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Japan's SoftBank reduces its investment losses with gains in Alibaba and other holdings
Read full article: Japan's SoftBank reduces its investment losses with gains in Alibaba and other holdingsJapanese technology giant SoftBank Group has reported a smaller loss for the April-June quarter compared to a year earlier.
T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt
Read full article: T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debtT-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry.
FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent
Read full article: FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consentThe Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent.
Top-ranked Korda cruises to T-Mobile Match Play final and will face Maguire
Read full article: Top-ranked Korda cruises to T-Mobile Match Play final and will face MaguireNelly Korda raced out to an early lead and beat the self-destructing Narin An 4 and 3 on Saturday in the semifinals of the T-Mobile Match Play to put herself a match away from her fourth straight LPGA Tour victory.
Top-ranked Korda makes way into final 8 at T-Mobile Match Play
Read full article: Top-ranked Korda makes way into final 8 at T-Mobile Match PlayNelly Korda kept her hopes alive for a fourth consecutive LPGA Tour victory by shooting a 3-under 69 on Friday for a three-day total of 1-under par in the T-Mobile Match Play, putting her into the quarterfinals for the start of match play.
AT&T outage causing phones to be stuck on ‘SOS mode’: Here’s what that means
Read full article: AT&T outage causing phones to be stuck on ‘SOS mode’: Here’s what that meansAttention AT&T customers! A nationwide service outage has left thousands of users without cell phone service. 😱📵 If you're experiencing the dreaded "SOS mode" on your iPhone, don't panic! This simply means you don't have a proper cellular connection. You can still contact emergency services via the cellular network. 🚑📞
Super Bowl ads keep it heavy on the celebrities, light on the politics
Read full article: Super Bowl ads keep it heavy on the celebrities, light on the politicsThe Kansas City Chiefs were crowned victorious over the San Francisco 49ers in this year’s Super Bowl — and, off the field, big-name advertisers competed for viewers' attention with celebrity-filled, glitzy messages.
Just 3 days left to get $25 from T-Mobile: Here’s how
Read full article: Just 3 days left to get $25 from T-Mobile: Here’s howYou only have three days to fill out an online claim form to collect $25 from T-Mobile. If you have EVER been a T-Mobile customer, you are likely eligible. Nearly 76 million people are owed this money as part of a class action settlement stemming from a 2021 data breach.
KPRC 2 Investigates why your cell phone bill might be going up next month
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates why your cell phone bill might be going up next monthYour phone bills - both cell service and landlines - may be going up next month, thanks to a fee increase passed by the Public Utility Commission in July. Many of you were emailing to ask about this, concerned about just how high your bills may go.
KPRC 2 Investigates: Residents fed up with bad cellphone coverage in Montgomery County neighborhood
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates: Residents fed up with bad cellphone coverage in Montgomery County neighborhoodPeople in one growing area in Montgomery County say they have a huge problem. They can't get cellphone service in their neighborhood. This issue is going on for customers who use various cellphone providers and they say nothing is being done to fix this. KPRC 2 Investigator Bill Spencer met with neighbors in the Woodforest area and works to get answers.
KPRC 2 Investigates: Loud industrial generator rocks quiet Pearland neighborhood
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates: Loud industrial generator rocks quiet Pearland neighborhoodNuisance neighbors can really make enjoying your own property difficult. From yappy dogs to loud music, confronting neighbors and addressing the issues can be tricky. But one Pearland homeowner asked our KPRC 2 Investigates team for help when his calls went unanswered for weeks.
T-Mobile to pay $20M after outage led to failed 911 calls
Read full article: T-Mobile to pay $20M after outage led to failed 911 callsWireless carrier T-Mobile is paying $19.5 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over a 12-hour nationwide outage in June 2020 that resulted in thousands of failed 911 calls.
KPRC 2 Investigates: Phone number swap scam warning
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates: Phone number swap scam warningA new scam is targeting something just about all of us have in our pocket or purse - our cell phone. It’s called SIM swap fraud and our KPRC 2 Investigates team explains how criminals can steal your phone, your personal information and your money, without ever touching your device. We have the warning plus, what you need to do to protect the information on your phone.
Data of 40 million plus exposed in latest T-Mobile breach
Read full article: Data of 40 million plus exposed in latest T-Mobile breachThe names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million people who applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach, the company said Wednesday.
HPD: 3 suspects wanted after T-Mobile robbery, chase in SW Houston
Read full article: HPD: 3 suspects wanted after T-Mobile robbery, chase in SW HoustonHOUSTON – Houston police are searching for three men who are accused of holding up a T-Mobile store on Saturday night. Officials said the suspects fled once officers arrived at the scene, which led to a chase in southwest Houston. According to HPD, the robbery occurred at 5873 South Gessner around 7:45 p.m.Officials said one person has been detained. After fleeing from the police, the suspects left the vehicle at an apartment parking lot and bailed on foot. One of the suspects is accused of beating on doors at an apartment complex trying to get in.
T-Mobile offers up yet another TV streaming service
Read full article: T-Mobile offers up yet another TV streaming serviceYet another service provider is jumping into the TV streaming wars. This time it's T-Mobile and its TVision service with live news, entertainment and sports channels, starting at $10 a month. And most similar streaming services have found it difficult to sustain low prices over time. And TVision Channels, which lets you sign up for individual channel streaming services, starting with just three: Starz, Showtime and Epix. A slew of new streaming services started to challenge traditional TV providers and dominant streaming services like Netflix over the past year, including Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, HBO Max and Comcast’s Peacock service.
Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investments
Read full article: Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investmentsTOKYO Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares in U.S. carrier T-Mobile. Tokyo-based SoftBank reported Tuesday a fiscal first quarter profit of 1.2 trillion yen ($11.5 billion), up from 1.1 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year. Quarterly sales inched down 2% to 1.45 trillion yen ($13.7 billion). The company compared the crisis to the hard times of the Great Depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s. It already operates in Tokyo, as well as Nagoya, Fukuoka and other urban areas in Japan.
FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage 'unacceptable'
Read full article: FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage 'unacceptable'NEW YORK The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile's nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was unacceptable and that the Federal Communications Commission will investigate. T-Mobile, one of the country's three largest cellphone service providers, said it had a voice and text wireless issue" that began around noon EDT Monday. The company blamed an internet-traffic issue that caused problems with its network for the outage. But calls between their customers and T-Mobile customers could have run into trouble because of T-Mobiles issues, creating the impression of a widespread communications failure. T-Mobile paid a $17.5 million fine for two nationwide service outages on the same day in August 2014, which together lasted three hours and prevented customers from being able to call 911.
T-mobile says things are back to normal after nationwide outage
Read full article: T-mobile says things are back to normal after nationwide outageHOUSTON – Cell service provider, T-mobile, experienced a nationwide outage Monday evening that was estimated to have affected hundreds of thousands of customers. — Neville (@NevilleRay) June 16, 2020The Harris County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that 911 services were being affected during the outage. “We were just advised there is a nationwide outage for @TMobile’s ability to make 911 calls. We were just advised there is a nationwide outage for @TMobile’s ability to make 911 calls. #HouNews — HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) June 15, 2020HCSO officials told KPRC 2 that while the outage didn’t affect their call center, it did affect T-mobile customers who might try to call 911.