has drawn criticism because it…

If you had any doubt that money talks in politics, consider today’s development in the lobbying effort for AT&T’s proposed $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile. Seventy-two Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the FCC and Justice Department praising the deal. Turns out, 66 of the more than 70 signatories received…

The four U.S. wireless carriers all have four different versions of what they consider 4G networking speeds and technology, and therefore widespread confusion exists about the nature of those networks. If a bill introduced by a California member of the U.S. House of Representatives gains traction, they’ll be forced to…

The first round of public comments on AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile is coming to a close, and two of the companies most involved in the debate—Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile—have each issued statements over the past few days coming from predictable places. Sprint thinks AT&T (NYSE: T) should find…

The aggressive sales pitch that AT&T (NYSE: T) has attached to its landmark acquisition of T-Mobile claimed its first victim over the weekend. Jarrett Barrios, head of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), submitted a letter of resignation to the group over the weekend after Politico reported that…

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Acer cuts its tablet forecast; Facebook apparently lining up a new photo app; some consolidation in the GPS space; LightSquared gets more scrutiny; Skype on HP’s new TouchPad.

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: AT&T (NYSE: T) has its right of reply to the critics of its proposed T-Mobile USA acquisition; the app developer nemesis Lodsys extends its patent protection to non-wireless web properties; Verizon faces a “small” iPad2 issue, and separately launches…