Carrier IQ is finding itself under even greater scrutiny than its clients' customers, following allegations that its mobile tracking software is invading the privacy of phone users.
In what can only be seen as a last-ditch effort to save its proposed purchase of T-Mobile, AT&T is now willing to let some of T-Mobile's assets go to another company.
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, has said the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile needs more scrutiny - the nearest the FCC can get to blocking the deal altogether.
As the only major carrier without an iPhone offering and one that is exceedingly muddled due to the AT&T buyout uncertainty, T-Mobile has a rough road ahead.
Sprint will be allowed to sue AT&T over its plan to acquire fellow carrier T-Mobile, a plan that is continuing to face problems from the mobile industry and government regulatory agencies.
If the FCC ever needs another reason to prove that its new "anti-bill shock" initiative is necessary for consumers, it need look no further than Celina Aarons.