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AT&T Says Hackers Obtained Call and Text Records of “Nearly All” Wireless Customers
In a dramatic and stunning hack, the telecom giant AT&T says that call and text records of “nearly all” of its wireless customers have been obtained by a “threat actor.” AT&T said in a securities filing Friday that the hacker “accessed an AT&T workspace on a third-party cloud platform” back in April, and was able […]
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AT&T Unveils “Sound of Silence” Ad to Tout 5G Football Helmet Partnership
AT&T has unveiled its “Sound of Silence” advertisement for the first-ever inclusive 5G helmet for Deaf and hard-of-hearing football players. The football helmet was built in collaboration with AT&T and Gallaudet University, which is a global leader in bilingual education for the deaf community. The new ad, which features the song “Sound of Silence” playing […]
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AT&T CFO on the High Bar for a DirecTV-Dish Deal, and Why a Wireless Rumor Reminded Him of ‘Seinfeld’
John Stankey spoke on the WarnerMedia parent company's latest earnings conference call.
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AT&T CEO Tight-Lipped About DirecTV Merger Scenarios With Dish
AT&T CEO John Stankey chose not to address options for DirecTV to merge with Dish Networks amid continuing speculation about a tie-up for the declining satellite TV operators. “I’ve never really commented on my point of view of what the calculus is and the combination of DirecTV and Dish, and I don’t expect expect to […]
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Comcast, Verizon, AT&T Settle Piracy Suits
A trio of lawsuits from Voltage Pictures and other copyright owners against internet service providers for refusing to expel customers who repeatedly pirate their movies has settled. Less than a month after suing, the production companies behind Dallas Buyers Club, I Feel Pretty and Colossal moved to dismiss their cases, according to court documents filed […]
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Comcast, Verizon, AT&T Sued for Failing to Stop Movie Piracy
The production companies behind Dallas Buyers Club, I Feel Pretty and Colossal are taking internet service providers to court for allegedly facilitating mass piracy of their movies. Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Comcast were hit with copyright lawsuits accusing them of turning a blind eye to customers who illegally distribute and download pirated films. The production […]
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AT&T CEO Signals HBO Max Bundle Could Return to Top-Tier Mobile Plans
After dropping HBO Max as a bundle perk for new unlimited mobile phone plans following AT&T’s sale of WarnerMedia to Discovery, the telecom giant is eyeing possibly rebundling the streaming service as a promotion to draw new customers. “I don’t think anything should be viewed as static and I think entertainment is part of a […]
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AT&T CFO Warns of “Hotter” Than Expected Inflation Pressures, Potential Price Increases
AT&T CFO Pascal Desroches said Tuesday that inflation is the issue he is most concerned about, and one that he expects to continue “for the foreseeable future.” “It’s hard for me to envision that that’s not going to impact the consumer negatively,” Desroches said. “And that we and some others will see some pressure.” AT&T […]
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AT&T CEO John Stankey Warns of Inflation Threat
After the merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia, AT&T CEO John Stankey is growing wary about inflation, warning that the rate of price increases in the general economy will impact consumer spending on video content. “The TV business has a tendency to go through the dynamic of resizing bundles and the size of the product the […]
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Verizon Loses 78,000 Video Subs in First Quarter, Touts Highest Broadband Additions “in Over a Decade”
Verizon lost 78,000 net pay TV subscribers for its Fios consumer video service in the first quarter, compared with a loss of 69,000 in the fourth quarter and a loss of 82,000 in the year-ago period, the telecom giant said on Friday. The company has in the past often cited “the ongoing shift from traditional […]
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HBO Max and HBO Hit 76.8M Global Subs, and 48.6M in U.S., in Final AT&T Disclosure
HBO and its HBO Max streaming service ended March with 76.8 million global subscribers, an increase of 3 million after hitting 73.8 million subscribers as of the end of 2021. Telecom giant AT&T disclosed the user gains — which marked a contrast to Netflix’s subscriber loss in the first quarter that led Wall Street analysts […]
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John Oliver Gives Former Parent Company AT&T Two-Middle-Finger Sendoff
John Oliver isn’t done sticking it to AT&T. As of last Friday, HBO is officially no longer owned by the company — which Oliver has condescendingly referred to as “Business Daddy” — after Discovery and WarnerMedia officially closed their merger, creating a new media and entertainment giant called Warner Bros. Discovery. And Oliver couldn’t resist […]
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