Last week a $23 billion deal between AT&T and DISH’s parent company EchoStar Corporation agreed to sell off valuable wireless spectrum licenses has reignited speculation about a long-dormant merger between satellite TV giants DirecTV and DISH Network. The transaction, announced earlier this week, marks a pivotal retreat for EchoStar—controlled by billionaire founder Charlie Ergen—from its ambitious vision of transforming DISH …
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EchoStar Stock Soars 70% as It Sells Spectrum to AT&T for $23B Amid FCC Pressure
Key Takeaways DISH TV operator EchoStar announced the sale of low- and mid-band spectrum allocations to AT&T for $23 billion. The two firms also agreed to change their earlier network services deal to create a hybrid mobile operator relationship. EchoStar said the transaction resolves issues with federal regulators, who have been investigating whether it was meeting it wireless and satellite …
Read More »Micah Parsons is at AT&T Stadium to watch the Cowboys’ preseason game
Micah Parsons scrubbed all Cowboys content from his social media accounts Thursday after hearing Jerry Jones’ comments about their contract stalemate. So, everyone was curious whether the star edge rusher would show up to work Friday. He did, and he has. Todd Archer of ESPN reports that Parsons attended meetings at The Star on Friday morning. Some 2 1/2 hours …
Read More »AT&T Is Directing Some Help-Desk Managers to Relocate or Face Layoffs
AT&T CEO John Stankey made waves this month when he told employees in a memo that the company is shifting to a “market-based culture” that requires employees work closer together. Since then, Business Insider has learned that AT&T is consolidating 22 internal help-desk centers into six locations — and affected managers get two weeks to decide whether to move or …
Read More »AT&T customers could receive up to $7,500 in data breach settlement
AT&T customers could receive thousands of dollars in payouts as part of a $177 million settlement over two data breaches that occurred last year. The two breaches were announced in March and July of 2023. The first breach impacted 73 million current and former customers, whose information, including Social Security numbers, was found in a dataset on the dark web. …
Read More »AT&T may pay customers up to $7,500 in $177 million data breach settlement
Facebook Tweet Email Link Millions of AT&T customers can file claims worth up to $7,500 in cash payments as part of a $177 million settlement related to data breaches in 2024. The telecommunications company had faced a pair of data breaches, announced in March and July 2024, that were met with lawsuits. Here’s a breakdown. On March 30, 2024, AT&T …
Read More »Victims of AT&T data breaches could claim up to $7,500 in new $177M settlement
DALLAS – AT&T agreed to a $177 million settlement this year after a pair of data breaches were confirmed in 2024. Here’s how the millions of affected current and former account holders can file claims. AT&T data breach settlement FILE – A visitor walks past US multinational telecommunications AT&T logo during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industrys biggest …
Read More »AT&T customers could get up to $7,500 in a $177 million settlement
If you’re an AT&T customer, you could get up to $7,500 in a $177 million settlement. The settlement is related to two data breaches which took place in 2024. The first affected 73 million current and former account holders whose information was found on the dark web. The second breach exposed the records of calls and texts of nearly all …
Read More »AT&T customers could get up to $7,500 in a $177 million settlement. Here’s how to file a claim.
Millions of AT&T customers can now file claims in a $177 million legal settlement related to two data breaches, which could provide up to $7,500 in compensation per person. The first data breach, announced in March 2024, affected 73 million current and former AT&T account holders whose information — including birth dates and Social Security numbers — was found in a dataset …
Read More »AT&T CEO’s Memo Just Made It Official: Workplace Loyalty Is Dead
It’s not every day that a CEO’s 2,500-word response to an employee engagement survey goes viral. But that’s exactly what happened last weekend, after AT&T CEO John Stankey sent a memo to his managers that my colleagues Dominick Reuter and Katherine Li published for the entire internet to see. Upon first reading it, I laughed at just how blunt Stankey …
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