AT&T's T-Mobile buy faces congressional scrutiny

US lawmakers grilled AT&T on Wednesday over its proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA, questioning whether the mega-merger would harm competition in the fast-growing wireless industry.

Verizon sees possible bid for Yahoo assets

Verizon's top executive on Tuesday left open the possibility that the US telecom giant could make a bid for Yahoo if the Internet firm puts itself up for sale.

UN to contact AT&T over claims it helped US spy agency

The United Nations plans to contact AT&T following a report that the telecom giant helped US intelligence wiretap online communications at the world body's headquarters, a spokeswoman said Monday.

AT&T near bid for Time Warner: report

US telecom giant AT&T is in "advanced talks" to acquire entertainment group Time Warner in a move to add in-house content to distribution services, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Amazon in streaming video deal with Viacom

Amazon announced a deal with entertainment giant Viacom on Wednesday, building up its arsenal of television shows as it takes on video streaming market leader Netflix.

Deals and ordeals for Chinese tech giant Huawei

Chinese telecom giant Huawei is perplexed at its treatment in the West, with the United States fearful it is a Trojan horse for cyber warfare even as Europe eagerly courts its business.

Big demand for new iPhone in Australia

Australia's top telecoms companies said Monday they had received unprecedented pre-launch interest in the updated iPhone, days after the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs.

Fujitsu to buy Telstra's IT unit in Australia

Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday it had agreed to buy Australian telecoms giant Telstra's IT services unit for 200 million Australian dollars (127 million US).

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