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Apple and Verizon have reportedly been engaged in high-level talks to bring the iPhone onto the network as early as next year when Apple's exclusivity deal with AT&T expires.

Apple Inc. said Tuesday its second quarter results beats consensus forecasts but shares fell after it gave a conservative outlook for the current quarter.

AT&T Inc posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit due to strong growth in its nascent video and high-speed Internet service, sending shares up 2 percent.

AT&T Inc posted a decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday but beat Wall Street estimates as growth in wireless and video services helped offset declines in its traditional telephone business.

LOS ANGELES - One of online video's first breakout on-air personalities is popping up again on the mobile platform.

LOS ANGELES - One of online video's first breakout on-air personalities is popping up again on the mobile platform.

Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp beat discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc to regain the top of Fortune magazine's list of the 500 biggest publicly traded companies, based on revenue.

Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp beat discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc to regain the top of Fortune magazine's list of the 500 biggest publicly traded companies, based on revenue.

Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp beat discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc to regain the top of Fortune magazine's list of the 500 biggest publicly traded companies, based on revenue.

AT&T is in negotiations with Apple to extend its exclusive deal to carry the iPhone in the U.S. from 2010 until 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

AT&T Inc is in talks with Apple Inc to extend its exclusive U.S. agreement to sell the iPhone from 2010 to 2011, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Limbo and Brightkite announced on Wednesday that the two companies have agreed to merge to create the world's largest location-based social network discovery service.

Internet calling companies such as eBay unit Skype have called on European policymakers to adopt policies that let consumers access their services through smart phones on any public network.

The global telecoms industry can help the world out of recession by creating 25 million jobs over the next five years, if regulation becomes less intrusive and it gets the spectrum it needs, industry leaders say in a letter.

Verizon Communications' video, Internet and wireless businesses are growing despite the recession's impact on its traditional phone business and its enterprise segment, Verizon's top executive said at the CTIA annual wireless technology showcase.

Communications holding company, AT&T, said on Monday it plans to invest in 3G wireless expansions as part of 2009 growth programs.

Verizon Wireless is the U.S. network that has received fewer complaints from its subscribers, according to J.D. Power and Associates.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a request for additional information on Friday for the proposed merger between concert promotion giants Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.

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Telecommunications firms vying for $7.2 billion in funding for broadband expansion urged regulators to allow all companies that have current government licenses to be eligible to apply.

U.S. phone companies complained to U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that a $4.5 billion annual fund intended to ensure nationwide service in high-cost areas is outdated and promotes inefficiency.

AT&T plans to purchase more than $500 million in vehicles running on alternative fuels over the next 10 years, with many of them coming from U.S. auto makers.

AT&T Inc will spend $565 million over 10 years to replace or buy about 15,000 vehicles in its corporate fleet with cars and other vehicles that run on alternative fuels, the company said on Wednesday.

AT&T Inc will spend $565 million over 10 years to replace or buy about 15,000 vehicles in its corporate fleet with cars and other vehicles that run on alternative fuels, the company said on Wednesday.

AT&T Inc will spend $565 million within 10 years to replace or buy about 15,000 vehicles in its corporate fleet with cars and other vehicles that run on alternative fuels, the company said on Wednesday

Lobbyists, telecommunications industry officials and others crowded into a public meeting on Tuesday to influence the government's $7.2 billion grant program for high-speed Internet expansion.

AT&T Inc on Tuesday said it would invest $17 billion to $18 billion through capital spending in 2009, in line with its previously announced plan to cut spending by up to about 15 percent.

AT&T Inc on Tuesday said it plans to invest $17 billion to $18 billion on capital spending in 2009, with about two-thirds to be used to improve its wireless and wired broadband networks.