The Public Utilities Commission in California will investigate AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Golden state is one of three states that Sprint has asked to investigate the deal — the other two are West Virginia and Louisiana. “We believe a thorough investigation will reveal the negative implications for pricing, choice, and innovation critical to California’s economy,” Sprint’s public affairs manager, John Taylor, said...

There have been rumors floating around the internet about Verizon Wireless offering a second, “tiered” data plan, and that rumor was confirmed today. America’s largest wireless provider will begin offering a $15 monthly data plan to 3G smartphone users that offers 150MB data allowance. The carrier will bill overages at $15 per 150MB and the $30, unlimited data plan will remain unchanged.Also hot off the rumor wagon, Engadget is reporting that Verizon is testing calling plans with unlimited, ...

Verizon is offering a very interesting new cellular plan “for eligible consumers in select Texas and Louisiana markets” coined “Unlimited Any Mobile plans.” The press release reads:Eligible consumers may sign up for a single line Nationwide Unlimited Talk plan that allows the customer to call and send text, picture and video messages to anyone in the United States regardless of service provider for $59.99-$79.99 monthly access. Nationwide Family SharePlans will also have the new Unlim...

While AT&T’s is beginning the transition of its newly-acquired Verizon Wireless assets, the acquisition of AT&T-divested Centennial Wireless by Verizon Wireless has stalled in the middle of the regulatory process. Verizon Wireless has been granted two time extensions to give the wireless carrier additional time to respond to the FCC’s questions, and the FCC has issued a second protective order to keep much of the proceedings confidential. An objection issued by Cellular South is also still...

Reallyz. T-Mobile has taken a lot of preemptive measures to try and ensure that their network will be able to withstand the almighty power that be Gustav. Here’s a recap of what T-Mobile is planning on doing, and what they’ve done:Mobilized all necessary resources to restore service to its customers and emergency first-responders if its cell sites are affected by the storm.The T-Mobile Incident Command Team stands ready at the Birmingham Command Center and at locations throughout the Southeast and...