Verizon prepping $100B bid to buy more of itself

Verizon wants to own all of subsidiary Verizon Wireless' stock. And it's willing to spend $100 billion in cash and stock to make it happen.

One step closer to Metro Mobile: FCC approves $1.5B T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger

Metro Mobile here we come. The FCC has approved the $1.5 billion merger between MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA.

Dylan’s Desk: How Microsoft can break the logjam of carrier anti-innovation

Microsoft could give its mobile operating system a boost by subsidizing phones itself, rather than waiting for carriers to do that.

Deutsche Telekom confirms T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger ‘talks’

Deutsche Telekom has confirmed that its American wireless carrier T-Mobile is in talks to team up with MetroPCS to create a single company.

Want an iPhone 5 today? Go to a carrier store

While the Apple Store is where the spectacle is, the smartest way to get an iPhone 5 today is to visit your local AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint store.

MetroPCS debuts $55 unlimited talk, text, and 4G data plan

The new offer gives consumers a savings of $15 per month over previous offers. Families that want in can get an even better deal, with the price dropping to $50 per month for additional lines.

Virgin Mobile debuts bizarre, hilarious ad starring Brad Pitt’s brother (video)

Pre-paid wireless carrier Virgin Mobile has picked an unusual choice as its new celebrity spokesperson — Doug Pitt, the brother of hugely successful actor Brad Pitt.

In a new campaign called Fair Go Bro, Virgin Mobile Australia shows off Doug …

Sprint’s first 4G LTE markets finally go live July 15

Sprint will launch its first five LTE markets in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and San Antonio on July 15, an important step for the third-place U.S. wireless carrier.

Initially, Sprint was the first true 4G provider in the U.S. …

Wait, now T-Mobile is on team Verizon? Carriers may swap spectrum

Verizon is currently trying to convince the Federal Communications Commission to approve a deal that would allow the carrier to purchase a section of spectrum currently owned by big cable companies — a move that many smaller carriers, including T-Mobile, …

Virgin Mobile’s iPhone will start at an astounding $30/month

As expected, prepaid wireless carrier Virgin Mobile will begin offering Apple’s iPhone at the end of the month. But unexpectedly, Virgin will offer a plan for the device starting at an unheard-of $30 per month.

“This month marks Virgin Mobile …

Cricket to sell iPhones with prepaid service for the first time

Cricket Wireless will soon become the first prepaid carrier in the U.S. to offer the iPhone 4 and 4S, the company announced Thursday.

Starting on June 22, Cricket’s service will run $55 a month for unlimited data, texting and calling. …

T-Mobile loses 510K subscribers in Q1, but profits are finally on the rise

T-Mobile is still bleeding subscribers — parent company Deutsche Telekom announced this morning that it lost 510,000 subscribers in the first quarter — but the fourth-place wireless carrier is finally seeing profits once again.

T-Mobile earnings were up 7.2 percent …

T-Mobile’s next big hope: A potential merger with MetroPCS

T-Mobile is acting tough with its edgy new marketing campaigns, but the fourth-place U.S. wireless carrier is still in a vulnerable position after its acquisition by AT&T fell apart, and it’s losing subscribers like crazy.

So what is T-Mobile’s parent …

Verizon debuts $80 prepaid plan with unlimited talk and text; 1GB of 3G data

Verizon Wireless will target prepaid customers with a new 1GB plan that gives you unlimited talk, text, and 1GB of 3G data, the company announced today.

Verizon’s new plan, as much as it seems like a solid all-around deal, does …

Sprint takes $863M loss in Q1, but adds 263K net subscribers and sells 1.5M iPhones

Number three wireless carrier Sprint posted mixed results in its first quarter financials with a $863 million net loss — but it also gained 263,000 subscribers, the company announced this morning.

Sprint earned $8.7 billion in revenue for the quarter, …

The opposite of net neutrality? AT&T to let big companies pay for data usage

AT&T is planning to launch a new service allowing content providers and developers to pay for their customers’ data usage, thus lowering the expensive data charges for some of its wireless subscribers.

Essentially, big companies like Comcast (owner of NBCUniversal) …

T-Mobile wants the FCC to kill Verizon’s spectrum deal with big cable

In an ironic turn of events, the fourth largest U.S. carrier T-Mobile is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halt Verizon’s pending acquisition of additional wireless spectrum currently licensed by some of the nation’s biggest cable companies.

Verizon previously …

iPhone 5 launch spurs Sprint to kill annual upgrades, cut return window

Sprint late last week quietly announced it will phase out its Sprint Premier program, which gave loyal customers a way to upgrade their phones as often as once a year.

“In order to continue offering customers one of the best …