Report: T-Mobile, Dish in Merger Talks 

Dish and the Un-Carrier are reportedly in the process of crafting a deal according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The talks are in a preliminary phase and may not come to fruition. 

AT&T’s De la Vega: 2-Year Contracts Slowly Going Away

Ralph de la Vega, the company’s CEO of mobile and business solutions, says that the legacy business model of a signed contract and phone subsidy may “go away slowly.” 

AT&T Ready to Fold on Net Neutrality Rules for DirecTV Approval

AT&T would agree to abide by a good portion of the FCC’s new Open Internet rules, which are set to go into effect June 12 in order to get approval for its proposed $49 billion acquistion of DirecTV. 

Congress Sends NSA Phone-Records Bill to President

Congress approved sweeping changes Tuesday to surveillance laws enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks, eliminating the National Security Agency’s disputed bulk phone-records collection program and replacing it with a more restrictive measure to keep the records in phone companies’ hands.

Tuesdays with Roger: Charter May Have Sights Set on Wireless

Big mergers and acquisitions are in bloom this spring but perhaps none are catching as many wireless industry eyes as the proposed Charter-Time Warner team-up.