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2021
AT&T and TPG announce New DirecTV
AT&T announced that it would establish New DirecTV with TPG to oversee AT&T’s video businesses. AT&T will own 70% and TPG 30%; the deal was expected to close in the second half of 2021.
2021
AT&T agrees to separate its DirecTV business with TPG
AT&T agreed to separate its pay-TV business, including DirecTV, into a new entity with private equity firm TPG. AT&T was to receive $7.6 billion in cash and an equity stake, while TPG was to receive a 30% stake in the new entity.
2021
VinSmart enters the US phone market
VinSmart entered the US phone market as AT&T and its Cricket prepaid brand began selling two VinSmart-made entry-level phone models.
2021
AT&T unveils Every Shot Counts Charity Challenge
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am unveiled the AT&T Every Shot Counts Charity Challenge, a $1.6 million fundraising event for Monterey Peninsula Foundation charities, scheduled for February 10 at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
2021
VA and AT&T partner to extend 5G experimentation
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expanded 5G availability to its Puget Sound Health Care System through a partnership with AT&T, supporting further technology-enabled healthcare experiments.
2021
Network Apps sues AT&T over Twinning Solution
Network Apps filed a complaint against AT&T entities alleging breach of contract and patent infringement related to its Twinning Solution. The allegations are described as claims by the plaintiffs, not as established findings.
2021
AT&T announces four FirstNet solutions
AT&T announced four new solutions for FirstNet subscribers, including network-range equipment, vertical location tracking, satellite connectivity and land-mobile-radio interoperability.
2020
Roku and AT&T agree to bring HBO Max to Roku devices
Roku and AT&T reached an agreement for Roku devices to carry HBO Max content, making the service available to Roku's users. The article says the agreement enables users to watch Wonder Woman 1984 at Christmas.
2020
Sony announced its planned acquisition of Crunchyroll
Sony and AT&T announced that Sony would acquire Crunchyroll, AT&T’s anime business, for $1.175 billion. The transaction had been announced; the source does not report its completion.
2020
AT&T contributes $10,000 to Bay Area Legal Services
AT&T extended a $10,000 contribution to Bay Area Legal Services, which provides free legal assistance to people facing evictions and other legal difficulties related to the pandemic. The source dates the contribution only to “This past week”; December 7 is the Monday within the week preceding publication.
2020
AT&T partners with local organizations on virtual field trips
AT&T partnered with local cultural and educational organizations to offer free virtual field trips to local public and charter school students.
2020
AT&T reports network restoration progress in Southwest Louisiana
AT&T reported that 50 to 60 percent of the affected area was back online after Hurricane Laura and estimated full restoration by the end of October.
2020
Netgear announces Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot Pro
Netgear announced the Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot Pro, a 5G mobile hotspot, with AT&T set to exclusively sell it starting September 18 for $509.99 or through a monthly payment option. The report describes a planned release, not a completed launch.
2020
Fibocom MA510 receives AT&T certification
Fibocom's MA510 LTE Cat M module received certification from AT&T, enabling it to provide wireless connectivity and VoLTE services on AT&T's LTE Cat M and NB-IoT networks.
2020
AT&T clarifies 3G shutdown email and apologizes
After an email to certain customers about the future 3G shutdown caused concern because it omitted that support would continue until early 2022, AT&T clarified the email's purpose, acknowledged that it should have included the support end date, apologized for confusion, and said future updates would be clearer.
2020
AT&T expands SD-WAN services with Cisco technology
AT&T expanded its SD-WAN offerings with a worldwide managed service based on Cisco Secure SD-WAN technology.
2020
AT&T TV and DirecTV raise prices for new customers
AT&T raised prices across tiers for new customers of AT&T TV and DirecTV. The increases applied to first-year promotional bills for AT&T TV and added $10 per month across DirecTV tiers.
2020
AT&T says it is reducing its workforce
The Communications Workers of America said AT&T job cuts would affect thousands of employees. AT&T would not confirm the union's headcount figures, but said it expected virtually all technician job cuts to be made through voluntary buyouts and said the cuts were made necessary by changing customer preferences and the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
AT&T plans to close 250 stores
A report citing the Communications Workers of America said AT&T was closing 250 stores. AT&T did not confirm the union's headcount-reduction figures; it said workers at stores that close would be offered other jobs with the company.
2020
AT&T plans to permanently close more than 250 stores
AT&T said it planned to permanently close more than 250 AT&T Mobility and Cricket Wireless stores. The company said the plans were not new and that the pandemic had accelerated their implementation.