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AT&T asks court to block forthcoming NAD lawsuit over Luke Wilson ad
AT&T is seeking declaratory relief from a federal court in Texas over its Luke Wilson ad that challenges T-Mobile's marketing.

AT&T violated self-regulating ad policies, group says
The wireless company's ad featuring Luke Wilson violates the NAD's self-regulating ad policies, the group says.

AT&T Q3 revenue boosted by strong device sales, promotions
AT&T posted strong financial results for its third quarter (Q3) of the year as customers flocked to AT&T's stores and websites to take advantage of upgrade offers for the latest Apple iPhone and other devices.
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AT&T acquires spectrum licenses from Echostar amid FCC pressure
AT&T will buy $23 billion in spectrum from Echostar after FCC pressure, expanding its 5G reach while Echostar leans on AT&T for Boost Mobile service.

AT&T revenue increases to $30 billion during Q2
The company added 401,000 postpaid wireless customers and logged less than 1 percent churn during the period.

AT&T completes sale of DirecTV stake to TPG Capital
AT&T has sold its remaining stake in satellite and streaming pay television provider DirecTV to TPG Capital.

AT&T exec warns tariffs could cause phone prices to increase
AT&T reported Q1 income that was in line with Wall Street expectations, but executive warned that tariffs and trade wars will have some customers paying more.

AT&T weighs buying Lumen’s fiber business
Executives at AT&T have held discussions about acquiring Lumen Technology's fiber-based network.

T-Mobile makes aggressive pitch to first responders through T-Priority
T-Mobile is going after AT&T FirstNet customers with the promise of priority access to its standalone 5G wireless network.

Exclusive: Texas police arrest soldier indicted in hack against AT&T
A man accused of attempting to extort AT&T under threat of exposing confidential phone records was arrested by police in Texas earlier this month.

T-Mobile urged to modify or drop Snopp Dogg TV ad
The BBB National Program's NAD said T-Mobile should modify or remove a spot featuring Snoop Dogg and other celebrities that didn't clearly qualify its free iPhone offer.

Canadian man arrested for stealing AT&T, Ticketmaster customer data
Police in Canada have arrested a person who is suspected of stealing customer information from around 165 companies, including AT&T and Ticketmaster.