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* AT&T Inc. reached a settlement with its largest union that will protect at least 29,000 jobs until the end of 2023, Bloomberg News reported, citing the labor group. The lawsuit settlement also covers the hiring of 6,000 customer service employees and a holiday for all union members on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
* Analog Devices Inc. entered into multiple accelerated share repurchase agreements for up to $2.5 billion of the company's common stock. The agreements will be funded by available cash and completed under the circuit manufacturer's current share repurchase authorization, which has about $10 billion remaining.
➤ Consumer Insights: US AVOD user trends, demographics, Q1'21
The increasing importance of ad-based video-on-demand services in the online video space has underscored a key shift in consumer behavior.
➤ Wireless Investor: Philippines mobile projections, 2021-2031
Third telco Dito's entry in March 2021 comes at a turbulent time for the local mobile industry, after mobile subscriptions dipped and earnings stayed flat in the prior year due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
➤ Wireless Investor: South Korea mobile projections, 2021-2031
Just as South Korea mobile operators started rolling out millimeter-wave 5G toward the end of 2020, 5G subscriptions in the country reached 11.8 million, or 17% of total mobile subscriptions.
TECHNOLOGY
* Intel Corp. plans to build new chipmaking facilities in Europe worth up to $95 billion, as part of...