Mobile

Verizon Communications has entered an agreement to buy AOL in a $4.4 billion cash deal.  The New York-based companies will combine in an effort to build out a digital advertising business.

AT&T reported a 7% drop in second-quarter earnings, even though the telecom giant's wireless business added more customers than expected.

Sprint has reportedly agreed to pay about $40 per share to buy T-Mobile US, marking further progress in the attempt to merge the third and fourth-biggest U.S. mobile network operators.

AT&T scored a $49 billion deal to acquire DirecTV, combining its mobile and broadband networks with one of the nation’s largest pay-TV players.

With a deal between AT&T and DirecTV possibly nearing the finish line, Dish may be the odd man out as pay-TV companies look to consolidate.

Sprint Corp reported a smaller fourth-quarter loss than expected and a surprise increase in wireless subscribers, sending its shares rallying 7%.

The blue-chip telecom company topped fourth-quarter estimates by a penny, while beating top line views as well.

T-Mobile agreed to pay $3.3 billion in licenses and cash to acquire low-band spectrum from rival Verizon Wireless. 

The latest buzz about a possible takeover of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile US sent shares of the No. 4 U.S. wireless provider about 2% higher. 

The latest buzz about a possible takeover of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile US sent shares of the No. 4 U.S. wireless provider about 2% higher. 

Dish Network is reportedly exploring making a play for T-Mobile, which is also the subject of buyout speculation from Sprint.

A deal between Sprint and T-Mobile would marry the No. 3 and No. 4 U.S. wireless providers but would also draw regulatory scrutiny. 

AT&T is reportedly exploring strategies for a potential takeover of Vodafone. 

Despite continued subscriber losses, Sprint generated a third-quarter profit amid one-time investment gains. 

Microsoft has asked EU antitrust regulators to approve its 5.44-billion-euro ($7.49 billion) takeover of Nokia's phone business as part of a push into the mobile devices business.

AT&T chimed in after the bell on Wednesday with 3Q earnings per share that topped expectations, while revenue came in as expected.

AT&T will lease about 9,100 cell towers and sell another 600 to Crown Castle for $4.85 billion, ending the company's search for a buyer interested in its wireless infrastructure.

A sale of its towers business could give the wireless provider greater financial flexibility as it considers a move into Europe.

Massive IOU: Verizon Communications launched a $49 billion bond offering to help finance its $130 billion buyout of Verizon Wireless. 

The monster-sized deal that gives Verizon Communications full control over Verizon Wireless represents the largest buyout of a U.S. target on record.