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Regulators have begun to take a long, hard look at whether the AT&T buyout of T-Mobile would create a quasi-monopoly in the American cellular carrier industry. If those antitrust concerns sink the deal, AT&T could be in real trouble, because cellular is its only clear hope for growth.

Comcast has tapped former Showtime President Bob Greenblatt to run NBC Entertainment as the cable giant continues to reorganize the leadership at the network in advance of its proposed acquisition of NBC Universal from General Electric, Reuters reported.

Cisco Systems will pay out its first dividend within the next year, the computer-networking-gear maker promised shareholders Tuesday.

Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Friday (last updated at 7:33 a.m. Eastern time): Gambling With Welfare Benefits: In the U.S., welfare payments are made electronically in the form of Electronic Benefits Transfer cards, which work similarly to debit...

The smartphone revolution is about to upend another business: credit card processing. With Google's new Android pay-by-phone app and Square's new transaction hardware for iPhones, your plastic could become obsolete.

Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo has announced yet another tech deal this week: the $717 acquisition of SonicWall, a provider of network and security solutions.

Vowing to "forever change the Internet," Cisco today announced a new ultra-heavy-duty router that offers network speeds 12 times faster than its nearest competitor. CEO John Chambers says it's aimed at the exploding market for online video.

NBC's Today is featuring real-life surgeries this week in its "Inside the O.R." series. Though questionable in taste and purpose, the timing couldn't have been better for the February sweeps period that starts tomorrow and runs to March 3.

Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) announced a $2.7 billion deal to buy 3Com (COMS), the huge networking company, late Wednesday. It's HP's fourth-largest acquisition ever and instantly makes the Silicon Valley pioneer the second-largest networking company in the world after Cisco Systems (CSCO)....

This morning I braved the frosty morning to join 5-10 other shoppers in line at Verizon for the new Google-powered Motorola Droid. Sure, the Droid didn't come with nearly as much fanfare as Verizon would have hoped, and no professional line-sitters showed up like they did for the iPhone, but the...