Deutsche Telekom News & Latest Deutsche Telekom Headlines

Your Unlimited Data Plan Isn't as Unlimited as You Think

3:30PM 2/06/2012

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Technology, Netflix, Sprint Nextel Corp, AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom

Active smartphone users better get used to an ugly buzzword: throttling. AT&T has begun slowing down the most voracious 5% of its data users. And while cell carriers may feel they have to push back against the bandwidth hogs, the customer response may be more than they bargained for.

More Americans Haunted by the Ghost of Phone Bills Past Due

3:10PM 1/30/2012

By Dawn Kawamoto, The Motley Fool

Sprint Nextel Corp, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Family Money

Far too many customers aren't paying their phone bills on time, if you ask the phone companies. Three of the top four submitters to third-party collection agencies are major telephone carriers. And the reasons why should come as no surprise.

The Profitable Side of Going Green

10:00AM 4/22/2011

By Dawn Kawamoto

Energy, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Sony, Deutsche Telekom, Green, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Market News

Mother Earth is getting a little bit of relief as more companies yield to pressure from environmentalists and activist shareholders to reduce their carbon footprints. But Gaia isn't the only one who's benefiting: Just ask some of the companies that have saved serious greenbacks by going green.

Buzzword of the Week: Bringing the 'Pain Point'

9:00AM 3/14/2011

By Bruce Watson

Columns, People, Media, Deutsche Telekom

In its most simple interpretation, a "pain point" is exactly what it sounds like: something so unpleasant that one is likely to try hard to avoid it or fix it. But buzzwords sometimes shift meanings, and for some boardroom jargon-slingers, pain point now means something very different.

Verizon, AT&T Hire CEO for Smartphone Payments Venture

6:32AM 11/16/2010

By Hugh Collins

Company News, Technology, General Electric , AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Retail

A telecommunications group including Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. (T) hired Michael J Abbot, a former executive with General Electric (GE), to run a venture that will let consumers pay for purchases using their smartphone. Abbot, who was previously the chief marketing officer for GE's U.S....

T-Mobile Hit With Lawsuit for Blocking Marijuana Texts

4:20PM 9/17/2010

By Sam Gustin

Technology, Media, Deutsche Telekom

One day after a digital startup vowed to drop T-Mobile over a forthcoming fee hike, another texting company has sued T-Mobile for blocking its service. The reason? Apparently T-Mobile "did not approve" of a company called EZ Texting, which does business with a website that provides information on the location of legal medical marijuana dispensaries in California.

Analyst: A Verizon iPhone Won't Hurt Motorola; AT&T May Embrace Android

11:40AM 9/07/2010

By Sam Gustin

Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Motorola, Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom

With many analysts expecting Apple's iPhone to hit Verizon Wireless early next year, what will the impact be on Motorola, one of Verizon's top partners on Google's Android operating system? Gleacher's Mark McKechnie says Motorola will continue to benefit despite Verizon's iPhone roll-out.

Stocks in the News: Disney, Morgan Stanley, Intel

7:50AM 5/12/2010

By Melly Alazraki

Company News, Investing, Electronic Arts, Google , Intel, Morgan Stanley , Pepsico, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, Cisco Systems, Whole Foods

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) reported quarterly results late Tuesday with revenue and net beating analysts' expectations, thanks to blockbuster Alice in Wonderland. Disney also says it plans to launch two Korean-language Disney...

T-Mobile USA: Yes, We're Small, But We're Here to Stay

3:17PM 3/25/2010

By Douglas McIntyre

Technology, Deutsche Telekom

AT&T Wireless, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless have all probably had a secret wish that German phone giant Deutsche Telekom would get sick of its T-Mobile being No. 4 in the U.S. wireless market and either fold or merge with someone. Not going to happen, said CEO Rene Obermann.

T-Mobile customers demand traditional paper bills (sorry, trees)

1:00PM 9/16/2009

By Sam Gustin

Deutsche Telekom

T-Mobile's done a U-Turn. The cell-phone company has discovered that some of its customers want to keep paper records of their bills and other financial documents, and they don't want to pay a fee for that privilege. After announcing a plan to charge its 33 million customers $1.50 per month to get...