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• BlackBerry chief 'outraged' by T-Mobile's iPhone promotion

  Relations between BlackBerry and T-Mobile have turned frosty after a promotion last week saw T-Mobile BlackBerry users offered a cheap iPhone.

• Report: SoftBank, DT close to deal on Sprint, T-Mobile merger

  Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and German carrier Deutsche Telekom are close to a deal that would merge T-Mobile US with Sprint, eliminating one of the four major mobile competitors in the U.S., according to the Nikkei news agency.

• T-Mobile hints at big CES announcement

  T-Mobile USA looks set to reveal the next step in its "un-carrier" plan at January's CES in Las Vegas.

• Report: Sprint looking at buying T-Mobile

  Sprint is considering an acquisition of T-Mobile US that would reduce the U.S. mobile industry to three large carriers if approved by regulators.

• US mobile carriers agree to offer phone unlocking and notify subscribers

  The top five U.S. mobile operators have agreed to let their customers unlock their devices and move to another provider under pressure from the U.S. Congress and Federal Communications Commission.

• NY state AG demands answers on smartphone security decision

  The state attorney general for New York has sent the five largest U.S. cellphone carriers each a letter asking why they all oppose the installation of a "kill-switch" device in their handsets as a deterrent against smartphone theft.

• Lawmakers hear mixed message on limiting spectrum bidding

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should limit the amount of spectrum that giant mobile carriers AT&T and Verizon Communications are able to buy in an auction scheduled for mid-2015, some U.S. senators said Tuesday.

• FCC chairman aims for TV spectrum auction in mid-2015

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will aim to conduct auctions to sell spectrum now held by television stations to mobile broadband providers in mid-2015, the chairman of the agency said Friday.

• Evolution of the Smartphone Refresh Cycle, Planned Obsolescence and You

  Lately I've had some trouble coming up with story ideas I'm truly excited about.

• Carriers' ISIS mobile wallet opens up across US

  The ISIS Mobile Wallet went live on Thursday, bringing NFC-powered shopping to consumers across the U.S. through a venture backed by three of the nation's top four carriers.

• Net neutrality at the US FCC: A brief history

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality regulations, also known as open Internet rules, face a hearing on Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Verizon Communications has challenged the FCC's authority to pass the rules.

• T-Mobile USA sued over geolocation technology

  Patent company Guidance IP has filed a complaint against T-Mobile USA for allegedly infringing a patent related to cell phone geolocation.

• T-Mobile layoffs draw fire in new anti-offshoring push

  There is a new effort in Congress to penalize companies that shift call center work overseas.

• Senators want permanent ban on Internet access taxes

  Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would permanently extend a current moratorium on Internet access taxes in the country.

• What's next for Dish after losing out on Sprint?

  As the dust settles after SoftBank's US$21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint, losing bidder Dish Network may be just getting started at stirring up the U.S. mobile industry.