Roger Entner

Sprint Raises Clearwire Bid, Topping Dish Counteroffer

Sprint Nextel Corp. increased its bid for full control of its wireless-network partner Clearwire Corp., seeking to persuade shareholders to reject a competing proposal from Dish Network Corp.

Google Glass Woos Developers to $6 Billion Wearable Market: Tech

As Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. develop smart watches and Google Inc. prepares to roll out Web-enabled eyewear, an ecosystem of software developers is springing up to lend a hand and reap the profits.

AT&T Plummets as Sales Miss Estimates on Verizon Competition

AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, had its biggest one-day drop in four years as first- quarter revenue missed analysts’ estimates, dragged down by sluggish landline sales and competition with Verizon Wireless.

Dish’s T-Mobile Ambitions Seen Avoiding Rules Quagmire

Dish Network Corp., which is said to be interested in a T-Mobile USA Inc. merger, is in a position to usher in the next wave of wireless-industry consolidation while assuring regulators that competition will be preserved.

AT&T May Shed 50 Percent of T-Mobile Users to Gain Capacity for IPhones

AT&T Inc., under pressure from regulators over its bid for T-Mobile USA, may be willing to shed up to half of the smaller company’s customers to close the deal and gain control of assets including wireless spectrum, analysts said.

AT&T to Unveil Upgrade Plan to Improve Outlook of Rural Business

AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. telephone company, plans to tell investors tomorrow that it will extend high-speed Internet service to far-flung customers in an effort to boost sales in its struggling rural business.

Apple’s New IPhone Sells Out at U.S. Carriers

Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone sold out for pre-order at AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. a day before the device officially goes on sale, according to the carriers’ websites.

AT&T to Buy Spectrum From Verizon for $1.9 Billion

AT&T Inc., the second-biggest U.S. wireless carrier, agreed to acquire airwaves from larger rival Verizon Wireless for $1.9 billion, helping bolster its network in a region that covers 42 million people.

AT&T Chief Fills GOP Accounts after Democrats Hit His

AT&T Inc. Chairman Randall Stephenson lost $2.08 million in bonus pay after Democrats killed his bid to build the biggest mobile provider. Six weeks after the deal collapsed, he made his largest campaign donation in more than two decades of giving to Republicans.

RIM Developers Still Waiting for BB10 Keyboard Prototypes

Software developers for Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry 10 smartphones have yet to get models with physical keyboards, the latest sign RIM is de-emphasizing its once-signature feature in favor of touch screens.

"It was a game of chicken and they blinked."

- Roger Entner on May 21, 2013

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IRS’s Lerner May Have Waived Rights at Hearing, Issa Says

U.S. Stocks Fall on Concern Fed Will Scale Back Stimulus

Boston Bombing-Murder Probe Said to Spark Deadly Face-off

Stocks Slide With Treasuries, Gold as Dollar Jumps on Fed

Bernanke Says Premature Tightening Would Endanger Recovery