AT&T's stunning $39B buyout of T-Mobile raises regulatory and competitive questions

	AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile creates largest U.S. carrier | AT&T CEO's compensation slips 6% to $27.3 million
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	AT&T's stunning $39B buyout of T-Mobile raises regulatory and competitive questions AT&T's surprise buyout of T-Mobile USA for $39 billion has industry watchers scrambling to figure out what the deal means for subscribers, the U.S. cellular industry and investors. Read More In this Issue AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile creates largest U.S. carrier AT&T CEO's compensation slips 6% to $27.3 million T-Mobile USA loses subscribers but gains smartphones AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile creates largest U.S. carrier AT&T will buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in cash and stock, easily making AT&T the nation's largest wireless carrier, ahead of top-ranked competitor Verizon Wireless and reducing the number of major national wireless carriers from four to three. Read More AT&T CEO's compensation slips 6% to $27.3 million AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson received a smaller bonus and the company slashed the value of his executive perks in 2010, as the telecommunications carrier reported a slight uptick in revenue and a giant leap in net income compared to a year earlier. Read More T-Mobile USA loses subscribers but gains smartphones T-Mobile USA suffered a net loss of 23,000 customers in the fourth quarter but gained 1 million smartphone users, which helped to increase the data revenue that the carrier pulled in from an average subscriber. Read More
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