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• T-Mobile securing Android phones with Good

  T-Mobile is hoping to make it easier for businesses to use Android phones by reselling secure e-mail services from Good Technology.

• Senator opposes AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile

  A senior U.S. senator has urged two federal agencies to reject AT&T's proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.

• Visa, MasterCard and AmEx join Google Wallet competitor

  Isis, the mobile-payments joint venture that includes three U.S. national mobile operators, said Tuesday that Visa, MasterCard and American Express have signed on to support the project.

• Wi-Fi service provider iPass launches roaming exchange

  Wi-Fi service provider iPass has launched an exchange to help mobile network operators offer Wi-Fi roaming as part of their service.

• Expert: Gov't should approve T-Mobile sale with conditions

  Instead of rejecting AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, U.S. regulators should approve the deal with conditions that require AT&T to build out its mobile broadband network to more rural areas, said one telecom consultant and liberal activist.

• Google, Samsung and Sprint probe Nexus S problems

  Sprint, Samsung and Google are investigating customer complaints about problems with Nexus S smartphone connections and the deletion of photos taken with the devices, a Sprint spokesman said.

• AT&T says its needs T-Mobile spectrum

  AT&T will be able to significantly improve its mobile network capacity and give better service to its customers because of its proposed acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA, company officials said Thursday.

• Sprint, others ask FCC to deny AT&T deal for T-Mobile

  Sprint Nextel, joined by an army of thousands of consumers, have filed requests for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to block AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA.

• Lawmakers question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile

  AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would give customers fewer choices and drive up prices, some U.S. lawmakers said Thursday.

• Groups ask US agencies to reject AT&T, T-Mobile deal

  Two U.S. agencies reviewing AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA should reject it because it's anticompetitive and will hurt consumers and the U.S. tech industry, three antitrust experts said Tuesday.

• Senators question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA

  Several U.S. senators questioned Wednesday whether AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would be good for customers, as the companies have claimed, with critics saying the deal would create a duopoly in the U.S. mobile telecom business.

• US launches wireless public safety network

  The U.S. government and the country's top mobile phone service providers on Tuesday launched a public safety program that will allow people to receive emergency alerts via text message.

• Groups: FCC should deny AT&T spectrum purchase

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should deny AT&T's plan to buy US$1.9 billion worth of wireless spectrum from Qualcomm because of the telecom carrier's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, several consumer groups said Wednesday.

• T-Mobile suspends its Bobsled Facebook app

  T-Mobile USA has suspended Bobsled, its free voice calling service for Facebook, less than a week after it was launched.

• AT&T, T-Mobile take first steps toward deal approval

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday received a request to transfer T-Mobile's licenses to AT&T, one of the first steps the companies are making in the potentially lengthy approval process of AT&T's proposed acquisition of the smaller operator.